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IllicitFive Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 I defended the extensions at the time, with the argument of they may still produce and the youngsters weren't ready yet. I will admit I am wrong on these. While the youngsters may not be ready I did not expect the drop off like they had. My biggest concern is no Zuc. Hartman and Moose can still bring some grit and weight to their game. Towards the end of the year I thought Hartman was settling into the role a bit more, playing on the edge of in and out of control. This is where he thrives and can make an impact. Moose can still throw em, punish some bodies in corners and grind away at teams. My hope is they can still do this for a year or 2. Help mentor younger guys on playing with an edge to their game and frankly being tough s.o.b's. Zuc now, doesn't bring a physical factor. He's been a good play maker but without Kap his numbers disappeared. Rask even had numbers when playing with Kap. His contract may end up aging the worst of these 3, because what else can he bring to the table. Maybe him with Marat could be something? Speed and skill pairing with a 3rd tbd? Ohgren? Rossi? Just gut feeling his game will disappear the most over the upcoming years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 All three can provide value despite criticisms of their play: Hartman > Zuccarello > Foligno personally. Hartman is capable of anything on this team. He's proven he's valuable on any line, any scenario, and is pretty much a perfect fill in for any injury issues a top 2 line could have. He scored just as much as Rossi did last year, so he still has scoring punch in limited roles. I think he'll be just fine doing whatever he's asked to do. Zuccarello's 5on5 concerns are definitely there, but he still put up 60 points last year. He kills in on the power play. Any issues he has slowing down are mitigated in that area, since he's not asked to move around much. The Wild were smart to get him away from Kaprizov and their pass happy BS. If he stays a power play machine, you can't tell me a 2 year deal at a reduced cost from before isn't still worth some value. Foligno's injuries worry me more than anything. He and Rossi were very good early on at depth defense and scoring. They were lugging Gaudreau around and (as we came to find out) pretty much did all the work. If he can stay healthy, he's a viable third liner who can pull off a shutdown role. Having him with Khustnutdinov and Ohgren doesn't sound like the worst idea. Even having Hartman or Zuccarello down on third wouldn't be a terrible scenario. That means whoever they sign in free agency and Heidt are doing their jobs better than expected. Hartman's better than he's given credit for, Zuccarello still has his uses, and Foligno has to stay healthy. He's on glass cannon watch, kinda like Spurgeon. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 pred get stamkos. hearing potentiall marchy. crazy. wild are close to signing midds. fuck. preds will remain a playoff team. avs, stars, jets, preds. great job strategizing and executing thus far - billy. might as well bring back goli and cullen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) 25 minutes ago, OldDutchChip said: pred get stamkos. hearing potentiall marchy. crazy. wild are close to signing midds. fuck. preds will remain a playoff team. avs, stars, jets, preds. yeah big additions for the Preds for sure. Old but good. They'll be tough to beat again next year. Edited July 1 by B1GKappa97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 caps getting chychrun....i like it! good for them and ovi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 1 minute ago, B1GKappa97 said: yeah big additions for the Preds for sure. Old but good. They'll be tough to beat again next year. yeah add to that blues that seem to be still be relevant and hawks with their latest signings. i am thinking we may have a chance at no.1 next year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 zadorov to bruins? of course! marchy, skjei, stamy to preds? yeap! midds to wild! perron to senators - thank the lord! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 what is left for us? okposo for 6 mil for 3 years? sure why not 💩 tarafuckingsenko for 5 mi for one year? 💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 3 minutes ago, OldDutchChip said: yeah add to that blues that seem to be still be relevant and hawks with their latest signings. i am thinking we may have a chance at no.1 next year! xD I don't think we'll be that bad. Probably just a wildcard team though. I don't think we will close the gap against the Avs, Preds or Jets this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Just now, B1GKappa97 said: xD I don't think we'll be that bad. Probably just a wildcard team though. I don't think we will close the gap against the Avs, Preds or Jets this offseason. stars will still be top 3 though. no chance we are in playoffs next year unless billy pulls something magical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) could be worse - we could be columbus fans - signing monahan to 5 years and living there. Edited July 1 by OldDutchChip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Just now, OldDutchChip said: stars will still be top 3 though. no chance we are in playoffs next year unless billy pulls something magical Naw, there's definitely still a good chance. They can't start as bad as they did last year though and we'll need Gus to bounce back and Wallstedt to be a clear upgrade on