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

[will1066]

We're going to get Kadri, Trocheck, PLD, *and* PDL!

They're doing my plan where we just ignore the salary cap and dare the league to ban the Rangers.

Here's my list to LTIR:

Panarin

 

[DialUp]

It could work.

Dubois: WPG eats 50%, CHI eats 25%
Kadri: CHI eats 50%
Trocheck: CHI eats 80%

who is feeding you this information? who do you work for?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

who is feeding you this information? who do you work for?

nice

 

[Bondra slapshot]

Devils don't/won't have a team that will be a threat for a deep playoff run. You see it every year. The complexion of the game changes drastically the second playoff-hockey begins. Tight checking games, with brutal physicality and zone guarding. Sure, the devils have skilled players that can score points in the regular season, but once the flip switches to playoff style hockey, their players won't have the time and space anymore and you'll quickly see how they'll lose one on one battles as well as battles for space in front of the net. They'll get pushed around and shut down.

 

[Kocur26]

This is a body-positive board.

True - especially if you are still scarred from shopping in the “Husky “ section at Sears .

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

Johnny to njd is done. If they can figure out goalie theyll sneak into playoffs. Thats a really good first line with johnny and hughes

 

[Machinehead]

Even at the rumored contract length? That's what concerns me.

At this point, f*** it.

The cap is going to be a disaster anyway, so I'd rather just have fun.

And yeah, I'd rather give the extra years to Kadri than go for Trocheck.

 

[Off Sides]

who is feeding you this information? who do you work for?

Sounds like bologna to me.

 

[RangerBoy]

These people on Sportsnet must have been exempt from taking any math classes in school. There is a salary cap in place. Some of these teams can't afford Gaudreau.

 

[Fitzy]

Kadri is gonna be 32 and just had the point total of his life on a stacked offensive team. 7 years is ridiculous unless he's taking under 6 million. please pass.

The last 30 plus centers we gave long term deals to were Drury and Richards. Brad helped short term but we got very lucky being able to buy him out for free.

 

[Alluckks]

Trocheck for 6 years, 4.5 per year
Kadri to Chicago for 4 years, 8 per year
Kadri traded to Rangers at 50% for Chytil + Lundkvist + Nemeth
Motte returns for 5 years, 1.8 per year
Blais for 2 years, 1.1 per year

Kreider Zib Laf
Panarin Kadri Kakko
Goodrow Trocheck Kravstov
Motte Larsson Blais

 

[JimmyG89]

Carolina might be going all in

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Trocheck for 6 years, 4.5 per year
Kadri to Chicago for 4 years, 8 per year
Kadri traded to Rangers at 50% for Chytil + Lundkvist + Nemeth
Motte returns for 5 years, 1.8 per year
Blais for 2 years, 1.1 per year

Kreider Zib Laf
Panarin Kadri Kakko
Goodrow Trocheck Kravstov
Motte Larsson Blais

No way Trocheck is going for under 5M.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Devils don't/won't have a team that will be a threat for a deep playoff run. You see it every year. The complexion of the game changes drastically the second playoff-hockey begins. Tight checking games, with brutal physicality and zone guarding. Sure, the devils have skilled players that can score points in the regular season, but once the flip switches to playoff style hockey, their players won't have the time and space anymore and you'll quickly see how they'll lose one on one battles as well as battles for space in front of the net. They'll get pushed around and shut down.

IMO, Avs just showed with enough speed (total speed of your game including moving the puck) you can break through. Tampa tried to run that playbook and had the ice tilted against them most of the series. Devils are setting up to be similar "pinball wizards".

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Panarin told to keep his phone close on South Beach

Da !

 

[DanielBrassard]

Carolina might be going all in

Who else could it be. Slim pickings from SJ. Maybe Labanc.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

No way Trocheck is going for under 5M.

I can see $4.5 mil if it's 6 years.

 

[Alluckks]

Carolina might be going all in

They felt very slighted that they lost to us last year

Imagine our playoff run breaks the future plans for both the Pens and Canes in the same offseason?

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Trocheck for 6 years, 4.5 per year
Kadri to Chicago for 4 years, 8 per year
Kadri traded to Rangers at 50% for Chytil + Lundkvist + Nemeth
Motte returns for 5 years, 1.8 per year
Blais for 2 years, 1.1 per year

Kreider Zib Laf
Panarin Kadri Kakko
Goodrow Trocheck Kravstov
Motte Larsson Blais

Would that even be legal? The Kadri thing.

 

[Alluckks]

No way Trocheck is going for under 5M.

I also think the Kadri deal is circumvention lol

Would that even be legal? The Kadri thing.

Probably not lol I'm using the model Brooks posted a column on, so if he can publish it then I can run wild with it on a message board

 

[bl02]

The last 30 plus centers we gave long term deals to were Drury and Richards. Brad helped short term but we got very lucky being able to buy him out for free.

yep. Can you imagine having a 35 year old Kadri making 7-8 million per (and still having 3-4 more years left) while we have guys like Laffy and hopefully Kakko hitting their peak? Unless the cap is going up to well over 100 million would be disaster. We need to pay guys like Laffy and Miller. The ones that will really put us over the top.

 

[Gardner McKay]

At this point, f*** it.

The cap is going to be a disaster anyway, so I'd rather just have fun.

And yeah, I'd rather give the extra years to Kadri than go for Trocheck.

Fair enough

 

[duhmetreE]

Cap will be tight for 2 years... then it takes off... along with the NMCs falling off.

We're fine

 

[Boris Zubov]

Devils got my man.

Now that he'll be playing across the river, maybe you'll see just how meh Haula actually is. He would do nothing for us come playoff time.

 

[will1066]

I'm almost inclined to start a player thread on PDL just for shits and giggles.