OT: Around the NHL: JR is about to wake up from his nap and make trades and such

[Zirakzigil]

Thing is it doesn't matter if the agent said that to the Avs. The issue is Tulsky either took their word that it was what he wanted without ever confirming it or they didn't ask at all or cared to and figured they'd get it done.

Worst is knowing the Canes could have offered Jake the same money and he wanted to stay and they let him go by trading his rights to Tampa. Then they get a bloke that straight up said I will only sign with 4 teams, one being Oilers where he really wanted to go, but he never wanted to be in Carolina.

That's absolutely awful. Tulsky royally f***ed them within a calendar year of two massive gambles and it looks far worse knowing they didn't even offer Jake the money Tampa did and could have and then tried to sign a player that they didn't even talk to first about being open to an extension with them. That's some awful management.

I don’t blame him for going big. Fortune favors the build. Necas wasn’t going to sign from the sounds of it. He got 2 1sts and a very good kid at the end of it.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I don’t blame him for going big. Fortune favors the build. Necas wasn’t going to sign from the sounds of it. He got 2 1sts and a very good kid at the end of it.

Necas is under contract for another season. Canes made it known they were trying to move him last season and that pissed of Necas so he only took a 2yr deal so he can leave after as it eats the RFA status. So on top of pissing off Necas last year and dealing him this year, they f***ed up the Guentzel trade and then didn't even talk to Rantanen's camp before making the trade and just assuming they'd get it right this time and had they asked they'd know he wasn't interested.

For me it's not a 1 trade f*** up, it's Guentzel And Rantanen.

He moved out 3 good prospects, a cap dump, a pick for a few months of Jake and got back a 5th. Then he moved a stud in Necas and a depth player for Rantanen who never wanted to play there and then gets back 2 firsts and a good young player.

The math ain't mathing for Tulsky to make it even remotely a save.

Remember they moved Necas, Drury, their 2nd and 3rd this year and their 4th next year. In addition to the 2nd rounder (Brunicke), Ponomarev, Lucius, Koivunen, and Bunting they also moved for Guentzel and losing him too.

That's criminal.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

It's always funny to remember that the guy who famously said "Fortune favors the bold" said it as he was sailing into the Mt. Vesuvius eruption and died almost immediately after.

 

[wheelz87]

Ekblad busted for PEDs.
Must suck being the only one in the nhl doing it………

 

[Zirakzigil]

It's always funny to remember that the guy who famously said "Fortune favors the bold" said it as he was sailing into the Mt. Vesuvius eruption and died almost immediately after.

Yes. His boldness allowed him the fortune of getting an up close look at one of the most epic volcanic eruptions.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Damn Washington said in a Russian article that he's not re-signing with the Capitals next year and will go back to play in Russia after next season.

Seems like both Ovi and Malkin are retiring after next year, at least from the NHL. Cool to see them go out together at least.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Ekblad..lol

What a moron