GDT: 2024 Free agency frenzy

[JaegerDice]

Only forwards Id look at in FA are Teuvo, Mantha, Vrana and maaaaaybe Skinner.

None of them should be too expensive compared to guys like Guentzel, Reinhart or Stamkos.

We just need guys to help fill out the top and middle 6, help the team compete when Bedard isnt on the ice. This isnt the time to break the bank on big names.

 

[TheFridge]

If I'm Skinner, with my buyout money, I'm signing with a contender on the cheap for 1 year. Try to catch on somewhere he can go to actually play a playoff game for the first time in his career.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

If I'm Skinner, with my buyout money, I'm signing with a contender on the cheap for 1 year. Try to catch on somewhere he can go to actually play a playoff game for the first time in his career.

He might enjoy not playing hockey for free.

 

[TheFridge]

He might enjoy not playing hockey for free.

The dude has represented Canada a bunch at the Worlds.

 

[ploppsdman]

Maybe Skinner returns to Carolina for a dollar.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Duclair and Liljegren are my top choices to sign

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Duclair and Liljegren are my top choices to sign

Leafs still haven't made public decision on Lily

 

[Kevin Musto]

Leafs still haven't made public decision on Lily

I think they're just looking to see if they can get anything before letting him walk.

I would just swap them the rights to Joey Anderson.

 

[Teemu]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807461536614482298

The Reese Johnson and MacKenzie Entwistle era is mercifully over

 

[ClydeLee]

Jake Bean apparently going to UFA too. He's another piece people were putting on the Jones trade, I don't remember of it was specifically a pick Chicago gave CBJ they traded for him. But I never saw the big appeal there. No need to target him as another LD isn't needed now this year.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807495064681418844

 

[Kevin Musto]

Bean didn't pan out.

Kind of peaked early, but then failed to meet expectations.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Jake Bean apparently going to UFA too. He's another piece people were putting on the Jones trade, I don't remember of it was specifically a pick Chicago gave CBJ they traded for him. But I never saw the big appeal there. No need to target him as another LD isn't needed now this year.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807495064681418844

moral of the story seems to be if you end up with a very good established nhl player in a deal for a mix of picks and prospects theres a decent chance you end up on the right side of it...Brannstrom comes to mind in the Mark Stone deal

feel like they're going to sign turbo for 6x6.5 per or something like that and maybe do some one year deals for others

 

[ndgt10]

Are the Hawks looking to get anyone to play on Bedards line?

 

[eklund2chicago]

What I would want:

Teravainen
Marchessault
Liljegren
And a goalie (Samsonov perhaps)

Teravainen-Bedard-Marchessault
Hall-Dickinson-Kurashev
Reichel-Athanisiou-Mikheyev
Foligno-Lafferty-Donato
(Nazar in a big role in the AHL)

Vlasic-Jones
Korchinski-Liljegren
Del Mastro/Kaiser-Murphy

Mrazek
Random goalie who is better than Söderblom

And what I think will happen:

Teravainen
And some random defencemen

Teravainen-Bedard-Hall
Reichel-Athanisiou-Kurashev
Mikheyev-Dickinson-Nazar
Foligno-Lafferty-Donato

Vlasic-Jones
Korchinski-Murphy
Kaiser/Del Mastro- A random defencemen

Mrazek
Future Vezina winner Arvid Söderblom

Either way it will be a better team than last year but it's not serious to have Reese Johnson/Arvid Söderblom type players in an NHL line up and hopefully Kyle realizes that.

 

[Malaka]

What I would want:

Teravainen
Marchessault
Liljegren
And a goalie (Samsonov perhaps)

Teravainen-Bedard-Marchessault
Hall-Dickinson-Kurashev
Reichel-Athanisiou-Mikheyev
Foligno-Lafferty-Donato
(Nazar in a big role in the AHL)

Vlasic-Jones
Korchinski-Liljegren
Del Mastro/Kaiser-Murphy

Mrazek
Random goalie who is better than Söderblom

And what I think will happen:

Teravainen
And some random defencemen

Teravainen-Bedard-Hall
Reichel-Athanisiou-Kurashev
Mikheyev-Dickinson-Nazar
Foligno-Lafferty-Donato

Vlasic-Jones
Korchinski-Murphy
Kaiser/Del Mastro- A random defencemen

Mrazek
Future Vezina winner Arvid Söderblom

Either way it will be a better team than last year but it's not serious to have Reese Johnson/Arvid Söderblom type players in an NHL line up and hopefully Kyle realizes that.

Besides being a Smurf line I CANNOT imagine how frustrating teuvo and bedard might be watching together. Perimeter player and him doesn’t seem like a good fit. To be most effective he really needs a power forward and a guy who can finish so he can manipulate & create more space on top of them being covered as threats, in my humble opinion

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807498627390337126

 

[EddieTheEagle]

Liljegren off the market. Two years at $3M.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Liljgeren off the market. Two years at $3M.

Good. I watch plenty of Leafs. He gets pushed around and honestly, just isn’t that good. No interest whatsoever.

 

[ClydeLee]

I don't understand why teams dislike arbitration so much. I thought a decade ago it was just disliked by being cap crunched, but no, everytime teams seem to want to avoid it. It's odd to me.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807522608788717880

Nothing for Anderson. Only Phillips and Crevier qualified.

 

[Malaka]

I don't understand why teams dislike arbitration so much. I thought a decade ago it was just disliked by being cap crunched, but no, everytime teams seem to want to avoid it. It's odd to me.

I think the rate of players coming back after going through arbitration even being awarded a fair contract is beyond dismal. Maybe it’s because of the relationship between the team and player/camp breaking down and feeling devalued, but it’s generally a looming sign of things to come

 

[Mrfenn92]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807522608788717880

Nothing for Anderson. Only Phillips and Crevier qualified.

Surprised about Joey

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Surprised about Joey

Kyle will stab his mother before he goes to arbitration again.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807526761841775058

If we’re gonna do something stupid then do this.

 

[Mrfenn92]