
Originally Posted by
BranWingss
Yep. I was very disappointed as well. It said he'd return to the Tigers next season, which is pointless.
Kyle Quincey can fill it, but he really isn't that defensive defenseman that Brad Stuart is. If we get Ryan Suter, an elite defensive defenseman, then it will be much better. Quincey was the #1B guy his first year in Los Angeles, and was the #1 guy in Colorado. He'll be big next season for us.
Dennis Wideman is going to cost a decent chunk of change, considering he was just an all-star. Why get Wideman, when we have Ian White? I know Wideman's better, but we don't need another puck moving defenseman. Quincey's an RFA, not an UFA. He'll be back.
Kyle Quincey - puck mover, decent defensive game.
Niklas Kronwall - puck mover, solid defensive game.
Ian White - puck mover, decent defensive game.
Jonathan Ericsson - defensive defenseman, though a secondary guy really.
Jakub Kindl - puck mover, meh defensively. Weak, really.
Brendan Smith - puck mover, average defensively (solid for a rookie).
That's 6 that will certainly be in training camp. So getting Dennis Wideman would be pointless, considering we need a defensive defenseman. If we got Ryan Suter, that would be perfect. No thanks to Matt Carle (similar to Ian White), and Dennis Wideman.
Jeff Carter's doing the same thing he was doing in Philadelphia actually. He's actually got less points than Philly, just more than Columbus. Carter's biggest probelm in Columbus was health. He was injured a lot. I also said from the start that a Nash-Carter combo will not work. It didn't.
Rick Nash probably comes here, and puts up 38/35. Something like that, if he can remain healthy. He's not worth the huge prospect dump considering we'll need a few of them up shortly. We'd also be stuck with his HUGE contract. I'd prefer Alexander Semin actually. Someone's said this, but:
Zach Parise>Rick Nash
We wouldn't have to put a big deal for Rick Nash. Similar cap hit, less for Parise actually, but a lot more years. Parise and Zetty seem like two players that would absolutely mesh together. Semin and Datsyuk.
I really haven't been so excited, and worried for a big off-season for awhile. I usually like going into the off-season set, and just adding a touch up (Eaves, Commodore, Modano). That Marian Hossa signing shocked me, and got me really excited though.