GDT: Around the League | '22-'23 II

[TB12]

Judging by the HFCanucks board about half of their posters are done with the team after the Hronek trade.

God I love watching people throw temper tantrums on this site.

Lmao.

Then you, sir (or ma'am) must love HFOil haha

 

[GOilers88]

Then you, sir (or ma'am) must love HFOil haha

Go ahead, assume my gender.

 

[BlackDogg]

Quick to judge, but not quick to the puck.

 

[North Cole]

Lmao Canucks, never change. Sinking in quicksand in the pacific and still trading away 1sts.

 

[MoontoScott]

Button is telling everybody that the Oiler's deal was relatively poor compared to the one the Senator's pulled off. His Oiler bashing never stops.

 

[Hynh]

Button is telling everybody that the Oiler's deal was much poorer than how the Senator's did. His Oiler bashing never stops.

I believe Button is the only GM in history to buyout a future Hart winner so I always take his opinion very seriously.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Button couldn't assess talent even if it was waived and signed in Tampa Bay.

 

[Mr Positive]

7-5 devils over Avs

 

[bellagiobob]

Vanacek gets the W despite a 7.24GAA and a .737SV%. Not the best fantasy performance, but will take the W.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Is JP playing for Carolina tonight?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Is JP playing for Carolina tonight?

Nope, doesn't look like it.

Carolina ties the Vegas game up, 2-2 in the 3rd.

 

[Hynh]

Is JP playing for Carolina tonight?

Visa issues apparently

 

[PBandJ]

Is JP playing for Carolina tonight?

Scratched.

 

[Captain Controversy]

All this hate on button..while I agree with most of it..
He did say mcdavid has the vision of Gretzky, hands of Lemieux and speed of Bure.

 

[Pucklington]

Button is telling everybody that the Oiler's deal was much poorer than how the Senator's did. His Oiler bashing never stops.

His assumption was the deal was similar value for the Oilers. I think Coyotes ask fell, after most teams filled their holes.

LA would have paid that...

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Button is telling everybody that the Oiler's deal was much poorer than how the Senator's did. His Oiler bashing never stops.

He’s a blowhard with the worst takes outside of those Leaf knob polishing idiots ONiell and Kypreos.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

All this hate on button..while I agree with most of it..
He did say mcdavid has the vision of Gretzky, hands of Lemieux and speed of Bure.

So…it’s hard to get the obvious past Button.

 

[dem]

Why get upset about Button? He's allowed to have opinions. He's paid to have them.

He's clearly a very big fan of Chychrun. Who cares..?

 

[BlackDogg]

Why get upset about Button? He's allowed to have opinions. He's paid to have them.

He's clearly a very big fan of Chychrun. Who cares..?

In real life he plays a giant mute button.

 

[Fourier]

Arizona is making a mockery out of the NHL. They just traded for another $8.5M of LTIR. Next year they could have Over $21M in cap space on LTIR while only spending about $2.3M in real money on that space. They are showing no interest what so ever in icing a real team. Meanwhile they are going to collect a ton of top end young talent with little option but to play for them for years.

 

[Soundwave]

Arizona is making a mockery out of the NHL. They just traded for another $8.5M of LTIR. Next year they could have Over $21M in cap space on LTIR while only spending about $2.3M in real money on that space. They are showing no interest what so ever in icing a real team. Meanwhile they are going to collect a ton of top end young talent with little option but to play for them for years.

Their ownership is probably hurting bad for money.

 

[Captain Controversy]

The plan is to draft bedard and with all of the cap space they have they're gonna sign free agents including Matthews. Having all that LTIR space will allow them to go over the cap in the playoffs and then they will ice a super team in Arizona.

Including mcdavid and draisaitl...

 

[Satire]

He spent his whole career there and won them 2 cups. It’s not just cap dumping some over the hill player.

I do agree with this sentiment. There's 3 ways of looking at it:

1) Morally - probably the wrong decision
2) Team - this move improves the team
3) Fiscally - debatable. Is the bad vibes from doing to a star player worth potentially more income from the playoffs? I don't know the answer to that yet.

I think it ultimately depends on what you value. To me the number 1 point is more important, to Drive the number 2 point is more important. I don't think either of us are wrong in this situation, just have different values.

 

[Fourier]

The plan is to draft bedard and with all of the cap space they have they're gonna sign free agents including Matthews. Having all that LTIR space will allow them to go over the cap in the playoffs and then they will ice a super team in Arizona.

Including mcdavid and draisaitl...

They have at best a 13% chance at Bedard.

That said I don't think this is the motivation. It is simply to spend as few real dollars as possible to hit the floor. That may not be circumvention by the rule but it is by the spirit. But it also gives them a competitive advantage in that they can gain assets by effectively circumventing a rule.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Why get upset about Button? He's allowed to have opinions. He's paid to have them.

He's clearly a very big fan of Chychrun. Who cares..?

Whose upset? Anyone paid to spout opinions on air is fair game for criticism. Button is an annoying blowhard whose opinions are mostly bullshit.

My opinion….