GDT: Free Agency 2019

[GAGLine]

Cost controlled middle six player who was second in goals last season. Should have got a 2nd or at least a mid-level AHL prospect with the 3rd

Vesey has 1 year left until UFA and he already refused to sign with Buffalo once. There probably wasn't enough interest from other teams to drive the price up.

 

[NYR Viper]

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Donskoi and Connolly contracts are good value for their teams IMO

Quality signings

 

[Thirty One]

Solid deal amongst all this.

 

[RGY]

Maybe the Rangers are upping the ante on Panarin. I don't think the Rangers intend to be quiet today--even if they don't get Panarin.

I think they have more on the agenda than just targeting Panarin.

Albeit they are probably smaller moves such as a depth signing of Boyle, but still moves nonetheless

 

[NYR Viper]

Solid deal amongst all this.

Agreed, that's reasonable

 

[Avery16]

Vesey has 1 year left until UFA and he already refused to sign with Buffalo once. There probably wasn't enough interest from other teams to drive the price up.

Now that I think about it, Buffalo 3rd is pretty high

 

[JayMan82]

Can this be considered a successful offseason with the simple fact that we have Vesey/Pionk's roster spots occupied by promising young players and actually acquire assets for them?

 

[pld459666]

Cost controlled middle six player who was second in goals last season. Should have got a 2nd or at least a mid-level AHL prospect with the 3rd

It's a stretch to call him a middle 6 player.

On a good team, hes 4th liner at best and Buffalo is about to find that out

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Cost controlled middle six player who was second in goals last season. Should have got a 2nd or at least a mid-level AHL prospect with the 3rd

Mid-level AHL player? So we needed something with virtually zero value added to the trade for what reason? To take up a contract slot just because?

Vesey got a 3rd. We had a surplus of middle-bottom 6 wingers, we need to clear cap space - Buffalo knows this that impacts the price. I would've liked a 2nd but the actual value difference between a 2nd and 3rd is marginal. A 2nd would've been a home run, a 3rd is probably fair.

 

[Lion Hound]

Thinking Gorton aimed for a 2nd but couldn't get any takers.

Wish #26 well in Buffalo. Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up playing with Eichel.

 

[GAGLine]

Now that I think about it, Buffalo 3rd is pretty high

Maybe. They might find their way out of the basement by 2021.

 

[Fitzy]

That's actually a reasonable deal on a day of wild ones.

 

[Thirty One]

Thinking Gorton aimed for a 2nd but couldn't get any takers.

Wish #26 well in Buffalo. Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up playing with Eichel.

Thought and prayers to Eichel and his family.

 

[Black Aces]

Ya we don’t have our 2nd or 3rd next year man

damn

 

[NYSPORTS]

Posted wrong thread

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

Who is a 2c we can target?

 

[SA16]

I would have taken a 7th for Vesey so I am fine with a 3rd lol.

 

[Kocur Dill]

If Aho can be had and not kill us I'd rather put the money into him and Trouba.

We need cap space going forward. Kakko I heard is in the $3.5m range next 3 years of ELC with bonuses met. Kravtsov will garner a nice raise in 3 years when his ELC is up. I don't see how making a playmaking winger who puts in only 30 goals is worth $11-$13m a year and a large chunk of our cap. Especially when Ryan Strome is our #2 center...HELLO....BIG RED FLAG WAVING.

I get it, he's a bonified 80pt player. Still not the Alpha Shooter we need. And I just don't feel a playmaker should be getting that kind of money unless he can pot 35g minimum to go with the assists and be a 90pt+ player.

Winger should never be your "premier" player. It didn't work with Jagr, Gaborik, or Nash. Almost...still didn't.

2 strong centers, 2 strong D, and one strong goalie is my idea of a healthy core and where the bulk of cap should go.

 

[Fitzy]

Also the Vesey trade implies that Namestnikov sticks around and plays that LW spot.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If Aho can be had and not kill us I'd rather put the money into him and Trouba.

We need cap space going forward. Kakko I heard is in the $3.5m range next 3 years of ELC with bonuses met. Kravtsov will garner a nice raise in 3 years when his ELC is up. I don't see how making a playmaking winger who puts in only 30 goals is worth $11-$13m a year and a large chunk of our cap. Especially when Ryan Strome is our #2 center...HELLO....BIG RED FLAG WAVING.

Winger should never be your "premier" player. It didn't work with Jagr, Gaborik, or Nash. Almost...still didn't.

2 strong centers, 2 strong D, and one strong goalie is my idea of a healthy core and where the bulk of cap should go.

Clear 10 mill in space and you can do both.

 

[eco's bones]

I think they have more on the agenda than just targeting Panarin.

Albeit they are probably smaller moves such as a depth signing of Boyle, but still moves nonetheless

Brian Boyle would be a solid vet in the locker room. I wouldn't want to go more than a couple years though. There's a couple guys that I haven't heard too much about as far as destinations--Micheal Ferland (and he spells it Micheal not Michael--Haley is another one like that) and Ryan Dzingel. Acciari would be a good 4th line add and we've heard about Letestu as a possiblity for Hartford. After Panarin it's going to be more about bargain hunting but we can see even weaker teams have plans on adding.

 

[NYR Viper]

Also the Vesey trade implies that Namestnikov sticks around and plays that LW spot.

Eh, I'm not sure I agree with this

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Panthers have moved on from Panarin it seems

Remember when he was destined to sign there lol?

 

[offdacrossbar]

vesey cap dump for a player who lost his spot.

means nothing.

more room to pay for impact talent.