GDT: Free Agency: Dr Strangedubas or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nerd

[Ryder71]

DeAngelo is a good deal at $2.5M …he’s a good point producer and can help their PP…I like what the Canes do…they haven’t won a Cup but I think their FO is smart

So if the Canes get EK then you largely mitigate TDA on the PP.

 

[Jacob]

Enough of this boring EK chatter. Who is the #8 d-man on our depth chart? Assuming it’s Letang, Petry, Petts, Graves, Ruutta, POJ/Smith. Who’s the extra guy we carry or first call-up (or #7 if we trade Smith or POJ)? Experience would suggest Ruhwedel but late in the year Friedman had seemingly been bumped ahead of him on the depth chart, and I also think a case could be made for Butcher. He’s not far off Ruhwedel’s NHL experience despite being 5 years younger, and having a spare D that can put up points (.4 PPG in his career) and QB the PP might be nice.

 

[Pens1566]

Enough of this boring EK chatter. Who is the #8 d-man on our depth chart? Assuming it’s Letang, Petry, Petts, Graves, Ruutta, POJ/Smith. Who’s the extra guy we carry or first call-up (or #7 if we trade Smith or POJ)? Experience would suggest Ruhwedel but late in the year Friedman had seemingly been bumped ahead of him on the depth chart, and I also think a case could be made for Butcher. He’s not far off Ruhwedel’s NHL experience despite being 5 years younger, and having a spare D that can put up points (.4 PPG in his career) and QB the PP might be nice.

It's probably Ruh, but it should be Friedman. He's just more of an impact in games than Ruh.

 

[Pens x]

Can we focus on a finding a 3C now?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

+Karlsson 8.5M
+DeAngelo 2.5M
- Pesce 4.025M
- Coghlan 850K (demoted)
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Blue line cap hit = $35,342,500

Is that what they're doing? 42% of next year's cap on the defense?
I'm leaning more towards Tarasenko coming.

 

[Turin]

Enough of this boring EK chatter.

On this Erik Karlsson day of all days?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

On this Erik Karlsson day of all days?

"EK Day" does have a nice ring to it

 

[Jacob]

On this Erik Karlsson day of all days?

 

[SomeDude]

Karlsson watch: Day 7. The mood is tense.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

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DAMN THE MAN! SAVE THE EMPIRE!

 

[Ogelthorpe]

Well, it’s day 8 of Karlsson Day

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Headshot77]

Dubas tracker:
2 trades
15 signings

The man is wide awake

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Can we focus on a finding a 3C now?

Ideally Backlund.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Kan Dingerski makes me want to throw stuff at things.

 

[SomeDude]

Kan Dingerski makes me want to throw stuff at things.

 

[Ryder71]

Can we focus on a finding a 3C now?

As long as we don't have to deal with that idiot Grier!

 

[ChaosAgent]

This Kingerski paid for a checkmark. He has no more notoriety than a fake account.

It's hilarious to read that next year's team looks awesome except Karlsson could upset the apple cart. There has been one upgrade: Dumo to Graves. I prefer Smith going forward vs. Zucker but wouldn't count on him to exceed Zucker's '22-'23 season.
An aging team that makes one upgrade is more likely to decline than improve.

 

[Shady Machine]

Kan Dingerski makes me want to throw stuff at things.

Same. He’s so damn annoying

 

[Jacob]

The man is wide awake

Turns out he hasn’t slept in weeks.

I hope to see something like this at like, the first icing call of the season.

 

[SomeDude]

I hope to see something like this at like, the first icing call of the season.

I’d settle for it after the first time Rust is put out on line 1.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

There has been one upgrade

Upgrades I expect:
Dumo <> Graves
Blueger <> Eller
Zucker <> Smith (what Zucker would have done, especially when you factor in Smith on the PK)
Poehling <> Acciari
McGinn <> Zohorna
Heinen <> Nylander
Tokarski <> Nedeljkovic for injuries/performance replacement
Ruhwedel <> Smith (if he's the true #7 now)

Likely to improve:
Jarry, Letang, Rust, DOC, Granlund, Petry

I'm not sure Carter's coming back yet. They have to get compliant somehow. So if he's out, you got a bunch of guys in the mix for that spot...
Johnsson, Puustinen, Nieto, Hinostroza

I would also say our depth is much improved, so they can deal with injuries/shit performance and plug in replacements better than last year. Baby Pens only got games last year during injuries by default. I think Sullivan will change that approach next year, with Dubas here.

 

[Ugene Magic]

On this Erik Karlsson day of all days?

"EK Day" does have a nice ring to it

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Karlsson watch: Day 7. The mood is tense.

Well, it’s day 8 of Karlsson Day
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[farscape1]

Can we focus on a finding a 3C now?

WE have Granlund still since Dubas wants to keep him.

 

[Headshot77]

Karlsson is the big swing - isn't that what we've all been wanting from a GM?

Sounds like he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

Collectively, HFboards hates literally everything.