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JTBF81

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Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 15 h 45
Forum: Armchair-GMven. à 14 h 31
Sujet: Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bolts03</b></div><div>What do you think the main area of need is? I'm my opinion it is depth on offense. Losing one of you top forwards takes away from that depth.



My argument was that Stamkos's leadership would be greatly missed. So I just reinforced my point. Hedman is a leader on the team but he isn't the 11 year captain. That is something that can't be replaced by anybody. I think you might be confused on this one. To your point about saying whatever I want, I am just looking at the consequences of actions. Not giving Stamkos a real opportunity to return would have lasting impacts on the franchise as a whole. If you don't treat the face of the franchise correct why would any other player want to come play for your team knowing that they couldn't care less about you. That's what made Yzerman such a good GM. He set the tone of taking a bridge deal and then cashing in our the next contract. He cared about his players and they wanted to play for him and many times would take a discount to do so. Hopefully JBB keeps that going.</div></div>

They do probabaly need to add a dman in the offseason, but adding Hanifin at the cost of sacrificing key offensive pieces isn't it imo. I'd target re-signing Stamkos and Duclair, filling in the lesser spots with league min or close ufa's/Syracuse promotions, then allocating what is left to adding a depth RD. There will be a fair amount of them reaching ufa this summer, so Brisebois should be able to acquire one imo.
Forum: Armchair-GMven. à 14 h 22
Sujet: Next Year
Forum: Armchair-GM18 mars à 10 h 0
Forum: Tampa Bay Lightning9 mars à 1 h 17
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lightning_mcqueen</b></div><div>Not sure what to think anymore to be completely honest. Bolts had a perfect opportunity to rebound in the second half of the season and we didn't take it. At this point, the quantity of losses and the quality of play is a little embarrassing, and I'm not sure how to react. This is a strong organisation, but it feels as if we've got no solutions and have given up. Furthermore, the Duclair trade was a rather bad move in my opinion. With the wildcard race tightening up, and the Bolts seemingly still faltering, I wonder about the future of the season and seasons to come. Any thoughts?</div></div>

It's been a rough season from many, but the core is still young enough and talented enough to be contenders for several years to come. The Duclair trade was fine imo if JBB is planning on re-signing him. They very much needed(and still need at least another) reliable middle 6 scoring threat. I am.more frustrated by not paying the assets needed to seal the deal on Hanifin, as for what he ultimately went for, Tampa could've definitely made the trade work. The fact that there was reportedly an extension in place with Tampa made JBB's.unwillingness.to once not pony up the futures needed very frustrating. He's taking a very large gamble that Hanifin will only sign with Tampa, as if he extends.with Vegas or someone else then it's a massive failure for him

Moving forward past this season, they need to add a good dman(whether that's Hanifin, or another potential ufa to be such as Walker, Pesce, Skjei, etc), they need to have that strong top 4 again. A change in defensive structure would also help imo(as would relieving the assistant who implemented it). Even with a change in system, though, many of the higher paid players,.at all positions.must get back to the levels seen from them during the deep playoff runs. Finally, if Vasy can't start consistently playing like the G that was given a 9.5 aav, it won't matter much how well the defense improves.

I think in terms of the F unit, Stamkos either takes a very team friendly deal, or he can walk. His play has noticeably declined this year, and he seems to now be a 3rd line pp specialist. 4-5 million aav tops, as they simply can't sink much needed cap space into a bloated retirement contract for him. I think Duclair will also be re-signed on an affordable short term deal, and the team can create 2-2.5 million more by moving Sheary and Jeannot while replacing them with a combination of lower cap hit ufa's and/or Syracuse promotions. Use the extra available space to sign one additional middle/bottom 6 F, or, if Stamkos is let go, use 4-5 million on one higher end middle 6 forward with top 6 upside, or 2 solid middle 6 contributors. A little bit of a retool would be good, and as much as Stamkos has been the face of the franchise for a long time, you can't sacrifice opportunities during this window to accommodate any one player(especially an older vet who is, unfortunately, showing signs of decline, especially 5v5).
Forum: Armchair-GM8 mars à 7 h 55