Vatanen is right-handed. That being said, would Niku be enough to get Vatanen?Let's deal a prospect or pick for Vatanen.
Then go:
JoMo. Demelo
Vatanen. Pionk
Kuli. Poolman
Vatanen is right-handed. That being said, would Niku be enough to get Vatanen?Let's deal a prospect or pick for Vatanen.
Then go:
JoMo. Demelo
Vatanen. Pionk
Kuli. Poolman
Oh, my mistake.Vatanen is right-handed. That being said, would Niku be enough to get Vatanen?
Right shot playing a lot of left defense.Oh, my mistake.
I thought he was left-handed but I'm wrong.
Right shot playing a lot of left defense.
Niku won't be enoughVatanen is right-handed. That being said, would Niku be enough to get Vatanen?
Niku would get you Vatanen’s autographed game-worn jersey. Maybe a signed stick too.Vatanen is right-handed. That being said, would Niku be enough to get Vatanen?
You can say it like that if you want, If you do some work on it you can see more then 3 players will be signed by then. You missed helly for starters.
Unless we are not a cap team and rebuilding
That year it will be a very big shedding of salary
While it was happenstance we got our own 1st round pick we did trade for a 1st rounder last summer for what was basically a diminishing asset in Trouba. To date we have had 9 first round picks in 8 drafts since getting a team back. The problem with taking a bad contract to get a pick is you now have to give up a good player or 2 you can’t sign because of the wasted cap space.
Patty Laine and Neil Pionk might have plans for that cap space the season after next. Also ties Chevy’s hands next season to fix the defence.
Vatanen is right-handed. That being said, would Niku be enough to get Vatanen?
Oh, my mistake.
I thought he was left-handed but I'm wrong.
Hellebucyk is UFA in Summer 2024. Sounds like you need to do some work.
Prefer not to trade a top prospect for a UFA. Would prefer we dealt him for picks and sign Vatanen in the summer.Handedness be damned, I'd certainly take Vatanen if we could get him for Niku. Don't think we could though.
Prefer not to trade a top prospect for a UFA. Would prefer we dealt him for picks and sign Vatanen in the summer.
Niku is rapidly aging out of "prospect" territory. I don't think we have to worry about this issue anyway as Niku's trade value is probably nil, might be able to grab a similar player that's stalling out at 23-24.
If it's Nil, Maurice made it so. A year ago he was the reigning AHL defenseman of the year as a 20 year-old rookie.Niku is rapidly aging out of "prospect" territory. I don't think we have to worry about this issue anyway as Niku's trade value is probably nil, might be able to grab a similar player that's stalling out at 23-24.
Prefer not to trade a top prospect for a UFA. Would prefer we dealt him for picks and sign Vatanen in the summer.
If it's Nil, Maurice made it so. A year ago he was the reigning AHL defenseman of the year as a 20 year-old rookie.
If it's Nil, Maurice made it so. A year ago he was the reigning AHL defenseman of the year as a 20 year-old rookie.
A year ago Niku was 22. Yes, he was the reigning AHL Dman of the year. That award doesn't mean much in the NHL.
I don't think Maurice made Niku bad defensively. He might have made him less assertive, therefore less effective offensively. Niku appears to be trying to play better defensively ..... without much success so far.
Sadly, it appears Niku is turning into a defenseman version of Nic Petan. Promising seasons shortly after his draft year and a good AHL stint followed underwhelming play in the NHL. It's so frustrating as he doesn't appear to be making any progress out there.