Great fit for EDM. But then again, almost any NHL calibre D would be welcome there.
Poile confirmed NAS is moving on from Blum. He will either get shipped for picks or simply not be tendered, rendering him a UFA.
Which teams would make a play for him? It will be interesting to see if he can fulfill some of his promise on a different squad.
20 Team Dynasty League - POINTS ONLY (Champion - 2017, 2016, 2015)
Points: A (1) G (2) Dman G (3) GWG (1)
Goalie: W (3.5) SO (4) L (-1)
Daily starts: 9 Fwd, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Guentzel Tkachuk Larkin
Couture Palmieri Zucker
Wilson Beauvillier Labanc
Leivo Joseph Sprong
Barrie Morrissey Montour
Butcher Murray Bayreuther
Fleury
Domingue
Great fit for EDM. But then again, almost any NHL calibre D would be welcome there.
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12 Team - H2H Keeper League - 25 Players - 13 Keepers
(G, A, P, +/-, Hits, PPP, SOG, W, GAA, SV%)
Keepers
C: Tavares, Benn,
LW: Galchenyuk, Landeskog, .
RW: Pominville, Little, Oshie, Yakupov
D: Subban, Vatanen, Fowler
G: Price, Bishop
I'm not sure why they are leaking this info. A guy with his pedigree surely would garner some interest around the league. But letting it be known he won't be qualified squashes his trade value completely.
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F (count 12): Bedard, Boldy, Beniers, Cooley, Michkov, Norris, Landeskog, Rossi, Reichel, Pelletier, Tomasino, Foerster, Bordeleau, Lysell, Wahlstrom, Bourque, Stankoven, Nazar, Othmann, Ostlund, O.Moore
D (count 6): McAvoy, Kylington, Byram, Boqvist, Perunovich, Lundkvist, L.Hughes, Zellweger, Morrow
G (count 2): Askarov, Wallstedt, Wolf, Kochetkov, Levi
3 round draft and 1 waiver per team per year
Hard to believe Nashville got the pick they used on Blum for Timmonen AND Hartnell.
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12 Team - H2H Keeper League - 25 Players - 13 Keepers
(G, A, P, +/-, Hits, PPP, SOG, W, GAA, SV%)
Keepers
C: Tavares, Benn,
LW: Galchenyuk, Landeskog, .
RW: Pominville, Little, Oshie, Yakupov
D: Subban, Vatanen, Fowler
G: Price, Bishop
I've wanted Blum in Edmonton for years...I think he'd be a great addition.
I suspect lots of teams would be interested in him. I am completely shocked Nashville isn't qualifying him.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
League has been running continuously since 1997-98
Totally agree re leaking this info, especially right before the draft.
Its one thing to say that he will be available at the draft vs that we essentially are willing to let him go for free.
Apparently Poile has attempted to move him, but there is no market. I just find that really hard to believe when he carries very little risk and high reward for pretty much any team. It's not like he has been buried in the minors either - he was playing second PP right up until the end of the year.
Oh well, great for me. I snagged him off the wire hoping for such a situation. Edmonton makes a whole lot of sense. So do a lot of teams. I can see Detroit, NYI, Ottawa, Philly, Pitt (if Letang goes), Calgary, SJ, NJ, FLA, NYR all finding a spot for Blum.
Interesting sleeper potential for sure...
Last edited by loco man; June 26, 2013 at 10:42 AM.
20 Team Dynasty League - POINTS ONLY (Champion - 2017, 2016, 2015)
Points: A (1) G (2) Dman G (3) GWG (1)
Goalie: W (3.5) SO (4) L (-1)
Daily starts: 9 Fwd, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Guentzel Tkachuk Larkin
Couture Palmieri Zucker
Wilson Beauvillier Labanc
Leivo Joseph Sprong
Barrie Morrissey Montour
Butcher Murray Bayreuther
Fleury
Domingue
Unfortunately we don't know the whole story (which is often the case). Maybe there are off-ice issues with Blum or some other factors that make him unappealing to teams that, on paper at least, could use an offensive dman. Just seems strange, though.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
League has been running continuously since 1997-98
I keep coming back to this, but it boggles my mind. I remember a couple of years ago getting into a heated argument with someone in this forum when I suggested that a Smid for Blum trade would be good for both the Oilers and Preds. The other member, a Preds fan, thought I was nuts. Turns out I was nuts because Smid has become a much more valuable player than Blum, apparently.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
League has been running continuously since 1997-98
He just did not seem to adapt to the style that Trotz wanted him to play. He was weak on the boards and apparently would rather use his stick to poke check vs hammer someone. And his offensive game never really found itself but its not entirely his fault that it didnt.
I think he may really thrive in a new locale
Last edited by loco man; June 26, 2013 at 3:30 PM.
20 Team Dynasty League - POINTS ONLY (Champion - 2017, 2016, 2015)
Points: A (1) G (2) Dman G (3) GWG (1)
Goalie: W (3.5) SO (4) L (-1)
Daily starts: 9 Fwd, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Guentzel Tkachuk Larkin
Couture Palmieri Zucker
Wilson Beauvillier Labanc
Leivo Joseph Sprong
Barrie Morrissey Montour
Butcher Murray Bayreuther
Fleury
Domingue
I just got offered Bartley for my Blum in one of my multicat fantrax leagues.
I am going to be honest, I dont know a lot about Bartley.
I have to do some research here but after reading some of these posts I may keep Blum. I acquired him last year in a deal and was high on him turning it around. He appeared to be playing well for Nashville considering their depth on D so I am also surprised they didnt tender him an offer.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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Hold Blum.
I don't know much about Bartley, but at first glance, he has inherited the same crappy position that Blum occupied last year. Behind Weber, Josi, Ellis (maybe) is not a great place for a D to put up numbers - especially in Nashville.
Blum's situation is much more intriguing, and I would take him on any other team over Bartley in Nashville.
20 Team Dynasty League - POINTS ONLY (Champion - 2017, 2016, 2015)
Points: A (1) G (2) Dman G (3) GWG (1)
Goalie: W (3.5) SO (4) L (-1)
Daily starts: 9 Fwd, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Guentzel Tkachuk Larkin
Couture Palmieri Zucker
Wilson Beauvillier Labanc
Leivo Joseph Sprong
Barrie Morrissey Montour
Butcher Murray Bayreuther
Fleury
Domingue