What the Faulk
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Probably should be in the other thread, but I don't feel like opening a new tab. Hopefully less than 3M a year.
Something’s off. If the team hasn’t yet found a deal they’re “comfortable” with for Faulk and it looks like a real possibility that Faulk will be on the opening night roster, why the hell spend what will likely be at least $2M to sign TVR? With so many teams potentially needing capable, NHL quality RD, why not just trade TVR for a pick and use the $2M on Enstrom or some other LD plug?
Putting Pesce on his offside seems stupid. I can’t recall in my almost 20yrs of watching hockey a D pair with 2 right shots. I don’t mind Faulk coming back next year, but if he does, he needs to be on his natural side and on the 3rd pair/2nd PP unit. Paying a guy close to $5M for that slot though is probably not the best use of team payroll reaources.
With Waddell saying the other day that he talked to at least 12 GMs in one day, I hope he’s able to find a taker for Faulk. Hopefully some other teams will look to Faulk as the best RD option available at the moment, and we can balance out the D pairings with his replacement in the next week or so.
Something’s off. If the team hasn’t yet found a deal they’re “comfortable” with for Faulk and it looks like a real possibility that Faulk will be on the opening night roster, why the hell spend what will likely be at least $2M to sign TVR? With so many teams potentially needing capable, NHL quality RD, why not just trade TVR for a pick and use the $2M on Enstrom or some other LD plug?
Putting Pesce on his offside seems stupid. I can’t recall in my almost 20yrs of watching hockey a D pair with 2 right shots. I don’t mind Faulk coming back next year, but if he does, he needs to be on his natural side and on the 3rd pair/2nd PP unit. Paying a guy close to $5M for that slot though is probably not the best use of team payroll reaources.
With Waddell saying the other day that he talked to at least 12 GMs in one day, I hope he’s able to find a taker for Faulk. Hopefully some other teams will look to Faulk as the best RD option available at the moment, and we can balance out the D pairings with his replacement in the next week or so.
Wasn't one of the talking points this time last year that van Riemsdyk played with Pesce on the same defensive pair at times in college?
Actually, it's about $500,000 too much. He's a 3rd pairing guy who can play up in a pinch. He has never put up more than 16 points. A good comparable is Matthew Benning for the Oilers. He's paid $1.9 million and that's after seasons of 15 and 21 points.$2.5m doesn't seem too much for TVR based on his play last season, IMO. What if Pesce gets hurt? Here's a guy who can slide into that spot painlessly and won't get you killed.
I'm betting there's not too many teams that made decent playoff runs over the last decade that didn't have at least one premium third-pair d-man.
About the same as Lindholm's did?The fact that this is a difficult signing is perplexing. We have three RHD ahead of him, hold his RFA rights, have a good 3rd pair right hand defensive prospect in the AHL waiting for an opportunity, and two more in the NCAA. What kind of leverage does his camp think he has?