For sure in the short term. Lucic will decline greatly by the end of the deal, but it's not like he's washed up as of this second. - Jeropotato
He fits in extremely well beside Mcdavid. Can't sign a free agent to a discount unless he wants to go to your team bad. For the next 2-3 seasons great signing. The back half could be ugly.
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Jul 1 @ 8:22 PM ET
There was a time, a few weeks ago, when our center depth looked like this:
Stamkos
Kadri
Matthews
Bozak
Nylander
Marner
With Stamkos not happening, Nylander on the wing according to Babcock, and Marner now considered a winger (at least for the short-term), our center depth looks like this:
He fits in extremely well beside Mcdavid. Can't sign a free agent to a discount unless he wants to go to your team bad. For the next 2-3 seasons great signing. The back half could be ugly. - Santo_44
Well, the Phaneuf trade wasn't that long ago...solving their biggest rival's problem for them, I can't even believe that. And I don't even hate Phaneuf, but I can't even believe the Sens did that. Even leaving aside how Phaneuf ends up doing for them, the fact that they really aided the Shanaplan, that's Leafy. - Zezel
They went the Edmonton route of "we need a dman at any cost" but it only cost them cap hit at least. Toronto got nothing but trash in return. Worse than trash, they're negative value players.
That's not to say Toronto didn't do a good thing too since they needed the future cap space that move provided.
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Jul 1 @ 8:28 PM ET
They went the Edmonton route of "we need a dman at any cost" but it only cost them cap hit at least. Toronto got nothing but trash in return. Worse than trash, they're negative value players.
That's not to say Toronto didn't do a good thing too since they need the future cap space that move provided. - daeth
Yeah, it was totally just a garbage dump. Toronto had money and cap space to rent out basically. They've done a lot of this now, just buying out garbage and recycling cap space. It's genius use of their money too, bought their way out of the Clarkson deal for crissakes. They've been pretty creative in gutting the team, thanks Ottawa!
There was a time, a few weeks ago, when our center depth looked like this:
Stamkos
Kadri
Matthews
Bozak
Nylander
Marner
With Stamkos not happening, Nylander on the wing according to Babcock, and Marner now considered a winger (at least for the short-term), our center depth looks like this:
Kadri
Bozak
Mattnews
Laich
- gravyface
bringing along nylander on the wing doesnt mean he wont be a center.
Matthews/Nylander/Kadri/Gauthier for 2017-2018 looks nice
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Jul 1 @ 8:32 PM ET
I'm interested to see if any of the prospects outside of the big names steps up to make the team. Especially with the Marlies having done amazingly well the last couple of years you figure there's got to be a few other guys who will do well with the big team. Brown, Sosh? I'm not nearly as familiar with the farm guys as many of you. Who after the big 3 can for real make the team.
I'm interested to see if any of the prospects outside of the big names steps up to make the team. Especially with the Marlies having done amazingly well the last couple of years you figure there's got to be a few other guys who will do well with the big team. Brown, Sosh? I'm not nearly as familiar with the farm guys as many of you. Who after the big 3 can for real make the team. - Zezel
I think Rychel will be a huge surprise. I think he makes a huge step under babcock and fits into the top 6 this year.
