Proposal: Trade/FA Thread Offseason Edition Part 8

[Zorba]

Flyers defense is better than the Habs.....that's the end results.
Ellis, Risto, Yandle would make this defense better.
Other teams managed to get better....we don't

Do you think it's smarter to go with only Savard and Wideman instead?

Yandle is a much better option than Wideman
Risto and Ellis are better options than Savard.

Who's running our PP this year?
Yandle had 27 points last year....only 4 habs players had that much.

Yandle is bad defensively and Risto is not the best also....... I agree, but unless I missed something, last year we were the kings of d-zone dumb turnovers with supposedly great defensive d-man that can't put up any offensive on top of that. At least if our defensive squad were good in their zone.....but it's not the case. No offense, No defense

5 years man....we can't even get ONE defensive players able to bring some offensive like any of those 3 no matter how bad they are.

Yandle and risto are tire fires in their own end. But the do poses the ability to move the puck

 

[Deebs]

 

[Habs Halifax]

Ovechkin hasn't been a fitness freak like Chara and Jagr.

So it will be interesting to see how his body holds up during this contract, which will take from 36 years old through 40 years old.

It all depends on what team he plays on and how the Caps can retain talent. Ovechkin's shot is where he makes his money and that's not going away for a while. If he is on a strong PP, he will put up goals and points.

17 pts and 9 goals on the PP last year. That's 40% of his production which is well above the NHL average. In his career, he has 499 PP points in 1320 games (38%).

 

[Garry Valk]

You'd think that something like that would be on mainstream media?

Btw.. How do you know they weren't best friends.. Have anything on that? This goes both ways ya know?

No, it doesn’t. The mainstream media isn’t required to negate every rumour. That’s not how news works. It’s on the reader to have an objective brain and realize when you’re reading crap.

 

[DavePeak]

MB is gone after this year (or sooner) just offer sheet Svech, then Petey and then Hughes one after the next

Unless rules have changed since the Aho OS, the other team has 7 days to match the offer and during that time the picks involved cannot be used for another trade or OS. Other teams could join the party really quickly.

 

[McGees]

Ovechkin hasn't been a fitness freak like Chara and Jagr.

So it will be interesting to see how his body holds up during this contract, which will take from 36 years old through 40 years old.

If I were him, I'd get in the gym and follow a strict, healthy diet for the next 5 years if I want a shot at beating Gretzky's record.

I don’t think he’s a fitness freak, I think quite the opposite. I think he is naturally gifted beast but parties like an animal.

 

[shao01]

Rumor: - Barrie will go to Free Agency- Talks have stalled with Edmonton

Would like to see Habs make a push

 

[The Great Weal]

Flyers defense is better than the Habs.....that's the end results.
Ellis, Risto, Yandle would make this defense better.
Other teams managed to get better....we don't

Do you think it's smarter to go with only Savard and Wideman instead?

Yandle is a much better option than Wideman
Risto and Ellis are better options than Savard.

Who's running our PP this year?
Yandle had 27 points last year....only 4 habs players had that much.

Yandle is bad defensively and Risto is not the best also....... I agree, but unless I missed something, last year we were the kings of d-zone dumb turnovers with supposedly great defensive d-man that can't put up any offensive on top of that. At least if our defensive squad were good in their zone.....but it's not the case. No offense, No defense

5 years man....we can't even get ONE defensive players able to bring some offensive like any of those 3 no matter how bad they are.

Provorov is the best dman between the two teams, but the only reason why they have better defence is that we lost our best dman. I absolutely get your point and agree with you, but using Philly as an example is not appropriate since I (along with many) think they have had a horrendous offseason.

Kulak will likely still be the 7th D and he's better than Yandle. Wideman is probably AHL bound. Ellis is great but Risto is not 2 1sts and a 2nd better than Savard.

Sorry but I don't think you know how bad Yandle is now. The guy was taken off the PP and replaced by Barkov in a position that he never played before and they looked so much better. They genuinely only played him for his iron man streak. If you thought ours was bad, then you haven't seen him or Risto play often because they are catastrophic.

 

[Archijerej]

Probably. A 30 year old, 3rd pairing 20-point defensive defenseman who is a local boy. Will probably be a 4 year deal at 3.7 per or something stupid like that.

You have a very peculiar idea of "3rd pairing defenceman".

 

[Andy]

Tampa will end up with Getzlaf and Perry somehow.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

He might be a stop gap 3C option for us now I guess, I could see it happening. He looks completely done as an offensive player but new motivation might prop him up a bit. We may as well complete our ''lets redo the 2003 draft'' plan

 

[McGees]

Rumor: - Barrie will go to Free Agency- Talks have stalled with Edmonton

Would like to see Habs make a push

Not so sure he can handle the spotlight. Failed in TO

 

[DavePeak]

Any chance of seeing Perry and Getzlaf sign together as a package deal? (Not speaking of MTL, but in the league)

 

[McGees]

Tampa will end up with Getzlaf and Perry somehow.

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!1111

 

[Deebs]

Any chance of seeing Perry and Getzlaf sign together as a package deal? (Not speaking of MTL, but in the league)

You never know. Sounds like Perry is getting a lot of interest from Tampa, maybe Getzy joins him on a cheap deal

 

[26Mats]

I don’t think he’s a fitness freak, I think quite the opposite. I think he is naturally gifted beast but parties like an animal.

he's chubby... could be a problem for him.

 

[26Mats]

Based on what? Ovechkin has had one of the most injury-free prolific careers in the history of the NHL. How does that in any way suggest he doesn't take fitness seriously?

It's a whole different ball game in your late 30's. You'll see if you haven't gotten there yet.

 

[Milhouse40]

Yandle and risto are tire fires in their own end. But the do poses the ability to move the puck

You also missed last year...and the better part of the last 5 years?

Habs D-squad are a tire fires in their own zone too and have been for the majority of the last 5 years.....at least those guys bring more offensive than any D not named Petry.

We don't even have 1 D able to run the PP (Petry is not good at that....obviously considering our results)
Two of those guys would be better. We couldn't find one just slightly better than what we have in 5 years....aiming for perfection is a long shot from where we stand.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Rumor: - Barrie will go to Free Agency- Talks have stalled with Edmonton

Would like to see Habs make a push

With the right AAV/Term, I would be interested in Barrie. Better option than both Gusta and Deangelo. Risky types in their own end but could provide PP value. Wondering how Chiarot can shelter a soft RD with him at 5/5? It's anybody's guess

 

[DavePeak]

It's a whole different ball game in your late 30's. You'll see if you haven't gotten there yet.

Damn... my early thirties have not been kind so far! (I'm far from being a pro athlete though)

 

[Team_Spirit]

Milhouse stop this MB will trade futures for Vlasic lmao

11M+ on Vlasic and Savard, the MB special.

 

[The Great Weal]

I expected Perry to be resigned by now. Starting to think he's going somewhere else which sucks.

 

[Habs Halifax]

It's a whole different ball game in your late 30's. You'll see if you haven't gotten there yet.

Agreed. Ovechkin is not lean at 6'-2" either... 236 lbs. It's reasonable to assume he looses some speed but he shot remains.

 

[shao01]

Not so sure he can handle the spotlight. Failed in TO

Most things fail in TO

he would be a good pickup depending on the cost

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

If Montreal had a live feed of their off-season "War room" online or on TV, I would be hooked watching that all day

I would not, as I would probably smash my TV in frustration with what they’re talking about doing or mostly not doing