GDT: Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[ShagDaddy]

I’ll be really surprised if Glass is still on this roster come training camp.

 

[NSH615]

We're now $595k from the cap ceiling with a 20-man roster. Doesn't include Pärssinen, Tomasino, MDG or Statsney.

Someone needs to move to make room. Preferably Glass or Fabbro.

Something I've yet to understand, why do people want to dump Fabbro so badly?

 

[herzausstein]

Something I've yet to understand, why do people want to dump Fabbro so badly?

It is more of a.... Brunette didnt like using him thing

Well... 20 man roster is at the caplimit. There will be some trading. Question is who...

My candidates:

Glass
Fabbro (now that carrier is extended)
Lauzon (2nd pairing minutes and lots of hits. Maybe built up value)
Novak
Nyquist (capitalize on a excellent season)
Schenn (large price for a 3rd pairing dman)

 

[nullednumbed]

Unless we hit the lottery and Stammer/Forsberg/ROR/March/Josi/Saros are all the magical exception that breaks the aging curve, we're in a ton of trouble in three years. Gotta hope we can catch lightning in a bottle between now and then.

I agree. This is a complete swing for the fences move by Trotz to me. I am skeptical, but if it pans out we could be in for a fun season or two.

 

[herzausstein]

Well.... on paper we are definitely better than last year. Still got sorting out to make things cap compliant

 

[Soundgarden]

We really are a pessimistic group sometimes. Even after signing three of the best UFAs out there we're thinking about how this might suck for us three years from now.

But Soundgarden, what if...Stamkos starts to suck and can only play on the power play? Ok? Let him score on the power play three years from now, it's a four year contract and he's a superstar, legitimately one of the best goal scorers in the history of the sport.

Of course it's not gonna be perfect, but I'd rather have an aging Stamkos' subpar season than a Vern Fiddler subpar season.

But...Saros' contract is too long! What if he starts to suck five years from now!!! Then let him be a back up five years from now and watch him take over our wins and GP record, hopefully we'll have a cup by then. Forget the fact that he'll be making less than other top goalies.

We have a great prospect pool and loads of picks, if we get into trouble so badly that we need to incentivize a bottom feeder to take a bad contract we can, but let's wait to get to that point, shall we?

 

[BigFatCat999]

Well.... on paper we are definitely better than last year. Still got sorting out to make things cap compliant

No, this team can be 10% over and there might be some 'Vegas LTIR flu'

 

[LCPreds]

My hope is that we just do really well over the next two seasons, like get to the 2nd round and hopefully further. If that happens I don't know how much I will care about how shitty these deals look 3-4 years from now. I'd rather try to suck later if possible. And I feel better about actually making playoff noise with this lineup than the one we had last season.

 

[predhead1]

Link to live press conference from GMBT Press conference

 

[ShagDaddy]

 

[preds1]

Trotz was certainly busy today.

 

[herzausstein]

Well yeah. We arent going into the season with 20 players and no capspace

 

[PredsV82]

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

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

All the more reason to use Askarov as the backup. He's on an ELC.

Edit.. see we signed Wedgewood. The plot thickens

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

If Askarov can straight up look like a guy who will push for 25-30 starts in the NHL based on training camp, then that's great for us. It won't actually save us on the Cap, though, since we'd still have the buried portion of Wedgewood's contract, so it adds up to pretty close to the same thing.

But I just think it's too much of an ask at this point for Askarov to be that good?

Meanwhile, Grosenick signed in Minnesota?! I would have thought it'd be a bit of a shoo-in to bring him back for Milwaukee after the season he had. Oh well.

 

[NSH615]

All the more reason to use Askarov as the backup. He's on an ELC.

Based on the comments Trotz made last week, I don't think Trotz thinks he is ready. He said something to the extent that "he's ready when he's ready, not when he thinks he is ready, not when his agent thinks he's ready, not when management thinks he's ready"

 

[PredsV82]

If Askarov can straight up look like a guy who will push for 25-30 starts in the NHL based on training camp, then that's great for us. It won't actually save us on the Cap, though, since we'd still have the buried portion of Wedgewood's contract, so it adds up to pretty close to the same thing.

But I just think it's too much of an ask at this point for Askarov to be that good?

Meanwhile, Grosenick signed in Minnesota?! I would have thought it'd be a bit of a shoo-in to bring him back for Milwaukee after the season he had. Oh well.

He will have a better shot at getting NHL games there if Minny bring up Wallstedt to back up Flower

 

[Armourboy]

I'm happy, not because I think we are suddenly contenders, but because I'm glad Trotz chose a path and went with it. We will worry about 3 years from now then.

Either the kids will grow and be ready to step in or we are going to be in a whole heap of trouble. Either way at least we are headed down a road somewhere instead of just going in circles.

 

[herzausstein]

All the more reason to use Askarov as the backup. He's on an ELC.

Edit.. see we signed Wedgewood. The plot thickens

Wedgie can be buried and askarov brought up if Askarov looks better at camp. Would be pretty much a cap neutral move.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

He will have a better shot at getting NHL games there if Minny bring up Wallstedt to back up Flower

I would have said he had a better shot like his callup here, just for being a bit of a longer term organizational guy, since he's really just an AHL backup level, i.e. depth chart #4 guy, regardless. Fleury/Gustavsson/Wallstedt/Hlavaj doesn't give him more NHL opportunity than here.

But he got himself $250,000 and I think when you're in his position and a contract comes along on July 1st, you take it. You can't wait around to see what's going to happen in your hometown. It's not about getting any NHL opportunity really.

 

[PredsV82]

I would have said he had a better shot like his callup here, just for being a bit of a longer term organizational guy, since he's really just an AHL backup level, i.e. depth chart #4 guy, regardless. Fleury/Gustavsson/Wallstedt/Hlavaj doesn't give him more NHL opportunity than here.

But he got himself $250,000 and I think when you're in his position and a contract comes along on July 1st, you take it. You can't wait around to see what's going to happen in your hometown. It's not about getting any NHL opportunity really.

I thought Minny got rid of Gustavsson. Guess I was misremembering.

Does anyone know if Devin Cooleys deal with Calgary is one way? Tsn didn't list it as 2 way at least as of this am

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Love the direction the franchise is headed. Stocked today and stocked for the future.

 

[Soundgarden]

Love the direction the franchise is headed. Stocked today and stocked for the future.

A good place to be.

 

[jumb0]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807914093291909494

 

[hockey diva]

Couldn't resist picking up some trash eh?

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Another goalie?? Huh…