Bflo_Soldier

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Forum: NHLThu at 12:14 pm
Thread: Teams that need to blow it up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>To add on, are all those guys going to hit? who knows but i mean the future for them isnt bleak. they just need a couple dmen but theyve had pretty recent success with dmen so I would feel confident in them getting more d help. the real question mark is the goalie but they could grab one next draft. who knows. Ide say minnesota and ottawa have the roughest future ahead of them. Edmonton if their season tanks again this year.</div></div>

1) Having a good prospect pool isn't the only (or even the biggest) indicator for how a team will be going forward. Five years ago the top prospect pools were Buffalo, Washington, Islanders, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Worked out for some; not so much for others. But in a conversation about rebuilding obviously what teams have in (or can add to) the cupboard is going to be a topic of focus.

2) Don't sleep on Petersen as the Kings goalie after Quick. He's talented, and I was pretty bummed when the Sabres lost his rights (although I have no problem with prospects having the ability or taking the option to choose their employer whenever the opportunity arises). He's one to watch in the next few years.

3) I think we're all (you, Brian, and I) are on the same page for the most part regarding the Kings. They're not going up, they have a lot of talented prospects, and they have a lot of declining vets with term left; so they're going to struggle for a while while their youngsters develop and they can begin shedding salaries. I think the only disagreement, from what I can tell, is how bad a position that is for them to be in.

4) I'd say Edmonton is probably in the worst position right now. They have a few VERY good pieces that they don't want to move and a whole lot of squat after that. There aren't too many middling talents they can use to flip for futures (prospects/picks), they don't have a lot of top end prospects right now despite not being good for a long time, and they have a hard time attracting really good players in free agency because no one wants to live in Edmonton or play for the Oilers. I worry that a whole lot of McDavid's career is going to be wasted there.
Forum: NHLAug 15 at 9:56
Thread: Teams that need to blow it up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>kings just had 3 draft picks in the top 40. where they got turcotte, bjornfoot, and kaliyev. if all three of those guys hit you have a center, winger, dman from 1 draft. they have vilardi, they have a couple other guys in forward prospects, they are going to get a top 5 pick again this year which will net them a great player for the future. once kovalchuk and carters deals come off the books they have almost 12m in cap space to spend. they could trade brown or maybe sell quick if he rebounds this year. they need a few defensive players. But they have kopitar, toffoli, brown, DD i think they will be back to contenders by 2021-22 season.</div></div>

...Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Rasmus Kupari, Akil Thomas, Sean Durzi, Mikey Anderson, Cal Petersen...

The Kings definitely have one of the best prospect pools right now.
Forum: NHLAug 14 at 4:27
Thread: Teams that need to blow it up
I don't think it's time yet for Pittsburgh. I don't expect them to compete, but they were solid contenders just two seasons ago. I'd give them this year to see whether it was a fluke or becomes a trend.
Philadelphia has done a lot of overpaying recently, but the pieces they've added are solid vets that build out their depth. They could just be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but I think you need to see how it plays out first.
Minnesota was one of the first teams I thought of when I saw this topic, but then had second thoughts upon review of their roster mostly because of the situation on their blue line and in goal. But after another look, they aren't going anywhere with the current forward crop. They need to tear down as well.

Minnesota: Parise, Suter, Zuccarello, Staal, Foligno
Forum: NHLAug 7 at 10:23
Thread: Sharks are missing the playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>klondikebar</b></div><div>It’s finally that time, the time where the sharks miss the playoffs. Their depth players are either cruddy young prospects or really old veterans. They lost their captain and their core is very very old minus Hertl. Karlsson’s contract could turn up to be awful, like really awful if his injuries persist. Vlasic isn’t elite anymore and they don’t have Nyqvist. Signing Thornton is a given, but all signing Marleau will do is make them older. They had a rocky start to last year, and if they didn’t get so darn lucky they could’ve been out round one last year. This won’t be a popular opinion, but I think the Sharks finally miss the playoffs, even if it isn’t by much.</div></div>

I think they'll make he playoffs, but they won't be serious cup contenders like they have been recently.