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Rumor round up Filppula, Vanek, and Bernier But also Faulk and Derek Ryan

Zetterberg - Larkin - Mantha Vanek - Filppula - Nyquist Helm - Nielsen - Abdelkader Bertuzzi - Athanasiou - Glendening Frk

Less cap hit and short term. This is great. He's definitely our best Dman.

As expected, Montreal rumored to be kicking the tires on Ouellet

If management won't even try low cost solutions, what's the point of even keeping Zetterberg? If you want to turn tail and run then trade him and Kronwall, and Howard. Why not? Personally, I will never be in favor of stripping this team to the bones and throwing it's culture by the way-side. It's one of the few things that makes us better than the Calgarys and Ottawas and all the other s*** teams. We still have championship culture in our lineup. If we're going to see this thing through with the Zbergs and Kronwall's and other leaders in the lineup we have to at least try. You keep these men around to preserve the culture. Build on that culture. Sign a Vanek, sign an Alfredsson, I think they help our young ones reach max potential more than they hurt it.

From Maybe I'll retire To maybe Ill go back to CBJ To,

You missed my last post, I'll quote it. Frk is trash garbage. Vanek is ten fold more of an athlete than he'll ever be. Frk is like the crappier czech version of Samuelson.

Looks like I missed a party

Yeah if you want a lil ***** boy bond Hardy is too much of a knucklehead. Fassbenders got the suave charm

Can we start one of those online petitions for him to change his number? Maybe the wings media acknowledges our existence if it takes off

Ugh no, completely disagree. Fassbender would be my first choice right now.

I want the same things, which is why I said they can slot over to the left side when needed. Perhaps it's not being talked about enough, but I definitely prefer to have RHers on the RW during 5 on 5 play. I know Babcock wanted that too during his time here. It makes entering the zone and protecting the puck MUCH easier.

Right, and who're the weapons we have for the left-side? Green (might be gone), Hronek (might not make the roster) and Frk (not that good). Vanek is a pretty nice solution.

Well it's official then. We need to ritualistically sacrifice Mike Modano and Stephen Weiss if we're gonna have any shot at making this work.

I wholly disagree. Vanek spent the majority of his time on our third line. The time he had with our best playmakers was mostly limited to the PP. I do think his ability in the offensive zone benefits those around him. Vanek thinks the game (at least offensively) better than most. It's that hockey sense that makes him dangerous and which benefits his teammates, as he's not the best skater, elite dangler, or ambitious forechecker. When I think of wingers that NEED good playmakers next to them, I think Hudler... he's the exact opposite of Vanek IMO. Has all the tools but no brain. Ol Vanny's definitely got the brain to play high level hockey. Also, I definitely don't rule out a playoff run next year. I wouldn't bet on in it happening, but I do believe it could, and I think the team should put some effort toward reaching that goal. With that in mind, Vanek is the type of low risk investment that would be ok with me. A heavy investment like a Nielsen is what I would avoid right now. We certainly played him as a top 9/PP specialist, however the Canucks this season used him quite a bit in the top 6. Was he spectacular for them? No, but he was firmly a solid contributor. I'm not suggesting we should or must play him in our top 6.... just saying he's a player cable of doing so when called upon. I only make the point about his off-hand because IMO we should be obtaining more RHers (at forward and D) who play the strong side or "correct side". Those players can then slot over to the offside on the PP when needed. That's why I think his handedness is being overstated in this thread. The real root of the issue here is more kids vs. more Vanek, as you so pointed out. I really don't care about what return he may or may not get at the deadline, that wouldn't be my priority in regards to signing him.

Devante Smith-Pelly not qualified, but still negotiating with the Caps. Jordan Subban not qualified, will become UFA. Perron and Neal both not returning to Vegas Fun tidbit on the Tkachuk bros:

What's the N stand for?

Right? Mason would be a pretty good backup, and we have cash burn, and it's only 1 season. I think it's really a crucial time to have 2 solid goaltenders in the lineup... I don't want this teams poor play being scapegoated by lackluster goaltending... When the defense fails I don't want any excuses, that way we can address the real problems.

Vanek scored 38 pts in 48 games for us, including 15 goals. Last year he had 41 pts in 61 games for Vancouver, including 17 goals. Then he went on to put up 15 pts in 19 games for Columbus after being traded. I hardly think he's useful for only 3 minutes a game. The guy is still a very talented offensive threat. The issue I have with Vanek, is you have to give him almost exclusively offensive minutes cause he's not great in his own zone. IMO his right handedness is being really overstated here. This is a guy that who can be inserted into almost any top 6 and produce effectively (and at a cheap price). Besides, he likes to play on his off-hand anyway, which doesn't make him a pure RHer in my book. I follow KRS's logic here, that the reason you wouldn't want Vanek is to make more room for kids. I personally think the kids have enough room with Vanek on the roster. This team like always will have some injuries pile up, and whatever extra space you wanted will become available quickly.

Jumbo's a team player Sounds like 8+ teams have interest in Carter Hutton for a backup... doubt we get him

Hamilton Throwin' shade According to Friedman, Panarin prefers LA, New York, or Florida Life of a basement team, no one likes us anymore Blackhawks will NOT qualify Duclair, Jurco, Clendening, or Chaput

That's all I ask

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