flyers0909 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 They also have a ton of cap room and a bunch of expirings next year. They could have easily added like Voracek/JVR and Tarasenko and not been in trouble at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Also, I don't trust the Driedger/Vanecek goalie pairing to be that consistent/good behind that D group. It's got names but I question the fits. They are going to be asking a **** ton out of Vince Dunn from the get go. Obviously, Giordano, if they keep him, will be their top offensive dman but they are going to plug Dunn in for major offensive minutes regardless. We'll definitely see if his potential matches the performance real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, flyers0909 said: They also have a ton of cap room and a bunch of expirings next year. They could have easily added like Voracek/JVR and Tarasenko and not been in trouble at all. This is going to be the biggest debate, I think. They left Bean off the table for geekie and took Dunn over tarasenko? I'd much rather have Bean + tank than Dunn and geekie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Yeah, no. Ron Francis is so highly regarded and their defensive set-up doesn't make sense. They have to have some groundwork on defense for offense swaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, beekay414 said: Also, I don't trust the Driedger/Vanecek goalie pairing to be that consistent/good behind that D group. It's got names but I question the fits. They are going to be asking a **** ton out of Vince Dunn from the get go. Obviously, Giordano, if they keep him, will be their top offensive dman but they are going to plug Dunn in for major offensive minutes regardless. We'll definitely see if his potential matches the performance real quick. Dunn and Larsson could be a good pairing at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Also, horse Gourde is hurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, Forge said: Dunn and Larsson could be a good pairing at least They have to be making a major push for Hamilton because they have nobody worth a damn to slot in next to Giordano on the top pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers0909 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Completely forgot about Larsson, that D isn't bad at all. It could have been a real competitive team with some forward picks. Wright/Bedard? Would be a real tough sell to completely tank year one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 minute ago, beekay414 said: They have to be making a major push for Hamilton because they have nobody worth a damn to slot in next to Giordano on the top pair. Supposedly there was a lot of mutual interest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, flyers0909 said: Completely forgot about Larsson, that D isn't bad at all. It could have been a real competitive team with some forward picks. Wright/Bedard? Would be a real tough sell to completely tank year one. The D group overall is okay but the potential pairings don't make much sense right now. Dunn-Larsson is the only one that jumps off the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, Forge said: Supposedly there was a lot of mutual interest Hope we put the pressure on them to spend $10m+ AAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, flyers0909 said: Completely forgot about Larsson, that D isn't bad at all. It could have been a real competitive team with some forward picks. Wright/Bedard? Would be a real tough sell to completely tank year one. Yeah, I don't think they are doing the tank thing. I will say that I wouldn't at all be surprised if they trade down in the draft though. Columbus has three first round picks and one of them is the last in the round. Columbus may be a team that really likes Edvinsson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers0909 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Holy **** he has a goatee now, hahahah. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I wonder if they plan on... Giordano-Larsson Oleksiak-Dunn Soucy-Fleury With Lauzon, Cholowski and Borgen in the AHL. MacDermid is the 7th dman since you're not losing anything by having him in the press box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Forge said: Also, horse Gourde is hurt Yeah nah I think they're tanking. You have a couple of franchise altering talents coming up in the next few drafts and these guys know purgatory as an expansion team won't help them in the long run. Take some flippable talent, middle six guys and cap space, and suck for the next few years to set yourself up to pick high in the draft. Vegas situation won't happen again with teams learning from their mistakes, so do the best thing for the franchise in the long run. Even if it hurts them in the short term. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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