Around the NHL - 2023 offseason edition

[SteveCangialosi123]

 

[Oneiro]

I feel for Villardi, who battled hard to come back and had a great year.

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Hisch13r]

I do get the Canes thought process here. You can extend Deangelo for much cheaper than Pesce, Deangelo isn't going to cost much in a trade, and you can get a good return for Pesce. Then you use Deangelo as a stopgap to Nikishin. In theory it makes sense but like Deangelo sucks.

 

[Devs3cups]

4 years, 2.9 AAV

 

[Hisch13r]

It's so dumb when players get blamed for not waiving their clauses. That's literally what the clauses are there for. Don't give them out so willy nilly then.

 

[MauDevils]

The leaks from the Flyer's side are crazy. We know every time someone farts in the building.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

the AAV is low but 4 years for 35 year old Jordan Staal seems....long?

 

[Hisch13r]

the AAV is low but 4 years for 35 year old Jordan Staal seems....long?

Getting the cheap AAV is what matters here. The term is probably irrelevant. I think they get at least 2 maybe 3 good enough years. Then you ship him off. Haula's younger so maybe he maintains a usefulness while Staal crashes as soon as next year or year 2 but I think Staal remains better for at least 1 year if not 2 or 3 and is slightly cheaper.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

If Staal becomes an detriment to the team and can't PK / sucks at even strenght, he'll suddenly find his various maladies from a 18+ (!!) year NHL career too much and go on IR most likely.

 

[forceten]

DeAngelo back to the Canes? Ewww.

 

[Patrik26]

The leaks from the Flyer's side are crazy. We know every time someone farts in the building.

Just imagine how great Torts post-gamers are going to be with a big roster upheaval and trying to make it work.

 

[My3Sons]

Getting the cheap AAV is what matters here. The term is probably irrelevant. I think they get at least 2 maybe 3 good enough years. Then you ship him off. Haula's younger so maybe he maintains a usefulness while Staal crashes as soon as next year or year 2 but I think Staal remains better for at least 1 year if not 2 or 3 and is slightly cheaper.

Staal is fine as long as he can clutch grab and interfere. Take that away from him and he isn’t that good any more to my eyes.

 

[Devs3cups]

Well this took quite the turn lol

 

[jkrdevil]

The leaks from the Flyer's side are crazy. We know every time someone farts in the building.

When you hire a media personality as team President….

 

[My3Sons]

Well this took quite the turn lol

It’s shocking that no team wanted to pay Krug for the next four years at his age and give Philly something for that privilege. Just shocking.

 

[Guttersniped]

Well this took quite the turn lol

Krug doesn’t want to go to a tanking team where he could get potentially benched by Trots as a way to force him to accept a trade out? Go figure.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

I'm glad Krug is screwing over the Flyers in a way. They are trying to get thoer 3rd 1st round pick and he I basically preventing that.

 

[Hisch13r]

I'm glad Krug is screwing over the Flyers in a way. They are trying to get thoer 3rd 1st round pick and he I basically preventing that.

They still might get it from somewhere. They've pivoted to looking elsewhere for Sanheim. A 1+2 was offered for Laughton and declined (insane to decline that). There's Konecny.

 

[Guttersniped]

They still might get it from somewhere. They've pivoted to looking elsewhere for Sanheim. A 1+2 was offered for Laughton and declined (insane to decline that). There's Konecny.

My brain refuses to accept that Laughton rumor is true.

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Forge]

I'm not sure why Vegas did this, but I think the contract itself is fine. I get that people are going to say it's an overpay, but I thought husso was a decent contract comparable for Hill, tbh.

 

[Andre Palot]

Vegas pisses away money like they're tourists in Ceasars

 

[MauDevils]

I'm not sure why Vegas did this, but I think the contract itself is fine. I get that people are going to say it's an overpay, but I thought husso was a decent contract comparable for Hill, tbh.

Meh, it's the Binnington "thank you for a cup" contract.

 

[Rhodes 81]

That's a lot of money to pay for Hill.