GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)

[MarkovsKnee]

Hearing they were interested in Kane was really interesting. Basu even mentioned that the type of deal Kane ended up signing may be something we're into.

I wonder if Stamkos could be swayed. Sign him 2-3 years at a higher AAV.

Regardless, we want a top 6 guy. That much is clear.

It's the signing bonuses. Pay him $800k, but give him $6m in signing bonuses. He gets his money upfront. Still a $6.8m cap hit, but almost all the money is paid upfront.

 

[donghabs98]

Well the Habs did mend fences with Subban under this regime, can we call up PK to put in a good word for us

 

[dinodebino]

Stamkos is Detroit bound. I have no doubt.

 

[Deam78]

Signing Stamkos would be a coup

 

[MarkovsKnee]

EP Rinkside doesn’t exactly have a glowing write-up for Perron in their recent UFA primer..

David Perron, RW/LW, 36-years-old​

Projected Contract: 2 x $2.9 million

Sometimes, decline hits quick, and in Perron's case it's hit real quick. Teams may look at the experience, the physicality, and the production and say that they need multiple years of Perron, but he went from solid creator to one of the least active forwards with the puck in the league in the offensive zone. Could he be a functional fourth liner? Maybe, but that's not how his contract projects.

Yeah, he's old. One year deal only. $2.9m is fine. I would not go 2 years.

That way if he's bad, he can leave along with everyone else who's contract is up next summer.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

You cannot overestimate the impact of playing with talent for a young team. Stamkos will make Suzuki, Slaf, Caufield, etc... better players. Permanently better. This is a young team. They need to be around Stamkos types, not Dvorak types. They need to learn from players like that. Dvorak loses a game and he goes to sleep without a problem. Stamkos doesn't like losing. I want our young core to hate losing too.

Yeah they are for sure interested. I just wonder if they can get Stamkos on short term, like 2-3 years, when teams like Nashville will probably be desperate and offer 5 years.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807624260300480873

 

[donghabs98]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1722003060069720352

Seems like a potentially relevant clip tomorrow

 

[donghabs98]

Yeah they are for sure interested. I just wonder if they can get Stamkos on short term, like 2-3 years, when teams like Nashville will probably be desperate and offer 5 years.

I think we can get him on a short term team, but we'd have to offer a high AAV to compensate. If reports are true, Stamkos did turnover 8 years from Tampa so clearly term isn't the big thing. I think a 3yr deal at a similar or higher total $ amount would win out (if it's the right team).

 

[MarkovsKnee]

If it's a choice between Hedman & Stamkos, I'm taking Hedman, too. Lol

Even without Stamkos, TB has a superstar in Kucherov, and star players in Point & Hedman. They're also going to replace Stamkos with the younger Guentzel. So they'll have Guentzel, Hagen, Kucherov, Point, Cirelli, Paul, with Geekie also likely making the team at forward.

They'll definitely lose offense from the D with the loss of Sergachev, but Hedman, McDonagh, Cernak & Moser will be a much stronger defensive unit.

Brisebois is re-tooling on the fly, and yes, being a bit cut throat about it similar to Vegas.

 

[SwiftyHab]

I'm not worried at all. He will still be good after 4 years.

Bu we can give him 2 years like $9M and he can get another 2 years after with a lower amount and maybe not on our team if it doesn’t work out .

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I remember reading a post showing interest in Carrier as a defenseman, I presumed it was Alexandre. Maybe I remember wrong.

Yeah, I was interested in signing both Carriers, William and Alexandre. Alexandre is a pretty solid top 4 RD.

Both William Carrier (Vegas) - LW, and Alexandre Carrier (Nashville) - RD, are UFAs. I feel A. Carrier would be a good partner for Xhekaj, Struble or Harris depending on who's playing.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

For those who were targeting Carrier:

Yeah, that sucks.

 

[donghabs98]

If it's a choice between Hedman & Stamkos, I'm taking Hedman, too. Lol

Even without Stamkos, TB has a superstar in Kucherov, and star players in Point & Hedman. They're also going to replace Stamkos with the younger Guentzel. So they'll have Guentzel, Hagen, Kucherov, Point, Cirelli, Paul, with Geekie also likely making the team at forward.

They'll definitely lose offense from the D with the loss of Sergachev, but Hedman, McDonagh, Cernak & Moser will be a much stronger defensive unit.

Brisebois is re-tooling on the fly, and yes, being a bit cut throat about it similar to Vegas.

Exactly, what Brisebois is doing may be cut throat but it's needed considering the Lightning haven't been won a playoff series in 2 years and the core has gone stale. Time has come and he did try to find a way for Stamkos to remain there even if the effort definitely isn't market value for Stamkos and could have been handled in a softer way. I think the Tampa-Stamkos relationship has just run its course. Both parties have reasons to go their seperate ways. There's another team out there that will pay Stamkos and treat him well and Tampa will have a chance to sign someone younger whose in their prime.

 

[SwiftyHab]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1722003060069720352

Seems like a potentially relevant clip tomorrow

I mean come on!!! He loves MSL!!

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Still shocked Necas has not been traded

They probably don't trade him now that Guentzel's gone. Carolina is also losing Teravainen to UFA. He had 23g and 53 pts for Carolina. If they let Necas go, their offense will be Aho, Jarvis, Svechnikov and a bunch of grinders. Lol

 

[Vachon23]

Stamkos is not coming to Montreal.

Better like that

 

[Koivu11]

 

[SwiftyHab]

Could be another target

 

[Habsfan18]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807635028114829597

 

[Skip Bayless]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807635028114829597

Yup, I was about to post Stamkos to Vegas makes a ton of sense.

 

[The Great Weal]

Vegas signing Stamkos would be such a Vegas move

 

[Koivu11]

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807636806160072799

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807637067653882366

 

[SwiftyHab]

Does the fact that we’re not mentioned here mean we’re definetly in it?