GDT: Free agency madness, brought to you by the letter G

[God Says No]

I would rather make a play for Rasmus Andersson and Tanev

Chabot/Tanev
Sanderson/Andersson
Holden/Zub

Is Tanev any good anymore? He was great in VAN, but that's a lot of hard minutes on that body.

 

[NB613]

I would rather make a play for Rasmus Andersson and Tanev

Chabot/Tanev
Sanderson/Andersson
Holden/Zub

10000000% - excited at Tkachuk trade not for possibility of getting him, but more for the Flames likely doing a rebuild/retool and shedding some of their D

 

[GCK]

Is Tanev any good anymore? He was great in VAN, but that's a lot of hard minutes on that body.

He is still very effective. The absolute perfect complement to Sandy or Chabby

 

[HSF]

tkachuk is pretty much pulling a stone but stone was a bit more lowkey about it. If a guy wants to sign a 1 year deal to free agency it is best to trade him now

 

[Micklebot]

Is Tanev any good anymore? He was great in VAN, but that's a lot of hard minutes on that body.

Cgy fans are pretty high on his value in a return, they were asking for Greig and our 1st on the main boards...

 

[DueDiligence]

You don’t really know this

That's true. However it is an educated guess based on my experience.

Trading for Tkachuk would be our Tavares move

And look where that has got Toronto.

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

Cgy fans are pretty high on his value in a return, they were asking for Greig and our 1st on the main boards...

Isn’t that always the way on these boards? I haven’t been around A long time But the actual returns always seem less than the expectations from a particular fanbase

 

[SpezDispenser]

Cgy fans are pretty high on his value in a return, they were asking for Greig and our 1st on the main boards...

That's absurd.

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

I’m a little pissed we missing out on tkatchuk. I’m stoked on debrincat tkatchuk was always my target though.

If debrincat doesn’t want to re sign and tkatchuk goes somewhere he possibly doesn’t like I can see a 1 for 1 hockey trade.

Kinda stunned people are suggesting we trade a 24yr old 2x 40goal (almost 3x actually) guy we JUST traded for, for M. TKACHUK whos never hit 40 goals once.
Unless the cat doesn't wanna re-sign, i don't get it. Is it because we signed some big $$ guys so we gotta take a run at everyone?

Remember how uptight everybody got with older brother's comments during bradys contract negotiations?
Nah. Rather keep Batherson and Formenton and the Cat for me thanks.

Now about Zaitsev.....

It would be super cool to have the brothers together. But there is some risk about the dynamic etc. With the AD we know we have a stud. I’m definitely on the Cat train If we had to choose one.

Edit: MT locked up with term vs AD for 2 +? might sway me.

 

[SenatorsLegionary]

Kinda stunned people are suggesting we trade a 24yr old 2x 40goal (almost 3x actually) guy we JUST traded for, for M. TKACHUK whos never hit 40 goals once.
Unless the cat doesn't wanna re-sign, i don't get it. Is it because we signed some big $$ guys so we gotta take a run at everyone?

Remember how uptight everybody got with older brother's comments during bradys contract negotiations?
Nah. Rather keep Batherson and Formenton and the Cat for me thanks.

Now about Zaitsev.....

Tkachuk actually scored 42 goals last year to go along with his career high 104 points. I agree with the overall sentiment of your post though that DeBrincat is the more potent and natural goal scorer. I'd have more doubt about M. Tkachuk ever putting up another 40 goal season than I would for Cat.

 

[Silencio]

The Hockey Insider Who Must Not Be Named (rhymes with "neck punned") and Kevin Francis (lol) both claim that Ottawa is very much in on Matthew Tkachuk.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

The Hockey Insider Who Must Not Be Named (rhymes with "neck punned") and Kevin Francis (lol) both claim that Ottawa is very much in on Matthew Tkachuk.

Unimpeachable sources who have never once published outlandish clickbait! Buckle up gang!!!!

