GDT: Free Agency Day 1: You're from Boston? Come on down

[Pancakes]

So Matt gr,elslzlxlyk and Kevin hayes huh. Exciting off season lmao

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I can't really find it in me to be annoyed about a 1yr deal for anyone, let alone some bottom-4 meh defenseman making less than $3M. Better than POJ, might be able to be flipped for like a 3rd come TDL, if not--he just walks and nobody cares. Nobody's gonna remember he was even a Penguin in like 2 years.

 

[SEALBound]

Is POJ really looking for $3.5 million? Seems like a lot.

$3.5mil is speculation on my part based on what Liljegren just got. I imagine POJ priced himself out of Pittsburgh and Gryz was the Plan B.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think Grzelcyk falls in that Troy Stecher return range of like a 3rd/4th as a rental next year. But this team needs as many picks as it can get, so I'd take a likely 3rd/4th over what they'd get for most other UFA options.

 

[Ryder71]

If you add Pono and factor in Nieto on LTIR we could safely get a wing with a cap hit of about 3.5 mil and have just a smidge left.

 

[Carlzner]

Damn Washington is trying to contend lmao

Hey how's it going didn't ur team trade assets for a 33 year old making $11m only to miss the playoffs?

The Caps are making these moves with the context that they actually have an incredibly strong forward prospect pool. They took some gambles sure but they did so while getting younger and while not giving up any important prospects or future picks

 

[Pancakes]

Frustrated that Jarry and Smith are still here.

Happy that Dubas isn't trading away futures but God what a boring off season for us. Maybe the most boring I can remember.

 

[Goodleaf]

Id rather have POJ and 1.5 in cap space, but didnt realize POJ asking for 3.5. Good luck with that.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

small, over 30, never played a full season cause he gets hurt - a natural Penguin

He missed one game in 2019-20. 73 and 75 games in 2022 and 2023.
You expect D-men to play all 82, like EK? This is just looking for holes for the sake of it.

Oh no, 30 years old and a 1-year deal. How horrific! Because D-men never play well at this age, apparently.

How about we actually research how he's played, instead of busting out the lazy 1-liner narratives?

 

[Pancakes]

Hey how's it going didn't ur team trade assets for a 33 year old making $11m only to miss the playoffs?

The Caps are making these moves with the context that they actually have an incredibly strong forward prospect pool. They took some gambles sure but they did so while getting younger and while not giving up any important prospects or future picks

We're both gonna be God awful bro

 

[Goodleaf]

Hey how's it going didn't ur team trade assets for a 33 year old making $11m only to miss the playoffs?

The Caps are making these moves with the context that they actually have an incredibly strong forward prospect pool. They took some gambles sure but they did so while getting younger and while not giving up any important prospects or future picks

I guess you and I have differing opinion on what an asset is.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Pretty sure I was wrong. 4.5M left. 11F, 7D, 2G. So 2 spots to fill.

 

[Anya6687]

Chandler Stephenson 7 years/6.25 a year...general managers blow

 

[Empoleon8771]

From what I can tell, the Penguins are sitting with $3 million in cap space with this roster right now:

O'Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
Smith-Eller-Puustinen
XXXX-Hayes-Acciari
Poulin-Puljujarvi

Pettersson-Karlsson
Grzelcyk-Letang
Graves-St. Ivany
Kral

Jarry-Nedjelkovic

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Caps have done okay with their recent picks but “incredibly strong prospect pool” is pushing it

 

[SEALBound]

Max Jones to Boston. He's another I would have taken a cheap flyer on. Trouble staying healthy but he plays that rough style we lack.

 

[GregR]

He missed one game in 2019-20. 73 and 75 games in 2022 and 2023.
You expect D-men to play all 82, like EK? This is just looking for holes for the sake of it.

Oh no, 30 years old and a 1-year deal. How horrific! Because D-men never play well at this age, apparently.

How about we actually research how he's played, instead of busting out the lazy 1-liner narratives?

Okay, he was also a healthy scratch for 10 of Boston's 11 last playoff games.

 

[Pancakes]

The Caps can try and shine that turd all they want but they're still gonna be rather bad I think.

As are we though

 

[Carlzner]

I guess you and I have differing opinion on what an asset is.

Luckily you can fall back on the dictionary to help you out!

(fwiw I am not coming here to brag we are obviously not winning anything either)

 

[Gurglesons]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807826372821160192

Gryz does a lot of what we need on our blue line tbh.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I assume that shuts the door on POJ. He was probably looking at the $3.5mil range so it make sense to walk. Gryz on the third pairing for one year isn't the worst considering our LD depth.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Okay, he was also a healthy scratch for 10 of Boston's 11 last playoff games.

Who cares about playoffs lol, the Penguins aren't a playoff team anymore.

Gryzelcyk is a "trade at the deadline" piece.

 

[Gurglesons]

Caps have done okay with their recent picks but “incredibly strong prospect pool” is pushing it

I dunno. Leonard, Cristall, and Lapierre are all solid prospects and they have a bunch of other fringe guys too.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

PLD sucks shit. The Caps will probably be better than the Pens, but they're definitely nothing close to relevant. Would rather my team accept reality, even start to, like the Pens than do whatever the Caps are doing tbh.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

I assume that shuts the door on POJ. He was probably looking at the $3.5mil range so it make sense to walk. Gryz on the third pairing for one year isn't the worst considering our LD depth.

So much for getting younger though. We just added a 30 year old, and 32 year old.

Honestly though....
I think the oldest team in the league stigma/thing is overstated.

Only FA top six players I was interested in were Debrusk, Skinner and Stephenson, depending on the price. Laine/Pinto for trade.

Laine may still happen. Bertuzzi was something I would have considered.
Chyrchrun would have been great imo!