Nice blog.

Are the 3 leaving after being told their services were no longer required or just want to go back to wherever?

They are still RFA's aren't they (or not?)?

Seems to quite a few holes to fill, maybe looking like your first rounder will be traded for some pieces?
- Aussiepenguin

Nope. Keeping the 1st unless we can trade down and still pick up some depth (like the aforementioned #10 for Pearson+#20).

Nope. Keeping the 1st unless we can trade down and still pick up some depth (like the aforementioned #10 for Pearson+#20).
- MaximumBone

Would be interesting to see if LA has a guy they like so much to move up 10 spots. Kind of leaves an immediate hole on wing which LA is weak at.

Silky smooth German RW playing in Sweden this year. His skillset in comparable to guys like Ehlers and Pastrnak and- like the latter comparable- seems like the under-the-radar, star in the making of this draft I even got a chance to see him when I was in Sweden earlier this year and his skills are evident!
- MaximumBone

Nice.👍

When did you go to Sweden?

So something like this in 2020:

Pearson- McDavid- Puljujarvi
Bokk- Draisaitl- Armia
Khaira- RNH- Yamamoto


- MaximumBone

Pul has shown he is not ready for line one full time duties.
Bokk as a low first rounder you’re inserting right into top 6??
Armia has shown also that he is not ready for full time top 6.
Yamo another midget rookie inserted into the line up?

This could be ok in a few years...but next year? God no!

Nice.👍

When did you go to Sweden?
- Wildschwein

Back in September. I went to finish the citizenship process and I took the opportunity to see how I did just existing there. The experience was positive and has led me to perhaps trying my hand at university in Denmark. It's at least within the realm of consideration.

Pul has shown he is not ready for line one full time duties.
Bokk as a low first rounder you’re inserting right into top 6??
Armia has she also that he is not ready for full time top 6.
Yamo another midget rookie inserted into the line up?

This could be ok in a few years...but next year? God no!
- Iggysbff

It literally says "in 2020"...

It literally says "in 2020"...
- MaximumBone

You edited...



Or I just didn’t pay attention to that part

Even then...counting in these prospects to develop exactly the way you want is a long shot.

#10 for Pearson and #20? Throw in a 4th this year and I'm in
- MaximumBone

Why not? Then LA can go sign Carlson

You edited...



Or I just didn’t pay attention to that part
- Iggysbff

I think we both know the answer I only edited by adding Armia into the mix and that was literally 1 second after initially posting it.

Why not? Then LA can go sign Carlson
- KINGS67

Sounds bueno

Can’t see Khaira scoring enough for a 2nd liner.

Mcdavids salary that's 90% of teams cap wont help the depth factor either.
- Leniwm1

Who’s this (frank) tard?

Back in September. I went to finish the citizenship process and I took the opportunity to see how I did just existing there. The experience was positive and has led me to perhaps trying my hand at university in Denmark. It's at least within the realm of consideration.
- MaximumBone

Is Sweden on a different calendar? September was last year and you said you saw him earlier this year?

Nope. Keeping the 1st unless we can trade down and still pick up some depth (like the aforementioned #10 for Pearson+#20).
- MaximumBone

I understand the need for cheap players, but do you guys need the now or in a few years? Lots of holes & the clock is ticking...........tick tock...........tick tock.................(your wife was Su... )

Seriously, tick tock. McD & the Drais need good help now.

I understand the need for cheap players, but do you guys need the now or in a few years? Lots of holes & the clock is ticking...........tick tock...........tick tock.................(your wife was Su... )

Seriously, tick tock. McD & the Drais need good help now.
- Aussiepenguin

Thanks to the Lucic and Russell contracts (and to a lesser degree, Sekera), we're stuck in a situation where we can't really go "all-in" right now. For the time being, we'd be best off turtling for a couple more years using our picks and developing players until the Russell and Sekera contracts are moveable (or buyout-able) and we'll be able to afford to spend that money on better pieces.

I'm still intent on the team being in the playoffs, but I don't think a big gear-up for the Cup will happen until the average age of our key players is a tad older than like 22 or 23 as it is currently (McDavid, Draisaitl, Nuge, Klefbom, Larsson, Nurse, etc).

Thanks to the Lucic and Russell contracts (and to a lesser degree, Sekera), we're stuck in a situation where we can't really go "all-in" right now. For the time being, we'd be best off turtling for a couple more years using our picks and developing players until the Russell and Sekera contracts are moveable (or buyout-able) and we'll be able to afford to spend that money on better pieces.

