Team needs a couple stars

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

Maybe deal Spezza and Michaelek to NY for Vanek.

Once Vanek walks at the end of the year sign someone?

Maybe Michalek for Vanek if we have no intentions of keeping MM. No reason to give them Spezza for free.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Imagine if we had had two Turris' :O

His name is Lazar...

Curtis Lazar.

Oh there's also Zibanejad who can be better than both.

 

[benjiv1]

Oops wrong thread.

 

[Sensinitis]

His name is Lazar...

Curtis Lazar.

Oh there's also Zibanejad who can be better than both.

I think Lazar is gonna be a winger with us.

I know about Zibby, I was thinking of this:

Turris
Turris
Zibanejad
Smith

Down the middle

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Of course we need a few stars. Were operating way below the cap, we are short two great players moneywise

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Would rather have 2 x 40 pt players who are accountable instead of 1 turnover-prone Spetsa.

40 pt no. 55-60 yes

 

[Super Cake]

We should tank for Connor Macdavid.

 

[Icelevel]

stone and conacher should be 40 pt guys

 

[operasen]

Doesn't everyone have a bias? It would be truly amazing if you didn't.

Spezza is not having a good year but you are making outlandish statements about him. 4th line center? Seriously? Nowhere near a point a game? Even this year he's 0.76 pts/game and he's not been great. His last full season he had 84 pts in 80.

The thing I don't get about the Spezza bashing, is that people can go after him on so many legit things like not being defensively responsible, not being a leader, etc. But once they let the bias get the better of them, they make crazy statements like this that are 100% false.

And I don't mean to hijack this thread with Spezza talk like every other thread. My point is I agree with Fuhr that we need more stars, specifically a goal scoring winger to play with Spezza. We need to add to our depth, not dump the guys we have and end up in the same situation if not worse.

I do not see him bumping either Turris or Zibanejad at this point. Smith as the 3C plays a different, more physical role. Hence the comment about 4th line.

Spezza can bring back one of those "stars" Fuhr is talking about. For me the bias is being blinded one way or the other. My point is we have tried for some time to find people to play with him, including by a significant trade (Ryan). Has not worked.

Plus the roster gets tossed into a blender every night while PMac tries to find what might work. Clouston.2 If the problem is Spezza, and if we have tried since Heatley to get him what he needs and it has not worked, and if we do not have that personnel on the roster - then deal with the problem. If that is bias, then so be it.

Outlandish - just watch that game. He does not play it the way Maclean asks him to.

Sorry if that disturbs the force somehow. Its what I see happening.

 

[Frank Moses]

stone and conacher should be 40 pt guys

Certainly. As long as they're not used as 4th liners.

 

[Benjamin]

We're a one line team. Just smother the Turris line with shutdown players and the Sens wont score.

I like Ryan but in hindsight we should of targeted a different player to acquire.

I dont see us getting star forward unless Zibanejad or Lazar really breakout. Its gonna be hard unless we're picking in the top 5 sometime.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Gaborik. He could end up being our kessel

 

[DrEasy]

Imagine if we had had two Turris' :O

Two Turrii?