2023 Draft and UFA Thread

[CH1]

We actually don’t need a center; Dach, Suzuki & Beck will be fine.

Not that terrifying to opponents but if everything falls into place, might be ok

 

[CH1]

stoopid bruins

stoopid Penguins for losing to the Blackhawks and letting FL make the playoffs

 

[lecoqsportif]

stoopid Penguins for losing to the Blackhawks and letting FL make the playoffs

Yeah. Even worse. Eedjits.

 

[Krustchev]

Not that terrifying to opponents but if everything falls into place, might be ok

Would the addition of Will Smith make it terrifying to opponents?

 

[CH1]

Would the addition of Will Smith make it terrifying to opponents?

more upside than Beck

but really we need another star, wing or centre, I don’t care

 

[lecoqsportif]

Fantilli. But Ducks won’t move #2 unless it’s 5+Guhle to start with.

 

[lecoqsportif]

more upside than Beck

but really we need another star, wing or centre, I don’t care

Beck is 3C, at best.

 

[Krustchev]

more upside than Beck

but really we need another star, wing or centre, I don’t care

VGK don’t really have star forwards apart from Eichel but they’re truly a four line deep team. Many ways to skin a cat.

 

[CH1]

VGK don’t really have star forwards apart from Eichel but they’re truly a four line deep team. Many ways to skin a cat.

I’d be thrilled if Slaf produced like Mark Stone. Averages a point per game for years

 

[lecoqsportif]

VGK don’t really have star forwards apart from Eichel but they’re truly a four line deep team. Many ways to skin a cat.

Yeah, that seems to be the hand that has been dealt. No megastars. And that’s what prompted my 9/17 question.

 

[CH1]

I mean Eichel and Stone would be the best players on our roster right now.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Boston in 2011 (ugh) and St. Louis were also devoid of megastars. But they had a lot of really good and good players.

 

[CH1]

Boston in 2011 (ugh) and St. Louis were also devoid of megastars. But they had a lot of really good and good players.

And ridiculous goaltending

 

[Sal_Butera]

And ridiculous goaltending

Every cup champ since Canes in 2006 have had an elite top pairing Dman iirc

2007-Niedermeyer
2008-Lidstrom
2009-Letang
2010-Keith
2011-Chara
2012-Doughty
2013-Keith
2014-Doughty
2015-Keith
2016-Letang
2017-Letang
2018-Carlson
2019-Pietrangelo
2020-Hedman
2021-Hedman
2022-Makar
2023-Pietrangelo

Norris trophy caliber Dman has become a must to win the Cup

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

All righty Cs - 4 if you include Evans

just sayin…

and other than Dach small

 

[Krustchev]

Every cup champ since Canes in 2006 have had an elite top pairing Dman iirc

2007-Niedermeyer
2008-Lidstrom
2009-Letang
2010-Keith
2011-Chara
2012-Doughty
2013-Keith
2014-Doughty
2015-Keith
2016-Letang
2017-Letang
2018-Carlson
2019-Pietrangelo
2020-Hedman
2021-Hedman
2022-Makar
2023-Pietrangelo

Norris trophy caliber Dman has become a must to win the Cup

But that’s not Orville Redenbacher/Rick Green.

 

[Sal_Butera]

But that’s not Orville Redenbacher/Rick Green.

Maybe popcorn kernel will allow Hutson to do his thing?

I get the hunch discussions w Ana were not about 2OA pick as much as it was about Zegras. There were rumors 2nd half of the season, Verbeek isn’t overly infatuated with young Trevor’s lack of hockey IQ on 3/4 of the ice

 

[Habsy]

If they're talking to Anaheim they're taking to Columbia too.

 

[Krustchev]

If they're talking to Anaheim they're taking to Columbia too.

The university in NYC? I knew that Hughes is an intellectual.

 

[worm]

We actually don’t need a center; Dach, Suzuki & Beck will be fine. Leonard definitely fills a need on the wing. As does Michkov.

If we want to win the cup we will need big leaps from dach and/or Suzuki.