new topic...... if chia only trades for homonic... maybe a signing or two... is that enough?

would think leon mcdavid and nurse would all be resigned
i guess i'm more of a pull the band aid off fast kinda guy.....
- derm10

Oh they will be but tbh we have no idea for how much or for how many years...never hurts to think about the future but we should be more worried about the present

new topic...... if chia only trades for homonic... maybe a signing or two... is that enough?
- derm10

Enough for playoffs? nope....enough for getting out of the bottom 5? possibly

Enough for playoffs? nope....enough for getting out of the bottom 5? possibly
- RatedR80

enough to satisfy fan base?

Oh they will be but tbh we have no idea for how much or for how many years...never hurts to think about the future but we should be more worried about the present
- RatedR80

what u do now has cap implications for the future....

enough to satisfy fan base?
- derm10

I doubt it....this fanbase needs to see some results and now after putting up with this for so many years already...this team needs to start making steps forward

new topic...... if chia only trades for homonic... maybe a signing or two... is that enough?
- derm10

Depends on who the signings are. Are they Demers and a guy like Brouwer? Then I'd say so. If the two signings are less than that- say Stempniak and Kelly- then I don't think so. In the latter scenario, they'd be banking too hard on some breakout performances from guys like Nurse and Reinhart as well as huge development out of Klefbom and Davidson. That's not the way to build a team.

Depends on who the signings are. Are they Demers and a guy like Brouwer? Then I'd say so. If the two signings are less than that- say Stempniak and Kelly- then I don't think so. In the latter scenario, they'd be banking too hard on some breakout performances from guys like Nurse and Reinhart as well as huge development out of Klefbom and Davidson. That's not the way to build a team.
- MaximumBone

i'm with you... think they need to bring in 2 top 4 type dman

Depends on who the signings are. Are they Demers and a guy like Brouwer? Then I'd say so. If the two signings are less than that- say Stempniak and Kelly- then I don't think so. In the latter scenario, they'd be banking too hard on some breakout performances from guys like Nurse and Reinhart as well as huge development out of Klefbom and Davidson. That's not the way to build a team.
- MaximumBone

Not to mention staying healthy on top of that and we really havent had the best luck in that dept...depth would be great for that very reason

i'm with you... think they need to bring in 2 top 4 type dman
- derm10

two top 4 and some depth with the forwards would be amazing...I would be very stoked in that case

Not to mention staying healthy on top of that and we really havent had the best luck in that dept...depth would be great for that very reason
- RatedR80

Can't stress enough how much depth is needed. Something I think is overlooked is maybe finding an offensive prospect/young player that's hit a rut with another team (Khoklachev, Jurco, or Strome). There are a fair deal of examples of such on more successful teams (Connolly, Grigorenko, Jarnkrok, etc).

i'm with you... think they need to bring in 2 top 4 type dman
- derm10

Pushing and hoping for Hamonic and Severson

two top 4 and some depth with the forwards would be amazing...I would be very stoked in that case
- RatedR80

i see value in quality depth forwards.... insulating the younger players is more important then keeping as many as u can.imo
would rather develop2or 3 and have them be successful then develop 4 or 5 and have them struggle

Can't stress enough how much depth is needed. Something I think is overlooked is maybe finding an offensive prospect/young player that's hit a rut with another team (Khoklachev, Jurco, or Strome). There are a fair deal of examples of such on more successful teams (Connolly, Grigorenko, Jarnkrok, etc).
- MaximumBone

this is the kind of player i see yaks being flipped for.... picks to balance out.

Can't stress enough how much depth is needed. Something I think is overlooked is maybe finding an offensive prospect/young player that's hit a rut with another team (Khoklachev, Jurco, or Strome). There are a fair deal of examples of such on more successful teams (Connolly, Grigorenko, Jarnkrok, etc).
- MaximumBone

With how frequent our guys get hurt its a must have if we are to go anywhere because im just going into every season expecting the same guys to get hurt until they can play full years...then because we got no depth we have to call up guys before they are ready then it just gets ugly

Can't stress enough how much depth is needed. Something I think is overlooked is maybe finding an offensive prospect/young player that's hit a rut with another team (Khoklachev, Jurco, or Strome). There are a fair deal of examples of such on more successful teams (Connolly, Grigorenko, Jarnkrok, etc).
- MaximumBone

not to mention that if u can turn their career around they will not be expensive to sign.

i see value in quality depth forwards.... insulating the younger players is more important then keeping as many as u can.imo
would rather develop2or 3 and have them be successful then develop 4 or 5 and have them struggle
- derm10

With enough depth I would like to see Nurse in the AHL for the whole season so he can get quality minutes and buikd confidence/get better...as I said in my previous post good depth means we dont have to put these kids in situations they arent ready for and then it just kills our season

Edit: I know we were discussing forward depth but some on the blueline would be great too

With how frequent our guys get hurt its a must have if we are to go anywhere because im just going into every season expecting the same guys to get hurt until they can play full years...then because we got no depth we have to call up guys before they are ready then it just gets ugly
- RatedR80

i may be wrong... but when players are trying to play above themselves... they put themselves in situations that they may not be comfortable in and end up getting hurt through inexperience or being indecisive .

With how frequent our guys get hurt its a must have if we are to go anywhere because im just going into every season expecting the same guys to get hurt until they can play full years...then because we got no depth we have to call up guys before they are ready then it just gets ugly
- RatedR80

Exactly why we need that type of middling guy. We need offensive players who can step in and hold a certain level of offensive production that most of our call-ups from the past 6 years haven't been capable of.

With enough depth I would like to see Nurse in the AHL for the whole season so he can get quality minutes and buikd confidence/get better...as I said in my previous post good depth means we dont have to put these kids in situations they arent ready for and then it just kills our season

Edit: I know we were discussing forward depth but some on the blueline would be great too
- RatedR80

as much as i agree about nurse.... i dunno if chia can bring in enough depth to make that happen.... would have been optimal this past year.

With enough depth I would like to see Nurse in the AHL for the whole season so he can get quality minutes and buikd confidence/get better...as I said in my previous post good depth means we dont have to put these kids in situations they arent ready for and then it just kills our season

Edit: I know we were discussing forward depth but some on the blueline would be great too
- RatedR80

Also fair. A guy like Yannick Weber would've been someone I'd have pursued if Oesterle hadn't shown so well in the last portion of the season. If they can grab a guy like Colin Miller out of Boston along with one of their forwards or maybe Postma from Winnpeg, I think we get the depth I'd be wanting.

Exactly why we need that type of middling guy. We need offensive players who can step in and hold a certain level of offensive production that most of our call-ups from the past 6 years haven't been capable of.
- MaximumBone

has chia been pursuing any free agent college talent or Europeans?

as much as i agree about nurse.... i dunno if chia can bring in enough depth to make that happen.... would have been optimal this past year.
- derm10

I think he only needs one more RHD to facilitate him starting the year in the AHL. If he brings in two, I don't see much trouble keeping him there for the majority (barring absolute domination).

as much as i agree about nurse.... i dunno if chia can bring in enough depth to make that happen.... would have been optimal this past year.
- derm10

If thats the case then bottom paring/sheltering minutes so he can grow and learn at his own pace as opposed to being thrown to the wolves.....still makes a difference in his development and for the better

has chia been pursuing any free agent college talent or Europeans?
- derm10

He's in on Drake Caguilla who's apparently a real quality scorer, he signed a college goalie who ran a .936 sv% (Nick Ellis), and signed a scrappy Finnish LWer in Jere Salinen. He was also interested in Dryden Hunt before he signed in Florida.