GDT: Draft aftermath and free agent frenzy

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Chip tweeted that Rod said he wants to come back with the same group.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I know im in the minority but i literally would not care one bit if Foegele doesn't sign or leaves i certianly wouldnt overpay him to stay.

also this

I doubt there is much likelihood of overpaying him. I think he's a solid player that can move around. I'd move Brock before him.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Why would they be signing now though? Aren't both arbitration eligible?

term and arbitration sucks

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Chip tweeted that Rod said he wants to come back with the same group.

Exactly what I've been saying ad nauseam for a while now. All of this talk about cap dumping in this marketplace with a flat cap is a horrible idea. Some of the worst trades ever made from an asset-management perspective happened right after the 2005 lockout. That's the kind of thing that you want to avoid with a 10-feet pole unless you absolutely have to.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

term and arbitration sucks

Dundon and this FO aren't afraid of arbitration. If anything proves that, it's last offseason.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Hank in a caps uniform will be a cursed image

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

alot of bottom guys grabbing up offers, middle of the road guys hanging out.

 

[2Minutes4Surging]

I wonder where Haula ends up. I thought WPG made a lot of sense but they traded for Stasny. I guess COL is still an option as they need a 3C. Same for SJS, PIT, EDM.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

alot of bottom guys grabbing up offers, middle of the road guys hanging out.

Don't think that's very smart for those players. That situation IMO plays right into a FO like ours.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I think our signing will be in a week, scooping up from the bargain bin.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I wonder where Haula ends up. I thought WPG made a lot of sense but they traded for Stasny. I guess COL is still an option as they need a 3C. Same for SJS, PIT, EDM.

If getting Petro fails, a return to VGK makes a huge amount of sense for him.

 

[FreshSeabass]

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

So it's been a whole hour...what time do we win the offseason?

 

[Stickpucker]

Nah, Skjei and Gards are both better than Gudas. Pass. Florida is the team that actually needs a guy like him.

We don't need someone on the backend who will Kronwall people?

 

[DaveG]

So it's been a whole hour...what time do we win the offseason?

About 40 hours ago.

 

[CandyCanes]

Glad we didn’t hand over that Talbot contract. Oof

 

[Svechhammer]

logged into Twitter and saw Holtby trending, and thought we had signed him.

Nope, just a bunch of Caps fans getting sentimental

 

[DaveG]

For a guy like Talbot that's damn ugly.

Only guys I'm really interested in taking today are Wallmark and Fast... and of course Paul Bittner. I still can't believe we blew that pick.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Jason Spezza and Bobby Ryan.

Combined contract value: 1 year, $1.7M

 

[A Star is Burns]

Glad we didn’t hand over that Talbot contract. Oof

I don't think it's that bad of a contract. He's fine. But it wouldn't represent an upgrade for us as he's in the same tier as what we have, so of course, I wouldn't want it for us.

 

[Wolfpuck]

The Wild seem content to bow out in the first round until the end of time.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Holtby to Canucks.

Get Demko now Don!

 

[FreshSeabass]

wow

 

[DaveG]

Sounds like Holtby to Vancouver. I'll wait to see the terms but that's a bullet dodged if true.

Yep bullet dodged

 

[Svechhammer]

wow