There is no surprise with the theme of the coffee shop polls and discussion questions for today’s Coffee Shop post. With the trade deadline now only 2 days away, it’s all about wheeling and dealing.
For added fun, the discussion questions have a bit of a reader contest to name deals and collect points. The winner will earn……………….bragging rights in the Coffee Shop for at least a week and nothing more. 🙂
Carolina Hurricanes polls
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Discussion questions
1) Give us 1 name and any details if you wish of a player that you think Ron Francis either should or might add during the trade deadline aiming at starting his 2017-18 roster building early.
2) What do you make of Justin Faulk’s name popping up in the rumor mill again? Do you think Francis is at least considering trading him for the right return? Or do you think it is fabricated nonsense?
3) I posted my thoughts in DCoJ for Monday and would love to hear everyone else’s thoughts on players currently stepping into bigger roles – my list was Noah Hanifin, Eddie Lack, Phil Di Giuseppe and Ryan Murphy but feel free to add someone else if you think it is appropriate.
Trade deadline contest
Not sure if it will clutter things up too much, but maybe do a separate comment for the discussion questions and the contest.
1) For each of the Hurricanes’ remaining unrestricted free agents (Ryan, Stalberg, McClement, Tennyson) name A-If he will be traded (1pt); B-If traded for draft pick or recent draftee, what round (3pts); C-Team traded to (5pts).
2) How many trades will Ron Francis do in total (counting Ron Hainsey trade and also any AHL-level deals)? (5pts)
3) Take your wild guess on which non-unrestricted Hurricanes player will be traded. Correctly naming such a player earns 5 points and naming who (primary player at least) who he will be traded for nets 5 more points.
Go Canes!
Ok, I’ll take a flier…no great amount of research or insight…
To- Col. Hanafin & Ryan & low pick
Canes – Grigorenko, Wiercioch, & 2nd or 3rd Rd pick
Discussion 1: Murphy to Buffalo for Eberle.
Discussion 2: Faulk stays as his performance has dropped off to point we would be selling low. Francis will hold on, let him start next year and then determine what kind of player he is.
Discussion 3: Diguiseppe, Hanifin and Lack off current roster. I would add Murphy, but I think he will be gone.
Contest 1: B- Ryan, C – Edmonton
A – Ryan yes
Stalberg No
McClement No
Tennyson No
Contest 2: Hainsey, Ryan (2 trades)
Contest 3: None
I think the Justin Faulk rumors amount to media driven speculation that then finds its way tangentially into the conversation. That means a GM might ask about him after hearing that he might be available, but Ron shuts down the conversation saying he’s just not available.
I’ve never felt we were seriously in on Duchene and as much as I like Galchenyuk’s potential, I just don’t see the Habs trading him. He’s too important to them going forward.
While I’d really like GMRF to make a play for Gabriel Landeskog, I think the price will be too high. Equally, I’d love to see Galchenyuk on the team, but I don’t think he’s going to be available. The Wild will have some challenges signing both Granlund and Niederreiter so one of those guys might be interesting. I’d also see if there might be something that could get done to pry Alexander Wennberg from the BJs. Lastly, I’m fairly certain that one of Drouin, Johnson, or Palat will be available (probably Palat). Any of those options would be a skill upgrade.
I commented on the Faulk thing. I don’t think it’s fabricated, I think it is more about people inquiring, and Francis saying no.
I agree with your thoughts on Lack, Hanifin, and DiGiuseppe, but I’m also one that thinks if Ryan isn’t snagged by Vegas, he’ll be gone as part of a draft day transaction.
Contest
Ryan – not traded
Stalberg – Yes, either traded for Graham Knott (with the Canes sending a 4th rounder back), or 2018 3rd rounder and 2017 5th rounder, trade will be with the Blackhawks
McClement – Yes, 2017 4th rounder coming back, trade will be with Edmonton
Tennyson – not traded
Francis will pull off 4 trades. Hainsey, Stalberg, McClement, and Lack
At the draft in June, Ron Francis will trade the Hurricanes 2017 1st round pick, 2018 3rd round pick, and Jake Bean for Jonathan Drouin and Tampa’s 2017 4th round pick.
Sure hope you are right on Drouin. Can’t argue with your other comments.
For the contest:Ryan, McClement, Tennyson not traded. Stalberg–fourth rounder-Montreal.
2) Total deals will be 4
3)For my long shots I’ll stick with some version of Ward for Fleury and Murphy for Lazar-(both of which I mentioned in other posts)
With Brian Boyle just traded for a 2nd round pick and a middling prospect, that likely sets the market for a guy like Stalberg at something around a 3rd rounder.
This is why I included Lee Stempniak as a wild card when I detailed the UFAs. The # of teams who are buyers and looking for secondary scoring help is high. Stempniak is not a true rental but for a team that knows they also need help this summer, his $2.5M cap hit is very reasonable.
Hanzal is a good player and might have a bit more value as a center, but is his 26pts/51gms really that much better than Stempniak’s 27/58? Hanzal netted a 1st, 2nd and possibly upgrade on 4th w/conditional. For the right team, could Stempniak be worth a 2nd and 3rd or possibly a conditional 2nd that upgrades to a 1st if team goes deep?
From a Hurricanes standpoint, I would rather have than not have Stempniak for 2017-18. He is a good top 9 forward at a fair price. But he has not really clicked anywhere in the lineup. As such, for the right return, I would take my chances on being able to replace him next summer after netting a small ransom at the trade deadline.
I really do not expect for Ron to make many moves. Anything he does will probably be in the off season, assuming he can spend any money. We do not really have available players that will help others in a cup run.
Here are my guesses:
Contest 1:
Ryan No
Stalberg No (really want to resign Stalberg)
McClement Yes – 5th round Calgory
Tennyson No
Contest 2: McClement (1 trade)
Contest 3: None
Rats, Stalberg was traded to Ottawa for a 3rd round pick.