I'm still intent on the team being in the playoffs, but I don't think a big gear-up for the Cup will happen until the average age of our key players is a tad older than like 22 or 23 as it is currently (McDavid, Draisaitl, Nuge, Klefbom, Larsson, Nurse, etc).
- MaximumBone

So you guys have to wait it out through necessity rather than choice. I'm not sure the GM 's job description has "sign a couple of anchors in your elite generational players fastest years, then wait it out until the new GM comes in & fixes your (frank)ups". I think Costanza will be trying to put the best team he can on the ice to try & have success. You have elite talent, you don't need the top end talent to compete for the top line, although finding a winger would probably be nice for Lucic. Need a few top 9 guys to flow with the big guns. A guy 'like' Hartman in the Preds that was traded from the Hawks would probably go good with you guys, or that type. Not top end but definately good. Grab him & a Dman from them possibly?

How in the (frank) is this guy making the main page?

What's next Laughs sister becoming a nun??

I really feel these are guys that can be replaced very easily.

At the end of the day these are guys that played 12, 13 and 10 minutes a night over 50, 33 and 40 games. With Iiro being the only one that played special teams, which really were garbage anyway. I feel that they probably are already replaced by Aberg and Rattie up front

The really problem is all of these guys should've never really being playing the amount they did in the first place. There should've been another winger or two brought in once the Strome experiment failed. Luckily they did try something different and better once Jokinen failed, but again they needed a top 6 guy to push depth down.

Really don't think there is much issue with the depth of this team, it's we don't have enough players playing key minutes which results in all the depth playing right out of the gate.

Thanks to the Lucic and Russell contracts (and to a lesser degree, Sekera), we're stuck in a situation where we can't really go "all-in" right now. For the time being, we'd be best off turtling for a couple more years using our picks and developing players until the Russell and Sekera contracts are moveable (or buyout-able) and we'll be able to afford to spend that money on better pieces.

I'm still intent on the team being in the playoffs, but I don't think a big gear-up for the Cup will happen until the average age of our key players is a tad older than like 22 or 23 as it is currently (McDavid, Draisaitl, Nuge, Klefbom, Larsson, Nurse, etc).
- MaximumBone

I'm not overly worried about Sekera and Russell to be honest. I feel Russell does enough for us and I feel once Sekera actually gets an off-season in he'll be a decent d-man for us. Not sure he's gonna be worth his contract, but being overpaid by a mil doesn't really bother me if he gets back to being a solid d-man.

Lucic is the guy I have issue with as he can't be dealt for quite some time. With the other two at worse they are overpaid a mil, Lucic however at this point is barely a 3mil guy.

Can’t see Khaira scoring enough for a 2nd liner.
- Larsson_fan

Be fine with him getting some time there, but he should really be there as a fill in only. Him and Rattie, not issue with them playing in top 6 but it shouldn't be their spot going into training camp

I haven’t but I’ve heard great things.
- Wildschwein

I second this. So you know it's good.

Be fine with him getting some time there, but he should really be there as a fill in only. Him and Rattie, not issue with them playing in top 6 but it shouldn't be their spot going into training camp
- Lahey

Rattie, JuJar, and Aberg rounding up the top 6 eh.....so this is what it's come to?

Rattie, JuJar, and Aberg rounding up the top 6 eh.....so this is what it's come to?
- The-O-G

well that's probably what's going to happen, what should happen is actually look at signing a couple vet wingers that put up 40-50 points last year

Nope. Keeping the 1st unless we can trade down and still pick up some depth (like the aforementioned #10 for Pearson+#20).
- MaximumBone

I'd be all over that deal and sign a guy like Grabner to a one year deal.

Nuge/ McDavid / Grabner
Pearson / Draisaitl / Pulju
Lucic / Strome / Caggiula
Aberg / Khaira / Kassian

Rattie

I really feel these are guys that can be replaced very easily.

At the end of the day these are guys that played 12, 13 and 10 minutes a night over 50, 33 and 40 games. With Iiro being the only one that played special teams, which really were garbage anyway. I feel that they probably are already replaced by Aberg and Rattie up front

The really problem is all of these guys should've never really being playing the amount they did in the first place. There should've been another winger or two brought in once the Strome experiment failed. Luckily they did try something different and better once Jokinen failed, but again they needed a top 6 guy to push depth down.

Really don't think there is much issue with the depth of this team, it's we don't have enough players playing key minutes which results in all the depth playing right out of the gate.
- Lahey

This