Around the League 2019-20

[kingsboy11]

New season, new thread

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[Kingspiracy]

New season, new thread

It even has that new season smell!

 

[kingsboy11]

Rantanen now signs.



I believe now the only remaining big name RFA is Connor.

 

[Fishhead]

Rantanen now signs.



I believe now the only remaining big name RFA is Connor.

The NHL should just give away RFA in exchange for something else in the next CBA negotiations. Rantanen gave up nothing here. Well, I guess 2 years of UFA but that's not going to mean squat as he'll be what, 28/29 when he hits UFA?

The cost-controlling aspect of having a good young RFA is going away rapidly. Might as well try to exchange that for shorter contracts or non-guaranteed money.

 

[redcard]

It even has that new season smell!

Sorry that was me, last night was taco night.

 

[KINGS17]

The NHL should just give away RFA in exchange for something else in the next CBA negotiations. Rantanen gave up nothing here. Well, I guess 2 years of UFA but that's not going to mean squat as he'll be what, 28/29 when he hits UFA?

The cost-controlling aspect of having a good young RFA is going away rapidly. Might as well try to exchange that for shorter contracts or non-guaranteed money.

If the Avs are keeping Rantanen until he is 28-29 years of age they are getting almost all of his prime years.

Very similar to what the Kings did with Doughty and Kopitar on their second contracts.

 

[Fishhead]

If the Avs are keeping Rantanen until he is 28-29 years of age they are getting almost all of his prime years.

Very similar to what the Kings did with Doughty and Kopitar on their second contracts.

I'm glad they worked it out and I think this contract is good for both parties for sure. But really, RFA doesn't mean much anymore as players seem to be signing for their value a lot more often than getting screwed a bit because they have no leverage. If I was the NHL, I'd consider reducing UFA to 4 or 5 years of service in return for a system where the last year or two of a contract is not guaranteed depending on how long it is. There would have to be some sort of cap penalty, of course.

 

[kingsboy11]

And there goes Connor

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Seems like John Gibson is made of glass.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Ah geez I hope not.

 

[Jericho111091]

Screw the Ducks and all, but never like to see a dude injured.

 

[Fishhead]

Seems like John Gibson is made of glass.

Another lower body injury? He should just make LBI his middle name.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Hope it's just precautionary. No one wants to see a guy get hurt. Except Marchand. Because **** that guy.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Another lower body injury? He should just make LBI his middle name.

Should change his first and middle names to Lee Bobby and then drop the "G" off his last.

 

[kingsfan28]

Today was payday for a few RFA's. Seems like good deals all around.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Good deals for the teams. Then there's the leafs. WTF you doing, Dubas?

 

[Johnny Utah]

Lou would have never given into that Marner deal.

Leafs should have never signed Tavares. They had enough rising stars that were going to get paid. All the money is tied up in forwards for year, how will they ice a solid D core after this year?

 

[kilowatt]

Lou would have never given into that Marner deal.

Leafs should have never signed Tavares. They had enough rising stars that were going to get paid. All the money is tied up in forwards for year, how will they ice a solid D core after this year?

I guess so, but man, I’d love to have Tavares, Matthews, and Marner on our team. That’s as excellent a trio of forwards as one could hope for on a team. That rivals prime Kopitar, Carter, and Richards from 2012.

 

[Fishhead]

I guess so, but man, I’d love to have Tavares, Matthews, and Marner on our team. That’s as excellent a trio of forwards as one could hope for on a team. That rivals prime Kopitar, Carter, and Richards from 2012.

It does. They are just lacking Doughty-Mitchell-Scuderi-Voynov, which they will never have.

 

[kings11]

I guess so, but man, I’d love to have Tavares, Matthews, and Marner on our team. That’s as excellent a trio of forwards as one could hope for on a team. That rivals prime Kopitar, Carter, and Richards from 2012.

Problem is, we had Doughty, Martinez, Hickey, Muzzin, Voynov and Greene... oh and Quick and Bernier... Toronto is f***ed until they realize they need to move a Nylander or one of the big 3 for Dmen... They should have traded Nylander for Pesce+ when it was offered

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I've been railing on them more than most but I think TO's D will be better than last year. Reilly, Muzzin, Barrie, Sandin, Dermott are all awesome to various degrees. Unfortunately, the shutdown/PK guys are Muzzin and....who?

Reilly will have to take on harder minutes at some point. We know they didn't get Barrie for him to be a shutdown guy.

I mean, that team is friggin loaded for offense even from the back end. Not sure how they'll handle a relentless forecheck though.

Edit: lol Ceci. Hope that's not their shutdown/PK pairing.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Europe is really cranking out the D-men lately. Lots of youngsters at least starting the year.

 

[deeshamrock]

Don't agree with E Kane getting a 10 game suspension, given what occurred. The official instigated that.

https://www.tsn.ca/san-jose-sharks-f-evander-kane-ejected-for-abuse-of-officials-1.1373869

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Don't agree with E Kane getting a 10 game suspension. TSN's right, that is a joke.

https://www.tsn.ca/san-jose-sharks-f-evander-kane-ejected-for-abuse-of-officials-1.1373869

The linesman handled that like absolute garbage. Never seen anything like that before.

That being said, yeah, you can't touch the refs. Kane still shoved him as if he were scrumming. Both unions may have something to say about this but DeAngelo got 3 games for much less.