GDT: 2024 NHL Free Agent Frenzy

[DistantThunderRep]

What does Patches look like these days? Always thought he was underrated in his prime, but that was a long time ago.

I don't like how much smaller we got. But it might be too late to add size now, except on RD. Unless there's some middle six guy out there looking for under, what, 3?

Patches is old and broken.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

TJo is out there as well.

 

[DFC]

TJo is out there as well.

I'd like him to retire a Bolt, but we can't just keep pissing Stamkos off.

 

[Stammertime91]

Patches is old and broken.

Patches needs patches at this point

 

[The Gongshow]

Where these trades at?!?!

 

[Felonious Python]

Where these trades at?!?!

The west coast is only waking up now.

 

[Outl4w]

If sheary and Atkinson are both in our opening day line up we are in some deep dog poop.

Where these trades at?!?!

We will make some obscure trade for the ahl and Jbb/Cooper will talk about doing it the right way and bringing guys up the Tampa way. JBB messed up the Stamkos debacle and still hasn't fixed our top 6 or bottom 6. Sheary and Atkinson aren't going to cut it. Jbb is either trying to be the smartest man in the room holding his trade up his sleeve or is clueless at signing free agents. So many top 9 forwards were available and we had the cap space. No way Calgary is a better destination than Tampa. Florida signed Schmidt to replace oel or montour. We signed Atkinson to replace stamkos.

 

[TampaIceman]

Henrique had a better offer from Tampa but chose to go to Edmonton to play with McDavid. You can’t always assume every player prefers Tampa.

 

[Major4Boarding]

So, the bastards to the southeast of us signed Nate Schmidt to a 1 year $800K deal. Not gonna lie. Kinda wish we could've done that.

 

[Rschmitz]

So, the bastards to the southeast of us signed Nate Schmidt to a 1 year $800K deal. Not gonna lie. Kinda wish we could've done that.

Would have been a big upgrade over Lilleberg.

Also, for obvious reasons, I'd have liked him.

 

[These Are The Days]

Meh. We're gonna run Hedman, McDonagh and Moser down the left side. Nate was never ever ever cracking the lineup because of that. I don't think the coaching staff would care if he was Coburn. If you're left handed you ONLY play the left side

 

[Rschmitz]

Meh. We're gonna run Hedman, McDonagh and Moser down the left side. Nate was never ever ever cracking the lineup because of that. I don't think the coaching staff would care if he was Coburn. If you're left handed you ONLY play the left side

I think we'll see a lot of Hedman-Moser this year, depending on the zone start and game situation. Mosers done a lot of RD the last 3 years.

Difficult to ask for a better 1-2 punch on the PK than McDonagh-Cernak and Hedman-Moser

Schmidt is good enough I think you'd wanna just keep Moser paired with Hedman and rotate Perbix/Raddysh as Schmidt's partner.

Would have been a nice luxury item but whatevs

 

[GoBoltz56]

Klingberg could be a sneaky cheap signing. Would help the PP.

 

[The Gongshow]

Meh. We're gonna run Hedman, McDonagh and Moser down the left side. Nate was never ever ever cracking the lineup because of that. I don't think the coaching staff would care if he was Coburn. If you're left handed you ONLY play the left side

I'm fine with this. We have to be weary if age with McD and Heddy, but Moser could be a great pickup for us. We're no longer paying 8.5m for a LD3. Moser is used to playing 20+ a night, so we can still give McD and Heddy some rest till playoffs.

Liliberg as the 7D.

On paper our D looks much better for 5 on 5.

Hedman - Radysh
McDonagh - Cernak
Moser - Perbix
Liliberg

 

[DistantThunderRep]

The west coast is only waking up now.

Can confirm, I woke up 30 minutes ago

 

[Rschmitz]

Klingberg could be a sneaky cheap signing. Would help the PP.

At league minimum I don't hate it, the question is how he will perform after hip surgery.

