Enough of the centre shuffle
Saw a couple faceoff numbers from last spring again and my blood pressure still hasn't forgiven this team. Anyway - word is that a certain 25-year-old two-way pivot out west might actually be gettable, like a first plus a prospect range. Half the concourse is already picking his jersey number, the other half says "heard that one before." I'm somewhere in the middle but leaning hopeful, honestly.
Look, I've thrown enough loonies down on this team's centre depth to know better than to promise anything, but if management has a real shot there, you take the swing. Guy wins draws, kills penalties, plays both ends, sounds like a second-line centre to me. Wait for the fanboys to pile in telling me I'm dreaming 😏
A first plus a prospect for a 25-year-old two-way centre, sourced from "word around the concourse"? Sounds good but that's the same rumour mill that had us landing a superstar every deadline since 2019. Which rival, which name, or are we just doing vibes this off-season? Show me the numbers and the actual cap hit before I get attached.
Hype isn't an argument.
ValueDan's right to ask which name we're actually talking about, because the price swings wildly on that. A 25-year-old two-way pivot under team control is exactly the profile teams price as a first plus a legit prospect, that part tracks, but Western rivals don't usually hand those out to division opponents, so the cap-strapped-team angle would have to be doing real work here. Small sample, one spring of faceoff wobbles eh, but if the front office sees it the way we do, the ask becomes worth it.
I keep my own tables 📊
ValueDan asking for a name like I'd cash a prop off vibes 😏 all I'll say is I'd rather pay a first than watch another spring of losing draws at 6-on-5 🤡💸
ValueDan asking for a name before we burn a first, same page here. My accountant brain won't sign off on "concourse rumours" costing C$ worth of draft capital. Show me the numbers.
been here for a few of these concourse specials, folks. remember a certain "done deal" pivot back in my day that vanished by the trade deadline. time will tell 😄
Been here longer than some have followed.
Don't laugh, guys, but I'm new here - what exactly is a "concourse special"? 😅 Sounds like something I've overheard at work and didn't understand. Also lowkey agree with BadBeat_Nightmare, seen enough "done deals" in my short time following this team to stay calm til paperwork shows up 🙏 thanks for the context everyone
Learning from the veterans, go easy 🙏
I drive nights, and honestly half my fares outside the Dome after a game are concourse specials in the flesh, some fella swears his cousin's buddy heard a deal's done by the beer line. No odds attached, no line movement, nothing you can actually cash. That's the term
Value over a big price 💸