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

[Bob Richards]

Another dream for some, dead

Bro literally look at your own roster. Your team is going to be icing the snack stand guys in your top 6 this year. That’s how the season is going to go lol.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The only thing that scares me about Trocheck is injuries but on paper he could be solid if the deal isn’t bad. But that’s a big IF

 

[duhmetreE]

$8M for Robert Thomas. That’s a lot of money. These contracts. He had one good year.

Does this mean RO'R becomes available?

They have Thomas and Kyrou.... A changing of the guard? Maybe they want to play Colorado type hockey?

Panarin for RO'R

 

[Kovalev27]

Kane at the deadline to a contender is a no brainer for both him and chicago

Copp knew going home to Detroit was paying him serious money. No way he left NYR without knowing that. Serious tampering going on here. There was no other third team or teams he was looking at to pay him.

 

[mike14]

There seems to be a lot of speculating (reporting) about destinations and contract details. I assume that the NHL just doesn't care that deals have been negotiated, or almost negotiated prior to the UFA window opening?

 

[RangerBoy]

What happened to the Hyman deal? 7 years. $5.5M.

There seems to be a lot of speculating (reporting) about destinations and contract details. I assume that the NHL just doesn't care that deals have been negotiated, or almost negotiated prior to the UFA window opening?

Everyone tampers. It’s hard to stop when everyone does it.

 

[NYR Viper]

 

[Machinehead]

Does this mean RO'R becomes available?

They have Thomas and Kyrou.... A changing of the guard? Maybe they want to play Colorado type hockey?

Panarin for RO'R

The Blues somehow have a ton of cap space

 

[NYR Viper]

With the Wings now adding Copp, Trouba's best friend, perhaps that is the true landing spot for Trouba in a year or two

 

[Machinehead]

$8M for Robert Thomas. That’s a lot of money. These contracts. He had one good year.

The NHL is actually going to a reach a point where they either have to increase the cap or decrease the roster size.

I've never seen this many guys not get qualifying offers. The dominoes are already falling.

 

[Kovalev27]

I still want to see who’s giving kadri 8 mil. Whoever does is nuts. Not a top line center

I also can’t wait to see what idiot gives Ryan Strome 6 mil and term.

Copp is one down thankfully. Would have hated that signing.

There are only so many teams with cap space.

The NHL is actually going to a reach a point where they either have to increase the cap or decrease the roster size.

I've never seen this many guys not get qualifying offers. The dominoes are already falling.

The nhl cap is a joke. Just ridiculous

 

[djzbad]

It’s the same thing every year for free agency, trade deadline and the drafts, tons of conjecture and rumor and then right when things look like they’ll be interesting and exciting teams start announcing at the eleventh hour they’re keeping guys or you already know where basically everyone is going

 

[UnparalledPark]

He missed significant time with a knee injury but other than that, he has been healthy.

I'm going to guess, his deal will look like:

6 years x $5m

If he will go to a Canadien team he’ll get 6 years x 7 mil plus. Cal, Ott, Win.

 

[ElLeetch]

The Blues somehow have a ton of cap space

 

[Machinehead]

It’s the same thing every year for free agency, trade deadline and the drafts, tons of conjecture and rumor and then right when things look like they’ll be interesting and exciting teams start announcing at the eleventh hour they’re keeping guys or you already know where basically everyone is going

Right.

I'm fully prepared to end the day with a good 4th liner I didn't think of, a goon I didn't want to think of, and a depth defenseman.

 

[rangers1314]

 

[Machinehead]

@ElLeetch I'm sure you're not the only one.

Another successful server migration!

You're just about the worst player in the playoffs and you get $5m.

I should have gone to school to become a hockey player.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

It’s the same thing every year for free agency, trade deadline and the drafts, tons of conjecture and rumor and then right when things look like they’ll be interesting and exciting teams start announcing at the eleventh hour they’re keeping guys or you already know where basically everyone is going

I'm getting the popcorn ready for when Strome resigns

 

[ElLeetch]

@ElLeetch I'm sure you're not the only one.
Another successful server migration!
You're just about the worst player in the playoffs and you get $5m.
I should have gone to school to become a hockey player.

 

[egelband]

I still want to see who’s giving kadri 8 mil. Whoever does is nuts. Not a top line center

I also can’t wait to see what idiot gives Ryan Strome 6 mil and term.

Copp is one down thankfully. Would have hated that signing.

There are only so many teams with cap space.



The nhl cap is a joke. Just ridiculous

I keep saying this too. What kind of a legitimate business has a bad year and suddenly can’t pay raises and has to get the employees to chip in.
NHL sort yourself out.

 

[a tribe cq]

I know I'm higher than many on Kakko but, moving Kakko will be a big mistake.

Legitimately shown flashes of being a potential top 15 Selke candidate.

I could honestly see his floor being Jere Lehtonen, while his ceiling is massive imo (think stylistically Peter Forsberg-lite). Do I think he'll score at the rate Foppa did? No probably not, again I said stylistically, but he will eventually cement himself as a very good top 6 RW.

Trading him away for 'cap-clearing' purposes or upgrades elsewhere isn't the route this team should go.

You have to give to get and we obviously need a #2C, but you have to think to our glut at LW/D prospects before you even humor Kakko. I think you even move Fil for the 2C potential upgrade before you move Kakko.

Maybe i'm just a Kakko mark, who knows, but I feel like the majority of the above is grounded. (I SAID FOPPA LITE!!!! and a young Lehtonen is something you don't move either.)

 

[GENESISPuck94]

He missed significant time with a knee injury but other than that, he has been healthy.

I'm going to guess, his deal will look like:

6 years x $5m

That's a lot of years for a 29 year old. I don't like it.

 

[Machinehead]

Glad Evander Kane signed so I can stop f***ing hearing that rumor.

He plays LW, folks.

 

[EpicDing]

Mead Head.

Kakko not developing is his fault.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

Another dream for some, dead

No Kane, no Malkin. Already a good start to the day.