kipwinger 8,749 Report post Posted January 9 (edited) On 1/4/2025 at 7:16 PM, Motor City Mullets said: My only beef is Rasmountain doesn't play to his size, but then again he isn't alone considering this been a concern with the entire team since Blashill and then Lalonde were coaching...Everyone looks better since McLellan took over...Tonight against the Jets will be a good test. I don't agree that he doesn't "play to his size", or rather I don't see it that way. I mean, he definitely doesn't fight, and until McClellan took over he didn't hit much on the forecheck. I suspect that was a team thing, neither did anyone else, and they're all doing it more now that Todd is in charge. But he protects the puck down low extremely well on the cycle, wins his board battles, uses his reach on defense, screens goalies reasonably well, and gets a fair number of rebound goals. I think sometimes we tend to think too much in binary (either score or fight if you're big) and I agree he's neither of those things. Reminds me a ton of Martin Hanzal; tons of defensive value (especially at even strength) and a moderate amount of "hard" offense. Love the guy. Edited January 9 by kipwinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 353 Report post Posted March 24 Now that Mrazek is back SY has a chance to do something incredible this offseason... Nyquist, Tatar, Mantha, and Glendening are all UFAs... DO IT. RUN IT BACK DADDY. BOYZ BACK IN TOWN. FUQQ IT! WHY NOT? 2 Motor City Mullets and town123 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 353 Report post Posted March 25 Thinking seriously... What we're going to need next season is a RHD. We have enough forward prospects knocking on the door at this point. More Tarasenkos would only tie up and logjam us. At D on the other hand... Holl is our only RHD besides Seider rostered for next season. And you should want him scratched most nights anyway. Gus and Ajo can play their off-hand... but we shouldnt want that if we can prevent it. In fact Gus is better off as a regular scratch with Holl anyway. We also do not need a "PP specialist" at this point. Ghost and Gus were our bridge players for that role, but Eddogg has stepped up and taken over PP2 duties as hoped. ASP is an absolute beaut of a prospect, but we need to assume he will require time in GR for adjustment, development, and weight gain. It took a 6'6" stud in Eddogg 2 seasons in GR... it may very well take ASP longer. Therefore, allow me to introduce to you: Nick Perbix. RHD, 27 years old, 6'4" and 200+ lbs, drafted by Yzerman for Tampa in 2017, and has been used only in a 3rd pair role for Tampa. What I like about him: 1. Versatile - big, mobile, reliable, decently talented 2. Fancy stats - check em. They paint a very positive picture. Some of that could just be Tampa though... 3. More to give - this kid got to the NHL slowww. Stayed in college and earned a degree, so this is only his 3rd NHL season. And in those 3 seasons tampa has been forced to play him in a limited capacity behind already established players. He doesnt even play the PK regulary for tampa, but on most (less deep) teams I believe he would absolutely be a PK regular. Further, he's been a Dman who can put up points at every level. His numbers for TBL look modest at first glance, but if you look at his production per minutes played, his offense is actually quite good. He stinks like a player ready for a bigger role. 4. Because of how TBL has deployed him he will be more affordable in UFA. This is a smarter option than throwing $8 mil x 7 years at Chychrun. He can be signed on a short contract until ASP overtakes him. 5. His first name is Nicklaus... so he's basically Swedish (Minny boy) Chiarot - Seider Eddog - Perbix AJo - Gus/Holl This D lineup + only using the top4 for special teams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
town123 230 Report post Posted March 25 Chychrun gets 8/72 from the Caps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,123 Report post Posted March 26 18 hours ago, town123 said: Chychrun gets 8/72 from the Caps Wow! $9M per year for EIGHT years? That's more than I would've been comfortable with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 1,124 Report post Posted March 26 Whelp Chychrun is off the table ....NEXT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,123 Report post Posted March 26 (edited) 7 minutes ago, AtlantaHotWings said: Whelp Chychrun is off the table ....NEXT? Ekblad? Here's something I cooked up on puckpedia. Retain Kane at a discount, sign Marner and Ekblad. Still allowing room for Mazur, Shine and Wallinder as a 7th D. That's 10 players on the NHL roster now all 25 and under. Only 7 players are 30+. The other 5 are between 27-29. (bought out Tarasenko and Holl) Edited March 26 by LeftWinger 1 Rick D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,749 Report post Posted March 26 On 3/24/2025 at 11:25 PM, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Thinking seriously... What we're going to need next season is a RHD. We have enough forward prospects knocking on the door at this point. More Tarasenkos would only tie up and logjam us. At D on the other hand... Holl is our only RHD besides Seider rostered for next season. And you