The Midnight Burrito
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Not clear that he wanted 8 years.Good on Minnesota.
Wish we did that with Z.
Not clear that he wanted 8 years.Good on Minnesota.
Wish we did that with Z.
Not clear that he wanted 8 years.
Dostal will be cheap for a little bit longer!Yeah, I know.
Still, that's what I hoped for. Same goes for most of the young core: lock 'em up early. Wishful thinking, yada yada, but dammit, the heart wants what it wants.
8M Z – 8M Leo – 8M Senn
8M Cutter – 8M MM – 7M TT
8M Minty – 8M Luneau
8M Solberg – 8M Z²
72M. 16M to go.
2M on the bottom pair. 14M.
3M on the 4th line. 11M to spend on a 3rd line.
Foolproof.
Forgot about the goalies. Luckily, the cap is going up, right?![]()
I mean, I have a hard time seeing Solberg and Z2 commanding $8M. That's at least another 4M right there.Yeah, I know.
Still, that's what I hoped for. Same goes for most of the young core: lock 'em up early. Wishful thinking, yada yada, but dammit, the heart wants what it wants.
8M Z – 8M Leo – 8M Senn
8M Cutter – 8M MM – 7M TT
8M Minty – 8M Luneau
8M Solberg – 8M Z²
72M. 16M to go.
2M on the bottom pair. 14M.
3M on the 4th line. 11M to spend on a 3rd line.
Foolproof.
Forgot about the goalies. Luckily, the cap is going up, right?![]()
But what is the alternative for Nashville? Piss of their starting goalie that is good now and wait for a prospect to mature to be put in that place?That Askarov business once again showing GMs don't take things seriously with high end prospects. How they don't learn from watching guys like Gauthier, McGroarty. Now Askarov. I wonder who benefits this time, Montreal maybe?
They signed G Wedgewood on a 2 year deal. Askarov wasn't asking for starter role, but to place him in the AHL was bad management.But what is the alternative for Nashville? Piss of their starting goalie that is good now and wait for a prospect to mature to be put in that place?
Or was there something else going on I missed?
It doesn't just speed up the timeline. They knew their prospect and IMO he was patient already for how little he was given. This ordeal makes it so Askarov has very little value in a trade compared to if he was properly managed.They signed Saros for 8 years. They never planned for Askarov to be the starter. He was always going to be traded. Him asking for a trade just speeds up the timeline.
Edit: Gauthier not Gaucher
Who did better?
You have to include whoever the Flyers get with the 2nd in this trade as well.Gauthier for Drysdale
McGroarty for Yager
Who did better? And I don't mean Ducks or Pens, I mean Jets or Flyers. Because by keeping the thing quiet with Gauthier, they really messed up. Yager is much closer to fair value, if still less than McGroarty IMO.
He isn't the one who initially reported it. The guy who did is a flyers guy who deleted it.