The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[leafman101]

It’s more believable that he didn’t listen to his ppl then his was forced to do things.

we know from the guys that we’re fired he didn’t listen to his ppl.

 

[Preston]

Haven't checked his nerdies lately but I've always been very big on Sanheim. Feels like a nice buy low candidate too.

 

[zeke]

Ladt time i checked sanheim was the one guy on philly's D whose numbers stood out in a positive way. And i dont think he was sheltered at all. But i don't think he's awesome or anything.

 

[zeke]

As for Bennett.....Foligno was more productive than him at that point not only that season but every previous season too.

 

[MindzEye]

As for Bennett.....Foligno was more productive than him at that point not only that season but every previous season too.

There was no reason to believe that Foligno was anything more at that point than he was showing in Columbus. An okay 3rd liner.

There was reason to believe that Calgary was dogshit at developing Bennett and that there was more to him.

 

[zeke]

There was no reason to believe that Foligno was anything more at that point than he was showing in Columbus. An okay 3rd liner.

There was reason to believe that Calgary was dogshit at developing Bennett and that there was more to him.

I dunno. All sorts of young flames were playing great around bennett.....tkachuk gaudreau monahan Lindholm mangiapane hanifin andersson kylington....hell bennett was getting outplayed by a young Jankowski.

 

[leafman101]

Sandhiem would be a good pickup and the cost is pretty cheap. A 1st plus the Flyers take on a big salary dump and eat 50% of Hayes?

 

[leafman101]

Yeah Foligno was an obvious name move and Bennett was an under the radar moveZ which explains the difference in cost.

but jo argument in which one of those deals worked out better.

Dubas went the “easy” expensive move a lot and didn’t have a lot of success finding diamonds in the rough.

 

[zeke]

I'd argue that Bennett still had more name cache at that point tbh.

 

[mbow30]

Sanheim is a solid dman but he’s making 6.25 till he’s 35. No thanks n

 

[manny]

I remember Kypreos saying the Leafs should trade Nick Robertson to the Flames for Bennett and at the time that sounded insane.

 

[zeke]

Whoa yeah didnt even remember him getting that payday. And he's already 27. Not a contract i want for a guy who's probably just a decent 2nd pair guy.

 

[Wayward DP]

Wait...I thought that we can't re sign him until the 1st.

You can only extend in the final season of the contract, no?

You are correct

 

[Wayward DP]

Dubas probably should have been blocked from making more moves.

Was there a link with this post?

 

[Wayward DP]

Was there a link with this post?

Huh. Shows up in the quoted post. Strange.

 

[MindzEye]

I dunno. All sorts of young flames were playing great around bennett.....tkachuk gaudreau monahan Lindholm mangiapane hanifin andersson kylington....hell bennett was getting outplayed by a young Jankowski.

Sure, but there had to be something because, well, he's a whole lot better in Florida. Maybe it's the mythical "change of scenery" and he was just a young dipshit in Calgary, but he immediately became a much better player as soon as he got off of the plane

 

[mbow30]

I don’t think it’s fair to focus on one guy like that. But it’s one example of many where dubas either prioritized veteran bottom 6 junk or failed to find the talent this team could have used.

 

[mbow30]

I mean the only dubes pick who looked set to make an impact he traded at the deadline for… ???

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

 

[leafman101]

I am not sure what about Bennett looked promising in Calgary. But Florida is one of the more analytic reliant teams and have pulled a ton of undervalued players from other organizations over the last few years (Duclair, Verhaghe, Marchment, Bennett, Montour, Forsling) so there must have been something.