GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)

[The Real Timo]

Welp. This was not very... whelming.

Habs will be going into the season with pretty much same team... maybe Roy draws in, maybe not... But this is another bottom of the barrel team with no pushback. Sigh. This rebuild sucks.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I would prefer a top 6 winger until Demidov is ready. E. Kane or Laine would be short 2 years contract players that could bounce back.

I think tomorrow, or the day after a non- Laine trade might happen. Usually gms want to get their business done before they close shop for the summer.

Laine hasn't been cleared, so until then there's no trading for him, so we can put his name on the back burner until he's cleared.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807937655650304014

 

[Agalloch]

I think tomorrow, or the day after a non- Laine trade might happen. Usually gms want to get their business done before they close shop for the summer.

Laine hasn't been cleared, so until then there's no trading for him, so we can put his name on the back burner until he's cleared.

I think we have all the space in the world to take a chance on Laine. Columbus has 5 D-men and could use one from us.

 

[Habssince89]

If we do get Laine, I will get behind him 100%, but I do worry about his mental health in the Montreal market. But this is a very different management group, and Laine could be the new Monahan trade bait wise if he can rebound a bit behind the young guns.

 

[c3z4r]

Skinner, Mantha, Heinen, Leason or Debrusk would've been some fine signings with the term and AAV they got

 

[Hannibal]

Dont want Laine. Hes a negative valued player and a disaster to be in a mtl market. We have enough of negative valued player already and tired asf of reclamation project.

Mailloux + Dvorak(Retained) + 2d pick in 2025

Vs

McGroarty

Comon Hughes, use your balls. The core deserve it.

 

[larek]

He re-signed with the Oilers for 3 years @ $1.45 million

Notable free agents available nothing much left. I'm not really surprised Hughes didn't do anything I expect him to explore the trade market throughout the summer.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807921449363034276

He's Good for Oilers don't think so much for Habs

 

[Sam I Am]

Dont want Laine. Hes a negative valued player and a disaster to be in a mtl market. We have enough of negative valued player already and tired asf of reclamation project.

Mailloux + Dvorak(Retained) + 2d pick in 2025

Vs

McGroarty

Comon Hughes, use your balls. The core deserve it.

We should be looking to trade LD. RD is not presently a position of strength, particularly in the absence of Kovacevic.

 

[Whitesnake]

I just wish that one day, when it's time, that we build a bottom 6 with fast, big bodies that are responsable. Leason would have fit the bill. Maybe Max Jones too.

It's skills first. It is. Always. But you also need that your bottom 6 to play tough to play against. And not count on a d-man to do the toughest job.

 

[c3z4r]

It's funny to look at the cap-space for some of the teams that spent money today.

Apparently the Leafs need to shed 800k to be cap compliant, but they still have RFA to sign. Ottawa only has 4.4M to sign Pinto and probably another forward or a defenseman

 

[Agalloch]

It's funny to look at the cap-space for some of the teams that spent money today.

Apparently the Leafs need to shed 800k to be cap compliant, but they still have RFA to sign. Ottawa only has 4.4M to sign Pinto and probably another forward or a defenseman

Webber will begin with the Marlies and Robertson asked to be traded, So Toronto will be alright.

Matt Murray will also play for the Marlies...

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Dont want Laine. Hes a negative valued player and a disaster to be in a mtl market. We have enough of negative valued player already and tired asf of reclamation project.

Mailloux + Dvorak(Retained) + 2d pick in 2025

Vs

McGroarty

Comon Hughes, use your balls. The core deserve it.

Getting out from the Anderson contract would be the best means of acquiring Laine, and I would have no objection to it. The worst case scenario is that Laine fails to pan out and we lose him in two years, as opposed to being saddled with Anderson for another year.

One negative value player for another, but Laine has a chance to rebound while Anderson "is what he is."

 

[red devil]

Summary of the all signings

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807941062067212685

 

[Hannibal]

Getting out from the Anderson contract would be the best means of acquiring Laine, and I would have no objection to it. The worst case scenario is that Laine fails to pan out and we lose him in two years, as opposed to being saddled with Anderson for another year.

One negative value player for another, but Laine has a chance to rebound while Anderson "is what he is."

Prefer Anderson to Laine.

Thats how much i dont want Laine and i dont habe confidence
In him

 

[morhilane]

It's funny to look at the cap-space for some of the teams that spent money today.

Apparently the Leafs need to shed 800k to be cap compliant, but they still have RFA to sign. Ottawa only has 4.4M to sign Pinto and probably another forward or a defenseman

The Capitals totally forgot there was a cap, they are like $5m over even with Backstrom on LTIR. They will have to dump T.J. Oshie to make it.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Jeff Skinner to Edmonton for 3M. Finally a deal that makes sense.

Also smart to not go long term in case McDrai leave.

 

[1909]

Habs finally got two UFA’s: Barré & Boulet.

I was wishing to get Carrier from Vegas…. He signed in Carolina for SIX years at 2M $ each…. WOW !

 

[Saundies]

It's funny to look at the cap-space for some of the teams that spent money today.

Apparently the Leafs need to shed 800k to be cap compliant, but they still have RFA to sign. Ottawa only has 4.4M to sign Pinto and probably another forward or a defenseman

It sucks that it seems a lot of the times that good players are traded/want out it happens in the Atlantic.

Robertson/Pinto would be decent gets for us in either case but will probably never happen because neither TOR nor OTT would want him in the division.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Prefer Anderson to Laine.

Thats how much i dont want Laine and i dont habe confidence
In him

Fair enough, and given Laine's struggles, I can understand that perspective in light of the Montreal market and its pressures.

 

[red devil]

The Capitals totally forgot there was a cap, they are like $5m over even with Backstrom on LTIR. They will have to dump T.J. Oshie to make it.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807847073322356760

 

[JoelWarlord]

The Capitals totally forgot there was a cap, they are like $5m over even with Backstrom on LTIR. They will have to dump T.J. Oshie to make it.

Oshie is probably done and going on LTIR too

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807847073322356760

Sounded like Oshie was broken, so they should be fine.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Hughes just watching the market dry up for Necas and McGroarty.

 

[Bell Centre Hotdog]

I wonder if the Hawks would be interested in a deal around:

Christian Dvorak
Justin Barron(RFA)

For

Colton Dach
3rd round pick


Dvorak is from Illinois so a form of home coming for him. Barron though upside is well behind everyone on defense. Even with Guhle on his wrong side sometimes this season, then Savard, Mailloux, then eventually Reinbacher too.


I feel like this could be bring in another young body upfront with size who is brothers with Kirby.

Roll down the middle with:

Suzuki, Dach, Newhook, Evans


I believe Chicago only has 6 guys with the big club on the backend too.


Vlasic Jones
Martinez Brodie
Korchinski Murphy
Barron

It seems like it could be a fit and he’d get playing time as well and develop more.