Rumor: Shane Doan to Tampa

[LTIR Trickery]

Vanek is trash, I don't get the obsession with him.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Vanek is trash, I don't get the obsession with him.

What? Vanek is a top-30 LW in the league. Can also play some RW.

 

[CupsOverCash]

What? Vanek is a top-30 LW in the league. Can also play some RW.

I bet he would help us out on the PP, but I wonder what he would cost. I wouldn't pay more than 2 mil.

 

[Todd1a]

Vanek is trash, I don't get the obsession with him.

vanek is going to sign with the redwings anyway

 

[These Are The Days]

What? Vanek is a top-30 LW in the league. Can also play some RW.

Problem with Vanek is that he's essentially a European Dany Heatley. Skating included. Can he score? Sure. But he offers zero outside of that. On a bad night for Tomas Vanek, a guy like J.T Brown is better and more useful and that's NOT a glowing endorsement.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Problem with Vanek is that he's essentially a European Dany Heatley. Skating included. Can he score? Sure. But he offers zero outside of that. On a bad night for Tomas Vanek, a guy like J.T Brown is better and more useful and that's NOT a glowing endorsement.

I like Brown but on a team trying to get a cup and in need of some depth scoring he just doesn't bring what we need to the table. If the guy had some "finish" to his game he would possibly be a top 6 player.

 

[DaBolts]

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I thin we have enough seniors in line down here, why make Shane wait also?

 

[DFC]

What? Vanek is a top-30 LW in the league. Can also play some RW.

Which is why teams are falling over themselves to lock him up with a contract.

 

[Rschmitz]

I just don't see a fit for Vanek. Doesn't have the defensive game for a bottom 6 role, doesn't have the puck possession numbers for the Johnson line, and doesn't have the speed or board skills to help the Stamkos line. He'd be great on a team that needs help on the power play and who doesn't play a puck possession style game though, like the Rangers.

 

[Todd1a]

I just don't see a fit for Vanek. Doesn't have the defensive game for a bottom 6 role, doesn't have the puck possession numbers for the Johnson line, and doesn't have the speed or board skills to help the Stamkos line. He'd be great on a team that needs help on the power play and who doesn't play a puck possession style game though, like the Rangers.

Vanek is redwing bound anyway there just waiting to sign the rfa's to see how much room they have left to pay vanek

 

[Rschmitz]

Vanek is redwing bound anyway there just waiting to sign the rfa's to see how much room they have left to pay vanek

He'd probably be a good fit there as well

 

[VoluntaryDom]

He'd probably be a good fit there as well

Is there a salary cap anymore?

 

[LTIR Trickery]

What? Vanek is a top-30 LW in the league. Can also play some RW.

Top 30 maybe 3-5 years ago, yes.

 

[LightningStrikes]

So much for this rumor: Doan retires.

 

[yotefan4life]

So much for this rumor: Doan retires.

Reading is tough.....

So I have many people inside the Coyotes organization as well as people close to the Doan family. Sounds like Tampa is the team pushing hardest to get him, other than that, just mild offers/interest. Sounds like Doan is trying to decide if he should sign a deal with Tampa or retire. Just thought you guys would like to know

 

[Sky04]

Reading is tough.....

So I have many people inside the Coyotes organization as well as people close to the Doan family. Sounds like Tampa is the team pushing hardest to get him, other than that, just mild offers/interest. Sounds like Doan is trying to decide if he should sign a deal with Tampa or retire. Just thought you guys would like to know

Yeah, no one cares.

 

[Look Up]

So much for this rumor: Doan retires.

Can't blame him for retiring. He didn't want to have Cooper scratch him every third game, which is probably how Copper would have used him.

 

[JoVel]

Can't blame him for retiring. He didn't want to have Cooper scratch him every third game, which is probably how Copper would have used him.

I don't know about that. Cooper loves leadership.

 

[Sky04]

Can't blame him for retiring. He didn't want to have Cooper scratch him every third game, which is probably how Copper would have used him.

What..? Doan would've played on the first line.

 

[The Macho King]

What..? Doan would've played on the first line.

Seriously - he would've gotten 20 minutes a night.

 

[LaP]

I don't know about that. Cooper loves leadership.

My god is Cooper turning into the next Michel Therrien?

 

[JoVel]

My god is Cooper turning into the next Michel Therrien?

Well, playing Brenden Morrow over Jonathan Drouin in the playoffs surely was something.

 

[MattM92]

Well, playing Brenden Morrow over Jonathan Drouin in the playoffs surely was something.

And BJ Crombeen over Nikita Kucherov

 

[The Macho King]

And BJ Crombeen over Nikita Kucherov

Watching Crombeen be a punching bag every night was sad.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Watching Crombeen be a punching bag every night was sad.

But but grit and leadership!!1