Speculation: 2022 UFA Predictions

[koteka]

I could see Columbus going after Giroux and Bergeron. With a short term / high dollar offer. Columbus will have cap space and a need for a center, but won’t want to commit too long. So if either of these guys want to get maximum dollars for a 3 year contract, Columbus could be a player. I could also see Columbus going after Trocheck. I don’t see Columbus going after Kadri unless everyone is afraid to sign him long term and Columbus gives him a high dollar short term offer.

 

[Black N Gold]

Gaudreau is from south Jersey. That's Flyers territory.

South Jersey isn't Pennsylvania,,,,????

 

[BruinLVGA]

I could see Columbus going after Giroux and Bergeron. With a short term / high dollar offer. Columbus will have cap space and a need for a center, but won’t want to commit too long. So if either of these guys want to get maximum dollars for a 3 year contract, Columbus could be a player. I could also see Columbus going after Trocheck. I don’t see Columbus going after Kadri unless everyone is afraid to sign him long term and Columbus gives him a high dollar short term offer.

LMAO at Bergeron going anywhere.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

I could see Columbus going after Giroux and Bergeron. With a short term / high dollar offer. Columbus will have cap space and a need for a center, but won’t want to commit too long. So if either of these guys want to get maximum dollars for a 3 year contract, Columbus could be a player. I could also see Columbus going after Trocheck. I don’t see Columbus going after Kadri unless everyone is afraid to sign him long term and Columbus gives him a high dollar short term offer.

Bergeron either resigns with Boston or retires, Giroux is more or less staying in Florida.

 

[TFHockey]

Here's the list of UFA's this summer:
CapFriendly - 2022 NHL UFAs

Notable names:
-Evgeni Malkin
-Johnny Gaudreau
-Nazem Kadri
-Filip Forsberg
-Evander Kane
-Kris Letang
-Claude Giroux
-Patrice Bergeron
-Marc-Andre Fleury
-PK Subban
-Phil Kessel
-John Klingberg
-Bryan Rust
-Mason Marchment
-Reilly Smith
-Max Domi
-Darcy Keumper
-Vicent Trocheck
-Nino Niederrieter

Pick every good defensemen off of that list and have them sign in Carolina, because that is where all good defensemen seem to end up.

 

[Djp]

Malkin - Pittsburgh
Gaudreau - Philly
Kadri - Dallas
Forsberg - Montreal
Kane - Edmonton
Letang - Washington
Giroux - Ottawa
Bergeron - Boston
Fleury - Minny
Subban - Toronto
Kessel - Arizona
Klingberg - Seattle
Rust - Tampa
Marchment - Florida
Smith - Buffalo
Domi - Carolina
Keumper - Edmonton
Trocheck - Carolina
Nino - Carolina

Buffalo is not in the market for wingers

the anticipate wingers next year
Skinner-Olofsson
xxx-Tuch
Girgensons-Okposo
Quinn-Peterka
Xxx is one of Krebs, Mittkestadt, .Cozens, or Thompson

thry would be in the market fir a
starting goalie
right Dman
Depth Center


they need to spend between those 3 and Olofsson about $18M to get safely above the cap floor.

only if Olofsson was saying he’s going UFA and only doing a 1 yr coukd buffalo be in the short term winger market.

Buffalo in last years draft drafted 4 wingers between mid 1st and early 3rd in top 70 picks. Thry have a large set of wingers both still in minors snd not yet signed.

if they were to sign/ acquire anyone it woukd be a 3 yr max contract.

 

[youryeah]

South Jersey isn't Pennsylvania,,,,????

a good majority of people who follow sports teams in south jersey are fans of the philadelphia teams. flyers, phillies, eagles