Salary Cap: 24-25 Salary Thread Crosbicles Volume MXVI: End of season wrap up

[Malkinstheman]

25 years old and third in KHL scoring this year

 

[Andy99]

25 years old and third in KHL scoring this year

If he wants to play more than 10 min a night, we’re a much better place, particularly now that Sullivan is gone lol

 

[Fordy]

another random russian, this team has lost the plotnikov

 

[66-30-33]

25 years old and third in KHL scoring this year

5'8? little small...

 

[PamBallam]

another random russian, this team has lost the plotnikov

Free talent is free talent. Worst case Ontario, he's Plotnikov 2.0. Best case, he's Panarin 2.0.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

He’s the side character that inexplicably gets their own short lived spin off show.

I'll do you better and call him Jar Jar Rust

 

[Fordy]

Free talent is free talent. Worst case Ontario, he's Plotnikov 2.0. Best case, he's Panarin 2.0.

i liked getting plotnikov too so i obviously like giving this guy a shot

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Free talent is free talent. Worst case Ontario, he's Plotnikov 2.0. Best case, he's Panarin 2.0.

What do you have against Ontario?!

 

[Jared Grayden]

25 years old and third in KHL scoring this year

Marco D'Amico also said the Penguins were gonna have a fire sale in season and that didn't happen. Not confident he's a reliable source.

 

[Gurglesons]

Any credit for Canada winning the 4 Nations?

Because I didn't give Dubas credit for winning that and I don't give him credit for losing this week either.

Doug Armstrong was the GM at 4 Nations.

 

[SEALBound]

25 years old and third in KHL scoring this year

Wow, that is honestly unexpected for me. There was a main board thread when it initially came out at the beginning of the season and I was rather "harsh" on it. 5'8 and 157lbs, dude is small. Not sure a shrunk down NA rink would benefit him but I'm all for free toys.

 

[Sideline]

Wow, that is honestly unexpected for me. There was a main board thread when it initially came out at the beginning of the season and I was rather "harsh" on it. 5'8 and 157lbs, dude is small. Not sure a shrunk down NA rink would benefit him but I'm all for free toys.

Yeah, the only hope in hell that guy has is if the weight is from his combine stats or something similarly out of date. He needs to be at least 175 to not get murdered out there.

 

[SEALBound]

Yeah, the only hope in hell that guy has is if the weight is from his combine stats or something similarly out of date. He needs to be at least 175 to not get murdered out there.

Comparable height and weight players: Cam Atkinson, Cole Caufield, Bobby Brink, Logan Stankoven. That said, at 157lbs, he would indeed be the smallest overall player in the league by a couple of lbs.

Not impossible for him to come over and produce. 20pts in 21gp in KHL playoffs is impressive.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Shabanov??? More like

am i right?

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Marco D'Amico also said the Penguins were gonna have a fire sale in season and that didn't happen. Not confident he's a reliable source.

D'Amico has twisted the report, too, even though it's from his own colleague Sergey Demidov.

There is no horse race. Maxim Shabanov hasn't even committed to coming to the NHL. Vegas and the Penguins were most active in scouting him, but there are no reports of them offering anything.

This is the entirety of the report:

Maxim Shabanov was one of the standout players in the KHL this season. The 24-year-old forward scored 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 21 playoff games and collected 67 points (23 goals, 44 assists) in 65 regular-season matches. NHL scouts, particularly from the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vegas Golden Knights, have closely monitored him. Despite making costly mistakes in the final, Shabanov remains a top target for North American clubs. Although Vegas is the most active, Shabanov himself remains undecided:

“Maybe I'll think about it, maybe not. I've said before that all my thoughts were focused on having a successful season with Traktor. I don’t read what people write about me or listen to what they say,” Shabanov commented before the final.

RG Prediction: As an unrestricted free agent, Shabanov needs to carefully choose his NHL club to fulfill his potential. Vegas seems closest, but securing a top-six spot there would be extremely challenging. Pittsburgh appears a more suitable destination, potentially allowing Shabanov to develop into a new Nikita Kucherov.

This is why I'm skeptical of anything that comes from RG. They don't seem to understand news versus analysis versus speculation.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Doug Armstrong was the GM at 4 Nations.

Didn't Dubas do lots of scouting and was Director of Player Personnel?

Do GMs only get credit now?

 

[Gurglesons]

Didn't Dubas do lots of scouting and was Director of Player Personnel?

Do GMs only get credit now?

lol.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Wow, that is honestly unexpected for me. There was a main board thread when it initially came out at the beginning of the season and I was rather "harsh" on it. 5'8 and 157lbs, dude is small. Not sure a shrunk down NA rink would benefit him but I'm all for free toys.

Yeah, the only hope in hell that guy has is if the weight is from his combine stats or something similarly out of date. He needs to be at least 175 to not get murdered out there.

You have to think those are combined weights.

It seems the report says we have been scouting him and showed interest v him coming over guaranteed. He's 24 and will be 25 once the season starts. I'd take a flyer on him and if he works out keep or trade him. Heck bringing him in would make it easier to trade Rust or Rakell.

 

[pistolpete11]

Pittsburgh appears a more suitable destination, potentially allowing Shabanov to develop into a new Nikita Kucherov.

That escalated quickly.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

lol.

I am just asking where we draw the line.

My line is these past 2 tournaments mean nothing in my eyes for Dubas and that's a winning result and a losing result.

Yours sounds like you only care about world championship loss where he is GM.

If I was someone who cared about international results on the Management / Coaching level I personally would be holding more than just the GM accountable for wins or losses. That though may not fit the narrative.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

5'8? little small...

More importantly 156 pounds

 

[SEALBound]

That escalated quickly.

Problems solved. We no longer need McKenna. SIGN MARNER! WE'RE BACK BABY!

 

[Deport Ogie]

Doug Armstrong was the GM at 4 Nations.

If we're going to WELL, AKSHULLY the shit out of it, all of you suck. Don Sweeney and Jim Nill were GM and AGM respectively. Armstrong was given the title Director whicih likely means he had a modicom more responsibility anyway than Dubas did I guess.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

I am just asking where we draw the line.

My line is these past 2 tournaments mean nothing in my eyes for Dubas and that's a winning result and a losing result.

Yours sounds like you only care about world championship loss where he is GM.

If I was someone who cared about international results on the Management / Coaching level I personally would be holding more than just the GM accountable for wins or losses. That though may not fit the narrative.

In @Gurglesons' view, anything that Dubas is involved in that failed is his fault, no matter his role.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

If we're going to WELL, AKSHULLY the shit out of it, all of you suck. Don Sweeney and Jim Nill were GM and AGM respectively. Armstrong was given the title Director.

Don Sweeney and his great GMing