Around the League 45: The Stanley Cup is in God's Waiting Room

[Discipline Daddy]

Cap writeup on the Rangers, inspired by the news that Shesterkin said no to 8 years x $11M. Good news is I can't see them maintaining as good of a roster in subsequent years. They don't have a great farm team.

Assuming they ink Shesterkin to a similar deal, here's how I see the roster shaping up for 2025-2026.

Panarin (11.64) - Trocheck (5.63) - Lafreniere (RFA)
Kreider (6.5) - Zibanejad (8.5) - Kakko (RFA)
Cuylle (RFA) - Chytil (4.44) - Brodzinski (0.79)
Edstrom (RFA) - Carrick (1) - Rempe (RFA)

Miller (RFA) - Fox (9.5)
Schneider (2.2) - Trouba (8)
Jones (RFA) - Othmann (0.86)

Shesterkin (UFA)
Quick (UFA)

They have $58.2M committed next year. Projected cap next year is $92.5M, which leaves a boatload of space ($34.3M). That's the good news.

The bad news is almost all of the free agents require raises. I could see this playing out.

Lafreniere: $6M
Kakko: $3M
Edstrom and Rempe - $0.9M each
Add $0.8M for 13F

Miller: $6M
Jones: $2M
7D: $0.8M

Shesterkin: $12M
Backup: $1M

That adds up to $33.4M. If they find a taker for Trouba, say Columbus, they have flexibility to really go shopping. Otherwise, I think status quo is about the best this roster can do to fit under the cap as they don't have as much ELC talent coming in and have to pay up some players on bridge deals.

 

[cptjeff]

Commenters on the Seattle-Blues game are saying that powerplays on fresh ice at the beginning of periods are actually statistically less effective than later in the period. My entire life I've believed a lie.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Commenters on the Seattle-Blues game are saying that powerplays on fresh ice at the beginning of periods are actually statistically less effective than later in the period. My entire life I've believed a lie.

btw: nice to see ESPN broadcasting without the ticker at the bottom

 

[HisIceness]

Im still baffled by Seattle's choice of coach. Blysma?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Florida is abusing Boston and I'm so happy to see it.

 

[HisIceness]

Hey Bruins, the object is to get shots on goal

 

[Wolfpuck]

4-1 Panthers after 20

Korpisalo is being totally hung out to dry.

 

[HisIceness]

Utahs sweaters look like if the Carolina Panthers became a Hockey Team and dropped 'Panthers' from their name

 

[bleedgreen]

Im still baffled by Seattle's choice of coach. Blysma?

He had done well as their minor league coach. Worked his way back onto the radar. Has been vocal about developing as a coach and learning from his mistakes, presumably the Buffalo experience.

 

[Justicebork]

I see the Blackhawks are already in midseason form

 

[sabremike]

Commenters on the Seattle-Blues game are saying that powerplays on fresh ice at the beginning of periods are actually statistically less effective than later in the period. My entire life I've believed a lie.

 

[HisIceness]

I see the Blackhawks are already in midseason form

They're going to be total garbage for at least another season too, then it will be time to pay Bedard

He had done well as their minor league coach. Worked his way back onto the radar. Has been vocal about developing as a coach and learning from his mistakes, presumably the Buffalo experience.

Well best of luck to him, at he doesn't have Jack Eichel to deal with

 

[Justicebork]

I count on ESPN to point out the little things, like having 2:00 of power play time is better than having less than 2:00 of power play time

 

[Justicebork]

I have missed the hell out of this game

 

[chaz4hockey]

Verhaeghe, 8 years at $7M per & mostly in bonuses.

Just turned 29 in August.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Turbo just scored the first goal of the season for Chicago.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Verhaeghe, 8 years at $7M per & mostly in bonuses.

Just turned 29 in August.

Verhaeghe took a significant discount relative to UFA value. With value-added cap hits to Forsling/Reinhart/Tkachuk/Verhaeghe, Florida is going to stay excellent for many years to come.

 

[CandyCanes]

Commenters on the Seattle-Blues game are saying that powerplays on fresh ice at the beginning of periods are actually statistically less effective than later in the period. My entire life I've believed a lie.

I wonder if that number gets skewed more so because the faceoff on the PP is at center ice at the start of the period. So there’s a statical disadvantage right there.

 

[cptjeff]

I wonder if that number gets skewed more so because the faceoff on the PP is at center ice at the start of the period. So there’s a statical disadvantage right there.

I'd guess it has more to do with the PKers being rested. I also wouldn't be sure that the predictability of fresh ice is an advantage for the attackers, odd bounces often create opportunities.

 

[hblueridgegal]

And look, some decent marketing for a change

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Turbo just scored the first goal of the season for Chicago.

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I hate that Turbo and Mrázek ARE IN THAT DUNG HEAP.

Fu^k “Da Bears”.
Fu^k the Hawks.
Fu^k MJ.

URGE TO HATE RISES.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

woah on the MJ hate..,

 

[DaveG]

Turbo just scored the first goal of the season for Chicago.

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are we sure he wasn't trying to pass it?

 

[DaveG]

I wonder if that number gets skewed more so because the faceoff on the PP is at center ice at the start of the period. So there’s a statical disadvantage right there.

I'd guess it has more to do with the PKers being rested. I also wouldn't be sure that the predictability of fresh ice is an advantage for the attackers, odd bounces often create opportunities.

I mean certainly doesn't hurt to take off an additional 5-10 seconds to start the period especially if the team on the kill wins the draw, but what Jeff said is the more likely answer. The puck taking a funny bounce is always an advantage for whoever can get to it first and when there's an extra attacker there's that much more opportunity for the team on the PP to be the ones that get to it.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Commenters on the Seattle-Blues game are saying that powerplays on fresh ice at the beginning of periods are actually statistically less effective than later in the period. My entire life I've believed a lie.

I always thought it was bogus for some of the already mentioned reasons (center ice FO, well rested PKers), but also the "wet" ice seems to make passes harder to receive and it's more slick in general (I know ice is already slick). There's also no momentum from prior play, everyone is calmer, and if it's a "split"/carryover PP there's literally less time on it