jsm7302 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 LW- Thomas Vanek Patrick Marleau Pat Maroon Jamie McGinn Magnus Paajarvi Oscar Lindberg Gabriel Bourque Micheal Haley CENTER-Joe Thornton Derick Brassard Brian Boyle Riley Sheahan RW- Justin Williams Jason Pominville Troy Brouwer Drew Stafford Tobias Rieder Dmitrij Jaskin Stefan Noesen Devante Smith-Pelly DEFENSE- Jake Gardiner Niklas Kronwall Ben Hutton Dan Girardi Michael Stone Andrew MacDonald Ben Lovejoy Marc Methot (List provided by the Score App) Obviously the Ben Hutton thread is being hotly contested; with the lack of cap space, does anyone see any use of any of the above names to provide leadership for this young group? As time drags I'm sure some just want to play and would take a one year flyer contract from us to get back on the ice come October. Just some fodder while we countdown the dog days of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Being that he was recently bought out Michael Stone if healthy could be a decent cheap 7th defenseman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Nope. There's no room unless you're subtracting (again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Falco Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Lindberg is considered a top free agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd offer Smith-Pelly a PTO and see what he does in camp. He'd be a good replacement for Fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd offer Smith-Pelly a PTO and see what he does in camp. He'd be a good replacement for Fast. Where is Fast going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Where is Fast going? I'm assuming he's not getting re-signed after this season. I'm not sure they need to retain him for $2M+ on his next contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd offer Smith-Pelly a PTO and see what he does in camp. He'd be a good replacement for Fast. i mean im never against giving a guy a PTO, especially a guy with cup winning experience, but they are very different players. and I doubt Smith Pelly would be around another organization for more than a year anyway really is a shame. After the playoffs he had when they won a cup, he could have really cashed in on a pretty decent ticket through UFA but he stayed loyal to the caps and signed a cheap deal on 1 year. Probably could have gotten 2-3 years at double that on the open market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Where is Fast going? Hopefully somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hopefully somewhere else. My Fast jersey would become useless then. I don't see why we'd get rid of him though. He works as a 4th liner, works very hard, can kill penalties, and has a history of stepping up in the playoffs. I don't see why we'd want to get rid of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Where is Fast going? probably the hospital a few times. brittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 My Fast jersey would become useless then. I don't see why we'd get rid of him though. He works as a 4th liner, works very hard, can kill penalties, and has a history of stepping up in the playoffs. I don't see why we'd want to get rid of him Stop buying jerseys with fringe NHLers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Lindberg is considered a top free agent? Remember when people lost their shit when he went to Vegas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 i mean im never against giving a guy a PTO, especially a guy with cup winning experience, but they are very different players. and I doubt Smith Pelly would be around another organization for more than a year anyway really is a shame. After the playoffs he had when they won a cup, he could have really cashed in on a pretty decent ticket through UFA but he stayed loyal to the caps and signed a cheap deal on 1 year. Probably could have gotten 2-3 years at double that on the open market You bought a Fast jersey? I just don't think he does anything particularly well. He's not very effective anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tphilly5 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Boyle would be a nice add if we had a couple million laying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 #bringgirardiback #kiddingnotkidding Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 We don't have the space to be thinking about any UFA, however cheap. Let the kids play on defense. Forget about #7 has beens who aren't much better than Brendan Smith, who can always be summoned from Hartford with only minor cap consequences. If we bring him up, he will promise not to take four minor penalties in seven minutes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I?m only kidding but I do wonder where he will end up. He was still serviceable, someone?s gonna take a chance on him. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Stop buying jerseys with fringe NHLers I love my Blair Betts jersey too 4th line for life boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 You bought a Fast jersey? I just don't think he does anything particularly well. He's not very effective anywhere. 2015 Game 5 and game 7 against washington, both OT goals. watch and love the play of Jesper Fast also, fits in with my Blair Betts jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Might as well invest in a Lias jersey. Fits your mold. 2015 Game 5 and game 7 against washington, both OT goals. watch and love the play of Jesper Fast also, fits in with my Blair Betts jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Might as well invest in a Lias jersey. Fits your mold. lol I got the Betts jersey in 2007 and it took me i think another 10 years to get another jersey so i got time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 We don't have the space to be thinking about any UFA, however cheap. Let the kids play on defense. Forget about #7 has beens who aren't much better than Brendan Smith, who can always be summoned from Hartford with only minor cap consequences. If we bring him up, he will promise not to take four minor penalties in seven minutes again. There's more chance of Smith being the 7th defenseman than a kid. Still think Gorton & JD have a move or two left up their sleeves that could change who's on the opening night roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 There's more chance of Smith being the 7th defenseman than a kid. Still think Gorton & JD have a move or two left up their sleeves that could change who's on the opening night roster. If we bury Smith, we can still make 7 D out of what we have Trouba Skjei Fox Staal DeAngelo Hajek Lindgren Rykov I could see us carring Smith as a 7th still if we want those bottom 2-3 to get some time in the minors, but the cap savings from burying his contract might be necessary so I don't know if we could keep him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If sending Smith to the minors only saves about 1M and Lindgren or Rykov costs about 900,000 it makes more sense to me to keep Smith as 7th D and let them get more experience in the minors than to save only 100,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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