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William Nylander

On the other hand, this could be a perfect time to trade him. You'd likely get value back, instead of simply shedding dollars like a month ago.
 
Frycer14 said:
On the other hand, this could be a perfect time to trade him. You'd likely get value back, instead of simply shedding dollars like a month ago.
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Before considering something like that let's see if he can continue this run of good play when the defenses really tighten up later on.
 
Highlander said:
Frycer14 said:
Bullfrog said:
I wish we had nice things!

Let's trade away our nice things!
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We need some nice things on defense, and the cap room to keep them.
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You don't trade a Nylander or a Marner.  You can trade a Kerfoot, or a Hyman or a Moore etc.
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I always thought so.  Why did even both to draft them if you?re not going to keep their skill set? 

It?s up to Dubas to brainstorm about the back-up goaltending situation.  Didn?t Babcock prefer McElhinney over Sparks?  I?d take McBackup any day.
 
hockeyfan1 said:
Highlander said:
Frycer14 said:
Bullfrog said:
I wish we had nice things!

Let's trade away our nice things!
Click to expand...

We need some nice things on defense, and the cap room to keep them.
Click to expand...
You don't trade a Nylander or a Marner.  You can trade a Kerfoot, or a Hyman or a Moore etc.
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I always thought so.  Why did even both to draft them if you?re not going to keep their skill set? 

It?s up to Dubas to brainstorm about the back-up goaltending situation.  Didn?t Babcock prefer McElhinney over Sparks?  I?d take McBackup any day.
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He went with Sparks based on age, that he was lights out in the Calder Cup and looked like the heir apparent to the back up job.  Mcbackup was just that, coming off a career year and was not expected to play at that rate forever and although he had a decent year with Carolina last year he has not been great with Tampa this year.. I would have made the same move as Dubas, now let me look into my crystal ball again.
 
Highlander said:
hockeyfan1 said:
Highlander said:
Frycer14 said:
Bullfrog said:
I wish we had nice things!

Let's trade away our nice things!
Click to expand...

We need some nice things on defense, and the cap room to keep them.
Click to expand...
You don't trade a Nylander or a Marner.  You can trade a Kerfoot, or a Hyman or a Moore etc.
Click to expand...

I always thought so.  Why did even both to draft them if you?re not going to keep their skill set? 

It?s up to Dubas to brainstorm about the back-up goaltending situation.  Didn?t Babcock prefer McElhinney over Sparks?  I?d take McBackup any day.
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He went with Sparks based on age, that he was lights out in the Calder Cup and looked like the heir apparent to the back up job.  Mcbackup was just that, coming off a career year and was not expected to play at that rate forever and although he had a decent year with Carolina last year he has not been great with Tampa this year.. I would have made the same move as Dubas, now let me look into my crystal ball again.
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I remember I kept saying that Sparks was the choice and that he had to gain way more experience by playing more in order to improve himself.  Well, the Sparks experiment didn?t work out, which is why looking at the crystal ball, it would have told me that. 🧐🙂  Even so, at the time, I applauded Dubas for standing his ground and going with Sparks.
 
Highlander said:
hockeyfan1 said:
Highlander said:
Frycer14 said:
Bullfrog said:
I wish we had nice things!

Let's trade away our nice things!
Click to expand...

We need some nice things on defense, and the cap room to keep them.
Click to expand...
You don't trade a Nylander or a Marner.  You can trade a Kerfoot, or a Hyman or a Moore etc.
Click to expand...

I always thought so.  Why did even both to draft them if you?re not going to keep their skill set? 

It?s up to Dubas to brainstorm about the back-up goaltending situation.  Didn?t Babcock prefer McElhinney over Sparks?  I?d take McBackup any day.
Click to expand...
He went with Sparks based on age, that he was lights out in the Calder Cup and looked like the heir apparent to the back up job.  Mcbackup was just that, coming off a career year and was not expected to play at that rate forever and although he had a decent year with Carolina last year he has not been great with Tampa this year.. I would have made the same move as Dubas, now let me look into my crystal ball again.
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Agree with everything you said here. Hindsight is a wonderful thing tho.
 
Guilt Trip said:
Highlander said:
hockeyfan1 said:
Highlander said:
Frycer14 said:
Bullfrog said:
I wish we had nice things!

Let's trade away our nice things!
Click to expand...

We need some nice things on defense, and the cap room to keep them.
Click to expand...
You don't trade a Nylander or a Marner.  You can trade a Kerfoot, or a Hyman or a Moore etc.
Click to expand...

I always thought so.  Why did even both to draft them if you?re not going to keep their skill set? 

It?s up to Dubas to brainstorm about the back-up goaltending situation.  Didn?t Babcock prefer McElhinney over Sparks?  I?d take McBackup any day.
Click to expand...
He went with Sparks based on age, that he was lights out in the Calder Cup and looked like the heir apparent to the back up job.  Mcbackup was just that, coming off a career year and was not expected to play at that rate forever and although he had a decent year with Carolina last year he has not been great with Tampa this year.. I would have made the same move as Dubas, now let me look into my crystal ball again.
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Agree with everything you said here. Hindsight is a wonderful thing tho.
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I would say that all our crystal balls have some pretty cloudy inclusions.
 
Pasta, anyone?  Willy likes it Italian.  Bravo!

Sugo is also a personal favourite of mine, so I had to ask Nylander what his order is. I?m partial to the rigatoni in a spicy rose sauce.
?I like the rigatoni a lot,? said Nylander. ?And I like the gnocchi Bolognese.?
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Source:  The Athletic
 
Nylander, in about half a season, has tied his career high EV goals total (15) and is 3 goals from matching his career high (22).
 
herman said:
Nylander, in about half a season, has tied his career high EV goals total (15) and is 3 goals from matching his career high (22).
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[me=Hobbes]looks up from my popcorn[/me]

Proof that he was slacking it for the last few seasons?  ;D

[me=Hobbes]hides behind the popcorn bowl[/me]
 
Shocking that he turns out not to be washed up, useless and barely worth anything after a bad season at...*checks notes* 22 years old.
 
I have to say that I'm personally blown away by Nylander this season.  Some of the characters on here have been right about him all along, I will give you that.  His contract looks like a bargain at $7M/per with his current level of play.  He's absolutely flying out there and playing at an elite level.  It's great that he's locked in for a good while to come.
 
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