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Post by garyu on Feb 27, 2018 17:22:48 GMT
This team will not miss Hartman going forward. We have Kane, Toews, Saad, Schmaltz, Debrincat as 5 guys penciled into the top 6 going forward (based on ability, contract, or some combination of those factors). Declair, Hino, Hayden, AA (until he is traded), hopefully a signed Sikura, Louis, Highmore, the Swedish giraffe of forwards give us plenty of options to fill the 6th top 6 forward and a third line out. We also have a few dollars in our back pocket to address some forward depth. I would love to see AA's contract moved and the freed up cash be used to add a top 4 D or a scoring winger that is a shoot first guy you could pair with Kane/Schmaltz. Hossa's deal is both moveable and much easier to manage this Summer (as you are not in limbo waiting on the league to approve the health issue) and I think you can at the least use some of the LTIR to address either a Dman or a scoring winger if not all of it by moving the contract. that is still a really shitty team....with a ton of None of those prospects projects to anything top-6 right now. Duclair fucking sucks...Hino is a nothing. Hayden is a 3rd/4th line banger... I agree on hartman tho'...very tired of his wanna be tough guy toutine I disagree. At least Wingels/Hartmann acted like they had a pair. There's about 18 others that don't bother.
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Post by soccer24 on Feb 27, 2018 17:26:48 GMT
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Post by stbhawks19 on Feb 27, 2018 17:37:06 GMT
Well, $ being the obvious, the Laffs may have dodged a bullet acquiring a player who gives fuck all about playoff hockey, but given his stints in Washington he might be scarred!
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Post by garyu on Feb 27, 2018 17:50:03 GMT
TB s/b the heavy favorites to come out of the East....
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 27, 2018 18:15:32 GMT
Yeah, but Boston should give them a run if they continue to play as they have for the past few months. That team is on fire.
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Post by lari on Feb 27, 2018 18:18:06 GMT
Yeah, but Boston should give them a run if they continue to play as they have for the past few months. That team is on fire. Nash might disrupt that good run.
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 27, 2018 18:25:43 GMT
Can't really count out Sid and the Pens either, I suppose, although Matt Murray has been hurt off and on all year and if he's not 100 percent I think that would hurt them big time.
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Post by Pez68 on Feb 27, 2018 18:38:21 GMT
Murray is out indefinitely now, with a concussion.
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Post by jimc on Feb 27, 2018 19:08:47 GMT
Its because Green is a lazy POS who thinks playing D is optional
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 27, 2018 19:11:26 GMT
Murray is out indefinitely now, with a concussion. Though I would expect he'd be back by the time the playoffs begin, if not the chances of them pulling another new goalie out of their ass like they did with him a couple of years ago to take them on a run seems unlikely.
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Post by jimc on Feb 27, 2018 19:14:03 GMT
Jarry and DeSmith will get them to the finish line, at least
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Post by lari on Feb 27, 2018 19:42:31 GMT
Tristan Jarry has been good. Why not win a Cup with him?
It's not like the Pens need anything but decent performances from their goalies. They ain't built on goaltending.
EDIT: much like the Hawks during their "dynasty".
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Post by garyu on Feb 27, 2018 20:32:06 GMT
OK.....All good reasons for your choices...McDonough will mean more to Tb than any other trade to other Eastern teams. He will right their ship.
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Post by soccer24 on Feb 27, 2018 20:58:10 GMT
I think I've brought it up before, and I don't know if I ever saw any riveting answers (although, now I'm thinking Ray Bourque would be a positive example):
Who are examples of d-men traded at the deadline that went on to be a positive addition to the team in that same season? I feel like chances are much higher for d-men to end up being bust acquisitions than forwards are. Maybe I'm just not thinking this one all the way through though?
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Post by brendan on Feb 28, 2018 0:33:22 GMT
Duclair, is a.h.l. fodder. Tries to do too much , can't shoot or stick handle at nhl level but he sure tries. Useless...
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