GDT: FA Frenzy time ladies and gents (for everyone else that is)

[A Star is Burns]

Not bad for a pretty good goal scorer a team like that could use.

 

[Svechhammer]

FWIW, Emily said earlier and I quote "Klingberg wants to go there (Carolina)".

Obviously, the money and/or term was too big a bridge to cross.

Look at Hamilton and TDA. We aren't going to pay high dollar contracts for defensemen who struggle at playing defense. Burns is a guy we won't have to shelter, and probably slots next to Skjei going forward to allow us to play Slavin-Pesce. We probably wouldn't be able to do that with Klingberg

 

[Brock Anton]

Deals seem fairly reasonable this year. There haven’t been any egregious overpayments yet.

 

[DougieSmash]

Deals seem fairly reasonable this year. There haven’t been any egregious overpayments yet.

Copp is meh player.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

That's a great deal for Anaheim. Really cheap.

 

[Cormag001]

I would love JG to go to the Islanders. Dobson offer sheet incoming.

My mind is so shot with Canes speculation I thought JG was referencing Jake Gardiner

 

[FreshSeabass]

 

[Lucky Lindy]

 

[Brock Anton]

Makes sense as a Nino replacement.

 

[cptjeff]

Plz?

 

[Svechhammer]

Marchmant is a good Nino replacement. If he stays healthy, he actually might be an upgrade

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Very excited to see Aho and Teravainen with some heft on their line.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Certainly risky, but if he is what he was last year or thereabout, that might be a nice addition. Feel terrible about his dad at this big time in his life.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Hope he's allowed a little grace given his loss.

 

[FreshSeabass]

wow

 

[moses malone 12]

Marchmant is a good Nino replacement. If he stays healthy, he actually might be an upgrade

I'll take it. Can he slot in the 2nd line or is he had to Jordo's line. Not as menancing as Ferland but has some size.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I'm not a fan of paying Nino long term. I can't really put a finger on it, but there's a reason he wasn't fast to go like Tro.

Because last time he signed a big ticket he immediately regressed to being terrible?

 

[Lucky Lindy]

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

wow

lawd. ewwww

 

[Canes]

Very excited to see Aho and Teravainen with some heft on their line.

For maybe 1/3 of the season while Rod runs the line combo carousel.

 

[Brock Anton]

Take back what I said. That Sergachev extension is atrocious.

 

[DaveG]

so we basically just went from:

Jarvis - Aho - Teravainen
Svech - Tro - Necas
Nino - Staal - Fast
Domi - Koko - Marty/Lorentz

Slavin - TDA
Skjei - Pesce
Cole - Smith/Bear

to

Jarvis - Aho - Teravainen
Svech - Koko - Necas
Marchment - Staal - Fast
Marty - Drury - Noesen/prospect

Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
Gardner - Bear/Chatfield/Keane

aside from the downgrade at 2C that's not as bad as this offseason could have been by any means.

 

[DaveG]

wow

Brisebois done lost his damn mind. Holy f*** that's bad.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

so we basically just went from:

Jarvis - Aho - Teravainen
Svech - Tro - Necas
Nino - Staal - Fast
Domi - Koko - Marty/Lorentz

Slavin - TDA
Skjei - Pesce
Cole - Smith/Bear

to

Jarvis - Aho - Teravainen
Svech - Koko - Necas
Marchment - Staal - Fast
Marty - Drury - Noesen/prospect

Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
Gardner - Bear/Chatfield

aside from the downgrade at 2C that's not as bad as this offseason could have been by any means.

honestly i hope we just bury Gardiner and let him be our PP specialist in chicago.

we have 14 million in cap space currently. RFA and such deals pending of course.

 

[Svechhammer]

so we basically just went from:

Jarvis - Aho - Teravainen
Svech - Tro - Necas
Nino - Staal - Fast
Domi - Koko - Marty/Lorentz

Slavin - TDA
Skjei - Pesce
Cole - Smith/Bear

to

Jarvis - Aho - Teravainen
Svech - Koko - Necas
Marchment - Staal - Fast
Marty - Drury - Noesen/prospect

Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
Gardner - Bear/Chatfield

aside from the downgrade at 2C that's not as bad as this offseason could have been by any means.

Regarding the defense, I could see them trying to go this to begin the year

Slavin-Pesce
Skjei-Burns
Gardiner-Bear/Chat

Also still thinking we try to swing a trade for a 2C to allow KK to play 4C next year and Drury to ease in on the wing.