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Around the NHL: Free Agent Frenzy begins July 1 at noon
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Goes to show you bridge deals can be good and bad.
Give CoHo a big contract instead of a bridge and before you really know what you have, next thing you know there's a buyout looming.
Give a bridge deal to someone like ROR, and you end up losing him. But, look at what the Avs got in return. They'll be eating the fruits of that trade for a long time now, so the worst case scenario is you are forced to move on, but you get a solid return.
Give CoHo a big contract instead of a bridge and before you really know what you have, next thing you know there's a buyout looming.
Give a bridge deal to someone like ROR, and you end up losing him. But, look at what the Avs got in return. They'll be eating the fruits of that trade for a long time now, so the worst case scenario is you are forced to move on, but you get a solid return.
I bet Sami Vatanen finds himself on a new team before August. He and Lindholm are RFAs next season and it's obvious who the better D man is. Vatanen isn't my cup of tea but he's going to get a decent raise because points. Plus Despres really emerged for Anaheim as well as their strong prospect system. Vatanen is a classic case of a guy you unload when his value is high.
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I was on the Tarasenko bandwagon but post-ROR there's no argument for it whatsoever anymore. You could add nothing but depth adjustment to our forwards for ten years and probably be safe. You badly need to add to the defense. Can't have these all-star wingers floating at the hashmarks all year with no one to outlet it to them.
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I wonder how much the legal tampering period is affecting the RFA trade market. Guys like Hamilton and Saad know what they can get on the market and can take those terms to the team, giving the team a window to trade the player before free agency completely changes the market.
I agree. But to some degree you could create a stronger Chicago. Equal amounts of stud two way wingers and better centers by a lot. The defense, well we need Risto to turn into keith but we are not getting keith in a trade or free agency.
We still would have a lot of good prospects. And then have a roster purge in three years of vets and young guys you identify to not be core guys.
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No way Kings win this.
No way Kings win this.
They didn't terminate Stoll, so I can't see how the LAK can justify they way the handled Richards.
I believe illegal scripts were also seized or so the rumor is. Which could prevent Richards from being able to enter the US for a while which would be a breach of his contract.
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Based on those vague details I can't imagine this sticking.
They can justify it easily. If someone violates the terms of a contract they can choose to terminate it. There is nothing that says they must. However, their case seems very dubious here.
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Stoll is a UFA. He's not really relevant to this situation. Yes, he is still technically under contract (until noon tomorrow), but he has no contractual commitment beyond that.
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@helenenothelen: Bob Murray said Ducks couldn't come to terms with Beauchemin, who plans to test market. Said Beauchemin mentioned 3 years at $5 million per
Maybe. But Stoll was actually charged, while Richards hasn't been. At least not yet.
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