Speculation: How dangerous will the Utah team be during the off season?

[Rpenny]

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Owner is looking to make a splash and so this off season we have a team that usually has no money to spend on the open market suddenly have an aggressive owner who wants to field a competitive team sooner than later. So far I see fans of most teams trying to dump bad contract and bad players on Utah. I can see them tossing a wrench in the plans of teams and causing prices for both UFAS and RFAS. Might just be me but I could see Utah going the offer sheet route to grab a player from a team that might not be able match the offer. I can see this being a very interesting off season how what Utah does causing other teams to change their plans

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[Iwishihadaspacebar]

They won't offer sheet with their 1st rounder for sure. It is quite plausible they don't make the playoffs again next year, so risking your 1st is stupidity.

They'll be active using their picks, but offer sheeting with their 1st would be madness. I suspect the new owner would like the 1st to draft their first ever player in Utah as that's great PR.

 

[Rpenny]

They won't offer sheet with their 1st rounder for sure. It is quite plausible they don't make the playoffs again next year, so risking your 1st is stupidity.

They'll be active using their picks, but offer sheeting with their 1st would be madness. I suspect the new owner would like the 1st to draft their first ever player in Utah as that's great PR.

Based upon what has been said about the Utah owner. I can see him going the way of the Vegas model of trying to win

 

[north49er]

not really dangerous at all, since they don't play in the off season.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Think they will be a cautiously aggressive.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

not really dangerous at all, since they don't play in the off season.

Was looking for this.

 

[Mickey Marner]

They certainly have the draft capital to do something big, but that something big doesn’t have to be this off-season.

 

[archangel2]

I think they want to hit the ice in Utah and win. So everything and anything on the table

 

[AslanRH]

Division trade or not, they need Rantanen

 

[Habs Halifax]

not really dangerous at all, since they don't play in the off season.

Should we be calling them the Utah Dangers now? Kind of catchy

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

For their fans' sake, they're hopefully not too "Dangerous". They've got a ton of cap space and the UFA pool is, as usual, mediocre. Teams going big in UFA typically end up regretting it quickly.

Now, if they started using those picks to acquire young talent that other teams have to give up, that's a different story.

 

[ZYXWVUT]

My prediction is they trade for Shea Theodore.

 

[Mosby]

More deft, good value trades like last summer, i.e., 2nd rounder for Sean Durzi. That's way better than paying like 7 million for someone 5 years older in UFA.

 

[CanMerc]

Should we be calling them the Utah Dangers now? Kind of catchy

The Utah Mavericks… play, Danger Zone, the Top Gun theme song as they take the ice.

 

[viper0220]

Would Utah be interested in Ramus Andersson,

Utah first round pick this year for Andersson+.

 

[Schemp]

They were a bubble team until 0 for Feburary. They will be a playoff team by bringing in an improvement to Dermott, Brown, and Dumba positions. They'll have ELCs to bring in and are so far under the cap, that they can spend money in free agency. What they will/can do during free agency is dependent on what trades they can pull off during the draft and with teams dealing with their own cap problems to get ready for when free agency starts.

 

[hbk]

Would Utah be interested in Ramus Andersson,

Utah first round pick this year for Andersson+.

Utah isn't moving their 1st.

My prediction is they trade for Shea Theodore.

How many 2nds would it take?

 

[Miller Time]

Not so sure they'll go offer sheet route, but I suspect they will be very aggressive both in trade and UFA targets... Which will drive up the costs for other teams.

Add to that the big cap bump, and this could be the most explosive offseason ever.

Bet on at least 2-3 GMs pulling Millbury-esque panic moves

 

[Jared Dunn]

I think they're just going to overpay the hell out of 2-3 UFAs and if they're smart it will be on short term deals. Then something like a pair of 2nds for a young forward someone is looking to move on from, Kaliyev wouldn't take that much but something of that ilk. Potentially packaging those 2nds to move into the mid 1st this year as well. They finished too far away I think to be dealing any of their own 1sts just yet

 

[Torontonian]

I think Utah can be an aggressive team with cap space and draft capital, but they need to be smart about it. Spending big money in FA isn’t the way to go. Get your depth in FA and use some of your players + draft picks to trade for elite/high talent.

 

[Llewzaher]

I think they will make one major move , to make a splash, but will mostly stick to the rebuild ..BA cautioned about abandoning it too early

 

[cslebn]

Based upon what has been said about the Utah owner. I can see him going the way of the Vegas model of trying to win

You mean the owner that wanted to take his basketball team through a full rebuild so they could build a champion the right way instead of just being mediocre and making the playoffs?

 

[LudwigVonKarlsson]

How dangerous can they be? They don't even have a name and are relying on a fan vote to get them there.

 

[CanadienShark]

Division trade or not, they need Rantanen

Is Rantanen for sale? What would need to be added to 5th overall for him?

 

[Nickel eye Heel hers]

The Jets may have players that might strengthen Utah. Both Dillon and Demelo are UFA and defensemen. Demelo can play up and down the lines and is consistent. I'm hoping that the Jets re-sign him.
Ehlers a top 6 forward may be shopped around as he has 1 year left before UFA.
I would assume there are several teams that have UFAs or players with only 1 year left that Utah could poach with their cap space and draft pool/ prospects and instantly improve their team quickly.