The Free Agency/Trades Thread (Proposals, Speculation, Rumors) V

[TitansVolsPreds615]

What about Rinne. Love the guy, but should we let an expansion team draft him and his $7M contract for the last 2 seasons of it?

Or are there other goalies available the expansion teams rather pick? Fleury could be in play, but who else?

By the time the expansion draft rolls around Rinne will probably be a shell of his former self.

 

[Jonesey]

I'd leave Rinne exposed at this point. Not that I want to get rid of him, but I don't see an expansion team taking a goalie who will turn 35 in that team's first season making 7 million a year for 2 years.

 

[Gh24]

I'd leave Rinne exposed at this point. Not that I want to get rid of him, but I don't see an expansion team taking a goalie who will turn 35 in that team's first season making 7 million a year for 2 years.

Idk, he could boost some ticket sales unless the upcoming season is a disaster for him, I guess.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

What about Rinne. Love the guy, but should we let an expansion team draft him and his $7M contract for the last 2 seasons of it?

Or are there other goalies available the expansion teams rather pick? Fleury could be in play, but who else?

You absolutely leave him unprotected, as much as I love him. Maybe if we didn't have Saros, then yeah you could protect him but Saros is the goalie of the future and if we need to protect him you tell Pekka it's been awesome but you (maybe) gotta go.

 

[Jonesey]

Idk, he could boost some ticket sales unless the upcoming season is a disaster for him, I guess.

I doubt Rinne moves many tickets.

I'd be looking at a Ducks-like situation who will have to choose between Gibson and Andersen hypothetically (I think one is gone after this season, but there will be a situation like that for an expansion team to find a goalie).

 

[Nordic*]

What would it take to get Forsberg to Anaheim?

Would you accept Vatanen, Ritchie, 2016 1st & 2017 1st?

 

[NSH615]

What would it take to get Forsberg to Anaheim?

Would you accept Vatanen, Ritchie, 2016 1st & 2017 1st?

What would it take? I wouldn't accept any offer.












Ok...... Maybe if someone like McDavid was available but that is all.

 

[Drake744]

What would it take to get Forsberg to Anaheim?

Would you accept Vatanen, Ritchie, 2016 1st & 2017 1st?

We're a franchise that's never had a young talent like him. Historically challenged offensively. There won't be a trade involving him for multiple lesser parts.

 

[thecloser]

What would it take to get Forsberg to Anaheim?

Would you accept Vatanen, Ritchie, 2016 1st & 2017 1st?

Poile picks up: "Who are you inquiring about?"

Click.

 

[Drake744]

Poile picks up: "Who are you inquiring about?"

Click.

Poile: "This is David."

Anaheim: "I think we've got a deal you might be interested in."

Poile: "Who do you like?"

Anaheim: "Number 9"



Poile:

 

[Nordic*]

Poile: "This is David."

Anaheim: "I think we've got a deal you might be interested in."

Poile: "Who do you like?"

Anaheim: "Number 9"



Poile:

That Jennifer Lawrence flick makes me all giddy, even though I've seen it thousands of times.

She makes Fisher's gf look like really wet baby poop.


And on topic, I pretty much knew your stance on Forsberg's value. Just wanted to check, since everyone on the Anaheim boards said that my offer was an insane overpayment. Yet, I'd add even more to get him.

Blows my mind that he's this dominant (TWO-WAYs), and still only 21 years old.

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

If Rinne doesn't improve, I think we leave him unprotected for expansion. It may be too much of a PR disaster to swallow but, as good as he was, he isn't worth 7M a year.

 

[Armourboy]

I think it would be a poor decision to protect him at this point and I would like to see him stick around. He is good, but if you can get someone to take that salary off your hands then you do it. I like him, but the contract is why I leave him vulnerable.

I'd do the same with Weber if they had to eat the recapture going forward. Considering that probably won't be the case you gotta keep him around.

 

[Jonesey]

Saros would have to be protected if we wanted to keep him around, so it wouldn't surprise me if we protected him.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Let's focus on this season... shall we? We are only half dead in the water.

 

[thecloser]

Let's focus on this season... shall we? We are only half dead in the water.

im a die hard preds fans, have been since their inception but this series is over. Back to Anaheim and we've looked awful the last two. No way they let us win another in ANA.

 

[Byrddog]

Let's focus on this season... shall we? We are only half dead in the water.

The team has already exceeded the expectations of most across the NHL who saw them winning one game but its hard to imagine the Ducks losing at home again. After game 5 in all likelihood the Preds will just crumble but this is about setting up for the future seasons.

Well last year it was if we only had a 1C that would put us over the top, well
that has not happened. there are still upgrades needed in the top 6 unless LAvi reverts into the Trotzonian system. Lavi wants to be a Dallas type scoring machine and while they can pull it off for a few games overall 2.73 gpg was only good enough for 13th in the league. It would not hurt for the 3rd line to chip in more as well. Fish and Riberio another year older its pie in the sky to think they increase production at this point. Can we ask more of FF and Neal well 30 is a heck of a year, can Jarnkrok rise to 20???? Can Wilson??????? Even if Fiala makes the team 15 would be a good first year for the guy so Poile needs to find at least 20 goals somewhere.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Worrying about next season when we aren't even done with this season is absolutely asinine. The series is tied. Put your big boy pants on guys. The team needs you.

We are going to win on Saturday. I am positive of that.

 

[Jonesey]

Worrying about next season when we aren't even done with this season is absolutely asinine. The series is tied. Put your big boy pants on guys. The team needs you.

We are going to win on Saturday. I am positive of that.

It's not so much worrying as planning for the future. We can't spend all our time talking about this series.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

i'm as negative as they come but you guys are just weak.. and sad. are we gonna lose the series? yeah it seems likely but until it's over, it's this team. this year. *shakes head in disbelief*

 

[Predarat]

Let's focus on this season... shall we? We are only half dead in the water.

No. That is what this thread is for, future speculation. Plenty of other threads for the present.

 

[Jonesey]

No. That is what this thread is for, future speculation. Plenty of other threads for the present.

That is also true.

 

[PredsHabs]

To me scoring depth is still a major issue at the forward position.

47 goals combined from Forwards not named Forsberg, Neal, Smith, Jarnkrok, and Fisher.

Those five mentioned above had 114 combined.

Defense had 54 goals combined.

We need some more 10-20 goal scoring forwards. Team only had those five named above that scored more than 10 goals.

Johansen can do better. He has had a 33 goal season as well as a 71 point season, maybe a full season with training camp can help there.

Hopefully we add a better quality winger on that top line to replace Jarnkrok.

On defense, as good as our top four are I would like to see more out of them defensively. I like Granberg. Hopefully he can continue to improve.

 

[PredsHabs]

Looks like it is going to be a long summer of tough decisions unless we start playing a tighter defensive game and win the next two. Like I said above we need more defensively from our top four.

 

[ElfanuReinhard*]

Why has no one mentioned we need more 2-way play from forwards? Ribeiro and Forsberg have the least amount of defensive zone time and yet somehow find ways to get the puck to the defensive zone, and usually (What am I talking about, technically always) costly?