2023-2024 Blues Multi-Purpose Thread

[STL fan in MN]

Friedman says that some expect the Blues to be active. Rutherford says the Blues are expeccted to be quiet.

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This sounds accurate to me and Army’s usual MO.

Let the game of musical chairs play out. There’s always a few good players that overestimate their value and then after a day or two, they look around and see there’s hardly any chairs (roster spots) left and virtually none with the good teams they actually wanted to play for. They’re then left with what’s left - the Blues and other middling teams (and a few that are even worse options). Army can then sign them for cheaper - basic supply and demand.

 

[STL fan in MN]

If we bring Pietro back, I'm going to be furious. And I'm the VP of his fan club. To not sign him then, but to take the contract we wouldn't give him back at the tail end would be dumb. That contract was always going to be better on the front half. Then we are going to pay assets to get the back half only? There would have to be retention, or payment to take it on now.

I’d agree and I’m also one that’s consistently said that letting Petro go effectively closed the Cup window (ripped out our support beam as @PocketNines accurately puts it). But that window is slammed shut now! We need a #1D badly but a younger one for the next wave.

Maybe it’d make sense with a good amount of retention but I also seriously doubt it happens.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807794404670788095

Wtf no, why????

 

[bleedblue1223]

Army can f*** off with that. I don't care if it's league minimum with the intention of being a 14th forward.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807794404670788095

Wtf no, why????

There's absolutely zero reason to sign Kapanen on Day 1 of free agency.

 

[Dr Robot]

He probably realized no one else was going to make him much of an offer.

 

[BuLLeT1291]

Total joke.

 

[542365]

Kapanen is fine on a really cheap deal. Our best prospects aren’t ready or are returning to school so we need to fill out a lineup each night and he’s definitely one of the 12 best forwards in the organization currently. It’s only a problem if it’s a medium to long term deal which I highly doubt it is.

 

[bleedblue1223]

1 year, $1M. I guess that's fine, but still, why?

 

[TheOrganist]

I was really looking forward to not having to watch this hack for another 82.

 

[joe galiba]

1 year, $1M. I guess that's fine, but still, why?

Better than Alexandrov

 

[Linkens Mastery]

1x1 is fine I guess but there was absolutely no reason to bring him back when we got Tex.

 

[Dr Robot]

He’s a league minimum body. If someone shows up that’s better then just sit him.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Better than Alexandrov

I'd rather take a risk on some other cheap vet or young player that didn't receive a QO, on the slim chance that they improve on a different team. I understand we know what we have in Kap, but might as well try for something else.

 

[Blanick]

Guessing Sunny is going to miss the opening of the season. Only rationale I can come up with.

 

[STL fan in MN]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807794404670788095

Wtf no, why????

 

[PocketNines]

Don't you guys want to give Armstrong credit for snagging this guy on a day when all of the team's rivals could have signed him instead?

 

[Blueston]

I'd rather take a risk on some other cheap vet or young player that didn't receive a QO, on the slim chance that they improve on a different team. I understand we know what we have in Kap, but might as well try for something else.

I didn't want him back after lackluster season, but at 1x1 we can literally let him rot in springfield at no cap charge if we have better options. of all the things to potentially be frustrated or upset about with this team, this barely registers for me.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I didn't want him back after lackluster season, but at 1x1 we can literally let him rot in springfield at no cap charge if we have better options. of all the things to potentially be frustrated or upset about with this team, this barely registers for me.

Also true, either way, it still falls in the who cares bucket. Not much benefit in Kap, and not much opportunity cost lost.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

The only positive I can come up with is at least we can bury the entire contract if we want to. There’s always a plethora of fourth line guys to be had for league min. Why bring Kapanen back instead of doing that?

 

[Majorityof1]

Do we know Kapanen is signing 1x1? Or is that just speculation. I'd be surprised if he didn't try other teams if that was our best offer. Last year was a career low for him. I'd try elsewhere even at $1m, if only to have a better chance at boosting my value on the next deal.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Wonder if we'll see more of the short stint of Kapanen we had after we acquired him vs the one that was tied to Hayes most of last season.

Regardless, I don't mind this 13/14th forward who can jump in and can be removed from the lineup when Snuggerud finishes his college season.

 

[joe galiba]

I didn't want him back after lackluster season, but at 1x1 we can literally let him rot in springfield at no cap charge if we have better options. of all the things to potentially be frustrated or upset about with this team, this barely registers for me.

I like Kap and Toro as 2/3 of our 4th line, good on the PK, fast, can forecheck and disrupt, no skills but won't hurt us being on the ice 10 to 12 minutes a game

 

[Reality Czech]

I’d agree and I’m also one that’s consistently said that letting Petro go effectively closed the Cup window (ripped out our support beam as @PocketNines accurately puts it). But that window is slammed shut now! We need a #1D badly but a younger one for the next wave.

Maybe it’d make sense with a good amount of retention but I also seriously doubt it happens.

You mean Petro spurning our offer and joining the enemy effectively closed our window? Don't think having Petro at the contract Vegas gave him would have made much difference, and now we'd be in the same situation they are trying to get rid of him with a NMC.

Kapanen doesn't really move the needle much but I'd like him a lot more as a 4th liner making close to the minimum than a 3rd liner making what he did last year. He definitely showed glimpses of being a decent player, just not often enough.

 

[Blueston]

I like Kap and Toro as 2/3 of our 4th line, good on the PK, fast, can forecheck and disrupt, no skills but won't hurt us being on the ice 10 to 12 minutes a game

yeah, he's better than the assortment of ahlers we have had on 4th line much of last couple years.