Around the NHL 2023-24 - offseason part II

[My3Sons]

If there is expansion anytime soon, we would lose a good player or 2.

Assuming you get to protect six forwards not on ELCs it's pretty easy. J. Hughes, J. Bratt. T. Meier, N. Hischier, D. Mercer, and Cotter (at that price he is a steal). I don't see any team taking Palat, Haula (despite the drink stirring), or anyone else with a contract lasting longer than this season. On defense assuming you can protect three in addition to ELCs you'd have L. Hughes, D. Hamilton, and B. Pesce. I guess you lose one of Siegenthaler or Dillon? My guess would be a team would take Siegenthaler since he isn't expensive and has some term left.

 

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Assuming you get to protect six forwards not on ELCs it's pretty easy. J. Hughes, J. Bratt. T. Meier, N. Hischier, D. Mercer, and Cotter (at that price he is a steal). I don't see any team taking Palat, Haula (despite the drink stirring), or anyone else with a contract lasting longer than this season. On defense assuming you can protect three in addition to ELCs you'd have L. Hughes, D. Hamilton, and B. Pesce. I guess you lose one of Siegenthaler or Dillon? My guess would be a team would take Siegenthaler since he isn't expensive and has some term left.

Sure just jettison Bastian to the sun again (jk).

Have they given a legit timeframe on what year they would want to bring in a team?

 

[My3Sons]

Sure just jettison Bastian to the sun again (jk).

Have they given a legit timeframe on what year they would want to bring in a team?

Not that I've seen but I'm not a social media guy. I think I saw something posted here about upcoming meetings between the league and Houston and Atlanta potential ownership? If the ownerships really want in and each have the billion in cash burning a hole in their pocket I guess we could see expansion in the summer of 2026?

 

[Omar Little]

I am liking all these comps in Power, Sanderson, Seider, Faber, etc. for Luke and Nemec.

Hopefully something around $8m - $8.5m for Luke and something like $6m - $7m for Nemec (assuming he doesn't get meaningful PP time)

 

[Goptor]

I am liking all these comps in Power, Sanderson, Seider, Faber, etc. for Luke and Nemec.

Hopefully something around $8m - $8.5m for Luke and something like $6m - $7m for Nemec (assuming he doesn't get meaningful PP time)

It will be interesting how it all falls together. Seider and Faber have been better than Power and Sanderson if you only consider past play. Power got his contract mostly on potential.

Luke may fall to pp2 if he starts off slow due to his injury. He may end up comparable to Power's season last year, in which Power failed to live up to expectations. None of the other guys have players remotely close to Hamilton and Dahlin offensively to take the top PP spot though.

Nemec won't have the pp time but he is RD so will bring in a premium. He'll probably have a season like Faber's last year, with the exception of the big PP minutes in the 2nd half of the season. How much of Faber's contract was because he got moved to the top PP midway through the season?

 

[MadDevil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836502381044908322

 

[My3Sons]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836502381044908322

I wish him well. Whatever demons he battled I hope he has conquered them.

 

[MadDevil]

I wish him well. Whatever demons he battled I hope he has conquered them.

Agreed. It's a shame how his career has gone because he really could have been a superstar with his ability and personality. But that's all secondary compared to him being in a good place both mentally and physically.

I still can't believe he's only 26. Feels like he's been around for a decade already.

 

[My3Sons]

Agreed. It's a shame how his career has gone because he really could have been a superstar with his ability and personality. But that's all secondary compared to him being in a good place both mentally and physically.

I still can't believe he's only 26. Feels like he's been around for a decade already.

I am surpsied that only Montreal wanted to trade for him. Sure he’s expensive but the acquisition cost was minimal

 

[MadDevil]

I am surpsied that only Montreal wanted to trade for him. Sure he’s expensive but the acquisition cost was minimal

I think that second year scared a lot of teams off. If he only had a year left I think teams would have been more willing to take a chance.

 

[guitarguyvic]

Expansion beyond 32 teams? That’s so watered down and stupid. And now we go to the polar opposite extreme of the original six days, there’s gonna be how many teams that don’t win any cups for decades?

Everything now is a f***ing money grab for the filthy rich, there’s no consideration for anything else.