The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[leafman101]

He should probably go back to junior, but he could also be a young Jordan Staal, perfect cheap, checking 3C on a contender.

 

[hockeylover]

Did Cowan already get cut?

Still there, just not invited to Gravenhurst.

 

[zeke]

you gotta think if they were waiting for training camp performances to help determine if jarnkrok was expendable or not, that they now know that he's very expendable.

it would be so nice to have all these young and youngish guys battling for bottom spots all year.

 

[Preston]

I know it’s likely better for him, but I’m so tempted by the idea of what if he’s ready…

Samesies. He's probably not ready but I agree with zeke, give him the 9 gamer and find out. Well worth the "risk."

 

[hockeylover]

I suspect Minten’s numbers were slightly impacted by injuries he played through this year, we’ll see though.

 

[zeke]

maybe he's a bigger, stronger Matt Stajan who can rip the puck.

 

[Preston]

Stajan was the guy I thought of when I first saw him play. It's the crazy high IQ and limited skills thing for me. They somehow make it work.

 

[zeke]

If Stajan was stronger and had a good shot, he'd have been kinda really good.

 

[leafman101]

 

[LeafGm]

The full quote is a bit more non-committal:

 

[zeke]

But it's true. I think all of the forwards left could plausibly make the team.

 

[leafman101]

Clifford-Minten-Reaves

 

[BG]

Clifford-Minten-Reaves

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

 

[Preston]

They should hire Shapiro

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

so yesterday's lines can't be intact.

so maybe:

Bertuzzi - Matthews - Marner
Domi - Tavares - Nylander
Knies - Minten - Jarnkrok
Holmberg - Kampf - Reaves​

 

[zeke]

heights/weights possible season starting lineup:

6'2 200 --- 6'3 215 --- 6'0 180
6'3 217 --- 6'1 211 --- 6'2 205
5'8 208 --- 6'0 202 --- 6'0 190
6'0 190 --- 6'2 190 --- 6'2 225
(6'2 210 --- 6'0 188 --- 5'9 178)

6'1 225 --- 6'1 187
6'1 211 --- 6'1 190
6'1 202 --- 6'3 185
(6'4 205 --- 6'2 206)​