The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[Hoss]

https://www.northstarbets.ca/sportsbook/insights

I kinda like these type of articles.

I thought IF we add a 2 or 3C that adds speed and a top nine with a focus on speed...I would love a gritty ass fourth line and some of these names do make me randy at a million each.

Perry on the right, statsny down the middle and maybe even a Ryan reeves and laff.

We need a playoff fourth line like Vegas and even Florida had.

I also have thought IF you get get ROR..he has to be the 2C.

This moves JT to the wing and the line is going to be slow anyway with JT..so why add speedy centre for a slow winger.

Then I look to make the third line fast and still with some smarts to it. Maybe Laughton.

Knies Matthews Willy
JT ROR marner
Jarn Laughton Steeves/Mcmann
Laff acciari /statsny Perry

 

[Wayward DP]

He's almost 80 though, so probably wants less board room bullshit and more shuffleboard.

I suspect he got tired of dealing with Rogers and Bell's corporate lackeys.

 

[BG]

This moves JT to the wing and the line is going to be slow anyway with JT..so why add speedy centre for a slow winger.

Someone on that line needs to be able to scramble back defensively when (not if) both JT/ROR are caught deep.

 

[trujaysfan]

Tavares-matthews-marner
Kneis-ROR-nylander

Would be the way I go based on speed

 

[BG]

ROR seems redundant to me, unless he takes a serious discount to play evens on our 3rd line... and we'd have to build a 3rd line around his lack of speed.

 

[Hoss]

Someone on that line needs to be able to scramble back defensively when (not if) both JT/ROR are caught deep.

Selke nominee Marner... he does'nt go too deep into the corners.

 

[Volcanologist]

ROR seems redundant to me, unless he takes a serious discount to play evens on our 3rd line... and we'd have to build a 3rd line around his lack of speed.

It was a put you over the top move for a team that showed once again that it wasn't 1 player away.

I think you have to pass unless you're unloading JT first, and that isn't happening.

 

[JackBurton]

You can't have ROR logging a ton of ice time with JT also doing the same. That doesn't make us better.

 

[zeke]

ROR is one of the best available centers, if not the best. Of course you add him.

 

[Hoss]

Now this is an interesting proposition....

I had Soucy circled as an interesting player with size.

Make Gio an assistant/advisor in the office.

 

[zeke]

Soucy has never been a top-4 dman, of course.

This year, on a good (though lucky) team for the first time in his career, he was a clearcut #6 dman.

 

[Hoss]

First choice Lindholm and Hanafin,
-If too much, Backlund and Hanafin. Robertson... firsts if needed. Lafferty for fun.

Lindholm is the ideal 2C forget ROR

 

[Hoss]

Soucy has never been a top-4 dman, of course.

This year, on a good (though lucky) team for the first time in his career, he was a clearcut #6 dman.

I don't agree with his pairings per se.. but I still want Soucy as a schenn/Gio replacement.

 

[LeafGm]

So about all these soon to be ex-Calgary guys that some are penciling into our lineup—considering they’re all desperate to leave the mediocre failure of a team he built, and he also made these guys play for Darryl Sutter—how eager would any of those guys be to come play for Treliving again?

 

[zeke]

So about all these soon to be ex-Calgary guys that some are penciling into our lineup—considering they’re all desperate to leave the mediocre failure of a team he built, and he also made these guys play for Darryl Sutter—how eager would any of those guys be to come play for Treliving again?

so, so eager.

 

[Hoss]

So about all these soon to be ex-Calgary guys that some are penciling into our lineup—considering they’re all desperate to leave the mediocre failure of a team he built, and he also made these guys play for Darryl Sutter—how eager would any of those guys be to come play for Treliving again?

I thought the rumour was that Tre didn't want to bring in Sutter... it was upper team that brought in good ol faithful.

That's one of the reasons Tre didn't want back anyway. It will be interesting to see if Huberdeau regains something next year under a different coach.

 

[Leafin']

I’d take a few of those guys wanting out of Calgary. No problem. Winnipeg too while we’re at it.

dump Murray and Jarncock and open up as much space to fill the roster.

 

[leafman101]

The Maple Leafs’ top defenceman returned to working out at the Ford Performance Centre not long after Treliving was hired on May 31, and the positive feedback on the club’s new general manager was immediate when Rielly walked into the building.

“The staff members were raving about him, and I had a chance to meet with him, we had a great conversation,” Rielly said. “He has been around a lot, coming through the gym, making small talk with the guys.

...

“He was pumped to be here and I think you want that,” Rielly said. “You want everybody to be happy to be here and not be fazed by what’s happened in the past. He’s ready to go to work. I was really aligned with how he was feeling.”

Maple Leafs' Rielly gets past tough playoff loss, firmly believes in team's core

Toronto's top defenceman looks ahead with optimism, comes away with positive first impression of new Leafs GM Brad Treliving.

torontosun.com

Everyone hates Kyle.

 

[Artnes]

 

[zeke]

"prefer"