Isles For Life
Joined: May 2017
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I have a confession to make: Until these playoffs, I didn't watch every Isles game. I DID watch them occasionally, but since Round 2 i've started watching every one; a trend I intend to continue starting next season. With the knowledge of actually WATCHING the team I love in hand, here's what I would do this offseason.
Ladd - LTIR. His knees are titanium, and he's getting old. I'd imagine he retires or gets buried on Robidas Island starting next season.
Kuhnhackl - If he takes a cheap deal, we can happily keep him around in the same healthy scratch type role we've had him in for the last few years. He's a solid guy and I like his play.
Hoffman - We NEED goal scoring. That was supposed to be Panarin, but we were unable to acquire him. A guy like Hoffman would thrive on a line with 2 elite passers, and if he takes a $8,000,000-ish deal, we can have him be the bulwark of the team. I'd imagine Trotz can turn his already two-way game into an even more solidly defensive guy while being our dedicated first-line sniper. I don't care how you get him here, Lou, but get him here.
(edit: spacing)