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#12,052
KB5252 said:
There should be no whispers, I hear gutteral screams. It's over, pull the plug. If the GM won't, time to move on there too.
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Gotta wonder if the roster is blown up if Poile would even want to stick around. He's 70 years old and has been doing this in Nashville for over 20 years. That would suck to have him retire without winning a Cup here, but you know the thought has crossed his mind that perhaps he had a window there for a few years and missed it.
 
#12,055
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Been tough trying to keep up with them without being able to watch the games but I agree with everyone else time to blow up the roster. They just couldn't recapture the spark they had during the Cup run.
 
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I want to understand how we have regressed so? I mean everyone we have acquired was good. Granlund was a dynamic forward with the wild. Duchy is dynamic top line center. Why is everyone regressing with the predators?

Side note I’ve only been watching hockey since the cup run so not that knowledgeable but seems odd players come here and just start regressing
 
#12,062
#12,062
Gzearl11 said:
I want to understand how we have regressed so? I mean everyone we have acquired was good. Granlund was a dynamic forward with the wild. Duchy is dynamic top line center. Why is everyone regressing with the predators?

Side note I’ve only been watching hockey since the cup run so not that knowledgeable but seems odd players come here and just start regressing
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Unlike most here, I was not thrilled with the Duchene acquisition. The most bullish case I could make for him is that a change of scenery might light a fire under him, and unlike in Colorado we wouldn't be relying on him to carry the team offensively so some pressure might be off. I don't think that's happened.

I have honestly never been impressed with him as a player given where he was drafted (3rd overall in 2009) and how talented he appears to be. He's never consistently "brought it." It seems like he should have PPG potential, but his career pace is way off that (.73 PPG). Colorado eventually ran him out of town after years of giving him chances.
 
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We need to drop Duchene and his big contract. So. What do we trade him for? And there are others. I’m just thinking more big cap space.
 
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#12,068
mr.checkerboards said:
Just my 2 cents but Arvi and Forester should play together more. Then pick whoever the top center is and run that line a little more than the others.
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I think arvy isn’t a top line winger anymore. Doesn’t have the speed anymore and to little to hold the puck. I can’t stand when he brings the puck into the zone bc I know he is going to stop and going to lose his edge and fall
 
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Gzearl11 said:
Can expose him to Seattle?
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Good point, didn't think about that. I'd definitely expose him in the expansion draft, but if Seattle took him, they'd take the full contract too right?

He'd actually be a really attractive player to have for an expansion franchise (veteran, does have some talent) but I doubt they'd want to pay him $8m/year for several years.
 
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05_never_again said:
Good point, didn't think about that. I'd definitely expose him in the expansion draft, but if Seattle took him, they'd take the full contract too right?

He'd actually be a really attractive player to have for an expansion franchise (veteran, does have some talent) but I doubt they'd want to pay him $8m/year for several years.
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I think so, see Vegas got the best of a lot of teams by taking trades and draft picks. I think a lot of teams are gonna expose good players to keep that from happening this time
 
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Gzearl11 said:
I think so, see Vegas got the best of a lot of teams by taking trades and draft picks. I think a lot of teams are gonna expose good players to keep that from happening this time
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Vegas also just had a really sweet deal with that draft. The existing teams couldn't really protect all that many players, and most of the deeper rosters had no choice but to leave some really solid players exposed.
 
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05_never_again said:
Vegas also just had a really sweet deal with that draft. The existing teams couldn't really protect all that many players, and most of the deeper rosters had no choice but to leave some really solid players exposed.
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Yea talk about a perfect storm for them. They got so many young up and coming players. They also can apparently sign everyone that’s good in FA
 
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