GDT: Free Agency Frenzy (July 1st @ 12pm ET)

[Kalopsia]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807828001591275821

What a world.

Stephenson gets 7x6.25M coming off a 51 point season

Lindholm gets 7x7.75M coming off a 44 point season

Monahan gets 5x5.5M two years after costing a 1st round pick for the Flames to dump

The center market is insane. This is why gambling on PLD made sense, the contract is bad but any center they brought in would've either also been on a bad contract if they got em through free agency or would've cost a king's ransom if it was a trade for a guy on a good contract. One good year and PLD goes back to being considered a major positive asset.

 

[Carlzner]

All things considered I would take Dubois over any of these Centers getting paid today.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Ovie - Strome - Wilson
Mangiapane - PLD - Sonny
Lappy - CMM - Protas
Raddysh - Dowd - Duhaim

Fever - Carlson
Chychrun - Roy
Sandin - TVR
Bear

 

[Hivemind]

Stephenson gets 7x6.25M coming off a 51 point season

Lindholm gets 7x7.75M coming off a 44 point season

Monahan gets 5x5.5M two years after costing a 1st round pick for the Flames to dump

The center market is insane. This is why gambling on PLD made sense, the contract is bad but any center they brought in would've either also been on a bad contract if they got em through free agency or would've cost a king's ransom if it was a trade for a guy on a good contract. One good year and PLD goes back to being considered a major positive asset.

I think everyone agrees the UFA center market is insane. But I don't think trading for a guy who has an equally bad contract is a win.

 

[Melkor]

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

 

[MileHighCapsFan]

We need depth at Dee because we don’t have as much Hershey Dee depth. We have plenty of bottom 6 help in Hershey on two-way deals.

HHA will have an opportunity after his Calder Cup run for AA spot. TVR can still bring back assets along with salary cap relief. Have some minor investment (not blue chip/AAAA) in D the past few years but still needed some depth in the system. Chychrun was a major move that reset the depth charts. TVR $$ at a 6D will be needed elsewhere.

 

[Hivemind]

I have zero idea why people are clamoring to trade TvR instead of Bear.

 

[Calicaps]

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Old Skool HF Lives!

Love taking swings but GMBMs moves kinda reek of desperation or MAJOR shift in philosophy

couldn't disagree more, tbh. he's been saying for a couple of years that they would improve the roster and get younger and as soon as they had some cap flexibility (that is, now), that's what they did. it's precisely what he said he would do. Older guys out. Younger guys in. Talent is there if Carbs can tap it. They're not a contender yet, but at least on paper, this team is markedly better than it was a month--hell, 3 hours--ago.

 

[Melkor]

Also they better find a way to get Chychrun to sign an extension here because he's their last chance to stay at least relevant. That left D side without him is horrendous.

I have zero idea why people are clamoring to trade TvR instead of Bear.

Ain't nobody wants Bear, if they did they'd sign him a year ago when he was there to grab

 

[MileHighCapsFan]

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

I'd imagine they approach him the way they did for Lapierre. Give him some games, let him develop in the AHL.. look for an MVP Calder Cup season. Rinse/Repeat.

 

[Kalopsia]

I think everyone agrees the UFA center market is insane. But I don't think trading for a guy who has an equally bad contract is a win.

Not calling it a win yet, just saying I like the gamble.

 

[DWGie26]

Ovie - Strome - Wilson
Mangiapane - PLD - Sonny
Lappy - CMM - Protas
Raddysh - Dowd - Duhaim

Fever - Carlson
Chychrun - Roy
Sandin - TVR
Bear

Don’t know why you keep putting OV-Strome-Wilson. That line was ok but not good enough to keep together. We gonna try something else on the first line. And I don’t like Sonny on 2nd line. Actually hope he gets moved.

 

[Calicaps]

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

WUT?

 

[Dr John Carlson]

At least you are on the west coast so you get some breathing room. This is right in the middle of my “day 1” of new reign (same company). Just a lot more responsibility and my boss keeps zooming me. Haha.

Just come to Canada where July 1 is a holiday every single year. Presumably for the purposes of following along with the NHL, but don't quote me on that.

 

[Carlzner]

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

Welcome back!

We should crowd-fund a study to inspect what is happening inside that brain before you hit the post button

 

[Melkor]

I'd imagine they approach him the way they did for Lapierre. Give him some games, let him develop in the AHL.. look for an MVP Calder Cup season. Rinse/Repeat.

Lapierre is a center, he can find a way to be good on the 3rd line at least. Miro is a pure scorer. He will either get a big role up there with Wilson, Mangiapane, Ovi and those guys or he goes back to Russia

 

[Chokingdogs]

This duhaime chap….along the lines of a Hathaway type of player?

I read energy, leaves it out there, and throws a bit. ??

 

[DWGie26]

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

I think that is the right move. Miro needs another year in AHL (where we need some high end skill guys) and use him as a call-up. the Hershey depth is really important to consider as well. This also includes Rybinski and Trineyev. It’s ok to cook those guys longer.

 

[Misery74]

I have zero idea why people are clamoring to trade TvR instead of Bear.

TvR makes more. Is Bear even tradeable? He’s pretty terrible.

 

[Hivemind]

This duhaime chap….along the lines of a Hathaway type of player?

I read energy, leaves it out there, and throws a bit. ??

I'd say a bit more of Matt Hendricks (without the shootout wizardry) than Hathaway. But we're splitting hairs.

 

[Langway]

Some of the criticism on Washington being active is absurd. What's he supposed to do? Tear it to the studs outside of 8/74? Crazy. He's trying to improve like everyone else. There's some risk in the Roy term I guess but the Chychrun deal was a no-brainer. They've given up minimal value overall. Not sure what a Chychrun extension would look like and, more importantly, whether one and Sandin together can co-exist.

So I could see Sandin swapped for a winger maybe. Gostisbehere is still out there I believe. Brannstrom. Some cheap UFA wings left I guess but seems unlikely. Either way, have to like how they stack up in the East (at least currently).

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

There's still a path, albeit gone were Leonard to sign. But otherwise they could have Raddysh as the scratch if he's outplayed and Sgarbossa back in Hershey.

 

[DWGie26]

Speaking of Hathaway he extended in Philly for 2x2.4M. Good deal for him.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807829902839750925

 

[hb13xchamps]

So what I get from today is they loaded themselves up front so much they basically are throwing a white flag on Miroshnichenko. There's no way in hell they get him out of the AHL as an NHL caliber top-6 player next season.

Throwing a white flag? He had one season in North America. He played well in limited deployments at the NHL level but I don’t see how any sane person watches those games and pencils him in as a top 6 winger next season. He needs more seasoning and that’s okay. He needs to work on consistently producing before he’s a full time NHLer

 

[zappa4ever]

I think the past week demonstrates clearly that WSH is a quality org and quality area to live and that GMBM has good relations with a lot of teams

outside of the early 00's WSH has been pretty good for 40+ years now

 

[Silky mitts]

Even if Oshie goes on LTIR I think they've got to clear about about $3.6M because the LTIR overage is limited to 10% of the cap