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

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I know he makes a lot and his injury makes things questionable…

But what about Evander Kane?

No thanks. This team has become unlikeable enough for years as it is.

We don’t need that jackass piece of garbage.

 

[the penitent]

Without any other moves:

O'Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
Beauvillier-Eller-Puustinen
Lizotte-Hayes-Acciari

With adding one more top-9 LW like I'm expecting:

LW-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
O'Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Lizotte-Hayes-Beauvillier

No need for Hayes to be playing anything above a 4C.

Not that I'm advocating at all for him, but isn't Nieto still under contract? Or is he a possible LTIR candidate?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I'd rather give max term/max deals to Craig Adams, Ian Moran, Joe Melichar and Dan Focht then see that POS Kane here.

 

[Mrs Crosby's Dryer]

What a bust of day.

Oh well, at least I can bring up Imama to add some excitement in NHL25.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Pretty much the only interesting FA left is Roslovic but there isnt really any space for him anways. I think the roster is pretty much set unless a team wants to pay for a cap dump.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Now i only have to wait for the disappointment of Sid signing elsewhere

 

[AuroraBorealis]

No need for Hayes to be playing anything above a 4C.

We don't know if he'll suck yet. It's one bad year, possibly under a coach he hated, in a situation he wasn't comfortable with.
The year before that 54 points, on an offensively inept team under Torts.

If anything I expect some improvement, because he's from Boston and Sully's gonna give him all the love/usage. That has a big impact on players' mental approach.
Eller for example felt valued here and improved on his prior year. You could tell in interviews that he was embracing the role. He liked that he got PP2 minutes.

Guys have random bouncebacks in their 30's all the time. Graves might be solid next year too. Nothing is certain.

 

[Gurglesons]

We don't know if he'll suck yet. It's one bad year, possibly under a coach he hated, in a situation he wasn't comfortable with.
The year before that 54 points, on an offensively inept team under Torts.

If anything I expect some improvement, because he's from Boston and Sully's gonna give him all the love/usage. That has a big impact on players' mental approach.
Eller for example felt valued here and improved on his prior year. You could tell in interviews that he was embracing the role. He liked that he got PP2 minutes.

Guys have random bouncebacks in their 30's all the time. Graves might be solid next year too. Nothing is certain.

The more I look at the moves I’m worried they are going to turn out lol

 

[Ugene Magic]

Without any other moves:

O'Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
Beauvillier-Eller-Puustinen
Lizotte-Hayes-Acciari

With adding one more top-9 LW like I'm expecting:

LW-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
O'Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Lizotte-Hayes-Beauvillier

No need for Hayes to be playing anything above a 4C.

Rakell doesn't work well with Geno. Rakell is as close to a Jake replacement they have. When I see another LW added then we can talk. Hayes won't be starting on the 4th line.

I guess you could move up O'Connor to Geno's RW. I think Geno regresses even further this season.

Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, O'Connor
Beauvillier, Eller, Hayes
Puljur, Lizotte, Accairi
Bemstrom/Puustinen

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Evander Kane strikes me as having a severe butthole relapse as soon as he leaves riding shotgun with Twinkletoes McFingerBang, guy has a brain the size of an earth worm and was a chronic problem everwhere esle he played, easy pass and an emphatic NO.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

What a bust of day.

Oh well, at least I can bring up Imama to add some excitement in NHL25.

Imama is a call up.

Yomama be getting called up.

 

[the penitent]

Jeff Skinner signs with the OIlers for about the same $ as Hayes, and for just 1 year. Not a huge fan, but he might have been more of a help than some of these other moves

 

[Ugene Magic]

Not that I'm advocating at all for him, but isn't Nieto still under contract? Or is he a possible LTIR candidate?

He's gonna be LTIRed the entire season I believe. Knee surgery.

 

[ThosePuckingPenguins]

I just realized that Josh Yohe broke two moves today. What a weird day.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

That Bukkake Umama fella needs to play every game this season zero exceptions, dude has elite boy potential on name basis alone.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Jeff Skinner signs with the OIlers for about the same $ as Hayes, and for just 1 year. Not a huge fan, but he might have been more of a help than some of these other moves

Why would Skinner have wanted to sign here?

Money wasn't the reason the Penguins didn't sign him, they can offer him double what the Oilers are paying him.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Jeff Skinner signs with the OIlers for about the same $ as Hayes, and for just 1 year. Not a huge fan, but he might have been more of a help than some of these other moves

I wonder why Skinner would sign in Edmonton over Pittsburgh

 

[SomeDude]

No thanks. This team has become unlikeable enough for years as it is.

We don’t need that jackass piece of garbage.

Mike Sullivan 100% deserves to coach a team with Kevin Hayes and Evander Kane. Hell, call up Barrasso and offer him 2 x 8.5 to get him in that locker room too. Make the guy earn his money.

 

[SEALBound]

Oilers 2.5mil over with Holloway and Broberg to resign. Gotta be making a move.

 

[66-30-33]

I wonder why Skinner would sign in Edmonton over Pittsburgh

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Definatly for the cold.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Oilers 2.5mil over with Holloway and Broberg to resign. Gotta be making a move.

McDavid half retained to Pittsburgh for a 7th.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Oilers 2.5mil over with Holloway and Broberg to resign. Gotta be making a move.

Perry LTIR until after all star break sounds like it'll get them through the year

Works for VGK every year

 

[66-30-33]

Oilers 2.5mil over with Holloway and Broberg to resign. Gotta be making a move.

We will take Ceci back and they give us a pick in return for future considerations. By future considerations, we will just nod and tip our fedora as we walk by.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Oilers 2.5mil over with Holloway and Broberg to resign. Gotta be making a move.

Kane is dealing with a hip issue and is likely to be out for the season

 

[Jobeycool]

Laine any good at hustling and back checking?