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

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Panthers adding pylons to their squad. They really hate defense there.

 

[Stickpucker]

Jan Ruuta for 2.75m x 3 sounds solid.

 

[Canes]

So Bubba Chandler?

A Pat Venditte that throws like Kershaw from the left, Scherzer from the right and fields like Omar Vizquel and hits like Mike Trout.

Eric Staal is dead to me now. Even if he predictably doesn't make the Panthers.

 

[cptjeff]

Well here's an idea!

 

[HisIceness]

Would have loved to have him but that's okay. These guys unless you're McDavid get one chance at best to do what you really want.

And, crazy prediction but I imagine we'll get him in a trade in 3 years

 

[A Star is Burns]

Well here's an idea!

That's all well and good until instead of him we get Ron Hainsey.

 

[NotOpie]

I'd have easily paid the price for Burakovsky

 

[hblueridgegal]

A top German talent will also play in the DEL in the coming season (
@DELoffiziell ): Dominik Bokk will play for newly promoted Löwen Frankfurt (
@loewenfrankfurt ) in the coming season!

Does this mean he won't be part of any deals?

 

[spockBokk]

If no Niederreiter…

Palat? Kubalik? Strome bros?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Super happy for Poturalski for getting his big NHL shot in Seattle. 2 years and one-way on both. Good luck to him!

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I'd have easily paid the price for Burakovsky

he was a healthy scratch in the STL series.

 

[Svechhammer]

Agreed. Laine would be exciting, and the pure goal scorer for our top 6 that we need.

Longer shot, but this is a possibility I guess. If he wants to play for a contender as one hockey journalist said iirc, that certainly helps Carolina since he doesn't just want a maximum pay day that bottom feeder teams can provide. Someone in this topic said he also wants to be in the east due to his wife's connection to Philly. Another plus for Carolina.

Well, losing Trocheck automatically reduces our penalties significantly. One definite positive of not resigning him. Losing Cole and Smith helps some too, and unlike Trocheck, they didn't have the offense to make up for the penalties.

Anyway, I'd be happy with either one of JD, or Laine playing for us. To me, that'd be a win for an offseason on top of having a replacement for TDA (regardless of how Burns actually plays for us; that's to be determined).

Finally, I wanted to say that Dallas signing Marchment seems like a spiteful/petty move for us getting Burns for a fan looking from the outside in.

My preferences would be

1a - Tarasenko
1b - Laine

2 - JT Miller

We have the assets to pull off a trade like that. If we're going after Laine we could use Necas as the centerpiece and build from there. With the other pieces we have it should be enough to push us over the top.

 

[Sigurd]

I think I would've been okay with our main moves of the offseason being Burns and Marchment as new players, and probably signing some random for the 3rd pairing D. That's not even including if we resigned Nino or not.

However, Marchment's connection to the Dallas team makes sense.

If no Niederreiter…

Palat? Kubalik? Strome bros?

Man, Palat would be a great add. A clutch performer in the playoffs, and we desperately need that as we all know.

My preferences would be

1a - Tarasenko
1b - Laine

2 - JT Miller

We have the assets to pull off a trade like that. If we're going after Laine we could use Necas as the centerpiece and build from there. With the other pieces we have it should be enough to push us over the top.

I thought Tarasenko wasn't available according to a hockey journalist? If he is, yeah, that's one of the top tier guys we should look at getting.

As for Miller, I think we're gonna roll with Koko as the 2c for better or for worse. I'd feel better with Miller though.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Super happy for Poturalski for getting his big NHL shot in Seattle. 2 years and one-way on both. Good luck to him!

assumed first shot. easily can still be sent on waivers. He just gets more money this way.

If no Niederreiter…

Palat? Kubalik? Strome bros?

Palat and Kubalik wouldnt be bad options. Still trades available.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Oh no Jarmo.

What is you doing, baby?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

assumed first shot. easily can still be sent on waivers. He just gets more money this way.


Palat and Kubalik wouldnt be bad options. Still trades available.

True, but Seattle's not very deep with forwards. He'll get an extended look with that one-way salary.

 

[Stickpucker]

My preferences would be

1a - Tarasenko
1b - Laine

2 - JT Miller

We have the assets to pull off a trade like that. If we're going after Laine we could use Necas as the centerpiece and build from there. With the other pieces we have it should be enough to push us over the top.

For me it's

Miller time (big 2 way C) we have plenty of wing depth

Laine - nuff said.

Tank (so much risk and injury history here)

 

[Lucky Lindy]

 

[Stickpucker]

Schultz to the Krakhouse for 3m x2. Solid by the Franchise.

Watch your knees McDrai.

 

[FreshSeabass]

 

[Lucky Lindy]

 

[NotOpie]

It just feels with Donnie postponing the presser until 4:00 something else has to be cooking....

 

[Svechhammer]

For me it's

Miller time (big 2 way C) we have plenty of wing depth

Laine - nuff said.

Tank (so much risk and injury history here)

Either way, we've got to do something.

Burns is a great add, but with Nino, Tro, and TDA on the way out, he can't be our only add without it hurting an offense that already sucked in the playoffs. We need to be building there, not getting worse.

My biggest worry is now Nino knows we could be desperate and will try and squeeze us for more money to come back, possibly going higher than the Marchmant deal.

 

[Brock Anton]

Perron only getting 2 years is kind of surprising. As for Kubalik, Detroit loves their Chicago rejects.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

dang Yzerman competing hard for that 6th spot in the Atlantic.