Around the League - Offseason Edition

[cyris]

Bobby Bonilla gets 1.19m every July 1st from the NY Mets from 2011 - 2035.

One of my favourite parts of that story is that the reason the Mets owner made that deal is because his financial advisor told him he could invest the money originally owed to Bonilla for him.
And that if he let him do that the return on the investment would be greater year over year than the money that they would have to pay Bobby B.

The problem? His financial advisor was Bernie Madoff. lol

 

[Nineteen67]

He can play a little bit.

 

[Nineteen67]

All that spending without a reliable goalie in sight all but wipes the Los Angeles threat off the boards for any kind of Matthews free agency destination. They are really locked into what they have, total arms race vs Edmonton and Vegas.

If Matthews does make it to FA I’d laugh if he ended up in NY, Det , Philly or some other crappy place like that.

 

[MCR74]

If Matthews does make it to FA I’d laugh if he ended up in NY, Det , Philly or some other crappy place like that.

He might. A contender like Las Vegas certainly doesn't need Matthews. If any team believes they'll be a contender after paying him large, well...

 

[Nineteen67]

He might. A contender like Las Vegas certainly doesn't need Matthews. If any team believes they'll be a contender after paying him large, well...

I still think Vegas is a great spot for him if they can make it work.

The NHL probably wants him on the eastern seaboard, Detroit or Chicago, for TV and marketing purposes rather than staying in the hinterland.

 

[Burnie97]

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[phillipmike]

One of few times the Soo connection worked in our favor and of course Dubas screws it up to leave McCann unprotected to keep Kerfoot and he walks. Hallinder (traded for McCann) looks like a decent player now, should contribute for Dubas in Pittsburgh in their bottom 6.

 

[justashadowof]

Now we know who undoubtedly would have a Leaf this summer if Dubas had stayed: Vinny Hinostroza.

 

[MCR74]

Now we know who undoubtedly would have a Leaf this summer if Dubas had stayed: Vinny Hinostroza.

l have a feeling Dubas will try to land Karlsson. Him defending Jarry night after night would be fun to watch.

 

[Burnie97]

l have a feeling Dubas will try to land Karlsson. Him defending Jarry night after night would be fun to watch.

I know Pittsburgh is trying to keep it going while they can and they'd have a great powerplay with Karlsson... but they should be starting to hit the reset button soon I think. They shouldn't go for him.

 

[MCR74]

I know Pittsburgh is trying to keep it going while they can and they'd have a great powerplay with Karlsson... but they should be starting to hit the reset button soon I think. They shouldn't go for him.

Agreed, but this is Kyle we're talking about.

 

[Burnie97]

Agreed, but this is Kyle we're talking about.

Yeah. Well I won't say much about him now to avoid a shit storm.

But I'll say this much lol... after how he left... interested to see how he changes Pittsburgh over. It's a very different team then where he started here.

Good luck KD.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

 

[CelticDruid]

Has Tarasenko to Dallas been announced?

 

[ULF_55]

JT’s next contract should be around there.

That was my thought.

A good indication of what will be.

 

[mikeyz]

 

[Dekes For Days]

He's literally the one that traded him. Johnsson has dealt with a lot of injuries that took his career off the rails for a bit, but he also put up 35 points in 71 games just a season ago in 2021-2022, almost exclusively at 5v5. He's also almost 200 lbs, and it's a 1 year deal at league minimum. Weird tweet.

 

[weems]

Saw this posted on the main boards

What team does everyone have?

 

[Peasy]

B Tkachuk - Thompson - Tuch
Rielly - McAvoy
Vasi

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Saw this posted on the main boards

What team does everyone have?

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Kucherov-Bergeron-Larkin
Mcavoy-Rielly
Vasi

 

[Stephen]

Now we know who undoubtedly would have a Leaf this summer if Dubas had stayed: Vinny Hinostroza.

Yeah, and Matt Nieto and Andreas Johnsson plus a Noel Acciari re-signing.

 

[Stephen]

l have a feeling Dubas will try to land Karlsson. Him defending Jarry night after night would be fun to watch.

Also curious to see how Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang will clash as puck moving offensive RHD...

 

[Dekes For Days]

Saw this posted on the main boards

What team does everyone have?

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I keep coming to $22. Can I be like Tampa and Vegas and cap circumvent to get $22 under a $21 cap?

 

[weems]

Also, why is Husso rated higher than Samsonov?

I don't think I'd make that trade.

I think there's a decent chance Sammy is the 2nd/3rd best goalie in the division going forward.