Around the NHL 2023-2024

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Wow Perron 2x4M in Ottawa.

 

[Blueston]

I hate watching everyone else open their toys and we get a lump of coal in kap, but I don't see any deals done yet that I really wish were by us.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Wow, people on Twitter/X really expected us to be signing multiple big name players.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Wow Perron 2x4M in Ottawa.

Good on him but he’s not worth that anymore.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Yeah, nothing that has been done is something that I would've done. Stephenson s still available, and Nashville is likely out of the running for him. I'm fine that Army is letting others make moves first.

Kind of hoping we are in on a Pinto trade.

 

[Louie the Blue]

I hate watching everyone else open their toys and we get kap, but I don't see any deals done yet that I really wish were by us.

The Chychrun deal ruffles my feathers.

 

[STL fan in MN]

I hate watching everyone else open their toys and we get kap, but I don't see any deals done yet that I really wish were by us.

Totally agree. It’s fun to have shiny new toys but I’ve yet to see a deal I wish the Blues had signed. Especially once you factor in the reality of those players wanting to sign here.

I don’t even like the one signing we did - I was ready to move on from Kap.

 

[Louie the Blue]

Totally agree. It’s fun to have shiny new toys but I’ve yet to see a deal I wish the Blues had signed. Especially once you factor in the reality of those players wanting to sign here.

I don’t even like the one signing we did - I was ready to move on from Kap.

Hey, our fun in the sun day in 2018 was pretty epic when Perron, Bozak, and Maroon signed and ROR was acquired on the same day.

Good times.

 

[Blueston]

Totally agree. It’s fun to have shiny new toys but I’ve yet to see a deal I wish the Blues had signed. Especially once you factor in the reality of those players wanting to sign here.

I don’t even like the one signing we did - I was ready to move on from Kap.

I was too, but at 1x1 i can't get worked up about it.

 

[Reality Czech]

I agree, I do hope that this is how teams start viewing 8 year deals. If you want an 8 year deal, you need an actual yearly discount. I know that won't be the case, but that would be my hope. It's definitely a situation similar to Bergeron in Boston with his discouted deals where he just wants to stay on the team and allow them to continue to contend.

Too bad Petro didn't get that memo.

Crazy kick off to free agency. Nashville going crazy.

 

[Majorityof1]

That Chychrun deal. Ottawa is terrible at asset management.

I am not big on Chychrun but would have loved him at that price.

 

[BuLLeT1291]

Correct, its unlikely it affects anything else we have the possibility of doing.

I was too, but at 1x1 i can't get worked up about it.

 

[The Note]

Love that Boston is the team that fell for Zadarov

 

[The Note]

I’m thrilled the Blues are sitting this out. There’s some brutal deals happening

 

[Reality Czech]

Edmundson 4 x $3.8 to LA? Geez the prices are insane this year.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I’m thrilled the Blues are sitting this out. There’s some brutal deals happening

100% with the raise in capspace this offseason some of these deals are gonna be absolutely terrible

 

[Drubilly]

Errbody got that Klarna cash!!

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Perron to OTT

Dallas is missing out on everyone and Duchene hasn't yet been resigned. LOL
Nill is GM of the Year x2 and all, but.......messy down there.

Borderline WC team next season.

Rumors of Jack Campbell going back to Dallas. LMFAO

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Wow, people on Twitter/X really expected us to be signing multiple big name players.

If we had an offseason that casual hockey fans were excited about, it likely would've been shortsighted strategy and detrimental long-term.

I'm glad the Blues are being realistic. A bottom 10 finish is probably the best thing for us.

It's not fun. It's not sexy. But it's probably what needs to be done.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Hard to be inspired by us sitting on our hands. But it was kind of expected.

I think the last domino that would make sense to jump on for the Blues would be Stephenson.

Would actually be pretty optimistic about a forward group of

Neighbors - Thomas - Buch
Texier - Stephenson - Kyrou
Bolduc - Schenn - Saad
Torpo - Sunny - Kapanen
Alexandrov
Walker

Lot of added speed with Stephenson. Just hope that we wouldn't do a long-term deal with where we're at.

Still irks me that we don't have our 2nd with everyone loading up. But at the same time we have a boatload of prospects currently and aren't in an awful spot with our forward group

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

So, are we thinking this is probably the last deal Perron is gonna sign? I think so, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him come back in some sort of coaching/development role, especially when Steen becomes full time GM

 

[Louie the Blue]

I am not big on Chychrun but would have loved him at that price.

Yeah. Either he plays well and can be extended or trade him at deadline and he leaves.

 

[Drubilly]

So, are we thinking this is probably the last deal Perron is gonna sign? I think so, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him come back in some sort of coaching/development role, especially when Steen becomes full time GM

I was kinda thinking the same but only he would return this summer on a cheap deal.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I am not big on Chychrun but would have loved him at that price.

Agreed. If we could've moved Krug, I would've been on board.

Drouin back to the Avs.

 

[Reality Czech]

Yeah. Either he plays well and can be extended or trade him at deadline and he leaves.

Some are speculating that the return is so low because he isn't willing to sign an extension, which would make sense. A solid deal for Washington but not sure which roster player we could have given up to convince Ottawa to trade him to us.