Guest Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Stalberg will frustrate you some. His physical skills are off the charts. Big and very fast. Not physical, not great instincts and inconsistent effort levels (and Hawk cap issues) has him going to his 3rd team in a not so long career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Agreed but he was really one of the few good options to go after. Read a stat that the Hawks line played significantly better when Stalberg was on ice. I think he could fit well here. Would still like to see them get a more proven top 6 though. And by that, I don't mean Cullen hehe - even though he'll be nice for face offs and a solid 3rd liner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah if you take him at face value and don't compare him to what he should be he may be a nice addition. He will improve team speed and trotz won't let him float so he should be a good fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 @Real_ESPNLeBrun: As per @aaronward_nhl , also hearing $7 M over 2 yrs for Matt Cullen in Nash Not sure I like this deal. He's a consistent 40+ point guy, but were knee deep in 2nd/3rd line Cs anyway. He will have value in face offs and PPs but I still think this is too much money to throw at him given what we have on roster. Maybe we're working on a trade to get rid of one of our other guys? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Preds sign Matt Hendricks. Another bottom 6er. We have to be working on moving some pieces. The last two signings don't make much sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Hearing we just inked Nystrom. This is getting odd. Completely retooling our bottom 6. Either we have a big trade or trades in the work or Poile just got bored and decided he wanted ALL the mediocre FAs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Preds sign Carter Hutton G to back up Pekks. This signing makes sense at least hehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah if you take him at face value and don't compare him to what he should be he may be a nice addition. He will improve team speed and trotz won't let him float so he should be a good fit.I would like to believe the same but I've felt like Kostitsyn has mailed it in a couple of years now considering his talent and production threshold. 1 goal in 22 playoff games with the Preds. That's fucking pitiful. I hope Trotzy isn't getting soft in his old age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 So Stalberg, Nystrom, Cullen, Hendricks and Hutton in and Gill, Blum, Kostitsyn and Halischuk out. Is that right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 So Stalberg, Nystrom, Cullen, Hendricks and Hutton in and Gill, Blum, Kostitsyn and Halischuk out. Is that right? Yup. And lots of speculation that we're potentially moving Goose, Smith, Borque, or Spals (or any combination of) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Holy shit, Nystrom is on a 4 year/10 million deal. I'm seriously scratching my head right now. I have no clue what the FO is doing right now. Seems like a ridiculous overpayment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yup. And lots of speculation that we're potentially moving Goose, Smith, Borque, or Spals (or any combination of) Borque, Spalding and Smith have all under performed. All have flashed at times but consistency is what we need. That's where guys like Cullen and Hendricks can be valuable. Stalberg replaces Marty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Nystrom had 61 penalty minutes and 122 hits last year. I think they are looking for some grit. I've heard Poile say we need to get harder to play against. It's 2 mil a year deal the first two years and 3 mil a year for the last 2. He's not that old either.(30) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercalius Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I like the idea of getting bigger and nastier, but I think the Nystrom deal is terrible. I seriously think he's a 1-1.5 mil a year player, tops. We're getting ripped on HF for the deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
volntitan Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Look at all the deals today. Everybody over paid. It's the market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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