Around the NHL - (Off-season edition)

[The Midnight Burrito]

Good on Minnesota.

Wish we did that with Z.

Not clear that he wanted 8 years.

 

[anezthes]

Not clear that he wanted 8 years.

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?

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

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?

Dostal will be cheap for a little bit longer!

 

[Arthuros]

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.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823352850425979310

 

[All Mighty]

Edmonton is in a real tough spot here. They have to dump at least one of Kulak/Ceci somewhere and that might only be enough to keep one of them. They really have to hope Kane is out for the year to keep both.

 

[Terry Yake]

kevin lowe getting ready to fight the blues GM in a barn

 

[forever1922]

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?

 

[Kalv]

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?

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?

 

[forever1922]

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?

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.

 

[FlyingV09]

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.

 

[forever1922]

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.

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.

To do what the Preds have managed to do is complete nonsense.

 

[Hey234]

Sometimes I'm upset with some of the choices the Ducks management makes, and then I see the Flyers and I feel way better. With how they treated and reacted to Gauthier, other prospects not signing with them, and now terminating Johansson. Just a mess of an organization

Edit: Gauthier not Gaucher

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Edit: Gauthier not Gaucher

This is why I use Cutter instead of Gauthier so that I don't confuse it with Gaucher or someone might confuse it Gaucher. It's a very easy mistake to make.

 

[forever1922]

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.

 

[anezthes]

Who did better?

We won't know for a while.

 

[Ducks DVM]

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.

You have to include whoever the Flyers get with the 2nd in this trade as well.

 

[Static]

Some potentially tragic rumors going around about gaudreau...

 

[Terry Yake]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829363990033547347

this is the incident that the rumor stemmed from

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829353449168802200

 

[Terry Yake]

fortunately, it looks like it was probably a hoax

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829362836872511983

 

[Static]

fortunately, it looks like it was probably a hoax

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829362836872511983

He isn't the one who initially reported it. The guy who did is a flyers guy who deleted it.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829356116909994229

 

[Static]

It's not looking good.

 

[Terry Yake]

of course, that piece of shit tim peel has decided to take it upon himself to "confirm" that the rumor is true

a truly vile human being

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Why is a former Ref reporting on possible crime scenes? God I hope that rumor is not true..

 

[Kalv]

It's a tragedy either way and it's heartbreaking. But regarding Johny Hockey specifically, the lack of denial from any reputable sources, is kind of deafening