GDT: Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[weeze]

Remember when we couldn't get decent UFAs to sign in Nashville? Trotz remembers.

OK, I am/was one of those guys. I am man enough to say GMBT has made me eat my words! I take them back! OMGGGGGG!

 

[647Hockey]

Nashville loading up in signings. Looking good.

 

[ShagDaddy]

All of this and the prospect pool is still pretty much intact. Amazing.

 

[weeze]

Sherwood signed by Van 2 years for $1.5AAV

 

[Scoresberg]

I guess Carrier ain't getting his $4 mil...

 

[herzausstein]

Good thing is:

Nyquist contract expries at end of year which creates a spot for another winger.

Sissons contract expires in 2 years making room for svechkov.

Novak has a good movable contract should a younger winger pass him up but his contract is only 3 seasons

Glass is likely a bust

All the 4th line grinders are only for 2 more seasons. L'Heureux can easily start out down there and work his way up as spots open up. This seems like the proper place for Schaefer.

Tomasino and Pärssinen are in a make/break or trade year.

Weisblatt has 1 season and if good enough can push out one of the ever exchangable grinders.

L'Heureux, Schaefer, and Svechkov have 2 more seasons until having to pass through waivers. So timing wise it works out.

Kemell has 3 years as do most of the other for forward prospects of note.

Things seems to kindof work themselves out. Might create some choke points but it seems like the players in Milwaukee will be mostly staying there until they cant anymore

 

[weeze]

TSN reporting that Skjei, Stamkos and Marchessault have signed!

 

[Ben Grimm]

We're winning the SC.

 

[Primary Assist]

What an exciting trade deadline for you guys, best of luck with the new adds

 

[Scoresberg]

I think we still need some holes plugged especially at center and in defense but man, I think considering everything this is the way to go. They weren't ready to commit to a rebuild. so going for it was clearly the best choice.

 

[weeze]

So can someone post where we are with Cap and Payroll? I am kind of lost with all of the signings and stuff. This is so new its like Christmas in July!

 

[Teekko]

So can someone post where we are with Cap and Payroll? I am kind of lost with all of the signings and stuff. This is so new its like Christmas in July!

https://puckpedia.com/team/nashville-predators

Just under $6m in cap space, need to resign our rfas and probably sign a back up goalie

 

[herzausstein]

What a f***ing day

I still want to see Askarov moved for Pinto or someone like that. He's not going to help us win the Cup in the Josi Era and should have good value still. We also need a center now since we can't afford Stephenson.

We would have to include some players with caphit in order to get an extension in on Pinto. Someone like Novak or Nyquist.

 

[vipera1960]

So much for no more retirement contracts…

 

[nine_inch_fang]

So much for no more retirement contracts…

The quote was, "Don't come here to retire, come here to win."

 

[Osprey]

Marchessault was just on TSN and said that Nashville was the best fit for him, he wants to win (not just play) hockey games and he called Stamkos (whom he knows from his short stint in Tampa) after they had both decided to sign.

 

[weeze]

We would have to include some players with caphit in order to get an extension in on Pinto. Someone like Novak or Nyquist.

Don't want to get greedy but what the heck! Pinto would be a really good get! Something would have to go back since the Preds still have to sign some RFA's to fill out the roster.

 

[herzausstein]

Just signed wedgiewood.... soo.... askarov....

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

If this was the organizational strategy - go all in on a window for the next 3-4 years - hard to ask for a better July 1. Stamkos and March are somewhere between the 2 and 4th best forwards on the team, which should borderline solve our depth scoring issues. Skjei was the best Dman on the market today. I went from projecting us around 20th in the league to closer to 12th. Playoffs seem far more likely than not, though I still think we're a tier below Colorado and Dallas in the Central.

As others have said, massive upgrades without a single pick or prospect leaving. The only "future asset" we risked is our cap situation from 2026-2029, but if we can find a way to win a cup, no one will care or remember. And, silver lining to the crappy drafting of the last 2010s, no one looks poised to demand a huge raise in that time.

 

[Adz]

This is the most fun with free agency since 2005 I think. Kariya was pretty big and opened peoples' eyes. This is going to do the same thing. Now Forsberg, Josi, O'Reilly...make it worth their while.

Also, because I'm a girl, Squee!

 

[wmupreds]

Great moves. I wanted Trotz to pick a lane and he emphatically did- and we haven't given anything up to do so. Well done.

 

[JD86]

Stamkos takes faceoffs, but hasn't actually played the center position in quite a while as far as I know. He's already struggling some at even strength, I wouldn't want to move him back to center. Wouldn't really want to count on Novak either. It'll be interesting to see how the lineup shakes out.

This is going to be the oldest roster in the NHL next year. By a good bit too.

 

[Bruinaura]

Yes, I'm a Bruins fan, but I live in Gallatin so I also claim Nashville fandom.

Excited to see Stamkos here! I always liked him even though he played for Tampa.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807816709593547115

 

[Armourboy]

Well we won the name recognition game, let's see what it looks like on the ice.

 

[bdub24]

This is NOT Poile’s Predators anymore