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

[A Star is Burns]

Nice price for Fleury:

Thank goodness

 

[Borsig]

I really just want to see us move on from Bear now. Just trade him. I hear Arizona is nice. Chicago needs a defenseman I'm sure.

I don't think Bear is worth 2.4 at all. He's lucky he got a QO.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I really just want to see us move on from Bear now. Just trade him. I hear Arizona is nice. Chicago needs a defenseman I'm sure.

I don't think Bear is worth 2.4 at all. He's lucky he got a QO.

I suspect you'll see him moved.

 

[bleedgreen]

I like the boldness, and it’s unsurprising we went the trade for guys with term route……I only really have one thought so far.

The Avs and the Lightening were the two fastest teams in the league and we just added as primary players two old and slow dudes when we’re really not that fast to start.

Otherwise, good to see improvement.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

BTW, saw Haula was traded from Boston. Seems to be becoming the current version of Sillinger or Stempniak.

 

[hblueridgegal]

They just can't resist

 

[DaveG]

I like the boldness, and it’s unsurprising we went the trade for guys with term route……I only really have one thought so far.

The Avs and the Lightening were the two fastest teams in the league and we just added as primary players two old and slow dudes when we’re really not that fast to start.

Otherwise, good to see improvement.

True, but the defense got faster by default by going from a Cole-Smith pairing to Gardiner-(insert one of our other options here) pairing

 

[bleedgreen]

True, but the defense got faster by default by going from a Cole-Smith pairing to Gardiner-(insert one of our other options here) pairing

I like the look of our top four for sure overall, but it’ll be year to year with Burns who’s already at the point where you can’t overplay him or it’ll hurt you.

This is a Dougie replacement more than a Tony one. Another shooter here for a few years with a big presence.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We also just got a lot more disciplined by not having Trocheck or Cole on the roster, so that might offset the penalties we potentially take by being slightly slower.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

We also just got a lot more disciplined by not having Trocheck or Cole on the roster, so that might offset the penalties we potentially take by being slightly slower.

yet the refs will still make sure they are even.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

They just can't resist

While on the subject of the team's Twitter, I saw that Brendan Smith got a good luck tweet.

Ian Cole did not.

 

[AppalachianFinn13]

if we are getting someone from Columbus it would Voracek for a lot cheaper than Laine. Let Columbus overpay for wingers are be super weak down the middle.

Yeah you might want to go check out how much Voracek is making a year. He ain't that much cheaper lol

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Yeah you might want to go check out how much Voracek is making a year. He ain't that much cheaper lol

The trick with Voracek is he only has 1 million in real money. A lot easier to find a 3rd party broker to make the cap work. Honestly he may go to Arizona or Anaheim either way.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

delete, don't want to pile on

 

[Discipline Daddy]

I really just want to see us move on from Bear now. Just trade him. I hear Arizona is nice. Chicago needs a defenseman I'm sure.

I don't think Bear is worth 2.4 at all. He's lucky he got a QO.

To be purely honest, @Borsig, I was getting a teensy bit annoyed by you calling out the Borg for moving on from Tony. I share your trepidation, but thought it was early to call 'em out too hard.

However, I love your rants against Necas. Everything you say is everything I feel but don't have the balls to post it here. I'm glad to know someone other than me was yelling at the TV during every Necas shift in 2022.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

To be purely honest, @Borsig, I was getting a teensy bit annoyed by you calling out the Borg for moving on from Tony. I share your trepidation, but thought it was early to call 'em out too hard.

However, I love your rants against Necas. Everything you say is everything I feel but don't have the balls to post it here. I'm glad to know someone other than me was yelling at the TV during every Necas shift in 2022.

oh God, please don't encourage him.

 

[hblueridgegal]

While on the subject of the team's Twitter, I saw that Brendan Smith got a good luck tweet.

Ian Cole did not.

The Abby jokes have been brutal today.

 

[Sigurd]

CBJ has to make some moves to keep Laine. Don’t really see how they can keep him after getting Gaudreau

Donnie right now:

 

[Wolfpuck]

Donnie right now:

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Is his head turning purple because his turtleneck is getting tighter?

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

i hope we do a 1 year, lower dollar deal to at least negotiate in good faith with Necas. That way we don’t have issues later.

 

[HisIceness]

While on the subject of the team's Twitter, I saw that Brendan Smith got a good luck tweet.

Ian Cole did not.

Well I'll say it. Thanks for beating the Rangers in game 1. Too bad they couldn't win a road game.

 

[cptjeff]

Well I'll say it. Thanks for beating the Rangers in game 1. Too bad they couldn't win a road game.

Ian, thanks for all the scoring you did in the playoffs. Wait, scratch that.

 

[Tryamw]

Is his head turning purple because his turtleneck is getting tighter?

It's Wario in disguise!

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I dont know if anyone put it here. Ryan Strome getting 5 x 5 from Anaheim. Anaheim had plenty of space but i feel like they were bidding against themselves at this point.

 

[Svechhammer]

It's a great point. We got a lot better without doing anything stupid in FA. That's unusual