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Marlies & Prospect Talk / Re: Juuuust didn't quite make it
« on: August 21, 2017, 07:04:59 PM »
Tyler Biggs
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I don't like this signing. For that kind of money, they could have got Phaneuf back. They needed a defenseman not another forward.
1) This doesn't prevent or preclude us from getting another defenseman.
2) If needed, we can trade JvR and/or Bozak for cap space and/or assets required.
If the Capitals pressing you offensively is evidence that you lack toughness then the entire league lacks toughness.
"A lot of people calling Auston Matthews "Poppy" because of David Ortiz"
- Ron MacLean, the whitest man of all time.
Following the NHL would probably be boring if teams did what we fans think is logical all the time, so you could be right.
I was trying to figure out which teams that are in the mix this year that might be looking to inject some scoring on the wing...I thought maybe our old buddy Anaheim for one of their studs.
LA looks to need some scoring help there too, and some people seem to like Jake Muzzin...27 years old and $4 mil cap hit until he's 30. San Jose is another one that probably only has a few years left with the current bunch, and could use a little scoring, but I have no idea what kind of d-man they'd have that's interesting.
Nik mentioned this a few times in the actual Armchair GM thread, that because of the market set by Hall-Larsson, getting good value in a JvR for defenseman trade will be slim pickings (one team was already burned pretty good trading away JvR for a defenseman). Seems more likely we will get prospects/picks that we can then turn around into something else.
Anaheim has some attractive pieces with an aging core still in contention (and their coach is familiar with JvR, who sort of thrived in his system). Nashville is another, as is Minnesota (less compelling). Maybe Philly tires of semi-regular healthy scratch Gostisbehere (typed this out first try, no lie), or St. Louis does a U-turn and extends Shattenkirk to trade Parayko like a crazy team...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jacob-troubas-agent-says-client-requested-trade/QuoteKurt Overhardt, agent for unsigned Winnipeg defenceman Jacob Trouba, released a statement Friday indicating his client wants to be traded.
“Our client, Jacob Trouba, will not be attending the Winnipeg Jets NHL training camp. Since May, we have been working with the Jets management in an effort to facilitate a trade of Jacob’s rights. Both parties continue to work on this matter."
Danger zone!