Core 4 No More: The Motherfucking Off-Season Thread

[MindzEye]

also there are some questions about Pettersson's C-ishness.

You are obsessed with questioning almost every centre in the league's "C-ishness"

Petey is a centre and quite solid defensively at it.

 

[Preston]

The solution is "just keep him if you can't find a decent deal" but based on the firm language used in the presser, I don't think that's happening. So in the absence of an elite d, this would be my next preference!

 

[leafman101]

An elite anything may not be available for Mitch. The most realistic trade is one we lose.

 

[MindzEye]

While we're on the subject, the answer to "why would the Canucks do this" is pretty simple.

Brock Boeser is their best winger. Connor Garland is their 2nd best winger. Their 3rd best winger is whoever you prefer out of Hoglander, Joshua, Mikky or Pius Suter. It's a pretty grim collection to be honest. You don't have to squint very hard to wonder if re signing Lindholm as 2C and turning Petey into Marner is a better option than running out something similar to what they're doing now, with 2 guys who have zero points on Petey's wing last night.

 

[zeke]

on the other hand, there are maybe a number of older, big-contract, used to be and maybe still are elitish D that could be available using Tavares or Tavares capspace.

 

[zeke]

An elite anything may not be available for Mitch. The most realistic trade is one we lose.

pass, then.

 

[Preston]

An elite anything may not be available for Mitch. The most realistic trade is one we lose.

And based on shanny's words, they realize that and are ok with that. They simply feel they cannot continue like this.

 

[MindzEye]

on the other hand, there are maybe a number of older, big-contract, used to be and maybe still are elitish D that could be available using Tavares or Tavares capspace.

Ryan McDonagh

 

[zeke]

Spurgeon

 

[zeke]

Pietrangelo

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Tavares stays, Marner stays, and $25M gets reallocated.

That's the way to do it this year.

You're going to be stunned how little 25M actually is.

 

[MindzEye]

Orlov, Petry, Vlasic

Not sure which if any are just dead at this point though.

 

[Preston]

Would be a real lovely plot twist if shanny was hinting at Tavares and not Marner. Real lovely.

 

[leafman101]

I like Tavares for McDonaugh.

 

[MindzEye]

You're going to be stunned how little 25M actually is.

Yeah, it's 25 million with half of the roster empty.

 

[MindzEye]

I like Tavares for McDonaugh.

Do that, then go and sign another defender (Walker?) and we're in business, for a bit more than JT was set to make next year.

 

[mbow30]

Its a good trade on paper because you get the C. But it doesn't solve the real problem of having all your money committed to 4 forwards and having a horrible D. So I'm not sure how far it actually gets you. Looks good though.

Well, it gives you a 2nd elite C.

 

[mbow30]

I guess we need mirtle to figure out how much Marner paid adam Oates.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

You probably need to spend more $ on a G than you are comfortable with IMO

 

[MindzEye]

I guess we need mirtle to figure out how much Marner paid adam Oates.

plot twist: Adam Oates owns the security company Mitch uses.