Around the NHL 2023-24 - offseason part II

[None Shall Pass]

nothing like reading about contract defer and cba....riveting conversation and people think this place is boring end of summer.

Being a nerdy hockey fan in 2024 is learning about state/province taxation laws, SOFR, and the Time Value of Money.

If you get someone to sign a paper afterwards you'll have an MBA.

 

[NJDevs26]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831731578914951410

 

[BurntToast]

I know Dri is a great player but that AVV feels like a player wanting to leave type contract.

The Oilers’offseason was complete trash. Bad GM singing, which leads to offer sheets and an anchor contract. The cap is going up but not that significantly.

My only hope is Shesterkin’s AVV goes up from this..

 

[Ripshot 43]

I know Dri is a great player but that AVV feels like a player wanting to leave type contract.

The Oilers’offseason was complete trash. Bad GM singing, which leads to offer sheets and an anchor contract. The cap is going up but not that significantly.

My only hope is Shesterkin’s AVV goes up from this..

They needed to win one while Mc and Drai were on their initial deals. They came as close as you can get but it will only get harder from here.

 

[Bleedred]

Nikolai Kulemin getting a PTO from the Sens really threw me for a loop.

I thought I was opening a 5-6 year old thread that got bumped.

 

[Hisch13r]

They needed to win one while Mc and Drai were on their initial deals. They came as close as you can get but it will only get harder from here.

I mean they've still got another year

 

[sabremike]

Nikolai Kulemin getting a PTO from the Sens really threw me for a loop.

I thought I was opening a 5-6 year old thread that got bumped.

I have one of his game worn Islanders jerseys from 14-15.

 

[MadDevil]

Ah, Staios was with the Leafs organization during Kulemin's time there. I was wondering where the "old buddy" connection was.

 

[Mgd31]

Kulemin and 1st for Parise back in 2012 was a trade proposal around these parts.

 

[sabremike]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1832547324230504823

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1832547324230504823

“it’s what hockey guys do”

 

[MadDevil]

This one's for Bleed...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1832952856615530695

 

[NjDevsRR]

 

[guitarguyvic]

I know Dri is a great player but that AVV feels like a player wanting to leave type contract.

The Oilers’offseason was complete trash. Bad GM singing, which leads to offer sheets and an anchor contract. The cap is going up but not that significantly.

My only hope is Shesterkin’s AVV goes up from this..

Draisaitl is a top five player in the entire world. This is not an “anchor” contract, NHL stars are already getting paid a smaller portion of the cap relative to their talent compared to middle of the pack players, have you ever looked up the percentage of the cap stars were being paid right after the lockout? It was higher than it is now, Drai’s new contract is probably more in line with that.

The handwringing about contracts here can be so over the top. This is a hall of fame level player, those guys tend to have long careers and continue to be good for a really long time. Even if he is half the player he currently is at the end of the deal it’s still not awful because that’s still a 60ish point player who will likely be making a much smaller percentage of the cap by that time. Worst case if he somehow falls off a cliff at the end, the contract is still worth it considering he’s a generational player and those are the guys that win cups.

 

[MadDevil]

Not really NHL news, but....

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833126788534292522

Are they're using the same braintrust that came up with the options for Utah lol

Although I do like that Montreal logo

 

[Bleedred]

Askarov must have still not made it over for the new season.

Either that or he’s wondering why the hell those two got that kind of treatment over him.

And I hope everyone enjoyed Vitek. That might be one of the only times you see him off the ice at all this season, unless you happen to see him in the grocery store or something. Unless he tries not to no-show too many of those pressers after getting blown to smithereens like he did here last year.

 

[Triumph]

Draisaitl is a top five player in the entire world. This is not an “anchor” contract, NHL stars are already getting paid a smaller portion of the cap relative to their talent compared to middle of the pack players, have you ever looked up the percentage of the cap stars were being paid right after the lockout? It was higher than it is now, Drai’s new contract is probably more in line with that.

The handwringing about contracts here can be so over the top. This is a hall of fame level player, those guys tend to have long careers and continue to be good for a really long time. Even if he is half the player he currently is at the end of the deal it’s still not awful because that’s still a 60ish point player who will likely be making a much smaller percentage of the cap by that time. Worst case if he somehow falls off a cliff at the end, the contract is still worth it considering he’s a generational player and those are the guys that win cups.

It is definitely a worthwhile contract, but Draisaitl is absolutely dogshit at defense - a 60 point Draisaitl is a disaster. The Oilers can't afford not to do this, but in 4 years it's probably not worth it, even with the cap inflation that's built in.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Teams very rarely regret contracts for top 10 players. It’s fooling yourself into thinking somebody else is a top 10 player that’s the problem.

 

[My3Sons]

Teams very rarely regret contracts for top 10 players. It’s fooling yourself into thinking somebody else is a top 10 player that’s the problem.

Imagine someone thinking Ben Lovejoy was not a top ten player.

 

[My3Sons]

Not really NHL news, but....

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833126788534292522

Are they're using the same braintrust that came up with the options for Utah lol

Although I do like that Montreal logo

The NY team really should have branded around my wife’s sister and named themselves the Harpies Medusas or Shrews. Or maybe the Harpy Medusa Shrews since she is as evil as all three.

 

[Xirik]

The NY team really should have branded around my wife’s sister and named themselves the Harpies Medusas or Shrews. Or maybe the Harpy Medusa Shrews since she is as evil as all three.

Makes me wonder what your sister in law calls you.

 

[My3Sons]

Makes me wonder what your sister in law calls you.

She’d tell you I’m a jerk but she’s not well read or creative so it wouldn’t be that colorful just angry.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Jesus, Johnny Gaudreau's widow states during the memorial today she is pregnant with their third child. This tragedy truly gets more and more heartbreaking.

 

[My3Sons]

Jesus, Johnny Gaudreau's widow states during the memorial today she is pregnant with their third child. This tragedy truly gets more and more heartbreaking.

Ugh. I hope they have a good extended family to provide love and support for the kids

 

[Nubmer6]

The NY team really should have branded around my wife’s sister and named themselves the Harpies Medusas or Shrews. Or maybe the Harpy Medusa Shrews since she is as evil as all three.

Wait... Sister??? Is she cute??? SET ME UP!!!