2024/2025 Around the League

[S E P H]

@Pokecheque Sounds like Kathryn Tappen will partially replace Jamie Hersch on NHL Network. Great move there.

 

[Pokecheque]

@Pokecheque Sounds like Kathryn Tappen will partially replace Jamie Hersch on NHL Network. Great move there.

Oh! I'm definitely good with that.

Erika Wachter hosted with Bruce Boudreau tonight, I know the Devils fired her but I'm not sure if she got another gig or not.

 

[Deadsy]

Did Florida lose anyone?

Montour was it.

Montour, OEL and someone else I might be missing

Stenlund

Going out:
Tarasenko (Detroit)
Okposo (retired)
Cousins (Ottawa)
Lorentz (Toronto)
Stenlund (Utah)
Lomberg (Calgary)
Montour (Seattle)
Ekman-Larsson (Toronto)
Mahura (Seattle)
Stolarz (Toronto)

Coming in:
Nosek (New Jersey)
Greer (Calgary)
J. Boqvist (Boston)
Entwistle (Chicago)
Schmidt (Winnipeg)
Jaycob Megna (Chicago)
A. Boqvist (Columbus)
Driedger (Seattle)

Somewhat significant downgrade on paper. Tried and true 3-4 liners and one defensive pair replaced with scrubs. Stolarz was a great backup last season so remains to be seen if Knight or Driedger can provide the same this season. In addition Samoskevich, Gadjovich and Balinskis likely promoted to main squad full time.

 

[Bender]

Lol the Hurricanes are $90 under the cap...

 

[Balthazar]

Sens being able to re-up Ullmark to only a 4 year contract is a huge win.

 

[Alienblood]

Sens being able to re-up Ullmark to only a 4 year contract is a huge win.

not at 8.25 mil

 

[Bender]

Sens being able to re-up Ullmark to only a 4 year contract is a huge win.

It's a massive risk to re-up him BEFORE the season starts. There's a pretty good chance that they find out that their goaltending was only PART of their problems and their defense isn't nearly as good as they think it is.

Not saying he's not an upgrade on what they had - just saying there's no benefit to doing this right now. He wasn't going to earn MORE than the $8.25M he got for the next 4 years in say 2-3 months and that's IF it works out as they hope.

More bad management from the sens lol...

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844028659092591042

 

[Alienblood]

Daccord $5 mil per lol

 

[henchman21]

Daccord $5 mil per lol

Is there a contract you don't lol at?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844034245523857486

Calgary is gonna suck this year.

 

[Balthazar]

Daccord $5 mil per lol

Is there a contract you don't lol at?

The Avs goalie situation next year will be…interesting

 

[henchman21]

The Avs goalie situation next year will be…interesting

You mean depressing.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

The Avs goalie situation next year will be…interesting

An Annunen and Mandolese/Miner tandem

 

[Alienblood]

Is there a contract you don't lol at?

all.kinds but these goalie ones are bad.

Teams could have an Ullmark / Daccord tandem or have a Mack/ McDavid instead.

 

[dahrougem2]

Woll is hurt AGAIN?

You gotta jettison this guy. You can't hope and pray a guy who has had an absurd amount of injury problems will magically be healthy at the most important time of the year.

 

[Alienblood]

The Avs goalie situation next year will be…interesting

Annunen and someone other than Georgiev and not some average goalie making 5 to.8 plus

You mean depressing.

Like 25 other teams

 

[the_fan]

Going out:
Tarasenko (Detroit)
Okposo (retired)
Cousins (Ottawa)
Lorentz (Toronto)
Stenlund (Utah)
Lomberg (Calgary)
Montour (Seattle)
Ekman-Larsson (Toronto)
Mahura (Seattle)
Stolarz (Toronto)

Coming in:
Nosek (New Jersey)
Greer (Calgary)
J. Boqvist (Boston)
Entwistle (Chicago)
Schmidt (Winnipeg)
Jaycob Megna (Chicago)
A. Boqvist (Columbus)
Driedger (Seattle)

Somewhat significant downgrade on paper. Tried and true 3-4 liners and one defensive pair replaced with scrubs. Stolarz was a great backup last season so remains to be seen if Knight or Driedger can provide the same this season. In addition Samoskevich, Gadjovich and Balinskis likely promoted to main squad full time.

Holy shit I said I might be missing someone else who Florida lost, I missed a whole bunch LOL

 

[henchman21]

all.kinds but these goalie ones are bad.

Teams could have an Ullmark / Daccord tandem or have a Mack/ McDavid instead.

No one will really be running a tandem like that. There are some high dollar ones due to different circumstances, but Ottawa will probably top out around 10-11m on their tandem. Even if Grubi/Daccord won't be that level of money if Grubi isn't bought out.

Still it isn't a one or the other situation. The vast majority of teams don't have the ability to even have MacK/McDavid. Those players don't reach UFA often (or ever) so the ability choose on that is nonexistent.

Like 25 other teams

There are probably 25 teams with a better situation in net than the Avs.

 

[Pokecheque]

Is there a contract you don't lol at?

No there isn't.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844068923194605873

 

[BaconNater]

It was so funny when the Oilers started off last year with a horrid record. The stuff after that wasn't so enjoyable.

Hope for plenty of Leaf land drama this year.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844047178656071836

 

[S E P H]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844068923194605873

There were two midgets/dwarves drinking beer out of a shoe last night lol.

 

[Pokecheque]

Woll is hurt AGAIN?

You gotta jettison this guy. You can't hope and pray a guy who has had an absurd amount of injury problems will magically be healthy at the most important time of the year.

I mean, they simply don't have an alternative.

But yeah, dude is Leclaire 2.0.