should want him scratched most nights anyway. Gus and Ajo can play their off-hand... but we shouldnt want that if we can prevent it. In fact Gus is better off as a regular scratch with Holl anyway. We also do not need a "PP specialist" at this point. Ghost and Gus were our bridge players for that role, but Eddogg has stepped up and taken over PP2 duties as hoped. ASP is an absolute beaut of a prospect, but we need to assume he will require time in GR for adjustment, development, and weight gain. It took a 6'6" stud in Eddogg 2 seasons in GR... it may very well take ASP longer. Therefore, allow me to introduce to you: Nick Perbix. RHD, 27 years old, 6'4" and 200+ lbs, drafted by Yzerman for Tampa in 2017, and has been used only in a 3rd pair role for Tampa. What I like about him: 1. Versatile - big, mobile, reliable, decently talented 2. Fancy stats - check em. They paint a very positive picture. Some of that could just be Tampa though... 3. More to give - this kid got to the NHL slowww. Stayed in college and earned a degree, so this is only his 3rd NHL season. And in those 3 seasons tampa has been forced to play him in a limited capacity behind already established players. He doesnt even play the PK regulary for tampa, but on most (less deep) teams I believe he would absolutely be a PK regular. Further, he's been a Dman who can put up points at every level. His numbers for TBL look modest at first glance, but if you look at his production per minutes played, his offense is actually quite good. He stinks like a player ready for a bigger role. 4. Because of how TBL has deployed him he will be more affordable in UFA. This is a smarter option than throwing $8 mil x 7 years at Chychrun. He can be signed on a short contract until ASP overtakes him. 5. His first name is Nicklaus... so he's basically Swedish (Minny boy) Chiarot - Seider Eddog - Perbix AJo - Gus/Holl This D lineup + only using the top4 for special teams Id second this. Seems like Walman 2.0 in terms of the on-ice product. I love depth defensemen with really good even strength scoring. Those are guys who are winning the puck. 1 Jimmybigrigs69 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 760 Report post Posted March 27 There are some interesting RFAs this year, especially on D. I wish SY would go wild and sign Luke Hughes or Noah Dobson to an offer sheet. But conservative hockey wisdom says then someone might offer sheet Ed, which might happen anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 353 Report post Posted March 27 16 hours ago, kipwinger said: Id second this. Seems like Walman 2.0 in terms of the on-ice product. I love depth defensemen with really good even strength scoring. Those are guys who are winning the puck. I was absolutely going to compare him to Walman in my post, but forgot. Thanks. I think there's a strong possibility he may very well be better than Walman as well. And it's doubtful TBL can retain him this summer. A 3 year deal for him would be superb this offseason. 13 hours ago, mackel said: There are some interesting RFAs this year, especially on D. I wish SY would go wild and sign Luke Hughes or Noah Dobson to an offer sheet. But conservative hockey wisdom says then someone might offer sheet Ed, which might happen anyway. Yeah I dont see it. Not the MO of SYs build. I think it's important to note more than a few contracts end after NEXT season. Mostly at D. Holl, Chiarot, and Gustafsson only have 1 season left on defense. This is going to radically change the defense quickly, and I'm praying our griffs will be ready to fill those roles internally after next season. Eddog - Seider Ajo - Perbix Buium - ASP Wallinder A lot is going to depend on Ajo and ASPs development. Can AJo be better than just an upgraded Gustav Lindstrom? Can ASP survive a full NHL season and transition his game to the big time after one year in GR? If no on those we will likely be signing more stop gaps like Perbix/Chiarot etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 760 Report post Posted March 27 3 hours ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: I was absolutely going to compare him to Walman in my post, but forgot. Thanks. I think there's a strong possibility he may very well be better than Walman as well. And it's doubtful TBL can retain him this summer. A 3 year deal for him would be superb this offseason. Yeah I dont see it. Not the MO of SYs build. I think it's important to note more than a few contracts end after NEXT season. Mostly at D. Holl, Chiarot, and Gustafsson only have 1 season left on defense. This is going to radically change the defense quickly, and I'm praying our griffs will be ready to fill those roles internally after next season. Eddog - Seider Ajo - Perbix Buium - ASP Wallinder A lot is going to depend on Ajo and ASPs development. Can AJo be better than just an upgraded Gustav Lindstrom? Can ASP survive a full NHL season and transition his game to the big time after one year in GR? If no on those we will likely be signing more stop gaps like Perbix/Chiarot etc... I know offersheets are likely too bold for Yzerman but I would definitely be in there for Hughes or Dobson. That would free up D prospects for trade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
