Friedman: Stars shopping Janmark, Nichushkin, and Ritchie

[DFF]

I'd do it. Does Mangiapane just need more ice time or more of a chance or something? I see he's only 22 and has put up good numbers just about everywhere (other than the NHL but that's a limited amount of time). I also liked Czarnik's game the few times I've seen the Flames play this season. Kinda surprising he doesn't have more points. Could be a good 4th line/extra guy to have around.

Mangipane and Czarnik are those guys are that are just quite good enough to play scoring roles in the NHL and useless as bottom 6 because they are not strong enough, well unless you want occasional secondary scoring from your bottom 6.

Dont let their minor league numbers fool you. Sam Bennett is a million times better than them and even he struggles with scoring in the NHL.

 

[Pierre Lebrun]

We have Nichushkin and Hanzal. Who’s Stone?

Meant Methot*

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Meant Methot*

Not really willing to give up much to dump contracts, specifically not Methot who’s contract is up after this season and could be put on LTIR.

Stars are doing fine for cap space after this season with most of the important players locked up for 3-8 years. Even if we keep Hanzal and Nichushkin we should still have around 15M in space after signing RFA’s.

 

[Dynamite Time]

Meant Methot*

Thank you. I do wish we had Stone of course. We’d keep him.

 

[DrJustice]

Unrelated but how about the availability/value of Spezza?

Looks like he had a pretty decent start and has cooled off since, would he still be able to play 3rd line center for a contender?

 

[Kcb12345]

Unrelated but how about the availability/value of Spezza?

Looks like he had a pretty decent start and has cooled off since, would he still be able to play 3rd line center for a contender?

Only if you have crazy good depth on the wing and a shutdown center elsewhere, but I can't see him available unless we're completely out of the race or have a better replacement that we traded for elsewhere

 

[JC0720]

Unrelated but how about the availability/value of Spezza?

Looks like he had a pretty decent start and has cooled off since, would he still be able to play 3rd line center for a contender?

If hes not asked to do the lions share of the scoring, yes. Hes still a smooth skater and solid set up man.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Janmark still is worth keeping, I mean to be fair everyone in Dallas is having problems scoring this year

Ritchie I doubt has any value, maybe a later pick

Nuke is hard to judge, hes at worst case an overpaid 3rd liner, or he refinds his game and puts up 40+ points

 

[elitepete]

Nichushkin+Ritchie+Honka
for
Goldobin+Granlund+Pouliot

any takers?

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Nichushkin has negative value with that contract.

I would love to see him in Vancouver to see if we can get him to turn it around, but not at those dollars and term. Too risky.

Two years at 2.9M isn't that big of a deal, especially for a team in the Canucks' position. It'd depend on the asking price but were it on the low end, I might take the gamble.

 

[Satan]

any takers?

Lol

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Janmark is the fast one right? He's a good player. I'm not sure his contract or how he would fit but I'd think teams would be interested.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Would love to grip Janmark as the 4th line C on the Leafs, whatchu want?

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

That's the odd part for any bubble team.....do they want players back now, or draft picks? I guess it depends on if the Stars do their annual backslide this month. At that time, if Janny picks it up a bit, and the Stars are of it, they want a first or second, whatever pick they can get. Janmark would be a good pickup for any team.

Sadly, in the mess that is the Western Conference, they will probably be close and I'm not sure any of these three players bring back anything that will help in the chase.

 

[JC0720]

Janmark is the fast one right? He's a good player. I'm not sure his contract or how he would fit but I'd think teams would be interested.

Fast, but tends to look for a pass first. Would love to see him put more pucks on net

 

[Johno]

Would love to grip Janmark as the 4th line C on the Leafs, whatchu want?

Maybe for that another Swede struggling to score? He is a bit younger, but has higher salary so I think it evens out.

 

[skyo]

Janmark+Nuke to the Penguins for Brassard+Oleksiak/2nd?

Well you got the Oleksiak part right aha