Rumor: 2023-2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Off-season is in full swing

[JH21]

If they want to hoard all the 2nds, G+OO+2026 2nd for Crouse+Hayton.

Crouse would be the drouin safety net

That package probably doesn't get Hayton nevermind Crouse.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yes, but we need to figure out the reason.

Is it because Compher is the better player now? Or was it because Compher got a free ride in Malibu, California under Margot Robbie, whilst Johansen had to play under Danny DeVito in the Idaho city where Napolean Dynamite takes place in?

That's what we will wait to find out this year pretty much.

But its certainly possible JTC is simply a better player then Johansen at this point in his career, due to injuries and just not giving a shit anymore.

 

[ABasin]

Under 90 days until the season starts.....

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Under 90 days until the season starts.....

75 even

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

This thread is too bananas right now. Even for me.

 

[shadow1]

Yes, but we need to figure out the reason.

Is it because Compher is the better player now? Or was it because Compher got a free ride in Malibu, California under Margot Robbie, whilst Johansen had to play under Danny DeVito in the Idaho city where Napolean Dynamite takes place in?

The Danny DeVito one is the good one, right?

 

[Balthazar]

NHL’s 10 worst contracts, 2023 edition: Jones, Parayko and Huberdeau lead the way

The players who offer their teams the least relative value to the dollar figure on their contract.

theathletic.com

Seth Jones worst contract in the league.

1- S. Jones 9.5M X 7
2- Parayko 6.5M X 7
3- Huberdeau 10.5M X 8
4- Seguin 9.9M X 4
5- Vlasic 7M X 3
6- Schenn 6.5M X 5
7- Sanheim 6.3M X 8
8- R. Strome 5M X 4
9- Nurse 9.3M X 7
10- Backstrom 9.3M X 2

 

[UncleRisto]

Off-topic, but the Ducks logo like that with just the yellow and whatever taupe looks pretty nice. No bright orange on the logo, no orange base. That's where they should start to build their branding.

 

[MacKaRant]

I wish I could remember what the general mood was like around here when Avs traded for Kadri to be the 2C. I’m guessing some of us weren’t too happy, some of us were happy just like right now after signing RyJo

I have good news for you. I think there just might be a way to look through what people were saying at the time in this forum through the magic of looking through old threads

 

[the_fan]

I have good news for you. I think there just might be a way to look through what people were saying at the time in this forum through the magic of looking through old threads

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

NHL’s 10 worst contracts, 2023 edition: Jones, Parayko and Huberdeau lead the way

The players who offer their teams the least relative value to the dollar figure on their contract.

theathletic.com

Seth Jones worst contract in the league.

1- S. Jones 9.5M X 7
2- Parayko 6.5M X 7
3- Huberdeau 10.5M X 8
4- Seguin 9.9M X 4
5- Vlasic 7M X 3
6- Schenn 6.5M X 5
7- Sanheim 6.3M X 8
8- R. Strome 5M X 4
9- Nurse 9.3M X 7
10- Backstrom 9.3M X 2

Nurse produces the same rate as Makar at 5 on 5 and is much better built for the rough and tough games in the playoffs.

And Nurse has a contract which bought up UFA years.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Off-topic, but the Ducks logo like that with just the yellow and whatever taupe looks pretty nice. No bright orange on the logo, no orange base. That's where they should start to build their branding.

 

[RockLobster]

The Ducks honestly need to go back to the Mighty Ducks branding. It was infinitely better than what they went to after Disney sold them and they became the Anaheim Ducks.

 

[GoNordiquesGo]

Compher is significantly better then RyJo of the last 2-3 years, would be part of why.

Plus other teams have gotten better while we get worse(Assuming RyJo isn't good).

I should clarify I don't necessarily mean like WC1 or WC2 exactly... Just that they won't be competing for the top of the division and will more towards the Wildcard race. I dont know if they finish worse then 3rd in the division unless things go completely off the rails quite honestly.

Fair enough. For all the hate he got, JT still managed +50 points. Its not garanteed RyJo will beat that, although I only see him getting much kess than that if they choose to play Rantanen with Mack and RyJo on PP2, which would then complicates the comparable because other players would have the equivalent boosts...

But I don't look at 2C switch stand-alone, but rather 2C + 3C together (because ompher was supposed to be 3C). So even if RyJo doesn't do much better than Compher, I think COlton will do better than Newhook (or whoever was 3C), so we would still be ahead of last year, where we won the division.

But winning the division was a difficult task last year, so I think it is far from a given this year. I think it will be a tough battle with Dallas. But I think we're blessed with a weak division, so I would be really, really surpised if we fell to a WC spot. Our D and star power are too good. It would only happen if we get longterm injuries to our star players I think.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Nurse produces the same rate as Makar at 5 on 5 and is much better built for the rough and tough games in the playoffs.

And Nurse has a contract which bought up UFA years.

If Nurse was put in the same position as Makar he would leave no doubt that there is a generational defensemen. Dude is 6'4", not a miniscule 5'11.25"

 

[Spilot23]

Nurse produces the same rate as Makar at 5 on 5 and is much better built for the rough and tough games in the playoffs.

And Nurse has a contract which bought up UFA years.

Nurse was literally our 6th man when we swept them

 

[GoNordiquesGo]

JTC wasn't the #2C when they won the cup. [MOD] Kadri was huge during our run, and had a huge part in us beating STL, while scoring an enormous OT goal in the finals. All the while, going basically PPG in the 16 games he did play. It's pathetic that people try to tear down his contribution to this team to make it look like Ryjo has any chance of replicating his contribution to the team.

Ryjo has been awful 3 of the last 4 years. He can't hold a candle to Kadri.

I agree that Kadri has an career year and was an important part of our cup win.

But lets also remember that at the start of that year, a significant portion of this board was clamoring that there was no way we would win a cup with our weak-ass center line, since Kadri was a weak 2C with lots of question marks and Compher was a weak 3C who sucked badly.

The days where we could potentially start the year with a perfect line-up are gone. Sakic said the year we lost Saad that the previous year was the deepest we would be going forward. They somehow managed to put together another team that was as deep, in that cup run. But thatt iss not possible annymore.

But because we can't be as strong and deep as we were during those years doesn't mean that the window is close and we are not cup contender anymore. At least not in My definition of window and cup contender. But those definitions are debatable. Big difference whether ypu think there are 2-3 contenders per year vs 3-4 in each conference per year...

 

[S E P H]

The Danny DeVito one is the good one, right?

Sadly he's the John Hynes one.

 

[Grigowski]

Nurse produces the same rate as Makar at 5 on 5 and is much better built for the rough and tough games in the playoffs.

And Nurse has a contract which bought up UFA years.

 

[the_fan]

Nurse produces the same rate as Makar at 5 on 5 and is much better built for the rough and tough games in the playoffs.

And Nurse has a contract which bought up UFA years.

I hope this is a joke, but if serious, I’m sorry but I’m gonna have to block you

 

[dahrougem2]

Amateurs

 

[The Abusement Park]

There’s no chance NEB is getting people on this board? Come on guys….

 

[CaleMakaw]

NEBaited

 

[UncleRisto]

There’s no chance NEB is getting people on this board? Come on guys….

It's just some Coyotes fan.

 

[sethro109]

I hope this is a joke, but if serious, I’m sorry but I’m gonna have to block you

I believe that's a quote directly from our "pals" over at HFoilers.