GDT: Free Agency Day - 7/13 @ 12pm EST

[Mac n Gs]

Very good structure here on this deal that makes it very movable in years 4-7.

 

[nyr2k2]

People need to not pay attention to guys a day after the season when they say they have unfinished business, Giroux and Chiarot had unfinished business in Florida, Copp had unfinished business here, it’s just nonsense.

I think part of it is that we seem to not often pursue pure rentals like we did last year, and some here are having issues reconciling things. Some cognitive dissonance with the desire to add rentals to win a Cup and the reality that those players will then leave for no return.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Eichel should have been ours for Lundkvist, Buch, and a first, last offseason.

Eichel shouldn’t be ours at all.

I’m glad we avoided that mess.

 

[CLW]

Columbus got their Panarin back.... but for much cheaper...

didn't see that coming

Watch Jarmo trade Laine, then offer sheet Kakko for the hell of it.

 

[mas0764]

If they trade Kakko for something that improves the team it’s not a bad move. Could still happen and it wouldn’t be an apocalyptic event for this team

It’s a bad move if it’s for a short term piece.

 

[nyr2k2]

Very good structure here on this deal that makes it very movable in years 4-7.

Conducive to being moved, but not bought out.

 

[LannyMcdonald]

Incredibly bad. Drury spent 7 mil on Trocheck (7 years) and Halak while giving away a 2nd round pick to get rid of the previous awful contract he handed out last summer.

Strome, Copp, Vatrano, Motte all out and only Trocheck and his awful contract in.

Meanwhile our division rivals are actually improving their teams.

Within the span of several months Drury gave up a 1st, a handful of 2nds and we have what to show for it?

Incredibly good within the context of (i) cap constraints that they mitigated with term, (ii) a tight market for high end centers and (iii) picking value goalies.

 

[17futurecap]

Very good structure here on this deal that makes it very movable in years 4-7.

Very good, pay the signing bonus for his 6th season, and then he only has 5.5 million owed to him over two seasons in real cash.

 

[Off Sides]

Very good structure here on this deal that makes it very movable in years 4-7.

That is about as best I could have hoped for.

 

[nyr2k2]

I hated Strome on this team and am glad I will never watch him play here again. And he’s going to play on loser squads the rest of his career

But there are certainly worse places you can end up than spending your late 20’s/early 30s as a millionaire in Anaheim

Yep. Anaheim is not particularly interesting as a city, but it's so close to LA and San Diego and a whole host of other upscale beach towns.

 

[Avery16]

Very good structure here on this deal that makes it very movable in years 4-7.

This ain’t bad.

 

[Lion Hound]

Trochek was my vote on the preferred Center thread. I think he fits the mold of what Drury is trying to build. A “team that‘s tougher to play against”

Losing Copper, Frankie Vats, Motte and Strome is tough. 4 players that fit in well. Strome was the whipping boy. Miss two big open nets when the games matter and that’s going to put you in NYR fan doghouse. At the end of the day though, Strome had a very good run here in NY. They got him on the cheap and he will be missed by the guys in the room for sure. Missed by the fans. Probably not so much. You can tell these guys were tight. The thought of losing Copp a month or so ago would have come as a surprise to me. Team gave up a lot to get him. He produced when here, and he too seeemed to be very well liked and welcomed with open arms. The shoot first winger that this board coveted was short lived. But that’s the business side of hockey. What was more important to the franchise? A #2 Center with the intangibles or the winger to complement that 2nd line?

I’m good with GM’s decisions today. The younger Trochek at $5.6 over the older Kadri at $8 mil to me is a far better play knowing there are bigger RFA’s in just one more season the club has to sign.

Happy that Drury found a home for his bad contract. Not so happy it cost him a second rounder and a third or whatever the other pick was.

 

[Off Sides]

2025-26 – 12 team No Trade List;
2026-27 – 10 team No Trade List;
2027-28 and 2028-29 – 6 team No Trade List

 

[RangerBoy]

Very good structure here on this deal that makes it very movable in years 4-7.

2025-26 – 12 team No Trade List; 2026-27 – 10 team No Trade List; 2027-28 and 2028-29 – 6 team No Trade List

 

[Circus86]

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[Gardner McKay]

Canada in general is starting to become a big minus in the FA and trade world.

Not surprising. Cold as f***. Ridiculous taxes in most places. The fans and media suck.

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[Svenhart2008]

Traded for a bag of pucks to Boston by tomorrow.

 

[RangerBoy]

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Those guys are crazy. They had Gaudreau for 8 full seasons but an extra playoff year. Usually it is just 7 and the player leaves.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

That Trocheck contract is structured just about as well as anyone could’ve hoped. Good job turning the NMC into a limited NTC after 3 seasons, like the flexibility.

On Gaudreau, it’s weird seeing a player leave the only team he’s ever played for and they’re good to go to a rebuilding team for less money but location matters to people. And choosing Columbus over NJ and NYI isn’t really that crazy. Columbus is a nice city, suburbs seem like a nice place to raise a family there and money will go a bit further. And sometimes “going home” means being close enough that visiting is a breeze but not so close that your family is overbearing. Being an hour flight away or a 6ish hour drive is a pretty nice sweet spot. Plus if he was a Flyers kid it’s not surprising that he wouldn’t wanna go to rivals of theirs.

 

[Anthony5967]

This is honestly an incredible day. I can’t believe this. Thank you Johnny. Thank you Lou, and thank you Tommy Fitzgerald. Thank you for eating at Friendly’s. Oh, and Whris Wrury is the man.

 

[McRanger92]

Trocheck’s trade protection is manageable. I still think he will age gracefully as a good 3C on an affordable contract as the cap jumps

 

[Off Sides]

I am actually a little impressed by that contract, the Nemeth and Goodrow contracts from last year had me thinking they might not "get it"

 

[Savant]

i don’t care that he signed in the Metro, but Gaudreau going to Ohio and making Fitzgerald AND Lou rage quit their press conferences is my favorite thing about today besides Trocheck signing.

Even the Calgary GM had the stugots to face the media.

 

[Zynbanejad]

i don’t care that he signed in the Metro, but Gaudreau going to Ohio and making Fitzgerald AND Lou rage quit their press conferences is my favorite thing about today besides Trocheck signing.

Even the Calgary GM had the stugots to face the media.

They did what?!