Some other team desperate for an RD is likely to be a better fit for him.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Henrique had a better offer from Tampa but chose to go to Edmonton to play with McDavid. You can’t always assume every player prefers Tampa.

BUT DID HE KNOW ABOUT THE TAXES?

Klingberg could be a sneaky cheap signing. Would help the PP.

No...No he would not.

 

[These Are The Days]

I think we'll see a lot of Hedman-Moser this year, depending on the zone start and game situation. Mosers done a lot of RD the last 3 years.

Difficult to ask for a better 1-2 punch on the PK than McDonagh-Cernak and Hedman-Moser

Schmidt is good enough I think you'd wanna just keep Moser paired with Hedman and rotate Perbix/Raddysh as Schmidt's partner.

Would have been a nice luxury item but whatevs

It's such a weird hill to die on. Call it a decade of Jon Cooper and the dude refuses to roll 4 lines (unless it's 2018) and won't let defenders play on their back hand. You're right. It would have been nice

I'm fine with this. We have to be weary if age with McD and Heddy, but Moser could be a great pickup for us. We're no longer paying 8.5m for a LD3. Moser is used to playing 20+ a night, so we can still give McD and Heddy some rest till playoffs.

Liliberg as the 7D.

On paper our D looks much better for 5 on 5.

Hedman - Radysh
McDonagh - Cernak
Moser - Perbix
Liliberg

That isn't a bad lineup. We are used to being so spoiled but that's a lineup most teams could even hope for. I have a gentle suspicion that Perbix is gonna be better this year simply because he won't be asked to play with Sergachev ever again.

 

[The Gongshow]

It's such a weird hill to die on. Call it a decade of Jon Cooper and the dude refuses to roll 4 lines (unless it's 2018) and won't let defenders play on their back hand. You're right. It would have been nice

That isn't a bad lineup. We are used to being so spoiled but that's a lineup most teams could even hope for. I have a gentle suspicion that Perbix is gonna be better this year simply because he won't be asked to play with Sergachev ever again.

He'll be sheltered on tbe 3rd pair and get like 12 minutes a game. Should be much easier for him.

 

[Major4Boarding]

Would have been a big upgrade over Lilleberg.

Also, for obvious reasons, I'd have liked him.

IMO the Nord needs another year in SYR to polish up on a few things other than punishing hits and blocking shots. But he also shows flashes he can learn on the job. I'd rather it be in SYR, along with Max (Crozier) for one more year. The Perbix slump really knocked me back a few steps so I'm a bit skiddish

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Zadina PTO? Or just too much of a bum at this point to worth even entertaining?

 

[Major4Boarding]

In my world, any bum is worth a PTO. You just never know, you know?

 

[Hockeyville USA]

IMO the Nord needs another year in SYR to polish up on a few things other than punishing hits and blocking shots. But he also shows flashes he can learn on the job. I'd rather it be in SYR, along with Max (Crozier) for one more year. The Perbix slump really knocked me back a few steps so I'm a bit skiddish

Crozier showed higher ceiling potential than Perbix in his short stint here. But he's still quite raw, so more time in the A is fine with me. Problem is I really don't want to watch Perbix get caught flat footed leading to an odd man rush the other way, or just flat out, out of position, leading to the puck in the back of our net.

Hopefully Moser stabilizes things. His presence means we don't have to overpay an Edmundson type in UFA, AND we can keep Lilleberg in Syracuse if need be.

 

[Major4Boarding]

Crozier showed higher ceiling potential than Perbix in his short stint here. But he's still quite raw, so more time in the A is fine with me. Problem is I really don't want to watch Perbix get caught flat footed leading to an odd man rush the other way, or just flat out, out of position, leading to the puck in the back of our net.

Hopefully Moser stabilizes things. His presence means we don't have to overpay an Edmundson type in UFA, AND we can keep Lilleberg in Syracuse if need be.

Forgot to add in my other post - The Blashill Affect.

 

[Felonious Python]

In my world, any bum is worth a PTO. You just never know, you know?

Libor Hajek and Ondrej Kase want another shot at the NHL.