Around the NHL: Part XVI - Born on the First of July

[UAGoalieGuy]

Didnt see yesterday that Ferland signed with the Canucks yesterday 4 years $3.5MM AAV.

That's a pretty bargain deal.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

no one in chicago is crying over it with their 3 cups but stan bowman trade away or lost every 1st round pick from 2010-2017

2010: Kevin hayes lost as ufa
2011: Mark McNeil (traded for oduya) & Philip Danault (traded for troy bouwer)
2012: Teravainen (given to carolina to get rid of bickell)
2013: Ryan Hartman (traded)
2014; Nick Schmaltz (traded for dylan strome)
2015: pick traded for vermette
2016: pick traded for andrew ladd
2017: Jokiharju (traded for alex nylander)

some of those trades are good ones cause they played a big part in winning the cup so you can't regret them...obviously the killer is losing teravainen to unload a salary. but man to thats still crazy. i thought we traded away alot of 1st

Still cant wrap my head around the trading of Jokiharju. 20 year old RHD that put up 12 points while averaging 18 minutes per game in a half season. For a essentially a bust.

Quick Gorton call about Boqvist!

 

[GAGLine]

Cullen blowing that breakaway down 4-3 in game 6 vs Buffalo

I didn't like him when he played for us. His hands were never able to keep up with his feet.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Still cant wrap my head around the trading of Jokiharju. 20 year old RHD that put up 12 points while averaging 18 minutes per game in a half season. For a essentially a bust.

Quick Gorton call about Boqvist!

Can't wrap my head around trading Schmaltz, 22 year old C that put up 52 in 78 the year before. For essentially a bust!

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

 

[Inferno]

Blank tweet?

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Blank tweet?

Kappo signing broke Twitter.

(It says Fagemo signed an ELC.)

 

[Leetch3]

 

[Matz03]

Can't wrap my head around trading Schmaltz, 22 year old C that put up 52 in 78 the year before. For essentially a bust!

Please tell me you’re joking here?

 

[Thirty One]

Please tell me you’re joking here?

He's drawing parallels to the way Strome was thought of at the time Chicago traded for him and Nylander.

 

[Matz03]

He's drawing parallels to the way Strome was thought of at the time Chicago traded for him and Nylander.

Thats what I figured but then was like, maybe he’s fo real

 

[will1066]

I feel sad for MDZ

 

[Nickmo82]

I feel sad for MDZ

At least he got a deal. I thought he was Europe-bound for sure.

 

[aufheben]

I feel sad for MDZ

Why?

 

[Deleted member 23124]

I feel sad for MDZ

I don't know why.....I (and I'm sure a lot of us) thought he'd be out of the league by now.

 

[Leonardo87]

I feel sad for MDZ

Why though? At least he got a deal and will get to play. Anaheim/Orange County CA is a great area. Ducks are struggling now but they have a lot of young talent coming from San Diego who are NHL ready, and think they can squeeze into a playoff spot.

 

[bobbop]

Can't wrap my head around trading Schmaltz, 22 year old C that put up 52 in 78 the year before. For essentially a bust!

Hall of Fame post!

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

How different would have Del Zotto's career been if he waited an extra season to play and went back to the OHL in 2009-10? He couldn't handle NY being a Teen Beat model then. Still he's had a decent career, won a Cup, and now he gets to go back to Orange County and make like $400K+ after agent fees and taxes are taken out. Not a bad life.

Ferlund to Vancouver: THAT made me laugh. I don't get to post much during the week because of my extremely stressful job, but that team loves overpaying bottom sixers. Roussell, Beagle, Bartschi, Sutter, and now Ferlund. Add that to Eriksson and they have the most mismanaged cap in the league.

 

[Leetch3]

 

[Machinehead]

How did Kevin Hayes become hockey's official ambassador for bad contacts?

Did Seabrook and Lucic retire?

 

[nyr2k2]

MDZ had earned over $21M in his career and has played over 600 games. He's 29 so those numbers will increase unless he completely turns into a pile of sand. That's a really good career.

 

[Inferno]

MDZ had earned over $21M in his career and has played over 600 games. He's 29 so those numbers will increase unless he completely turns into a pile of sand. That's a really good career.

Well...to be fair..subtract agent fees, taxes, and hookers and well... How much is left.

 

[Bob Richards]

Remember when MDZ got called out by Lisa Ann on twitter for being an annoying clown?

LMFAO

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Well...to be fair..subtract agent fees, taxes, and hookers and well... How much is left.

Probably around $11MM. I'd take it. Plus hes played enough games to be eligible for the pension. Not sure of the hooker to cash ratio though.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Well...to be fair..subtract agent fees, taxes, and hookers and well... How much is left.

He still carved out a good career for where he was drafted. It's a common misconception that every 1st rounder has the potential to be a top-pair/top line player