GDT: Free Agency Frenzy July 1st @ 12pm ET (Apparently it's not 12pm)

[will1066]

I'd love to give someone a huge contract out of a bridge deal, that means they played awesome.

I'm thinking Kakko

 

[bl02]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807865759030268398

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807865657486197174

i would have done that for Hakanpaa for some depth. Instead we basically gave that money to a 13th/14th forward in Carrick. Awesome.

 

[Fitzy]

You give up AAV short term by forgoing the bridge, mostly to avoid long term extensions running into the player's mid 30's.

I will never understand 8 year deals out of the ELC.

$23M for Slaf, Suzuki, and Caufield until the end of time. That's a very nice 2nd line.

You can nickel-and-dime RFAs with their bridge deals, but then if you really want to keep them you have to give them 8x??? When they're 26 instead of 22-23.

And as other posters have said the stock could go up. If we'd given Fox 2x6 or something on a bridge he's probably be looking at 8x10.5 now, taking him to 33 instead of 31.

 

[NYR94]

remember when they were well loved prospects?

Lias signed to play in the Swiss league last week. At least Lundkvist is clinging to an NHL job

 

[Filip Chytil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807868491778891956

Sounds like Walker is a done deal

 

[Mike in Houston]

And in other free agent news. Yikes.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807868739846615422

 

[Atax]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807868276027928576

f*** each and every single one of them.
They dont deserve a place in the NHL.

 

[n8]

Slaf 8 years, $60.8, 7.6 AAV
The bar has been set for Laf

 

[effen]

You give up AAV short term by forgoing the bridge, mostly to avoid long term extensions running into the player's mid 30's.


You can nickel-and-dime RFAs with their bridge deals, but then if you really want to keep them you have to give them 8x??? When they're 26 instead of 22-23.

And as other posters have said the stock could go up. If we'd given Fox 2x6 or something on a bridge he's probably be looking at 8x10.5 now, taking him to 33 instead of 31.

I'm fine with the Fox's and Makar's and McDavid's of the world getting huge extensions. Lesser players, I don't get it.

 

[Bob Richards]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807862067644489893

Evander Kane was teammates with Chris Chelios who was teammates with Guy Lafleur

 

[rangers1314]

Frank says watch Bowman for the Oilers GM job.

 

[Atax]

Joke f***ing league. Allowing people covering up SA back into the league. Shameful.

 

[Filip Chytil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807870506462597465

 

[Guyute]

Carolina signs Sean Walker for 5 years at $3.6 million AAV. WTF are we even doing here this summer Drury. Seriously.

 

[NYR Viper]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807870506462597465

Damnit, this would have been a good deal

 

[n8]

Frank says watch Bowman for the Oilers GM job.

And then Stan immediately signs Carter Hart.

 

[rangers1314]

Walker is 5/3.6 in Carolina

 

[Atax]

Damnit, this would have been a good deal

Meanwhile Drury asleep at the wheel.

 

[noncents]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807870506462597465

so f***ing stupid. we have to watch lindgren ruin Fox's prime.

great job Drury. Great job Rangers.

 

[17futurecap]

Canes crushed it letting their d go, and getting those two deals, unreal on Walker.

 

[Circus86]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807870506462597465

I would have taken this over a new Lindgren deal.

 

[AirGut]

Trouba/Shesty really cucked Drury hard here

 

[n8]

Carolina signs Sean Walker for 5 years at $3.6 million AAV. WTF are we even doing here this summer Drury. Seriously.

What can Drury really do until they dump Trouba's contract? If we sign someone, any GM can start twisting the screws on us because they we'll have gone from "We'd like to trade Jacob Trouba" to "We have to trade Jacob Trouba."

 

[rangers1314]

The league trying to slide this news out on the wildest day of the year, figuring it’ll go unnoticed. So greasy

 

[NikC]

Joke f***ing league. Allowing people covering up SA back into the league. Shameful.

i don't understand how Chicago wasn't penalized further. they get the first overall?
gimme a break.
if it don't make sense... $$$
Hell is hot... death is sure... sin the curse... Christ the CURE!