01 May 2015 04:37:50
STL offseason:

Fire Ken Hitchcock, hire Dan Bylsma

STL: J Bouwmeester, P Statsny, P Berglund, M Paajarvi
PIT: E Malkin, O Maata

St. Louis gets some star power to their lineup and a young d-man but injury prone. Pittsburgh gets a smooth skating, defensivly responsible d-man and a blue chip centre and two young guys that can still have an effect in the NHL

STL: D Backes, 2015 4th rounder (STL)
EDM: RNH

St. Louis gets a young, new voice in the lineup. Edmonton gets an offensive, defensive, physical leader in Backes and can take the pressure off McDavid next year.

STL: TJ Oshie, C Gunnarsson
BOS: R Smith, 2015 1st rounder (BOS)

St. Louis gets back in the first round and offensive depth. Boston gets a 2nd pair d-man and a fan favorite (USA) 1st liner that can play the offence and defence sides of the game

STL: B Eliott, 2015 2nd rounder (STL),
BUF: 2015 1st rounder (NYI),

Buffalo gets a proven, starting goalie. St. Louis gets another mid-late first round pick

Re-sign:
V Tarasenko- $6.5 mil cap hit for 6 yrs.
J Allen- $3 mil cap hit for 2 yrs.
R Bortuzzo- $1.1 mil cap hit for 3 yrs
Z Michalek- $3.5 mil cap hit for 1 yr.

Sign:
R Lehner- 3.5 Mil cap hit for 2 yrs

Additions:
E Malikn, O Maata, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, R Smith, V Tarasenko, J Allen, R Bortuzzo, Z Michalek, R Lehner, 2015 1st round pick (BOS), 2015 1st round pick (NYI)

Subtractions:
J Bouwmeester, P Stastny, P Berglund, M Paajarvi, D Backes, TJ Oshie, C Gunnarsson, B Elliott, 2015 2nd round pick (STL), 2015 4th round pick (STL)

LINES:

Schwartz-Malkin-Tarasenko
Steen-RNH-Jaskin
Sobotka-Lehtera-Smith
Reaves-Ott-Rattie

Pietrangelo-Lindbohm
Shattenkirk-Maata
Michalek-Bortuzzo

Allen
Lehner


No hate, first time!

1.) 01 May 2015
01 May 2015 09:27:14
Wont get you half of Malkin. In order to get quality, you got to give quality pieces back. For Malkin, use Pietrangelo or Tarasenko, or Schwartz and add alot. I'd say it's not even safe STL takes that package for Maatta alone, that's how far I think this is off.
Backes deal might be okay value wise, but don't see either team do it.
The others are okay.
Oh and Tarasenko will get more $$$, that's for sure.

Oh and Lehner should still be an RFA, right? Not sure you got the picks needed for compensation when paying him 3.5m per. Would be a 1st and 3rd rd pick. I guess your first is in BUF, idk about your third.

2.) 01 May 2015
01 May 2015 09:58:52
-Id take Maata over bouwmeester and Malkin wayyy over Stasny, Berglund and Paajarvi do not make up for that at all. Pens say no and pretty easily.
-I like the idea of Backes behind McDavid but the Oilers are high on RNH and i'd say he is one of their few untouchables.
-Botson one is pretty close, depends how they value their 1st vs how badly they want Oshie, but getting Oshie might free them up to make another move, but they are also right close to the cap so bringing in Oshie and Gunnerson and only giving up Smith and a 1st would not work at all for them.
-Lehner is still under contract two more years. you would have to trade for him, can't just sign him.
-Islanders probably say no, Halak is doing jsut fine and they can just sign one of the many back up friendly goalies available this off season without giving up thier 1st. They would be so stupid to do that deal.

3.) 01 May 2015
01 May 2015 13:35:45
Sorry about the Lehner mistake. I wanted to say A Lindback at 1.5 mil. Oh and McDavid!, the last trade is to Buffalo not New York

4.) 01 May 2015
01 May 2015 18:06:01
Switch Bouwmeester with Shattenkirk? I kinda like that one to be honest.

Would love to have a leader like Backes but don't think he's worth giving up the Nuge.

Yeah cap probably wouldn't work for Bruins unless they made other trades.

I figured Elliot could get more no? I'm sure Oilers would do that trade with there Pits 1st

5.) 01 May 2015
01 May 2015 18:57:02
Oops, my bad man. Must have just seen the (NYI), it was 3am. Haha.