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Originally Posted by Gaudreau
Locker room needs a shake up, but I'm honestly worried Treliving makes a rash move...
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Wouldn't worry as he's very calculated. He could take a peripheral part and move that for something equally bad and hope that it gives a jolt into the room. Think guys like:
Raymond
Bollig
Smid
Jones
There are other players in the same boat as these guys with limited/no trade value. But doing nothing isn't an option. Chemistry is bad so change the chemistry. Following names have been in the rumor mill and probably could swap our guys for them. Just a cursory glance but names like:
Bryan bickell
jay Harrison
Maxim talbot
Matt Irwin
Andrew ference
Nikita Nikitin
Niklas Backstrom (would he look good in g?)
Tanner Glass
Colin Greening
Luke schenn
Vinny lecavalier
Rj umberger
Kevin Poulin (just cleared waivers in Tb)
Ryane Clowe (if we want to pull a Leafs and buy additional cap space)
Obviously some options are more attractive/realistic than others but some of these guys would be super motivated to play on a regular basis and show their former teams they were wrong.
Again, don't touch the core or prospects/picks but change the periphery up to see if it will jolt the team. Stand a better chance of going in the right direction vs doing nothing and let this team play out of it. Can't see that happening.