Olli Juolevi Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 hours ago, DownUndaCanuck said: Kadri would be interesting...surely the Flames have to do something drastic. I wonder if Washington send Mantha to Calgary. Both players are struggling, Kadri has a chance to resurrect his career with a decent team whereas Mantha probably won't, but Calgary can walk away from his contract next season whereas they're stuck with Kadri. Mantha + 1st for Kadri Pretty risky play from Washington because if Kadri still sucks, they bomb harder and that 1st could be useful but there's a chance he gets back to a 60-90 point pace which he's shown in the past on good teams, and he'd do well on a more offensive-minded team. Meanwhile Calgary get ready for a "retool" but really a rebuild. They could use the pick to fetch a decent player or just settle in for a real rebuild. I think it would be Calgary attaching the first rounder, and probably more, to complete that trade. With Kadri's current production and the term left on that deal, it would cost a pretty penny for the Flames to move that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Take garland or beau I’m fine with minimal to no returns I’m happy with cap space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson JH Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 9 hours ago, Miss Korea said: Except Toronto isn't in the same division as Washington. Still in the same Conference though… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson JH Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 This explains why Ovechkin wasn’t the same as before. He needed Backstrom for his playmaking to accomplish his goal to break Gretzky’s record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 7 hours ago, Crimson JH said: This explains why Ovechkin wasn’t the same as before. He needed Backstrom for his playmaking to accomplish his goal to break Gretzky’s record. You do know that just 2 seasons ago when Ovechkin scored 50 goals that Backstrom was injured half the year, right? Obviously having an elite passer like Backstrom most of his career has helped Ovechkin but it's not like he hasn't been able to score without him in the past. It's really more that now at age 38 it seems Ovechkin is finally starting to show signs of slowing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Diamonds said: You do know that just 2 seasons ago when Ovechkin scored 50 goals that Backstrom was injured half the year, right? Obviously having an elite passer like Backstrom most of his career has helped Ovechkin but it's not like he hasn't been able to score without him in the past. It's really more that now at age 38 it seems Ovechkin is finally starting to show signs of slowing down. He is a power play specialist now. His even strength production has almost completely fallen off this season. What they need to do is treat him like a PP specialist, limit his regular minutes and then have him do double shifts on the power play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 5 hours ago, Diamonds said: You do know that just 2 seasons ago when Ovechkin scored 50 goals that Backstrom was injured half the year, right? Obviously having an elite passer like Backstrom most of his career has helped Ovechkin but it's not like he hasn't been able to score without him in the past. It's really more that now at age 38 it seems Ovechkin is finally starting to show signs of slowing down. Good, I don't want him to beat Wayne's record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 13 hours ago, Crimson JH said: This explains why Ovechkin wasn’t the same as before. He needed Backstrom for his playmaking to accomplish his goal to break Gretzky’s record. All that extra "protein" he's consuming by being the 'fluffer' of his number one idol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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