Hrmmmm....
This team isn't that good. Hasn't been for a long, long time. Makes it hard to write about. Even harder when I can't see where it will get any better any time sooner, or later.
So I will keep this short.
SHOULD MAKE PLAYOFFS
IF this is my goal - to build a team that should make the playoffs and then hope for some quality time with my Fairy Godmother at a Shnapp's Shooter party come said playoffs - then:
Step 1: Moreau goes, Souray goes, Pisani goes, etc.
Step 2: Dump any four of the munchkins
Step 3: Do everything I can, short of giving up the 1st, for Weiss
If Step 2 and Step 3 aren't mutually exclusive then all the better.
i.e.
Brule, Cogliano & Plante
FOR
Weiss
Works just fine for me.
Given that goaltending may be plentiful yet again, I wait for the off-season to fix that problem.
Given that my team isn't deep enough to overcome mediocrity I wouldn't hold my breath as to 'fixing' the problem.
Given the state of the team's goaltending right now... maybe mediocrity isn't so bad after all.
heh
WILL MAKE PLAYOFFS
IF this is my goal - to build a team that will make the playoffs and should be a year-to-year contender for the Stanley Cup then:
Step 1: Moreau goes, Souray goes, Pisani goes, etc.
Step 2: Dump any three of the munchkins
Step 3: Do everything I can, short of giving up the 1st, for Toronto's 1st
If Step 2 and Step 3 aren't mutually exclusive then all the better.
i.e.
Penner/Visnovsky/Gilbert (one of), Brule/Cogliano & 2nd
FOR
Ryder (or equivalent salary) & TO 1st
Works just fine for me. Hell, Penner and Gilbert could work if the salaries match up.
If I can follow that up with a trade of Souray and assets to Dallas for Turco, their 1st and assets then all the better.
Given that 'bad' goaltending is a key, positive, factor in any successful rebuilding I am already set with current assets. No chance I keep Turco.
Given that I am committing to a full rebuild then all I have to worry about is getting assets with a good work ethic - so that is my major worry.
That and Hemsky. Would hate to lose him.... and with this I probably would.
UPDATE (from when written):
GREBESHKOV TRADE
Grebs for a Nashville 2nd. Tambs is in for the long haul.
Unless Nashville collapses, not a great trade.
Edit to add:
I am reading in numerous comments (made elsewhere of course :-) ) that this trade makes sense:
1. as a salary dump and
2. as a value trade because he was set to earn too much if qualified
Utter f&*king hogwash.
1. Katz has the cash to stash so if this was about the salary dump then it puts to lie every claim made that he was/is willing to spend to build a winner*
2. As an RFA every team that wanted him to stay could qualify to stay and every team that wanted him to go could just not qualify - just like a UFA**
* and sometimes that means spending on a loser so as not to get less than fair value
** which means the team that trades for him has the advantage of being to keep him - regardless of all other factors not involving not playing in the NHL - which is BETTER than UFA
I repeat: not a great trade.
More to come.
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Have a great evening everyone.
This team isn't that good. Hasn't been for a long, long time. Makes it hard to write about. Even harder when I can't see where it will get any better any time sooner, or later.
So I will keep this short.
SHOULD MAKE PLAYOFFS
IF this is my goal - to build a team that should make the playoffs and then hope for some quality time with my Fairy Godmother at a Shnapp's Shooter party come said playoffs - then:
Step 1: Moreau goes, Souray goes, Pisani goes, etc.
Step 2: Dump any four of the munchkins
Step 3: Do everything I can, short of giving up the 1st, for Weiss
If Step 2 and Step 3 aren't mutually exclusive then all the better.
i.e.
Brule, Cogliano & Plante
FOR
Weiss
Works just fine for me.
Given that goaltending may be plentiful yet again, I wait for the off-season to fix that problem.
Given that my team isn't deep enough to overcome mediocrity I wouldn't hold my breath as to 'fixing' the problem.
Given the state of the team's goaltending right now... maybe mediocrity isn't so bad after all.
heh
WILL MAKE PLAYOFFS
IF this is my goal - to build a team that will make the playoffs and should be a year-to-year contender for the Stanley Cup then:
Step 1: Moreau goes, Souray goes, Pisani goes, etc.
Step 2: Dump any three of the munchkins
Step 3: Do everything I can, short of giving up the 1st, for Toronto's 1st
If Step 2 and Step 3 aren't mutually exclusive then all the better.
i.e.
Penner/Visnovsky/Gilbert (one of), Brule/Cogliano & 2nd
FOR
Ryder (or equivalent salary) & TO 1st
Works just fine for me. Hell, Penner and Gilbert could work if the salaries match up.
If I can follow that up with a trade of Souray and assets to Dallas for Turco, their 1st and assets then all the better.
Given that 'bad' goaltending is a key, positive, factor in any successful rebuilding I am already set with current assets. No chance I keep Turco.
Given that I am committing to a full rebuild then all I have to worry about is getting assets with a good work ethic - so that is my major worry.
That and Hemsky. Would hate to lose him.... and with this I probably would.
UPDATE (from when written):
GREBESHKOV TRADE
Grebs for a Nashville 2nd. Tambs is in for the long haul.
Unless Nashville collapses, not a great trade.
Edit to add:
I am reading in numerous comments (made elsewhere of course :-) ) that this trade makes sense:
1. as a salary dump and
2. as a value trade because he was set to earn too much if qualified
Utter f&*king hogwash.
1. Katz has the cash to stash so if this was about the salary dump then it puts to lie every claim made that he was/is willing to spend to build a winner*
2. As an RFA every team that wanted him to stay could qualify to stay and every team that wanted him to go could just not qualify - just like a UFA**
* and sometimes that means spending on a loser so as not to get less than fair value
** which means the team that trades for him has the advantage of being to keep him - regardless of all other factors not involving not playing in the NHL - which is BETTER than UFA
I repeat: not a great trade.
More to come.
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Have a great evening everyone.
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