GDT: Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[Armourboy]

The Wild's obsession with former Preds continues. He'll probably score 30 goals this year or something crazy and then completely fall off after.

Also:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807790087381319689

He's gotta hit 20 first. I get that's not big money in the league today, and it's not enough to kill you, but if Trotz signed that I'd think he was nuts

 

[herzausstein]

100% would love Pinto. I love his skillset and think he has a real high ceiling

 

[PredsV82]

Commodore says Stamkos has packed his shit and is heading to Nashville on a 4 year deal. Meanwhile someone else says we are in on Marchessault, and presumably we wouldn't sign both

Man, I am glad we traded him when we did and didn't sign him to that deal.

Now we know why Trotz said C-ya

 

[Legionnaire11]

All of this smoke around Stamkos coming here, getting set up for the biggest case of blue balls this afternoon.

 

[Viqsi]

All of this smoke around Stamkos coming here, getting set up for the biggest case of blue balls this afternoon.

Certainly beats the rumors around my other team. Woo, Sean Monahan. How exciting and necessary. Yay.

 

[Scoresberg]

One trend I'm noticing during the last couple of years is that teams are really building their top-six defenses as opposed to more of a top-four mentality earlier.

The playoffs - especially - are so grueling that you need fresh defensemen night in and night out. You need to have 7-8 capable NHL defensemen in your system in order to make a long run.

 

[Viqsi]

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Youth movement is over. Burn the bridges.

 

[Scoresberg]

Youth movement is over. Burn the bridges.

I missed the memo on the "youth movement" being ever on.

Bring on Stammer, Marchy and Skjei.

 

[beardawg]

But I am still worried about our age structure. We're going to be a really old team next year.

Hungry dogs run faster, I just worry that all we're going to get are players looking for their retirement money and home.

It's either rebuild now or rebuild when Forsberg is 35 and Josi is retired. Might as well go for it

 

[PredsV82]

Lebrun now calling Stamkos to Nashville 4 years at 8 million

 

[Roman Yoshi]

I also hear that we may have gotten Stephenson.

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

Well, if you aren't going youth movement, go retirement home movement I guess

Stamkos instantly is our 2nd best offensive forward (2/3 overall) and should massively juice our power play. If we were gonna go big, this is who you get. I don't love the contract but we have money to spend and thank GOD it's 4 years not 6.

What a great splash from a marketing perspective as well.

Now go get Skjei, another defensemen, and a couple of young guys like Pinto/Brannstrom/Nylander. Massechault would be fine too.

 

[PredsV82]

Youth movement is over. Burn the bridges.

We found out our current crop of youth mostly suck. Take a big swing for the next 3 years while we wait on Kemmell, Wood, Molendyk, Gibson, Svechkov, L'H and Surin

 

[predhead1]

Gotta pick up some talent on the blue line as well. Pesce sounds off the market so hopefully Skjei is on the way.

 

[beardawg]

This could all blowup wonderfully or we could win a Stanley Cup with Josi and Forsberg, and Steven F'n Stamkos. Very decisive commitment by management to a direction of the team. They must've really been inspired by the 2nd half of last season.

What a time to be a fan

 

[herzausstein]

We shall see how everything shakes out but if we do we stamkos and marchessault/Stephenson... it doesnt mean the youth movement is over. There is still time for trades. The team could also run a highly effective top 9 with a strong bottom line

This bottom 6 could be quite effective
Novak Parssinen Evangelista
Smith Sissons McCarron

Or possibly Trotz has a good offer for a player like novak or some of Evangelista/novak/Pärssinen are needed to try and get a center like Pinto. This may be a long summer

 

[Scoresberg]

I'd rather sign Skjei than Stephenson. Our defense is atrocious at the moment.

 

[JD86]

Little rich for Stamkos, but it ain't my money. Wish the Preds didn't have 12 million in dead cap now that they're going for it

 

[Viqsi]

 

[herzausstein]

8 for stamkos
5.5 for march

Running out of cap quick

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

Well, that's one way to round out a top 6. Holy crap. There's a good argument we got the two best forwards that made it to July 1.

This has to signal the end for someone like Glass, right? Deal incoming?

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Stammer going to be a Pred. Holy shite. Feels like he was drafted like a year ago. Lord I’m old

 

[Enoch]

Omg Marchessault too. Shut the door. Let’s go!!

 

[Roman Yoshi]

I wonder if we make a trade for a d men with some of our forward prospects/Askarov now.