Moulson and Bogo for sure

Gorges is gone after this year.

I’m like what Pouliott is doing the last 3 games.
- Stripes77

At this point I doubt he survives the year without getting waived if we get healthy.

There's no way we can carry him next year

Language barrier is huge.
- Wetbandit1

I think Hannu Virta had the same problem

Bailey looking like he really belongs up on the big club. And it's desperately needed too.

But getting a true #1 is basically impossible
I’m all for improving the defense,
but we gotta be realistic too
Hopefully we can still target Anaheim
I like their guys quite a bit,
and they have young guys coming to potentially replace
- jdfitz77

Have to get lucky.

Columbus has two guys that could be 1’s, one drafted, another via trade with a team that needed a center.

If Middlestadt becomes an excellent center, I’d explore moving O’Reilly for a Seth Jones type player if a team has a glut of them.

This is obviously 2 years-ish down the road

But getting a true #1 is basically impossible
I’m all for improving the defense,
but we gotta be realistic too
Hopefully we can still target Anaheim
I like their guys quite a bit,
and they have young guys coming to potentially replace
- jdfitz77

Reinhart, Borgen and a 3rd for Olli Juolevi

a few guys need to go


a few cap killers on the roster short term

a few serious cap issues long term
- homiedclown

Well sure...
but do u still have O’Reilly & Risto in the group to be traded like u said last week?
Upgrading them is tough
But replacing the Cap killers & dead weight should be plausible, and have a nice affect

Bailey looking like he really belongs up on the big club. And it's desperately needed too.
- PrinceChill

top 9, no 4th line for the kid


please

Reinhart, Borgen and a 3rd for Olli Juolevi
- homiedclown

He sucks

Well sure...
but do u still have O’Reilly & Risto in the group to be traded like u said last week?
Upgrading them is tough
But replacing the Cap killers & dead weight should be plausible, and have a nice affect
- jdfitz77

okposo could be our next moulson contract

If Mittelstat is the real deal, I would consider moving Sam. It would have to be a Hockey trade.

Sam and a first for OEL type trade (obviously not enough) but something like that. I’m enjoying watching them come together.

It took 10 games, there’s still more work to be done but they’re improving. Hopefully they keep building on it. Tomorrow will be a good test.
- Stripes77

I took a ton of heat for saying Sam was 90% who he’s always going to be.

He looks no better or worse this year. Just not piggy backing points off the PP or Jack. Creates so little on his own.

He’s exactly what he’s going to be

Have to get lucky.

Columbus has two guys that could be 1’s, one drafted, another via trade with a team that needed a center.

If Middlestadt becomes an excellent center, I’d explore moving O’Reilly for a Seth Jones type player if a team has a glut of them.

This is obviously 2 years-ish down the road
- sbroads24

risto still has not played like a #1

I thought he had a blah game


Scandella had a decent game

Reinhart, Borgen and a 3rd for Olli Juolevi
- homiedclown

Sergachev with 9 points in 10 games. He would look so nice on our blue line right now.

Sergachev with 9 points in 10 games. He would look so nice on our blue line right now.
- PrinceChill

so would Will Butcher

okposo could be our next moulson contract
- homiedclown

I think it already is.

okposo could be our next moulson contract
- homiedclown

True.

I still think he's got good years in him though. Tough start, but I'm still hopeful he'll get on track this year

Imagine if the PP was semi-competent?

Housley needs to come in tomorrow and say "ok boys, my poop's not working. Just do what you did last year."

Reinhart, Borgen and a 3rd for Olli Juolevi
- homiedclown

(frank) no.

Borgen and a bag of pucks for Juolevi.

Going home is a huge red flag, especially since he never played there to begin with.

If Mittelstat is the real deal, I would consider moving Sam. It would have to be a Hockey trade.

Sam and a first for OEL type trade (obviously not enough) but something like that. I’m enjoying watching them come together.

It took 10 games, there’s still more work to be done but they’re improving. Hopefully they keep building on it. Tomorrow will be a good test.
- Stripes77

Well sure...
but can u convince them to trade OEL?
Defensemen that good are rare to be traded for “pieces”
It’s usually a Weber for Subban, or Johansson for Jones
Doesn’t seem like Sam would have that type of trade value

Although I was wondering the other day of a Sam + for Carey Price might be possible?

Imagine if the PP was semi-competent?

Housley needs to come in tomorrow and say "ok boys, my poop's not working. Just do what you did last year."
- Wetbandit1

No shorty tonight! Baby steps...

I think it already is.
- PrinceChill

Okposo is the kind of big body that flourishes in the playoffs, where the moulsons of the world shrink

you need value contracts in a cap era


we don't have many
- homiedclown

Botterill is the guy I hope can get them

Pouliot is a bargain one.

you need value contracts in a cap era

we don't have many
- homiedclown

Yeah...
we gotta do a better job identifying & signing guys to good 2nd contracts

Botterill is the guy I hope can get them

Pouliot is a bargain one.
- Stripes77

Pouliot is a very good value guy.

Could fetch a 3rd at the deadline if we’re out of it as well

At this point I doubt he survives the year without getting waived if we get healthy.

There's no way we can carry him next year
- jcragcrumple

It’ll be Moulson’s last year
Could always buy him out as a last resort

(frank) no.

Borgen and a bag of pucks for Juolevi.

Going home is a huge red flag, especially since he never played there to begin with.
- Wetbandit1

he was not going to learn anything in the ohl