Around the League - 2022 Off Season Edition

[kb]

Maybe Florida will try to sign him they love reclamations

Florida's next breakout point per game player.

 

[Peasy]

Galchy released from his PTO by the Avs today.

Wonder if that guy wishes he had a mulligan on Dubas’ declined offer…..

Guy had some pretty good chemistry with Kerfoot and Nylander against the Habs.

Sandin, take note…….

I would think the leafs staff definitely would have been able to help him improve his game much more than the yotes staff could. His ego must have gotten in the way.

 

[Menzinger]

Galchy released from his PTO by the Avs today.

Wonder if that guy wishes he had a mulligan on Dubas’ declined offer…..

Guy had some pretty good chemistry with Kerfoot and Nylander against the Habs.

Sandin, take note…….

Him turning down the Leafs (who reportedly allegedly offered him a league minimum deal) likely the stupidest decision of his career. Wonder if this is it for him in the NHL

 

[ULF_55]

Thought I'd throw this out after the Sandin signing.

Season is in jeopardy.

 

[andora]

 

[ACC1224]

Garbage you have to fight after laying a clean hit.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Garbage you have to fight after laying a clean hit.

Absolutely man-sized hit by Jenik on Zegras,skating right through the trolley tracks probably fantasizing about his next Michigan goal.

Has he said that Jenik is a disgrace and the league should step in and do something yet?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Garbage you have to fight after laying a clean hit.

Drives me nuts honestly

 

[fahad203]

Absolutely man-sized hit by Jenik on Zegras,skating right through the trolley tracks probably fantasizing about his next Michigan goal.

Has he said that Jenik is a disgrace and the league should step in and do something yet?

Zegras got a lot of love last year because he was a rookie. This is still NHL, you are going to get hit. Welcome to the big leagues kid. Even the bestest players get hit here

 

[OddyOh]

The EA Sports NHL coverboy curse continues...(I know it's the Madden cover curse, but oh well.)

 

[Leaf Rocket]

thats a good clean hit man

 

[Divine]

Huge hit by Evander Kane



Matthews would be suspended for this

 

[justashadowof]

Him turning down the Leafs (who reportedly allegedly offered him a league minimum deal) likely the stupidest decision of his career. Wonder if this is it for him in the NHL

While I can still empathize a little bit with any athlete who fritters away his career including Galchenyuk, what has happened to him has been entirely self-inflicted. From most reports he has been ill-prepared and too proud to listen everywhere he has played.

 

[Stephen]

Huge hit by Evander Kane



Matthews would be suspended for this

I'm guessing Evander Kane will continue to cause problems for the opposition... and his own team this season.

 

[Menzinger]

The site is going to stay open to the public though.

Im still a wee bit mad at Dubas' for stealing away Extra Skater from us

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Ice Chips: Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Nylander training camp cuts | TSN

Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

www.tsn.ca

Nylander was cut....Alex that is.

 

[LeafChief]

Talbot out 5-7 weeks for Ottawa. They've claimed Magnus Hellberg.

 

[kb]

Talbot out 5-7 weeks for Ottawa. They've claimed Magnus Hellberg.

 

[Fogelhund]

Talbot out 5-7 weeks for Ottawa. They've claimed Magnus Hellberg.

Ottawa's #1 and #2 goalies to start the season are both waiver claims.

 

[Fogelhund]

Ice Breakers: Canucks are actively working to trade Micheal Ferland’s contract

Frank Seravalli talks about the Penguins’ overcrowded blueline, the Canucks looking to move Ferland’s contract, and the Chychrun and Puljujarvi...

www.dailyfaceoff.com

“It’s not exactly one that’s eating up cap space, but when you consider the ramifications that come with having your team operate in LTIR, the Vancouver Canucks have in recent days and weeks been attempting to move the contract of Micheal Ferland. Now, he’s in the final year of his deal, we know that he’s not coming back to play, his cap hit is $3.5 million, and his real cash owed to him this season is $2.75 million, so they’ve been in touch with some other teams that either have had injuries in training camp up to this point, or are already operating in LTIR and might be able to use a little bit of a boost.

The thing with Ferland’s contract though that I think has gotten in the way of some of this is that because Ferland is out with injury, it’s not insured, so whoever’s picking up that deal would be paying the full $2.75 million in real cash. The Canucks are obviously trying to get rid of it because they don’t want to pay that and they don’t want to operate in LTIR, so they’re probably going to have to pay a little bit to move it, but we’ll see how that unfolds.


Maybe there’s a team out there that says ‘You know what, this is a situation that might benefit us a bit to be operating in LTIR if we are starting this season with some short term injuries that may not last the whole year, that would give us a little bit of a cushion.’ So just something to keep an eye on, Micheal Ferland’s contract. We’ve seen some other teams this summer [do this], like the Montreal Canadiens trading Shea Weber’s contract, so there are teams out there that have been trying to do it.”

 

[zeke]

Ice Breakers: Canucks are actively working to trade Micheal Ferland’s contract

Frank Seravalli talks about the Penguins’ overcrowded blueline, the Canucks looking to move Ferland’s contract, and the Chychrun and Puljujarvi...

www.dailyfaceoff.com

“It’s not exactly one that’s eating up cap space, but when you consider the ramifications that come with having your team operate in LTIR, the Vancouver Canucks have in recent days and weeks been attempting to move the contract of Micheal Ferland. Now, he’s in the final year of his deal, we know that he’s not coming back to play, his cap hit is $3.5 million, and his real cash owed to him this season is $2.75 million, so they’ve been in touch with some other teams that either have had injuries in training camp up to this point, or are already operating in LTIR and might be able to use a little bit of a boost.

The thing with Ferland’s contract though that I think has gotten in the way of some of this is that because Ferland is out with injury, it’s not insured, so whoever’s picking up that deal would be paying the full $2.75 million in real cash. The Canucks are obviously trying to get rid of it because they don’t want to pay that and they don’t want to operate in LTIR, so they’re probably going to have to pay a little bit to move it, but we’ll see how that unfolds.


Maybe there’s a team out there that says ‘You know what, this is a situation that might benefit us a bit to be operating in LTIR if we are starting this season with some short term injuries that may not last the whole year, that would give us a little bit of a cushion.’ So just something to keep an eye on, Micheal Ferland’s contract. We’ve seen some other teams this summer [do this], like the Montreal Canadiens trading Shea Weber’s contract, so there are teams out there that have been trying to do it.”

Canucks could also really use a RHD like Holl.

 

[kb]

Ottawa's #1 and #2 goalies to start the season are both waiver claims.

Leafs are going with huge gambles in net though.

 

[Menzinger]

For those interested and subscribe Cam Charron a former member of the Leafs stats department has new piece with the Athletic about his time working with the Leafs

Charron: What I learned working in an NHL front office and what I’m bringing back to writing

Cam Charron worked for the Maple Leafs for eight years and is now writing for The Athletic to share some of what he learned.

theathletic.com

A few interesting tidbits. About the role of stats analysis - such as even in terms of internal proprietary metrics in his view there's no such thing as a true version on of WAR..and that stats departments are now moving towards bringing in more advanced number crunching guys (in part seemingly indicating why his contract wasn't renewed)

"No opinion is totally objective, and some analysts will weigh certain metrics above others." - a line from the piece.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

9m+ for Barzal, who has averaged around 65 points per year under Lou. Lou hoping he's actually a 90pt player.

 

[ACC1224]

9m+ for Barzal, who has averaged around 65 points per year under Lou. Lou hoping he's actually a 90pt player.

Seems like a fair deal to me.
Wouldn't a 90 point player at his age earn more than 9?