Edited Nov. 9, 2021 at 6:22 p.m.
Quoting: exo2769
Different people and different stories. If Kubs wants to sign a reasonable extension, I'm 100% willing to listen and him. Trading Kubs and getting Amirov means we'll have a $925k winger and whatever Kubs was going to sign for...could be for Hertl or you name it. As the years go by, we're learning more and more about Debrincat. I'd sign him to a long extension today. He's the one driving the plays. Kubalik is a good player, but he's a supporter and not THE driver of play. Again, if Kubalik wants to sign a team friendly extension I'm willing to listen. If he says he wants money...I think we need to get the best prospect we can.
I think Kubs is a key member of the team personally. I think without him, the team is noticeably worse. There's not many younger Hawks we can say that about. I just don't think you trade guys like that if it's for a gamble on a player that isn't projected to be a franchise player and conversely as such who knows what we get if not projected that high. I think we invest cap in guys who are proven and young and Kubs fits that bill. Now if he wants $8M of course not, but if he wants $5M we do it all day. This is like Saad as a example, different type of player being a two way strong on the puck guy, but a key part of the offense as well. Notice how much we've missed him as a key supporting player since his departure and still trying to fill his spot with Kubs and Toews. Kubs to me is very similar although for different on ice reasons. Amirov is nothing more then a gamble until he proves himself on NHL ice and there are plenty that this kind of gamble has backfired; Perlini, Borgstrom, arguably Strome, etc. Prospects often don't live up to their hype even if they make a career out of being an NHL player which is tbd with Amirov.
Want to move someone for cap savings and getting younger, move Toews and or Kane (easier said then done). They have 1 1/2 years left and on the backend of their careers; we can move either of those guys and get a Amirov type of prospect back easily and secure our top 6 wingers for years to come with Reichel, Amirov, Kubs, Cat if that is the strategy to save cap as you mentioned, but I don't get moving a 26 years old guy with only 137 games and 50 goals/90 points.