Around the league part 2

[FrozenKing18]

NHL free agency shows teams in states with no income tax have an advantage

When the Tampa Bay Lightning made moves at the NHL draft to clear salary cap space, general manager Julien BriseBois hoped a variety of factors would entice players to sign as free agents. It has become difficult to deny the impact of favorable tax situations around the league in recent years...

finance.yahoo.com

Averaging out Reinhart's salary to $8.625 million annually, he owes $3.15 million in taxes in Florida. He would pay $1.1 million more in California, $1.5 million more in New York and $1.4 million more in Toronto, according to a calculator provided publicly by Cardinal Point Athlete Advisors.

Over the length of the contract that could save him up to $12 million.

It's definitely a factor that a handful don't consider. It sucks for the Kings. Also combine it with the current team's status. It's not a top spot for FAs.

 

[Scheifele55]

Jaret Anderson-Dolan signed with WInnipeg today and was seeking opinions on him?

What are his strengths?
What are his weaknesses?

 

[lumbergh]

No strengths, no weaknesses. If he wears a white jersey on the ice you may not realize he is there. You should definitely get his jersey, though. His name fills up space on the back nicely. Good effort, no results.

Good luck to him in the ‘Peg.

 

[tny760]

Jaret Anderson-Dolan signed with WInnipeg today and was seeking opinions on him?

What are his strengths?
What are his weaknesses?

think of the most vanilla ice cream you've ever had

 

[Scheifele55]

No strengths, no weaknesses. If he wears a white jersey on the ice you may not realize he is there. You should definitely get his jersey, though. His name fills up space on the back nicely. Good effort, no results.

Good luck to him in the ‘Peg.

Winnipeg already has Jonsson-Fjällby. Jonsson-Fjällby to Anderson-Dolan he shoots and its out of play.

 

[lumbergh]

Winnipeg already has Jonsson-Fjällby. Jonsson-Fjällby to Anderson-Dolan he shoots and its out of play.

I did at one point have a half hearted hope that the Kings would collect all of the players named Anderson or Andersson and rebrand as the Los Andersons.

Josh Anderson-Lias Andersson-Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Mikey Anderson-Rasmus Andersson
Fredrick Andersen

 

[FrozenKing18]

I did at one point have a half hearted hope that the Kings would collect all of the players named Anderson or Andersson and rebrand as the Los Andersons.

Josh Anderson-Lias Andersson-Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Mikey Anderson-Rasmus Andersson
Fredrick Andersen

It's a good thing Bob Miller retired

 

[Steve Zissou]

Not as bad as the Leafs. Steven Dangle mentioned this on his podcast recently.....Leafs have 4 players tying up 53% of the cap.

About the get even worse after Marner signs his extension! (though, Tavares falls off after this year)

 

[BigBrown]

Jaret Anderson-Dolan signed with WInnipeg today and was seeking opinions on him?

What are his strengths?
What are his weaknesses?

Above average speed. Hard worker. Showed some promise and scoring touch a couple of years ago but couldn't build on it. Didn't get much of a shot with the Kings, played minimal minutes without being a liability but didn't stand out in any way when given an opportunity. Just a guy, if you need one of those he is one. Could be more one day, who knows.

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

Toffoli joining the sharks isn't surprising at all. Bigger paycheck and he's just about guaranteed to be traded to a contender at the deadline, probably in year 1

 

[kingsholygrail]

What is going on in Carolina? Are they just letting everyone walk?

 

[FrozenKing18]

Tulsky cleaning house

 

[Steve Zissou]

 

[KingsFan7824]

Toffoli joining the sharks isn't surprising at all. Bigger paycheck and he's just about guaranteed to be traded to a contender at the deadline, probably in year 1

That's not a deadline contract in year 1 unless he goes to Vegas.

 

[johnjm22]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808131428158255106

 

[Schrute farms]

It's truly amazing how horribly bad some NHL teams are from a FO standpoint. These same guys keep getting recycled back into the same jobs too. GMs, HCs, etc. Rinse & repeat.

I think hockey may be the one sport where the delusional fan ("I can do better") may actually be correct.

 

[Statto]

Grundy signs 2 years at 1.8M aav

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

It's truly amazing how horribly bad some NHL teams are from a FO standpoint. These same guys keep getting recycled back into the same jobs too. GMs, HCs, etc. Rinse & repeat.

I think hockey may be the one sport where the delusional fan ("I can do better") may actually be correct.

There are plenty of examples of models that drafted better than actual NHL teams and predict/build through FA signings better than the teams have done even in review five years later

Hockey is abstract and tough to measure but many of the measurables ARE clear and gool ol' boys just dont care to see it through their egos

 

[Telos]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808131428158255106

The Sens and the Kings have had many similarities recently with almost identical results.