Don Waddell says he’s not sure when Max Pacioretty will be able to return to action, and there’s interest in having him back, but they’ll have to explore what’s out there in terms of goal-scoring. “We want to make sure we’re not counting on something that isn’t there.”
Don Waddell says he's not sure when Max Pacioretty will be able to return to action, and there's interest in having him back, but they'll have to explore what's out there in terms of goal-scoring.
"We want to make sure we're not counting on something that isn't there." pic.twitter.com/mEjA2lvA7t
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) May 31, 2023
by TheGlaceon78
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Nylander
We will see what happens. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the summer where a big trade happens. The team is unlikely to find much help in the UFA market. There are a few Canadian teams I can think of (Flames, Jets, Leafs) that might be doing some level of reset/reshuffling and willing to put interesting high profile guys on the market.
Vlad
I understand his reasoning, but man I really wanted him to work out here
I love Max but we need to let him go. We tried going after mostly-reliable options and look where it got us. We need a sure-fire, young goal scorer.
Patches is 34 (35 in November) and has missed more games than the forever injured Kase.
He just simply can’t be Plan A/B/C to address the scoring problem.
Now, if Plan A/B/C get done and there’s a nice ~$1.5m in space on the table, Patches would be the ideal vet contract. You’re not needing him to be there, but if he is, you’re way better off.
Contract extension for Aho plz
Think I’m just going to turn out till FA hits. So many rumors that all contradict each other.
We need to sign him to a milk every last bit of hockey out of you contract. Like 2 x 1.5m per year expecting to play ~60 games if healthy. Staying here is the best chance to win a cup next year!