Florida’s Top 9 if they land Dylan Larkin 👀🔥
Rodrigues — Barkov — Reinhart
Verhaeghe — Bennett — Tkachuk
Luostarinen — Lundell — Marchand
Where would you rank it? ⬇️🤔 #TimeToHunt
@LockedOnSharks@MyFryHole Pelech would be awesome, as would Brodin as discussed in the full video.
Spence would be a dream (within reason) acquisition, as also discussed in the video.
Three great targets. I’d add Dougie Hamilton in that group too if he waives, and John Marino too if he’s available.
The only trade involving Larkin to SJ that I’d be fine with is if it’s Wennberg and one of Bystedt, Musty, or the 2020 EDM 1st.
Even then, is Larkin okay with being a 3rd line center? If not, you have your answer for why a Larkin trade to SJ doesn’t make much sense.
Elliotte Friedman: Dylan Larkin has a no trade clause; if you're a rebuilding team like a San Jose or a Chicago, I would be curious...if he really wanted to do that; San Jose it's gotta be so tempting; New Jersey...does he think they're close - 32 Thoughts (6/5)
@LockedOnSharks@MyFryHole Draft Stenberg & it takes care of it. No need to sign a big-name free agent/contract.
Stenberg - Celebrini - Smith
Eklund - Misa - Chernyshov
Top 6 is set w/ a fall-back option in Musty in the event Stenberg isn’t selected, w/ Wennberg, Sherwood, Graf, Bystedt there as well.
🇸🇰 Šimon Nemec oficiálne požiadal o výmenu z #NJDevils
Source: Šimon Nemec has requested a trade from the #NJDevils . GM Mehta has reportedly yet to communicate with him or offer him a contract extension.
More (article in Slovak) 👇
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@ChumLine All for this. Feels like we’re always waiting for the NHL season to start but it feels like it seasonally drags when it’s in June, which is crazy since it’s the Stanley Cup Finals.
@LockedOnSharks@MyFryHole Shea’s terrific. He’s a very good bottom-4 LD. Idk if the fit’s there tho.
SJ has Mukh, Sam, Cagnoni, probably Orlov for 2 of those bottom-4 LD spots. They need a true top-pair LD.
I’d personally offer a Musty+EDM 1st for Pelech before signing Shea.
@SJBarryCuda@sjwolves@MyFryHole Also, Reid should be great, but he’s no guarantee.
Grier mustn’t make the CHI/NJ mistake of passing on the better forward for need. Levshunov over Demidov, Nemec over Cooley/Slaf is exactly the type of logic that gets teams in trouble. Draft BPA, fix RD aggressively elsewhere.
@SJBarryCuda@sjwolves@MyFryHole “Top-pair D are hard to get” is exactly why SJ should be aggressive. Few contenders can offer Raddysh/Carlsson the role & contract SJ can, & Celebrini has changed how UFAs view SJ.
Yes – 4 likely mid-late 1sts for Clarke. Young top-pair RD w/ upside. That’s the price.
@SJBarryCuda@sjwolves@MyFryHole Offer sheet Clarke with a 12x7 if their trade of Bystedt+Musty+Cagnoni+EDM 1st is rejected.
Go hard after Seider. 2OA+Bystedt+Cagnoni+EDM 1st
More realistically, try for Hamilton or sign Carlsson for 2 yrs. Sign Raddysh if neither work.
@TheMugNHL Fair question.
Stenny - Celly - Smithy
Ekky - Missy - Cherny
??? - Wenny - Woody
Graf Musty Bystedt Toffoli or a FA/acquired forward can play in that top-9.
Can a combo of those players &/or other prospects &/or 2026 EDM 1st &/or future first(s) land Fox McAvoy or Clarke?
I wonder if there's a world where SJ takes Stenberg at 2 and then trades one of Bystedt/Musty + pick 20 + 2027 1st to move up to the 7-9 range to select Verhoeff...
The only two players I’d consider moving 2OA for are:
1) Mo Seider (SJ would package & add more)
2) A 1-for-1 for Brandt Clarke.
SJ says no to a deal for Robinson, they’d just take Stenberg.
Could the #SJSharks actually flip the 2nd overall pick to the #TexasHockey for Jason Robertson?
With a weak UFA market and Dallas facing a brutal salary cap crunch, this blockbuster makes shocking sense.
Is Robertson worth the #2 pick?
https://t.co/jpL9DGgMQx
@2MINIHULK Graf is more so a 3rd line player. But yes Musty could very well pan out as a top line guy.
If Grier sees that in Musty, it may even be prudent to package 2OA for an elite young dman like Mo Seider. Reid is min. 3yrs away from being this team’s top pairing dman.
@ProfHockeyYT@DhebNoahqj 💯 Stenberg
He’s a clear elite tier above Reid, who won’t be able to contribute meaningfully for at least 2-3 years. And even when he does, Stenberg will be the better player. Other ways to shore up D, who should be at least a bit older than the core forward core in any case