Around The League 2018-19 Offseason edition

[Emperoreddy]

JVR isn’t going to help the Flyers as much as you think.

 

[Goptor]

The JvR deal isn't that terrible.

2 years of "Wow finally someone to finish Giroux and Vorachek's passes"
1 year of "Well maybe he can rebound"
then only 2 years of "Wow this guy is trash.. but its better than when we were stuck with Andrew MacDonald"

 

[Devils Dominion]

Philly is prime for a deep run if they even get average goaltending.

 

[MadDevil]

Philly is prime for a deep run if they even get average goaltending.

They better sign Mrazek then.

 

[Bcap88]

Lol jvr is the same player as simmonds

Simmonds is going to be traded so it’s really a wash lol

 

[MadDevil]

Philly, NYB, Rawly, and FLA all set for deep runs. The East is screwed.

 

[SKNJD9]

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Expect centre Derek Ryan to sign a three-year deal with the #Flames on Sunday. He left money on the table to reunite with Bill Peters after 20 #NHL teams expressed interest.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Derek Ryan is a dime a dozen dude

 

[Davegarri]

I haven't heard much about Riley Nash, anyone have interest in him? We kind of need another skilled center. Or are we hoping someone can fill that role internally?

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Lol jvr is the same player as simmonds

Simmonds is going to be traded so it’s really a wash lol

Simmonds is actually physical and plays more like he is JVRs size. Not really a wash.

 

[OmNomNom]

Simmonds is one of those rare types who play with an edge, AND have skill, like Marchand and prime Lucic. Jvr is different

 

[Better Call Sal]

If we signed JVR to that deal, we’d still be hearing how it’d be terrible for us from the same source, I’m sure. It’s not that great a move, especially if they trade Simmonds.

I already foresee the “at least we re-signed Lack” posts later today if we don’t bring anyone in.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Every signing is crap unless a Metro team/Florida does it.

Not including us. Everything we do is wrong. We are a few months from a “we should have taken Patrick” comment. You know it’s coming.

 

[Nubmer6]

Simmonds is one of those rare types who play with an edge, AND have skill, like Marchand and prime Lucic. Jvr is different

I'd take Simmonds over JVR any day. He does so much more.

 

[markog]

Thank God JVR goes to another team, hope Maroon goes too. Without getting a defender(s) and with Cory uncertain to start the season this team won't make the playoffs.

 

[Bcap88]

Simmonds is actually physical and plays more like he is JVRs size. Not really a wash.

It's a wash in terms of production, I would rather have Simmonds instead of that JVR contract granted Simmonds might get the same thing next summer but Philly just tried to buy two years of production essentially.

This is also speculation that simmonds is the odd man out, even if he is not, JVR doesn't boost them as much as people think.

 

[nugg]

Really so that 1 million extra is keeping a 25-30 goal scorer off your team? That’s your break point 1 million? lol

You don’t like the deal you don’t like it. Don’t say you don’t like it cause it’s 1 million more then you would’ve done.

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[sabremike]

I've been hearing for about 6 years now, maybe even 7 or 8 (actually, probably since Tavares was drafted) how the Isles are gonna be a great team soon and that their time is coming, and it's never happened.

The closest they've gotten in that time is winning their first playoff series in 23 years and making the playoffs 3 times in a 4 year span.

And yeah, the Isles still have no goalie. That's the big elephant in the room there. Thomas Greiss is currently #1 on their goalie depth chart.

Goaltending is the most random position in the whole league, you know that Bleed. There are like 5 goalies in the entire league you can really count on year in and year out. Everyone else is a crapshoot. They could sign Lehner and him playing for an actual NHL coach and staff could see him being excelent next year. Same could happen with Greiss improving. This theory doesn't apply to Scott Darling, he's the one goalie you know is going to suck.

 

[sabremike]

Someone on the IslanderMania board had the greatest idea ever: the game Judas returns to town have a ceremony to retire Butch Goring's #91. That would be the greatest troll job ever, and Butch absolutely deserves it.

 

[Bleedred]

Thank God JVR goes to another team, hope Maroon goes too. Without getting a defender(s) and with Cory uncertain to start the season this team won't make the playoffs.

Cory was just as bad last year as the year before, didn’t even start half our total games and we still made the playoffs....

Not to mention that Kinkaid (though in a much smaller role in 16-17) has outplayed him the last two years.

 

[Bleedred]

Someone on the IslanderMania board had the greatest idea ever: the game Judas returns to town have a ceremony to retire Butch Goring's #91. That would be the greatest troll job ever, and Butch absolutely deserves it.

Nice! I still think there’s a chance he re-signs though, and I’ve been a bit over 50% that he was leaving for months now.

 

[markog]

Cory was just as bad last year as the year before, didn’t even start half our total games and we still made the playoffs....

Not to mention that Kinkaid (though in a much smaller role in 16-17) has outplayed him the last two years.

I'm assuming that he was having only an off year not that this will become standard from him. And I doubt Kinkaid can get us in again.

 

[JrFischer54]

Yeah I mean I get the whole philosophy of what's an extra 500k-1 million per year, but at some point those extra 500k's add up, where exactly do you draw the line then if each increment is by itself not enough to move the needle? You could say there's not much of a difference between 5 million and 8 because it's just another 500k here, million there, etc.

And I'm not one that thinks 7 million is too much for JVR on a 5-year deal, not after Kane basically set that market. I think it might have been too much on a 6-year deal though.

They add up if your a cap strapped team. Not when you have 25 million in cap space

 

[SeidoN]

7 Million for JVR is alot of cash, especially on a 5 year deal. if that was the market, I can live without him

 

[Edmonton East]

7 Million for JVR is alot of cash, especially on a 5 year deal. if that was the market, I can live without him

No, actually it isn't. That's a very, very fair deal in free agency. It's excellent value for a UFA.