GDT: 2024 Free Agency - July 1st - 12 P.M.

[HBK27]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807827601349554539

 

[Lou is God]

Fitzy has done well, this market is beyond stupid.

Don't be shocked if we move Bastian

Agreed, he saw a stampede coming and he dodged behind a rock for safety. In the meantime he made three small but significant moves. Giving him a A so far today.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Yeah I’d rather save this remaining money for a deadline add. These contracts are gross and we fixed all of the biggest holes.

 

[Normal Devil]

try to add skinner for cheap and call it a day

If you could get him fairly cheap it might not be bad .. guy can score.

 

[ndkjr70]

i’d still really like henrique

 

[OmNomNom]

safe to say we're pretty much done barring that extra tiny add (+ mercer bridge)

 

[Bcap88]

No more than 2 years on any, sure. Luke and Nemo gonna demand some serious coin in a couple years. Need to keep future cap in mind, not just current.

Best bet would be skinner

He’s probably most likely to take a 1 year prove it deal since he’s already getting money from buffalo’s buy out

 

[Emperoreddy]

We fixed most of them. Jack's line is still a hole as you are relying in Mercer having a bounce back season where he becomes a top 6 guy and you need one of Haula or Palat or also be top 6.

That's not ideal

 

[OmNomNom]

?-Hughes-Bratt
Meier-Hischier-Mercer
Palat-Haula-Noesen
Cotter-Lazar-Bastian
MacDermid, Foote

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Hughes-Pesce
Dillon-Nemec
Kovacevic

Markstrom
Allen

Assuming $900k for Foote and $3.5M for Mercer, and sending DeSimone down, that only leaves $3.15M which wouldn't be enough for Colton.

unless we can make them retain something........

 

[britdevil]

I don't think they can realistically fit Henrique in. Shame, a reunion made a lot of sense.

 

[nugg]

Mercer Is definitely pencilled in for a top-6 bounce back season

That would be a huge help. Maybe this is his "arrival" season, after a disappointing one. He has shown such promise from early on.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Return of the Nose!!!!

honestly, if you cant beat 'em, sign em.

 

[Blender]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807827601349554539

LOL

 

[Rhodes 81]

I was expecting the deals to look worse than what we'd become accustomed to under the flat cap, but there are a bunch that go beyond that. Definitely going to have to bank on Mercer bouncing back, but I also worry about overall depth in the top 9 even if that does happen. We'll be back in a place where any injury to our top 4 forwards kills us.

I know you can't have everything. We should be hard to score against this year. We'll see how much more possession and offense that leads to.

 

[HBK27]

Somebody wake up Lou!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807827272465887387

 

[britdevil]

Somebody wake up Lou!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807827272465887387

To busy getting a big plate special at Denny's with Johnny Mac and Chris Lamoriello.

 

[ndkjr70]

Henrique can absolutely fit if the devils move bastian and are content with kicking the mercer can down the road

 

[Saugus]

Somebody wake up Lou!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807827272465887387

"When you have time, use it."

~ Lou, probably

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Give me Skinner at league min since he’s been robbing Buffalo for a number of years lol

 

[MasterofGrond]

I’d take a cheap flyer on skinner at this point. Or see if Henrique will take a sweetheart deal to compete.

 

[HBK27]

Woof...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807828845023973626

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807828628450734384

 

[TrufleShufle]

"When you have time, use it."

~ Lou, probably

Forgot to set his alarm.

 

[Comparison Ford]

I still think we add another forward.

Bratt-Hughes-Mercer
???-Nico-Meier
Palat-Haula-Noesen
Cotter-Lazar-Bastian
Foote

I dont love Lazar as a fourth line center. I think he is much better on wing.

 

[Blender]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807828628450734384

This contract is going to be an all-time bad one.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We really need Mercer to bounce back. I think he can do it, but I don't feel comfortable relying on it