Drag0nDan

I feel like too much flux is probably not necessarily a good thing. There's a lot of pieces, signed for long periods of time, that have not gelled or succeeded for any number of reasons. If I'm firing the GM, the coach, the scouts and cleaning house, do i really trade the players who signed on to be here? To me it comes down to spending - if you can get to tell the new GM/coach combo that we are absolutely going for it - do you automatically dump players? I'd probably wait until free agency before I'd move anyone of value. We usually miss in free agency, but who knows? There's still a bunch of prospects to move that you can use for any draft day trades, and then see what you can potentially get with free agency before making any drastic moves. Tuch is still up in the air. You have 3 decently sized expiring contracts with byram, greenway, and zucker. Could also buy out norris and Samuelsson if you need space. The real barrier to anything is cash, will the team actually spend?

Truthfully - Adams shouldn't be allowed to trade him. Let a new GM come in and evaluate.

He looked pretty terrible most of last night, and almost had a goal so i'd say thats a pretty spot on analysis. He played ok against Florida, but in this one he's just missing passes, passing misses, i don't even know, but the puck off his stick didn't go to anyone but montreal players.

Agreed. I feel like thats probably where he should fit, a 4th line player with enough skill to play up the lineup in a pinch. Not sure who's projecting to kill penalties on the 2nd pair either, but it might end up being him and Kozak. Considering - Greenway, Malenstyn, Danforth, hell even norris are all out. The fact that it was Östlund not Rosen to me indicates that they wanted a center. We'll see though, wouldn't shock me in the slightest to see him as a wing on a line with Geertson and Kozak.

I was happy to see him gone. Would be nice if Norris could stay healthy for more than a game, but he was just a brutal line killer towards the end of his time here. Can't pass, is ok in transition but always seems lost in his own zone defensively, and every shot seems to be meticulously aimed directly at the goalies jersey logo.

I'm hoping its a sign that muel is back. Not that he's not the softest monster on the roster though 🙂

Borgen was the dumb one. Skinner waived his NMC in the expansion draft and gave you the option to keep him basically, and they kept "trade value" in bjork, asplund, and olofsson. I think Foligno was a dumb trade to move a buffalo player, but i get that they were trying to get scandella.

He's getting his first and potentially only shot at age 26. I have 0 expectations, but i'd imagine he's going to bring his all. I'm personally sick of bryson - like 250 games over 5 years, i'm good please find someone else to be the extra defenseman. Agreed. I like RyJo but it doesn't seem like he's ever going to get a chance here so i'm not sure we need to give him a nickname.

Hey... he isn't bryson? Lets give the guy a chance.

He seems to be playing in a lot of different situations with different linemates.

Brady is out for this one. Gotta have it.

Agreed. I try to watch every game I can, and when they suck its much more painful.

They just aren't and haven't been a "team" since the tank. I don't have an issue with Dahlin as a captain, the guy cares, and you can tell after 3 games that he is not a happy dude getting frustrated watching it all unfold. They're just a bunch of players, some good, some with traits, but nothing cohesive.

And somehow lose 6-3

It's hard to put much faith in our scouting crew. Levi has had a slower development than i think was expected with him starting 7 games at age 21 right after a season in college. At the same token - he was traded in 2021 after a stellar juniors tournament, but prior to him playing at northeastern. I feel like since that tournament, he's played pretty well at every level other than at the NHL level last season. I think the goal is usually about 100 professional games prior to playing in the NHL, and he went straight there. Now after 2 full seasons in the AHL where he's looked at the very least - good for AHL which projects to at least "fine" in the NHL, he's just about at that number.