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1 hour ago, Jason_R said:

 

Agree on both counts. I think the fan base is down on Cossa a little more than we should be. His value on the trade market would be well above his draft position. Lots of teams would see him as an immediate upgrade, and one with room for development. 

who would he be an upgrade on and how would we know?  he hasnt played in the nhl.

if a team is in desperate need of a goalie for next year, they probably go the free agent route.  a team could also try to pry hellebuyck from winnipeg since he seems quite unhappy.

if anything, i think we overrate cossa here, like we do most wings' prospects.  were fans.  we want to believe.

15 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said:

And now after looking at Puckpedia I think he might be exempt again next season if I'm reading their site right. I think I'm just going to stop looking into it and you all can just ignore me!  It does change things with him a lot so it would be awesome if the team or league would confirm somehow. 

i swaer i heard he is not exempt.

1 hour ago, slothfacekilla said:

With how things have been going in the AHL I imagine we see ASP in Grand Rapids next season and Wallinder + Anton Johansson being more likely to make the NHL

 

MBN is having a great playoffs right now too, if he can translate his improvement over this season to the NHL next season that would be great

once again, success in sweden doesnt translate to the smaller ice/more physical north american game.

a year in GR would do ASP good.  time to bulk up a bit.

if they dealt a goalie, i imagine its as part of a package for ep40 or some other established nhl player.  i dont think the wings would deal cossa for prospects.

if someone wants to pay duren north of $30m, let them.

of course, we all know were going to pay duren.  were just fooling ourselves.

if harden is on harris, there will be a mouse in the house.

Jaylen Brown calling someone else out for flopping is pretty hilarious.

4 hours ago, Deleterious said:

That would be pretty hilarious.  

Trading your lottery pick in one of the most stacked drafts in decades for a center.  Then turning around 12 months later and trading away your best trade asset for another center. 

But wait, there's more.

The new center you traded for has a range of about 3 feet from the rim.  The same range as your PF.  So now you have created some of the worst spacing in the league, and you traded away arguable your best 3PT shooter to do it.

But wait, there's more.

You probably signed Duren to a stupid contract that will be one of the worst in the league.  You traded away Murphy, who at $27/29/31 million a year for the next three years is one of the best contracts in the league.  

That is terrible roster management, even for Joe and Troy.  

you realize you are talking about the executives who put together the josh smith/greg monroe/andre drummond and james wisemam/marvin bagley iii front lines?

9 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Pitchers are always a risk, but they absolutely made the right move.  Once they signed Valdez, there was no question keeping Skubal was the right thing to do.  

you never know what the future holds, which is why it would have been nice to make some big signings LAST YEAR OR AT THE TRADE DEADLINE...

4 hours ago, Betrayer said:

From the moment I saw Bane's contract 3 years ago I said it was an overpay.

The worst thing you can do in the NBA is max out an "almost All-Star". Especially in the new cap. Bane isn't a #1 or a #2. He's not an All NBA player. If he makes an All-Star team some year he'll be squeaking in as a reserve.

Sound familiar? Jalen Duren, this is you I'm talking about.

You want those guys on team friendly contracts, like Trey Murphy's deal. Not a max.

what would a sign and trade for duren to new orleans for murphy look like?  is it even possible?

i'm willing to bet big money dumars/weaver would trade murphy (just a wing, he doesnt even reboind!), for duren (look how big he is!  he gets rebounds!  i mean, he's almost as tall as james wiseman!")

Will we see ron holland in this series?

i hope so.  tired of seeing duncan abused and missing threes.  he puts the other team in the bonus almost single handedly.  if he's not making threes there's little point to him out there.

#freeronholland

20 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

Hey, Jesper Wallstedt is seven days older than Sebastian Cossa so it is no surprise that he is more advanced on his development curve. 🙃

Seriously, it is hard to know how much of the decision-making around Cossa is related to his performance and how much is related to the front office’s overall conservatism regarding prospects. 

I know there is concern about him losing steam at the end of the last two seasons, but if you go to AHL goalie stats and filter out goalies who have only had a small number of starts, Cossa is number seven in save percentage. Not bad overall. And remember these players are not accustomed to playing as many games as they play in professional leagues so conditioning can be an issue. And big guys can be a little slow in developing. 

The real story here is that the scouting staff apparently found a great prospect in Postava. It is encouraging to think about going into the season with Gibson as number one, with Postava as the backup, and Cossa being the number one in GR and getting some spot starts in Detroit. 

i dont think cossa can stay in GR.  he'd have to pass through waivers.  its detroit or bust.  but i could be wrong on that.

which would actually lower his trade value.

"calf strain" might be detroit's secret weapon in the playoffs.

i wouldnt be surprised to see harden or mitchell suddenly come down with a case of the "franz's" if it goes 6 or 7 games.

cleveland is a bad matchup for detroit size wise because they can take duren's game away like orlando did.  but theyre soft and their two best scorers are notorious playoff chokers.

i think its cavs in 6, but if it goes 7 i think detroit will win.

46 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Look at what Thompson did to Bane this series.

do you put thompson on mitchell or harden?

jb cant put duncan on one of them, can he?

43 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Say what?

just teasing you about your jalen duren love.  😉

2 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

That Jakob Poeltl extension will haunt Toronto.  Around $28 million per starting next year.  He played 19 MPG and gave them 7 points and 6 rebounds per game in the Cleveland series.  He was pretty much unplayable at times.

Are you paying attention, Trajan?

4 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Most expect Orlando to fire Mosley. The first name I read in the rumor mill to replace him is Dusty May. 

College coaches don't have a good track record jumping to the NBA. Can't imagine why they would want to go the junior varsity route.

 

billy donovan has been linked to it too.

dusty is going to be linked to every big job.  the nba is such a different animal, who knows if he would do well.

6 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Cossa had a .233 GAA and a .915 save%. He was to 8 in the AHL in save% and third in wins overall. Let's not act like Cossa is truly a bust. Yzerman just hasn't given him a chance to truly prove himself at the big league level. 

i dont know if cossa is a bust or not, but goalies are weird and come from lots of places.  i dont agree with drafting one in round one because of that.  just a personal philosophy.

cossa hasnt done anything so far and has been outplayed by postava, that's why postava is starting.  in fact, cossa has faded badly down the stretch for two years in a row. cossa still has potential, that's why they should trade him this offseason before the shine completely wears off.

1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

So Montreal has a ROOKIE goaltender starting and winning a Game 7 playoff game. Meanwhile, our GM thinks so little of the goalie he drafted 4 years ago that he keeps Talbot on the roster over him. Why even draft Cossa? Just cut him if you think that little of him and admit he's a bust and that Talbot is a supreme being. 

our first round goalie who cant eve  start in the AHL playoffs?  who has been beaten out by an undrafted free agent?  THAT first round pick?

the moral of the story is not "why is our GM not playing our first round goalie," but rather "why is our GM trading up in the first round FOR A GOALIE?"

brandon ingram joing franz and kevin durant in the "too sore to play in big games, 2026 edition."

franz missing the key games of the series is very franz.  when the going go tough, franz got a calf strain.

Time to enjoy my $15 worth of burger king for my $5 bet on the pistons to win the series i made after game 4!

a whopper never tasted so good.

1 minute ago, casimir said:

Uh oh, Cunningham heads to the bench.

dont make me take another lexapro...

There's ron!