GWT - Week #22

[Nick]

beauty write up

[lightupdadarkness]

Awesome write up and finally something positive to write about for DAL!

[kimmer]

Nice tuesday Lee

[Lee]

Nice tuesday Lee

Shit son, I was just getting started.

[Arian The Insider]

dallas is gonna beat me lol

[Matthew]

Updated: Paul Says for Fraser, and Paul's Verdict for 15 teams, which includes 7 winners, 7 losers, and 1 neutral team.

[lightupdadarkness]

dallas is gonna beat me lol

No sir lol

[Fraser]

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VANCOUVER
incoming: Mike Giordano, Tyler Bozak, 2016 6th rounder (NSH)
outgoing: Calvin De Haan, Jared tinordi, Nick bonino, Brian Dumoulin, Stefan Elliott
Paul Says: Initially fooling us with the thought "total rebuild" upon taking over vancouver franchise, GM Fraser started accumulating all-around in general younger but not necessarily "better", types of assets left and right. It started with the strip-down of Erik Karlsson, and eventually landed much mysterious but sought-after Johnny Gaudreau in exchange for one of his best centreman in Henrik Sedin. It appears he had a plan afterall because through witnessing the explosion of Zack Kassian in which he paid heavy price to acquire, he has kicked it up a notch in the last stretch of season just before deadline by acquiring the proven best of NHL d-men in Mark Giordano and a solid BBKL-friendly H2H oriented centerman in Tyler Bozak to round off his raw but extremely talented mix of the canucks franchise. This team screams of youth and potential, and at the same time, has made just the right amount of moves to tee himself up to begin the 2015 off-season with a strong message to fellow rebuilders and contenders that he will prevail as one of the bountiful teams mixed with abundant future/quality NHLer assets. VAN will be a major player in controlling BBKL's trade market and value as this team is ready more or less to start contending next year on.
Paul's Verdict: WINNER! (retool)

Yup that was pretty much the plan all along Paul. The team I was handed while it had some strong pieces, it was an aging core, with no depth, no picks, and little top end prospects in the pipeline. At its very best It could have competed to being a 3rd in division/wildcard team and I only saw a decline happening from there over time. So I went out and got my 1st rounder, started to tear it down, got some more picks, high end prospects and younger players in hopes of creating a younger core that would remain competitive and get better over time.

I never intended to tear it down as much as I did this year, but some of the offers coming my way I couldn't turn down, so I decided to embrace it and mail it in for a season and get a high draft pick this year, as it was a good year to be drafting in the top 10. The plan all along was a "1 year rebuild/re-tool" and to be back in the playoff hunt next season, and I think the moves I made in the last couple weeks here have gotten me a lot closer to that goal. As long as some of the younger guys in my core can take steps in their development, and a few of my blue chippers make the jump to the NHL, I like my team for next year.

[lightupdadarkness]

DALLAS
incoming: Raffi Torres, 2015 Waiver (NSH), 2016 3rd rounder (FLA), Dmitrti Kulikov, Ryan Clowe, 2016 2nd rounder (COL), 2015 3rd rounder (COL), 2015 4th rounder (COL), 2015 4th rounder (NSH)
outgoing: Patrick Eaves, Andrej Sekera, 2015 4th rounder (NSH), Nate Prosser, 2016 3rd rounder (DAL)
Fraser Says: In an incredible value add move, Dallas picks up Nate Prosser off waivers days before flipping him for 3 middle round picks this year and an upgrade on their 2016 3rd. This may be the win of the day, as these the type of value swings that will get the BBKL stars out of the basement, all while shaming the team that waived him last week that shall remain nameless from St. Louis
Paul's Verdict: LOSER! (rebuild)



LOL

[Tony]

Thought so too, who cares about PIT-NYI haha

Your Mom

[kimmer]

FTR dallas, I wanted to put u as winner but i ran out of 7 winners already picked

[Matthew]

Life's about hard choices, Paulie. Sometimes you gotta stand by those choices. Don't puss out now.

[kimmer]

lol

i dont even know what to say

both my goalies injured vs leafs

u kidding me

lol

[Matthew]

Fuck. Why couldnt this have happened 2 days ago. I have an extra goalie just sitting here waiting for this exact situation.


Also, how can Markkstrom be so good in the NHL and so bad in the NHL...all the time.

[Fraser]

I only really put goal #3 on him our defence has been atrocious. But this will do nothing but shit on his confidence.

[Lee]

Not a bad night for yourself, Paul

[Handsome&FairMike]

G won 28 faceoffs tonight... is that a record?

[Matthew]

Bergeron won 32 last week.

[Fraser]

[kyuss]

LOL