GDT: Free Agency/Offseason 2013

[Jackets16]

Assuming Golobef and Savard are re-signed...

James Wisniewski ($5.500m) / Fedor Tyutin ($4.500m)
Jack Johnson ($4.357m) / Dalton Prout ($0.667m)
Nikita Nikitin ($2.150m) / Ryan Murray ($3,494m)
7. Tim Erixon ($1.750m)
8. Golobef
9. Melart
10. Savard

We are counting on 4 unproven or fairly unproven defensemen in our top 7 if we were to trade Nikitin though. I just don't think we are in a position to trade a proven defensemen right now.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

The TSN reporters can really suck it....they obviously know nothing about Columbus.

Edit...so they say we are the woods and all good hockey players should play in big markets, and that we have no one for Horton to play with...

Gaborik begs to differ.

To quote Myself:

And none of those people have set foot in the city, have any credibility in the NHL, or TSN for that matter. Look, they're in the dark part of the section and are talked to once every 2 hours. **** all of them

 

[NotWendell]

The TSN reporters can really suck it....they obviously know nothing about Columbus.

Edit...so they say we are the woods and all good hockey players should play in big markets, and that we have no one for Horton to play with...

Gaborik begs to differ.

More bulletin board material! Exactly what this club needs.

 

[DJA]

The TSN reporters can really suck it....they obviously know nothing about Columbus.

Edit...so they say we are the woods and all good hockey players should play in big markets, and that we have no one for Horton to play with...

Gaborik begs to differ.

Simmons has gotten some pleasant tweets from me.

 

[King Sergei*]

TSN reporters are mad that the Leafs got Clarkson instead of Horton for the same price.

 

[major major]

We are counting on 4 unproven or fairly unproven defensemen in our top 7 if we were to trade Nikitin though. I just don't think we are in a position to trade a proven defensemen right now.

Ask yourself though, do you really feel that Nikitin is going to be more reliable than Murray, Prout, Erixon and Goloubef? That's what always turns me around, our old-D aren't necessarily more reliable than our young-D.

 

[Jackets16]

Ask yourself though, do you really feel that Nikitin is going to be more reliable than Murray, Prout, Erixon and Goloubef? That's what always turns me around, our old-D aren't necessarily more reliable than our young-D.

That isn't my point. Each player traded moves the next player up. IMO, you can't go into a season with 4 of your top 7 defensemen being that unproven.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Ask yourself though, do you really feel that Nikitin is going to be more reliable than Murray, Prout, Erixon and Goloubef? That's what always turns me around, our old-D aren't necessarily more reliable than our young-D.

Actually, yes.

 

[Timeless Winter]

Eric Smith ‏@EricSmithHockey 1m
#RedWings have too many fwds & will need to trade a couple. Abdelkader would be an interesting fit for #CBJ & cap hit fits at $1.8 million


Thoughts?

Damien Brunner would be a better fit if we're plucking from that team.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Damien Brunner would be a better fit if we're plucking from that team.

He's UFA and not going to be re-signed.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Rob Mixer ‏@RobMixer 8s

Colorado signs former #CBJ defenseman Nick Holden.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Chris Botta ‏@ChrisBottaNHL 59s

Good man/depth dman Aaron Johnson signs with #NYR.

LOOOOOOL Nash's pet follows him again

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Aaron Portzline ‏@Aportzline 26s

#CBJ POHOP John Davidson, unprompted, takes aim at #TSN panel for comparing Columbus to a "wood" and "Green Acres": "It shows ignorance ...


Aaron Portzline ‏@Aportzline 32s

i"... of what the city is. It's ignorance. Just pure ignorance."


JD is about to unleash hell

 

[Socks]

LOLOLOL AJ signed with the Rangers. He and Nash reunited!!!

 

[NotWendell]

LOLOLOL AJ signed with the Rangers. He and Nash reunited!!!

Suddenly, I'm a little less worried about the Rangers this season.

 

[candyman82]

I'm so glad that Holden got signed.

 

[Roadman]

Rob Mixer ‏@RobMixer 8s

Colorado signs former #CBJ defenseman Nick Holden.

Good for him, he'll have a better chance to make the show there than he would have here

 

[CBJFan827]

With the moves recently, any guesses on our lineup for opening night?

 

[CBJWerenski8]

With the moves recently, any guesses on our lineup for opening night?

Atkinson-Anisimov-Gaborik
Foligno-Johansen-Umberger
Calvert-Letestu-Dubinsky
Comeau-MacKenzie-Boll

Horton is out till December

 

[NotWendell]

With the moves recently, any guesses on our lineup for opening night?

Probably just like it did the final game of last season.

Foligno-Anisimov-Gaborik
Umberger-Johansen-Atkinson
Calvert-Letestu-Dubinsky
Comeau-MacKenzie-Boll
Prospal (yes I expect him to be back at a lesser salary. He may even be in the lineup if there is an illness or preseason injury)

 

[Samkow]

TIL that the going rate for a 40 point UFA is 5 mil +.

Why did we have this most recent lockout again?

 

[JACKETfan]

TIL that the going rate for a 40 point UFA is 5 mil +.

Why did we have this most recent lockout again?

So dumb owners could dump bad contracts to clear space for new ones?

I predict buyouts will be a regular feature of each new CBA.

 

[InjuredChoker]

TIL that the going rate for a 40 point UFA is 5 mil +.

Why did we have this most recent lockout again?

To prevent UFAs or RFAs getting more than 8yr deals.

To prevent cap circumvention.

Good players were always going to get paid. No matter what the CBA is.

Now instead of getting 13 yr deals to bring the cap down, they get only 8 max. and dollars will be higher ofc per year, so less cap space to sign other players. Or more money for owners as the split is 50/50 no matter how much is spend. And now they are more likely to finish those contracts instead of retire years early when the salary goes down and most of the money is already paid.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 15m

Top five #NHL cap payrolls (inc. bonuses): 1. PHI $68.1M 2. CBJ $66.3M 3. MIN $65.7M 4. DET $65.0M 5. SJS $64.4M

So called budget team is 2nd in the NHL in spending

 

[The Press Express]

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 15m

Top five #NHL cap payrolls (inc. bonuses): 1. PHI $68.1M 2. CBJ $66.3M 3. MIN $65.7M 4. DET $65.0M 5. SJS $64.4M

So called budget team is 2nd in the NHL in spending

Holy Crap, thats alarming