I say we wait and see how the team performs and make the trade at the deadline if we need it. Great episode as always!
@Kronos_12
7 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! I think that idea makes a lot of sense as well
@alexanderp4107
6 күн бұрын
That Cernak send off though... "Get out of here. Bye bye bye" 💀😂. Then the Ehlers bait and switch send off. Followed by: "Kyle Connor, rest in peace my friend. I mean you're not dead, but...". And lastly: "Did Morrissey win the vezina with us?" Genuinely hilarious episode Kronos, thank you! 😂😂 Lots of thoughts on the offseason moves (some positive, some negative). Will try to sum it all up asap!
@Kronos_12
6 күн бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed Alex! Can't wait to hear your thoughts
@alexanderp4107
6 күн бұрын
As for the suggestions: 1. We shouldn't change PP1, since the team was scoring at a 30%+ clip last season. The 1st unit was LW Patrick - C Perfetti - RW Svensson - LD Kennedy - RD Mills. The 2nd unit is bound to change due to personnel change, but is fine as lined up with Tomasino, Eklund, Barker, Stempniak, Pinto. 2. As for the top line, we should try Kennedy on LW and Svensson on RW (at least for the first half of the season). We know Kennedy is not a center, but a very good RW. However, we don't know if he would perform even better and score more goals with more shooting options/angles as a LW. Last year Svensson scored more than expected while Kennedy scored less, but assisted more than expected and that might be a direct result of their slotting. Svensson is an exceptional playmaker and it feels like the whole line would benefit more with him on his strong side vs the opposite for Kennedy. 3. Not against keeping Sheppard for half a season to figure out if he's indeed a #2/3 (i.e. a dman that can run a 2nd pair on his own like Werenski did for years with the likes of JBD) or a #4 (glorified complementary player that needs a strong player like Werenski to excel). With his suboptimal skating and awful puck skills for a top 4 D, I suspect it's the latter but let's see where he's at by the halfway point and how LA is doing! 4. We should prioritize giving icetime to and growing our youth. Upfront, perhaps it's time for GRN Bhowmik to get his 9 games alongside Pinto-Tomasino and go from there if he does well. On the backend, we know from past experiences that low elite DFD don't grow super well (Dahl, etc.) and since Sheppard is also a DFD, perhaps OFD Kreutzer should get a shot in the top 4. The point is that both the top 9 and top 4 have a glaring hole that has yet to be filled and our youth should get the first shot at filling each.
@Kronos_12
6 күн бұрын
1. Agreed! We had a killer PP last year! Might as well let it rock! 2. I will definitely try this out! If it doesn't help, no harm no foul! 3. We can take a look at a comparison between the two halfway through the season! 4. I definitely like the idea of giving some young guys a bit of a tryout to see how they will react! Appreciate all the thoughts as always Alex!
@alexanderp4107
6 күн бұрын
1. Regarless of his asking price, we should have cut bait with Ehlers and really moved on from the old guard (it's not too late to let him join Connor or Morrissey imo). He has no purpose on the team anymore (a la Scheifele in the last few years). He won't/shouldn't get pp time, isn't big, fast or defensive minded and is simply not the kind of bottom 6 player we need. I'd move him for a 7th 4 years down the road to allow him to go play with one of his lifelong buddies. 2. Othman and Faber were great pickups, since they fill roster needs. The rest, er... Let's get into it with the last point. 3. Oof. The Kennedy contract is going to hurt so bad. We really shouldn't bridge core players anymore moving forward. Or at least, if we absolutely must bridge them, let it be for 1-2 years so they can be extended asap. The 3 years bridge is not unlike what happened with Mark Stone in real life. Had a chance to lock him up for 8 years at market value, haggled over pennies and ended up being forced to trade him or pay millions more a few years later. This also speaks to the next point about philosophy. We sometimes haggle with our key players over a few hundred Ks, but then turn around and pay depth players combined millions every offseason (when fringe players could do just as well). We should work from the top down to fill the roster, not the bottom up. 4. We need a change of philosophy when it comes to FA and the signing of depth players... Mostly for 3 reasons. We're currently spending 8M+ on players that will be scratched throughout the year and only play a handful of games if there are injuries. That makes no sense from: 1) a cap management standpoint, 2) the players' own perspective and 3) for the good of the league and the franchise mode. First point: Korchinski was available, would have filled our biggest roster need perfectly and would have only costed a couple of millions more than the combined cap of Farber, Havelid, Walman and the other healthy scratched players. In that scenario, the blueline would be Stempniak-Mills, Korchinski-Sheppard, Targaryen-Kreutser and we could sign a couple of old 75-77ovs on two-way deals as depth. It might not be the organization or GM's philosophy to sign star players in FA (and that's perfectly fine), but it makes just as little sense to sign a bunch of good NHL players only to scratch them. If neither option is good, it'd be preferable to sign neither stars nor depth players, play our wealth of young guys, then weaponize our cap space to fill roster needs via trades in-season. Second point: No legit NHLer would ever accept assuming a depth role for a full season and being healthy scratched throughout. Depth should be just that... Depth. Meaning super old vets that have 1 foot out of the league or fringe players that are only good for a cup of tea in the NHL. Again, if we're not regularly going to sign star players in FA to fill our roster needs and build from the top down, fine. But there should be a rule that states we can't sign depth players that are asking for real NHL contracts either. Depth should only be players on two-way and minor league deals, perhaps with the exception of vets, 37yo or older, that are clearly on their last rodeo and wouldn't mind riding the pine for a season if it means a shot at winning the cup. Third point: As a result of this change, we would be forced to think about who we insert in the lineup in case of injuries. It would perhaps lead to seeking more trades in-season from teams with excess players, if we deem our depth is not good enough to play. Or perhaps it would force us to call up and play our AHL rookies more then we have throughout the series. Those are all more realistic outcomes than spending a lot of money to hoard legit NHLers (80-83ovs) as 7th D or 13-14th forwards. It would also help with league competitiveness, as there would be more players on the table for the teams with 75ovs in their lineups to sign.
@Kronos_12
6 күн бұрын
1. I think I just wanted Ehlers to retire a Jet😪 But I definitely see what you mean. He doesn't really have a role and we might be better off trading him and giving time to some younger guys. 3. Kennedy's contract looking back at it is bad. But at the time, I didn't know what we were getting and I also think it made sense for him to not sign an 8-year deal with a brand new team when he had not proven he can produce on a first line. BUT, looking back, it is going to hurt a lot. 4. Honestly, I didn't even notice Korchinski was there (I was not focused while recording this ep. Not an excuse just trying to let you into my thought process). I think it was pretty clear I didn't have a clear-cut plan but that HAS to change moving forward. Korchinski would have made this blueline SO much better and I'm disappointed I completely skipped over him. I definitely agree that from now on, our depth will be two-way guys. BUT I still think the bottom 6 can be comprised of guys 80-83+ OVR. I appreciate all the thoughts and time it takes you to write these my friend!
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