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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2022 at 5:32 p.m.
Thread: Kings Fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Isles5513</b></div><div>Can Vilardi play the wing? Some guys can’t do it.</div></div>

I'll admit, I'm not sure. Hopefully someone can give you a better answer than me. The only line he spent over 30 minutes on with last season was with Byfield and Kupari -- two other centers, so it stands to reason he has experience with it. Good experience or bad experience, I'm not sure. Gonna look into it a bit more.

Originally, I was gonna include trading Pageau in this post. Between him, Beau, Bailey and Palms he has the largest contract, but perhaps his play style and reputation would be enough for another team to take him off our hands more readily than they would, say, Bailey which is the popular one on here. I doubt Lou makes him available, but that could free up a C spot for Vilardi and a W spot for Bailey or Bellows
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 8:35 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 7:42 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2022 at 11:27 p.m.
Thread: We Believe In This Group
Yes and no.

Defense was the biggest problem and, on paper, I think it looks good right now. Hopefully Romanov and Dobson are signed ASAP, although I’m sure Lou is gonna keep us in the dark until September again with them.

Forwards I’m not sure. Almost everyone underperformed last season, including the young guys we were all clamoring for more of. As for the older guys, obviously I’d like to move off of Bailey or Pageau, but it seems like those moves could be more trouble than they’re worth at this point. At least for this year, I hope that Lambert can find a way to utilize those guys more effectively than Trotz was and hopefully give trading them another shot next offseason after good seasons. The 4th line I think is a lost cause ngl and I hope someone in coaching/management recognizes that early and adjusts accordingly. I like how Ross played for the most part last season and I think he brings a little more jump to that line than Martin and Clutterbuck do rn and obviously Bellows deserves a chance to build off the progress he made last season.

So really idk, it could go either way. Maybe we’re still trying to add. But in truth, I think we addressed last season’s biggest problem and that gives me some hope. But we’ve done nothing to address the biggest problem of the Lamoriello Era, which is goal scoring. Maybe that issue can be addressed internally next season, but its a bit of a gamble.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 3, 2022 at 3:52 p.m.
Thread: Maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>No chance Tampa retains on McD and that return is a bit underwhelming.



Genuinely curious where you you think you can get the bolded</div></div>

McDonagh’s overall impact over the last three years or so has been kinda meh. I know he’s got the two rings and his value is probably more than any public numbers are gonna show, but I just think as far as his age and recent production has been, it would’ve been a bad fit for the Isles.

I’m really interested in either Sam Girard if COL would move him or Brett Kulak as UFA a if they wouldn’t. It also sounds like Nic Hague and Oliver Kylington could be available as RFAs, although those are probably a little more unlikely. But I’d take all of those guys over McDonagh and I think will add as much or more value over the next four years as him