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

[Kalopsia]

What team in the West did Samsonov sign with?

Vegas

 

[Kazer]

Those 4th liners we just signed are totally tradeable and waivable if a better structure comes along. It would be savage, but no more so than trading CMM. Maybe that's the reason we got both... trade chips.

I view Raddysh that way but not Duhaime. To go to 1.8 AAV on him, I believe GMBM sees him as a key part of the 4th line. My guess is that Raddysh/Trineyev/Rybinski/Sutter/Frank will fight it out for the 4RW spot.

 

[DWGie26]

Those 4th liners we just signed are totally tradeable and waivable if a better structure comes along. It would be savage, but no more so than trading CMM. Maybe that's the reason we got both... trade chips.

Exactly! They are tradeable or burryable. If they get claimed on waivers not a big deal either.

IMHO, People are losing sight of the need for depth. Look how deep we go every year with Hershey call-ups. We’ll have some work to do with Hershey roster as well.

 

[Langway]

In some kind of weird way what Los Angeles has done in free agency also makes me more optimistic about PLD. Edmundson? Foegele? Jeannot trade? Sometimes the fit isn't there for whatever reason. Really seems both PLD and Chychrun couldn't gel in their previous spots. Can the Caps unlock them? Hard to believe they'd fare as poorly but we'll see. It's still all about their veteran culture, having fun and keeping it tight.

Chychrun's shot from the point also makes him a more threatening PP2 option over Sandin IMO. If there's someone to move on the back-end--aside from Bear obviously--then I think it's Sandin. Premature to usher him out without an extension for Chychrun but structurally Sandin would be the more logical candidate to subtract than Fehervary.

 

[Melkor]

They will LTIR Oshie (sadly)
They will trade TVR and/or Milano

Just my opinion.

Milano has to go IMO. He's a Sprong/Boyd 2.0, not much point in having them if you have some younger talents waiting for that call up.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Vegas

How many years and how much?

 

[Melkor]

If there's someone to move on the back-end--aside from Bear obviously--then I think it's Sandin. Premature to usher him out without an extension for Chychrun but structurally Sandin would be the more logical candidate to subtract than Fehervary.

You trade a LD from this roster only if you bring another LD back. They have no NHL caliber depth on that position. The one that should've been gone by now and instead got overpaid is TVR.

 

[max21]

Dowd is injury prone and Milano has been scratched a lot before, our young guys will get some time

 

[OV Rocks]

How many years and how much?

 

[SherVaughn30]

Vegas

So Sammy gets to backup an injury prone Hill. Will not be surprised to see Sammy become their starter at some point during the season.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

If we do suck this season a lot of these new guys are UFA and can be flipped at the deadline.

 

[SherVaughn30]

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Okay Mr. Free Agent!

 

[Jags]

We retooled the roster and kept all our own picks and prospects.

This time next season:

Coming off the books/expiring contracts

• Kuznetsov's remainder of his contract of 3.9 mil
• Pacioretty's 2 mil bonus
• Backstrom 9.2 mil
• Oshie 5.75 mil
• Mangiapane 5.8 mil
• Dowd 1.3 mil
• Sgarbossa 775K
• Bear 2 mil
• Chychrun 4.6 mil
• Lindgren 1.1 mil
• Thompson 766K
• Raddysh 1 mil

Two years from now

• Ovechkin 9.5 mil
• Milano 1.9 mil
• Carlson 8 mil
• TVR 3 mil

Wow. It's almost like we have a GM that has a detailed plan to do exactly what he told fans he would do. Big improvements to the team addressing all our biggest needs, kept all of our prospects and best picks, subtracted the right pieces, cleared the necessary cap space, and has contracts expiring in perfect time to keep the turnover going and/or retain the players that work out.

The BMac haters can suck a butt. Dude crushed it this week.

Look, there seems to be mixed thoughts on wether or not we are cap complaint.

If we need to trade people to be cap compliant, we have few options: TvR, CMM, Milano.

Moving Oshie's hit gets it done, and if they did want a cost move, it won't be to save a million or less on an impact player. McMike has real value, Milano's occasional spark is worth the marginal cost difference, and Dowd makes a real difference when he's healthy.

