I am feeling optimistic there will be a season and began thinking about the roster.
I was reading that the NHL is now talking about two two amnesty buyots with one perhaps being before this season? If that happened there could be some players scrambling for jobs.
So how about Vinny Lecavlier on a one year deal to center the third line?
You know Tampa will amnesty him with that contract and I would assume that Torts and Richards are supporters of his.
We know we don't have much room in the futurte for long term commitments to players of this age, but he'd give us some insurance against injury/underperformance with our top two this season. He scored same amount of points as Stepan in 18 less games last year.
If things go well, you bring him back on another one year deal next year and if not, no harm.
He is not the player he was obviously, but he can still play.
I am feeling optimistic there will be a season and began thinking about the roster.
I was reading that the NHL is now talking about two two amnesty buyots with one perhaps being before this season? If that happened there could be some players scrambling for jobs.
So how about Vinny Lecavlier on a one year deal to center the third line?
You know Tampa will amnesty him with that contract and I would assume that Torts and Richards are supporters of his.
We know we don't have much room in the futurte for long term commitments to players of this age, but he'd give us some insurance against injury/underperformance with our top two this season. He scored same amount of points as Stepan in 18 less games last year.
If things go well, you bring him back on another one year deal next year and if not, no harm.
He is not the player he was obviously, but he can still play.
Arnott and Gomez are good ones too.
I'd rather do one year at $3m than commit a 2nd year though.
Someone else should be brought in though.
Injuries happen in condensed seasons. Stepan has not even proven himself to be a consistent, reliable point producer in the league yet.
If there are some guys like Gomez, Arnott, Lecaciler sitting out there at affordable prices you have to bring one in.
And then Gomez suddenly becomes good again, so that we ripped off the Canadians twice
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While Boyle will be our third line center, it is a HUGE weakness for this team. If he was on the 4th line, it would be an ideal situation, but that's not how it will go with Tort's obsession with him. He has absolutely no finish. He kills penalties, awesome; he should not have any even strength time...such a shame the time he gets...
My ideal situation would be for Miller to make the team and be our 3rd line center (I def think he could) and move Boyle down, but that just will not happen...ugh
While Boyle will be our third line center, it is a HUGE weakness for this team. If he was on the 4th line, it would be an ideal situation, but that's not how it will go with Tort's obsession with him. He has absolutely no finish. He kills penalties, awesome; he should not have any even strength time...such a shame the time he gets...
My ideal situation would be for Miller to make the team and be our 3rd line center (I def think he could) and move Boyle down, but that just will not happen...ugh
How is it a huge weakness? His numbers are not that far off from third liner centers from the last four Cup winning team (save Staal who is hardly a 3C).
While Boyle will be our third line center, it is a HUGE weakness for this team. If he was on the 4th line, it would be an ideal situation, but that's not how it will go with Tort's obsession with him. He has absolutely no finish. He kills penalties, awesome; he should not have any even strength time...such a shame the time he gets...
My ideal situation would be for Miller to make the team and be our 3rd line center (I def think he could) and move Boyle down, but that just will not happen...ugh
i totally agree.
either Miller will be a wing on 3rd line with Boyle as the center and then Halpern plays the 4th line or Miller will be 3rd line center, Boyle will be either a wing or center and Halpern will be on the 4th line center.. lot of options..
How is it a huge weakness? His numbers are not that far off from third liner centers from the last four Cup winning team (save Staal who is hardly a 3C).
His NO FINISH + Insane amounts of ice time = almost no production whatsoever (aside from his week+ hot streak we'll see at some point...)
His NO FINISH + Insane amounts of ice time = almost no production whatsoever (aside from his week+ hot streak we'll see at some point...)
Finish from whom exactly? Prust? Fedotenko? He's a third line center. You don't judge a third line center on finish (which I assume you mean goal-scoring). He was the best forward on the team in early part of the OTT series.
