Post by Matt-Syracuse on Aug 11, 2018 12:46:22 GMT -5
"Dude is 23 and prime, 200 pounds, drafted 2nd in GHL and 3rd in NHL. And RFA has him at 2.4 million? We are paying him to break out and replace Kadri when and if we trade him. Period. Scorer out, scorer in. If Kadri decides to stick around, great.
"What's surprising is that we are the only organization that spotted Drouin as a target. We wanted to go after Boston RFAs but they were too expensive. If we could play by NHL rules for RFA maybe more people would take part in this silly process. I really think Drouin and Burakovsky are the only two RFAs worth bothering with."
"So, good news, without our first round pick now, we are relieved of the obligation of sucking this year, because frankly, tanking is what any IQ test says you have to do. Now we can sustain our franchise win-loss record and tradition, build through winning. Otherwise we had to trade Andersen, because he's too good for a tanking operation. We even consulted Suffolk's historical record to see how to do it, and yep, you can't keep a good goalie. We want to keep Fred."
So, yep, you got it, UFA strategy just changed. Now we are looking to bolster our defense. We're talking with Philadelphia now to bring in a defenseman for Kadri."
"What's surprising is that we are the only organization that spotted Drouin as a target. We wanted to go after Boston RFAs but they were too expensive. If we could play by NHL rules for RFA maybe more people would take part in this silly process. I really think Drouin and Burakovsky are the only two RFAs worth bothering with."
"So, good news, without our first round pick now, we are relieved of the obligation of sucking this year, because frankly, tanking is what any IQ test says you have to do. Now we can sustain our franchise win-loss record and tradition, build through winning. Otherwise we had to trade Andersen, because he's too good for a tanking operation. We even consulted Suffolk's historical record to see how to do it, and yep, you can't keep a good goalie. We want to keep Fred."
So, yep, you got it, UFA strategy just changed. Now we are looking to bolster our defense. We're talking with Philadelphia now to bring in a defenseman for Kadri."