They'd eyeball a larger cap hit to either create real space or get back a worthwhile but slightly cheaper guy.

 

[kicksavedave]

Stamkos 4 years in NAshville. Montour 7x7.14 with Kraken. GLad we didn't go there.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Wow. It's almost like we have a GM that has a detailed plan to do exactly what he told fans he would do. Big improvements to the team addressing all our biggest needs, kept all of our prospects and best picks, subtracted the right pieces, cleared the necessary cap space, and has contracts expiring in perfect time to keep the turnover going and/or retain the players that work out.

The BMac haters can suck a butt. Dude crushed it this week.



Moving Oshie's hit gets it done, and if they did want a cost move, it won't be to save a million or less on an impact player. McMike has real value, Milano's occasional spark is worth the marginal cost difference, and Dowd makes a real difference when he's healthy.

They'd eyeball a larger cap hit to either create real space or get back a worthwhile but slightly cheaper guy.

This just screams TVR, obv. Tho as mentioned a few times, Sandin could as well.

Can’t say he looked all that “indispensable” at the end of the year and the playoffs.

 

[DWGie26]

So Sammy gets to backup an injury prone Hill. Will not be surprised to see Sammy become their starter at some point during the season.

Doesn’t look like it is done yet. The sites (CapFriendly and PuckPedia) don’t have it. But looks like one year in Vegas. here is an article.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vegas-golden-knights/latest-news/report-golden-knights-find-their-backup-goaltender-in-ilya-samsonov

 

[Calicaps]

This just screams TVR, obv. Tho as mentioned a few times, Sandin could as well.

Can’t say he looked all that “indispensable” at the end of the year and the playoffs.

My recollection is that Sandin was very up and down last year. If the FO thinks he can find consistency closer to his best performances, then he's worth keeping. But if the brain trust doubts his ability to do that, I'd move him now. Milano, Sandin, and picks for Ehlers and McGroarty!

 

[max21]

PLDs contract might not be the best but Stromes deal sorta makes that better. 13.5 for top six centers isn't bad

 

[g00n]

Where's our buddy with the GMBM SUCKS bullhorn?

 

[Ridley Simon]

One of them did eat crow earlier in a thread. Might have been this one. Todd mea culpa’d

On another note —

Anyone have a list of who is left in FA?

 

[trick9]

Curious if Ryan Leonard views the current roster differently than the end of last season and contemplates a jump the the Pros for 2024-2025?

What has that got to do with anything? We made the Playoffs last season and he could have literally joined to a Playoff team.

I don't think it has anything to do with how we look/looked as a team and everything to do with him doing what he thinks is best for his development.

 

[hockeykicker]

One of them did eat crow earlier in a thread. Might have been this one. Todd mea culpa’d

On another note —

Anyone have a list of who is left in FA?

Forwards looks like tarasenko, jvr, skinner, janmark, olofson and more

 

[Langway]

Anyone have a list of who is left in FA?

Not much left. Tarasenko, Henrique, Skinner, Janmark, JVR, Blais, Cousins, Kylington, Schmidt, Brodie, Brannstrom, Suter, Boqvist, DeAngelo, Barrie.

I think if anything should get Leonard to rethink things it's TJ Oshie being done. That's a very high profile special teams role potentially right there for the taking.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Not much left. Tarasenko, Henrique, Skinner, Janmark, JVR, Blais, Cousins, Kylington, Schmidt, Brodie, Brannstrom, Suter, Boqvist, DeAngelo, Barrie.

I think if anything should get Leonard to rethink things it's TJ Oshie being done. That's a very high profile special teams role potentially right there for the taking.

I’d take a flyer on JVR. Or Tarasenko. However money would need to go out, for a more than Vet Min contract.

Also players would need to go out, as the roster is basically full (or overfilled, wrt to D-Men)

 

[Holtbyisms]

As long as BMac dumps the UFAs at the deadline I'm all aboard. But if we're the 7-8 seed and go all in, keep everyone and get nothing of value back I'll be a little disappointed. That said, impressive off-season for us so far. I'm surprised he's been able to pull some of this off. Chychrun more than anything...you telling me nobody would offer more than Nick Jensen and a 3rd for him? Wow.