2019/2020 Trade Speculation and Rumors 2.0

[ForeverFlameFan]

This core has had plenty of opportunity. At some point it's time to alter the core a little.

Our "best players" are not the best players in the playoffs.

One alternative that we can do, if you really want this core to remain in tact, is to find veteran players that have been in the playoffs before. Our team lacks a lot of playoff experience. It's not a coincidence Lucic played better in the postseason. He's been there and done that. Our lack of winning round 1 has really been detrimental to this franchise. We need players that will help us get over the hump.

[timbit]

Heiskanen, Benn, Pavelski, Radulov, and Klingberg led Dallas in ESP.

[timbit]

Over the last 2 playoffs, 15 games...ESP leaders ( in order)

Bennett 6, Monahan 5 , Mangiapane 5, Brodie 5 , Hanifin 5 , and Tkachuk 4.


Gaudreau 2

[David Struch]

Treliving has been trying to get us some younger vets (mostly) who are in their prime...

Alexander Edler 34 years old (ages now)
Ryan Reaves 33
Sami Vatanen 29
Tyson Barrie 29
Ryan O'Reilly 29
Nazem Kadri 29
Blake Coleman 28
Jason Zucker 28
Mark Stone 28
Josh Anderson 26

[AC]

Originally Posted by timbit

Over the last 2 playoffs, 15 games...ESP leaders ( in order)

Bennett 6, Monahan 5 , Mangiapane 5, Brodie 5 , Hanifin 5 , and Tkachuk 4.


Gaudreau 2

Rieder had more SHG (3) in these 10 playoff games than Gaudreau has 5v5 goals (2) in his entire playoff history of 30 games.

Gaudreau also only has 2 5v5 assists in those 30 playoff games.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by AC

Rieder had more SHG (3) in these 10 playoff games than Gaudreau has 5v5 goals (2) in his entire playoff history of 30 games.

Gaudreau also only has 2 5v5 assists in those 30 playoff games.

But the other teams are supposedly unaware of this and the Flames will render a remarkable player(s) in a trade.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by timbit

But the other teams are supposedly unaware of this and the Flames will render a remarkable player(s) in a trade.

Playoff returns are definitely wanting, but despite that Gaudreau is still a top-line player on a great contract for two years. That is valuable.

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[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by timbit

But the other teams are supposedly unaware of this and the Flames will render a remarkable player(s) in a trade.

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Playoff returns are definitely wanting, but despite that Gaudreau is still a top-line player on a great contract for two years. That is valuable.

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I think lots of teams will have interest in Gaudreau who are short of PP help, regular season scoring support, etc. I think it will be something like Kessel to Pittsburgh. Toronto still got plenty of assets in that trade even though Kessel’s rep was less than stellar.

[Dajazz]

If anything I’m looking at that albatross Giordano contract if I’m Treliving. That’s a proper anchor unless Gio can find decent form again. Between him and Lucic we’re talking a lot of dead cap space.

[TheScorpion]

Giordano had a bad playoff but there's also an extremely good case to be made that he was once again the Flames' best player in the 2019-20 regular season.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Giordano is a shortened season away from winning the Norris, and now he's some scrub with an albatross contract? SMH

[getoverit]

No. Johnnie just hasn’t evolved his own game and hasn’t grown. Can’t expect doing the same things over and over and expect a different result. Insanity

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Johnny doesn't play with nearly the same amount of determination, jam or commitment that Kucherov or Point does.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

So did many teams that took time, like the Washington Capitals. Only one team goes deep and wins the Cup, many times it is a team nobody suspects or overachieves. You want to tear it down and rebuild again, how has that worked out for teams like the Florida Panthers or the Arizona Coyotes? The forward group is deep enough to contend, we just need a few pieces to get there. Now I am in favour of moving Gaudreau if you can make a trade where a piece comes back to help now because I don't think he fits in Ward's system. This team definitely has a window right now to win though.

In the 11 years leading up to their cup, the Caps made the playoffs 10 times and never, ever laid an egg in the first round.
- In the three years that they lost in the 1st round it was always a Game 7.
- Four times they lost the 2nd round in 7 games. Once in 6. Once they were swept.

There was legitimate reason for hope.

What were the Caps missing all those years? Several things...all teams have holes, but probably that elusive 1-2 punch at C most of all.

They missed the playoffs in '13-14. But a 26OA pick from 2010 playing in his 1st full season coincides with their breakout from stagnancy. That Tom Wilson guy helped a lot, too.

Ovy, Backstrom, Holtby, and Carlson were all there from 2012 or earlier.

Green, Alzner, Semin, Laich, M Johansson, Jeff Schultz, Chris Clark, Beagle, maybe Joel Ward/Brouwer/various goalies - all were probably considered 'core' pieces at one point or another. WAS made plenty of mistakes along the way, but they clearly picked the right guys to stay committed with.


Here's a better challenge: find me a core group who actually banged their heads against the wall for 5 years, but then went onto sustained success without significant core changes?

[Saqe]

Put me in the camp that this group needs a shakeup. The core specifically has had success in the regular season which is why some people think they should keep it intact. But they're clearly a tier below other teams' core come playoffs, especially Monahan/Gaudreau duo. I don't see how anyone could even argue otherwise.

[Dajazz]

Originally Posted by New Era

Giordano is a shortened season away from winning the Norris, and now he's some scrub with an albatross contract? SMH

I’m hoping I am proved wrong, but he was in steady decline since that monster season. If he can’t return to form that contract is indeed an albatross.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by New Era

Giordano is a shortened season away from winning the Norris, and now he's some scrub with an albatross contract? SMH

Season was fine, playoffs were abysmal.

Sometimes you have to call it like it is. Only makes him an albatross if he doesn't follow it up with better hockey.

It is strange because based on character he is the last guy you would guess would fall off in the playoffs, but he simply has.

I'd love to see him redeem himself next spring (summer?)

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by Dajazz

If anything I’m looking at that albatross Giordano contract if I’m Treliving. That’s a proper anchor unless Gio can find decent form again. Between him and Lucic we’re talking a lot of dead cap space.

Giordano has declined form being a #1 to a #2, his contract is not an albatross.

[1qqaaz]

The Gio contract, in my opinion, can't possibly be an "albatross".
These contracts are named as such because the albatross can live for 60 years, or fly for 46 days without landing. They have length.

Gio's contract only has 2 years left. Even if he completely fell off the face of the earth, there's not enough term for the contract to be an albatross.
I think Gio will still (for the most part) earn his contract during these last two years. He has too far to fall to make this contract bad. He's too good.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by David Struch

Treliving has been trying to get us some younger vets (mostly) who are in their prime...

Alexander Edler 34 years old (ages now)
Ryan Reaves 33
Sami Vatanen 29
Tyson Barrie 29
Ryan O'Reilly 29
Nazem Kadri 29
Blake Coleman 28
Jason Zucker 28
Mark Stone 28
Josh Anderson 26

He has succeeded in this as well

Milan Lucic - 32 (ages now)
James Neal - 33
Michael Stone - 30
Travis Hamonic - 30

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by timbit

Heiskanen, Benn, Pavelski, Radulov, and Klingberg led Dallas in ESP.

I’ve always thought that Extra Sensory Perception was overrated.