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

[eXile3]

Remember when the plan was to use the cap space to take advantage of capped out teams?

Was Reilly Smith for a 3rd really that much of a robbery?

Right. He did it once and walked away.

 

[pensfan71]

Also...what exactly is he going to say publicly...

"f*** em, they're trash and I wanna blow them into the sun"

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Maybe no one young wants to sign here because we're old and they know we'll suck-ish

 

[Empoleon8771]

Why are you such a Jarry fan boy? Never seen someone defend a player this much.

Yes, I'm a "fan boy" for actually being able to use logic instead of being hyper reactionary.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Theres definitely a pattern with the Nieto/Acciari/Eller signings. Sullivan wants guys he can bury in defensive zone minutes. They wont provide much offense but also wont kill us defensively I guess

 

[SomeDude]

When you got Matt Duchene signing for 3 mil. I don't think Smith at 5 mil is all that.

Way to read the market, Kyle.

 

[Lust for Life]

This nerd needs to stop talking, Rollins vs Balor coming up

 

[3ladesof5teel]

If I am Geno/Crosby/Malkin I'm not too excited right now.

Sure we filled some spots but Smith is a lateral move at best to Zucker.

I'll give Graves the benefit of the doubt over Dumo but expectations there aren't too high, Graves I thought looked pretty weak in the playoffs. Our 4th line is better but WTF.

I will reserve judgement as some moves look like they still need to be made but if anyone is excited right now heading into season I guess I'm happy for you.

 

[Andy99]

I hate to say it but I agree. He's building a team for Sully. Despite the fact the most successful teams use depth to win we're going old school. Bottom 6 getting 80%+ defensive starts and hoping an aging top 6 can carry them because it worked so well last year.

Exactly…the team our stale coach wants…can’t wait to miss the POs again and have him get another 5 year contract extension lol

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

I had Dubas pegged as measured and analytical. But he's kinda been all over the place today. Yea the team's slightly better but not sure what to make of him here.

 

[PensandCaps]

"Petry is a huge part of the plan heading into the season. Plays 2nd pairing minutes behind Letang--very important for us."

Well pixies is rocking a hate boner right now.

"It's up to us as a team and Granlund to get back up to the level he's been at in the past."

* last time he was good was when he was in Minnesota*

There's no hope with Granlund. He's sucked for years. Sucks that Dubas doesn't know that.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Theres definitely a pattern with the Nieto/Acciari/Eller signings. Sullivan wants guys he can bury in defensive zone minutes. They wont provide much offense but also wont kill use defensively I guess

Sullivan wanted PK'ers. Eller and Smith addresses that.

 

[canadianguy77]

I guess we’re going late 2000s Detroit style with this team of mostly 30+ years olds. The only thing is Kris Letang isn’t anywhere close to Lidstrom at the same age. Now if they somehow pulled off a miracle and landed EK, there could be something there.


If it was 2008.

 

[Empoleon8771]

If I am Geno/Crosby/Malkin I'm not too excited right now.

Sure we filled some spots but Smith is a lateral move at best to Zucker.

I'll give Graves the benefit of the doubt over Dumo but expectations there aren't too high, Graves I thought looked pretty weak in the playoffs. Our 4th line is better but WTF.

I will reserve judgement as some moves look like they still need to be made but if anyone is excited right now heading into season I guess I'm happy for you.

Smith and Graves are clearly better than Zucker and Dumoulin.

The only issues were giving too much to Jarry and signing Eller.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Sullivan wanted PK'ers. Eller and Smith addresses that.

Nieto also PKs

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Erod is still available. Better option than Eller.

 

[Gurglesons]

I guess we’re going late 2000s Detroit style with this team of mostly 30+ years olds. The only thing is Kris Letang isn’t anywhere close to Lidstrom at the same age. Now if they somehow pulled off a miracle and landed EK, there could be something there.


If it was 2008.

This team is terrible.

Somehow Dubas made a worse roster than what we ran last year.

There is literally no player that can potentially have a huge upside for us.

 

[PensandCaps]

Way to read the market, Kyle.

And, it seems like you probably could have just payed Zucker 1 yr 5mil anyway? Save a 3rd.

 

[Turin]

I don't think anything Dubas says here is the truth. Let's say for example he is shopping Petry, he's not gonna say that. Or if he's working on a complicated three way deal for Karlsson, he's not gonna say anything about it before it's done. The roster and cap is so all over the place, and that's before he signs some other goalie, that there needs to be a signficant trade.

 

[eXile3]

Maybe no one young wants to sign here because we're old and they know we'll suck-ish

Graves is 28. That's as young as you're going to get through UFA with few exceptions. The idea was to leverage the cap space in some trades for players that aren't UFAs but that went out went the window pretty quickly.

 

[orby]

So we're likely looking at...

Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell
Smith-Malkin-Rust
Nieto-Eller-Granlund
O'Connor-Acciari-Carter
(Nylander)

Graves-Letang
Pettersson-Petry
Joseph-Ruutta
(Smith)

Jarry
Desmith
(Nedelkovic...?)

 

[Dick Sledge]

We riot boys, Becky didn't win

Valentina would beat the shit out of all of them.

 

[Jobeycool]

They lie and they are good at it.... might see any Grandlund, Petry, maybe Rust, maybe Guentzel gone tomorrow..

 

[Malkinstheman]

Dubas says Eller is gonna be 3C. Dont see that working at all

 

[Gurglesons]

And, it seems like you probably could have just payed Zucker 1 yr 5mil anyway? Save a 3rd.

100%.