MAF. Which, statistically, isn't a high bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Overpaying bottom 6 guys again. Yeah we’re not making playoffs. Especially with division rivals getting better while Billy is adding to his collection of misfits.. good bye kappy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Just now, B1GKappa97 said: Naw, there's definitely still a good chance. They can't start as bad as they did last year though and we'll need Gus to bounce back and Wallstedt to be a clear upgrade on MAF. Which, statistically, isn't a high bar. there is higher chance of us signing suter and parise back then us sneaking into the playoffs. oh i actually want suter and parise back now! and cullen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCheatachu Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 No...we got https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5608216/2024/07/01/wild-yakov-trenin-signing/ Yakov Trenin for 4 years x $3.5AAV....Billy must ahve been reading these forums and wanted to make the sub $2M contracts we bitch about (FreddyG, MoJo, Bogo, etc) look great values... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Looks to me like Billy is doubling down on Jo Jo in top 6. God forbid Billy thinking outside the box and doing something smart. He just keeps pounding that square peg into a round hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 3 minutes ago, Dean said: Overpaying bottom 6 guys again. Yeah we’re not making playoffs. Especially with division rivals getting better while Billy is adding to his collection of misfits.. good bye kappy 😢 yes indeed and i just realized that coyotes are now a team in utah and got that pesky sergy too oh wow - i am no longer jokingly say - wild will be the last team in central next year if that is not a reason to just give up, trade Kap, and play all younglings we have, then i don't know what is. maybe trade Ek too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 6 minutes ago, Dean said: Overpaying bottom 6 guys again. Yeah we’re not making playoffs. Especially with division rivals getting better while Billy is adding to his collection of misfits.. good bye kappy Should help out with the PK. FA, if you want him you gotta get him. I don't mind it to much, I mean it's not like they had the money to make a big splash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 6 minutes ago, MrCheatachu said: No...we got https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5608216/2024/07/01/wild-yakov-trenin-signing/ Yakov Trenin for 4 years x $3.5AAV....Billy must ahve been reading these forums and wanted to make the sub $2M contracts we bitch about (FreddyG, MoJo, Bogo, etc) look great values... who is that? i don't know what to say about that.....YET 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 3 minutes ago, MrCheatachu said: No...we got https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5608216/2024/07/01/wild-yakov-trenin-signing/ Yakov Trenin for 4 years x $3.5AAV....Billy must ahve been reading these forums and wanted to make the sub $2M contracts we bitch about (FreddyG, MoJo, Bogo, etc) look great values... Yeah that's a weird move, unless he's about to move off of Freddy and/or Johansson.. or possibly not sign Middsy? As a bottom-6 C I like it. He'll take some pressure off Foligno from having to skate around being an enforcer too. Seems like an overpay in AAV though, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Oh oh, Maroon with the Hacks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Trying to spitball here. Kap/EEK/Boldy (won't change, shouldn't change) Hartman or Heidt/Rossi/Zuccarello (at least for a while) Ohgren/Trenin/Hartman or Foligno Mojo/Khusnutdinov/Gaudreau My guess is they got Trenin to beef up a WOEFUL PK and have insurance if Foligno isn't quite healthy. Ohgren and Khusnutdinov should be viable for 3rd/4th line spots, and Heidt might be that 2nd line scorer they are banking on out of camp. I'm not saying it is splashy. It's probably a very terrible contract, but he fills a need they desperately need filled, and still have openings for the main younger guys available to hit that 2nd line. This is barring any Laine trade or some such. Would prefer it if they don't though. Flashy names don't account for much if they never play healthy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 why couldn't we just keep one of the dewys over yasha? 1 mil for dewy over 3.5 for this new fool. another not weird moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 9 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: Trying to spitball here. Kap/EEK/Boldy (won't change, shouldn't change) Hartman or Heidt/Rossi/Zuccarello (at least for a while) Ohgren/Trenin/Hartman or Foligno Mojo/Khusnutdinov/Gaudreau My guess is they got Trenin to beef up a WOEFUL PK and have insurance if Foligno isn't quite healthy. Ohgren and Khusnutdinov should be viable for 3rd/4th line spots, and Heidt might be that 2nd line scorer they are banking on out of camp. I'm not saying it is splashy. It's probably a very terrible contract, but he fills a need they desperately need filled, and still have openings for the main younger guys available to hit that 2nd line. This is barring any Laine trade or some such. Would prefer it if they don't though. Flashy names don't account for much if they never play healthy. maybe trenin is a childhood friend of Kap? that is the only thing that could explain this stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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