 

[L'Aveuglette]

The Hockey Insider Who Must Not Be Named (rhymes with "neck punned") and Kevin Francis (lol) both claim that Ottawa is very much in on Matthew Tkachuk.

So what you're saying is that they're thirsty for clicks.

 

[BondraTime]

The Hockey Insider Who Must Not Be Named (rhymes with "neck punned") and Kevin Francis (lol) both claim that Ottawa is very much in on Matthew Tkachuk.

Biggest conmen in the hockey world

Conmen, and at the minimum 1 extremely terrible one.

 

[senswon]

Tkachuk actually scored 42 goals last year to go along with his career high 104 points. I agree with the overall sentiment of your post though that DeBrincat is the more potent and natural goal scorer. I'd have more doubt about M. Tkachuk ever putting up another 40 goal season than I would for Cat.

Thanks for the correction-- fixed

 

[BondraTime]

I'd be prepared to need to add another forward or two, or have guys we expected in the AHL, be apart of the lineup.

 

[Answer]

lol this board is comedy. We do not need Matthew Tkachuk

If we happen to make a trade with Calgary, it should only be for Tanev and/or Hanafin

 

[Burrowsaurus]

The Hockey Insider Who Must Not Be Named (rhymes with "neck punned") and Kevin Francis (lol) both claim that Ottawa is very much in on Matthew Tkachuk.

Of course. We’re in on every buddy lol

 

[Micklebot]

Isn’t that always the way on these boards? I haven’t been around A long time But the actual returns always seem less than the expectations from a particular fanbase

Not saying it's a reasonable return, but gives you the impression that they still value his play. So if the question is whether he is still a good dman, their overvaluing him in trade proposals seems to suggest he's still valued by them and likely still playing well. As an aside, that matches my viewings, he's still a very solid Dman.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Cgy fans are pretty high on his value in a return, they were asking for Greig and our 1st on the main boards...

I swear we are the only sane Canadian fan base.

Our offers for debrincat and chycrun were so high lol.

Meanwhile Toronto expected batherson to take Murray.

Habs fans posting about Hoffman Armia and a second for Dubois.

Calgary fans with that bullshit.

Jets fans saying Sami Niku was untouchable in a Mark Stone trade.

Edmonton is Edmonton enough said.

 

[TonySoprano11]

As fun as it would be to watch two Chuckys on the same team doing their thing, we have no room for Matthew. Where would he slot in? Our top six is filled. We aren't going to trade for, and pay him to play on the third line. Unless we are going to do a Byfuglien and move him to Defense.

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[Silky Johnson]

whatever happens with Formenton and Batherson, i hope the Sens take a hard stance and take the side of the victim and try to reduce stigma and limit the toxic hockey culture that brought this in the first place.

Whatever happens with Formenton and Batherson, I hope the Sens take a reasoned and measured approach based on how the facts come out and not bow down to mob justice and virtue signalling.

 

[Bevans]

As fun as it would be to watch two Chuckys on the same team doing their thing, we have no room for Matthew. Where would he slot in? Our top six is filled. We aren't going to trade for, and pay him to play on the third line. Unless we are going to do a Byfuglien and move him to Defense.

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The only thing that makes any sense is debrincat for Tkachuk.

 

[Answer]

I swear we are the only sane Canadian fan base.

Our offers for debrincat and chycrun were so high lol.

Meanwhile Toronto expected batherson to take Murray.

Habs fans posting about Hoffman Armia and a second for Dubois.

Calgary fans with that bullshit.

Jets fans saying Sami Niku was untouchable in a Mark Stone trade.

Edmonton is Edmonton enough said.

lol

Have you met our Brady fans yet?

 

[kellmuff96]

Tkachuk actually scored 42 goals last year to go along with his career high 104 points. I agree with the overall sentiment of your post though that DeBrincat is the more potent and natural goal scorer. I'd have more doubt about M. Tkachuk ever putting up another 40 goal season than I would for Cat.

I'm a big Matthew Tkachuk fan but I think Gaudreau drove the bus on that line.

We need a Debrincat type way more than we need another Tkachuk type.