GDT: Free agent frenzy - day 2+

[DougieSmash]

At this point dw has done nothing but lie anyway.

There will be no splash, no Tarasenko.

Some 4th liner will get pressed in to mclovins spot, and that's it.

No one expected much more honestly.

As of now, we are bubble team in my eyes. If anything, we could sell a lot on the deadline - NN, Tro, goalie, Bear (RFA), Cole, even Skjei, Leivo

 

[Brock Anton]

At this point dw has done nothing but lie anyway.

There will be no splash, no Tarasenko.

Some 4th liner will get pressed in to mclovins spot, and that's it.

Unless I'm missing something, when did Waddell ever mention any type of "splash"? The only thing I remember is him saying the team was targeting veteran goaltenders the day the Ned trade was made (which is exactly what the team ending up signing).

 

[AD Skinner]

all waddell does is charge he phone, be bisexual, eat hot chip and lie

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Unless I'm missing something, when did Waddell ever mention any type of "splash"? The only thing I remember is him saying the team was targeting veteran goaltenders the day the Ned trade was made (which is exactly what the team ending up signing).

Waddell did say that they wanted to spend to the cap this season. The question is what will be their path to $81.5M? That's what we're debating.

 

[bleedgreen]

I’ve been assuming our big move was going to be overpaying Svech.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Waddell did say that they wanted to spend to the cap this season. The question is what will be their path to $81.5M? That's what we're debating.

And he did say we are in “win now” mode. Something big has to be coming with all this cap space, we just don’t know what it is yet.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Waddell did say that they wanted to spend to the cap this season. The question is what will be their path to $81.5M? That's what we're debating.

Massive, massive extension for Jake Gardiner.

 

[SlavinAway]

This team sucks. Just hang them up and take 82 forfeits.

Come on guys; this place is/was the only place on the internet I still liked. It's day 2 of FA, have a little faith.

 

[ONO94]

Waddell did say that they wanted to spend to the cap this season. The question is what will be their path to $81.5M? That's what we're debating.

You know--Waddell never clarified whether he wanted to spend to the cap floor or cap ceiling--maybe he's going the other way.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Massive, massive extension for Jake Gardiner.

Speaking of cap business, I'm still amazed that Tampa got out of the Johnson contract with only a very late 2nd sacrificed. When it comes to GMing around the cap, no group does it better than Tampa's. I don't complain anymore about those guys, and I simply just bow to greatness.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

You know--Waddell never clarified whether he wanted to spend to the cap floor or cap ceiling--maybe he's going the other way.

Lol, nice wordplay
...but almost certainly the ceiling. Svech alone gets us to around 10-11M depending on whether it's a bridge or a long pact.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Speaking of cap business, I'm still amazed that Tampa got out of the Johnson contract with only a very late 2nd sacrificed. When it comes to GMing around the cap, no group does it better than Tampa's. I don't complain anymore about those guys, and I simply just bow to greatness.

It puts a lie to all the stuff about GMs trying to screw each other over. The reality is they're too busy taking care of their own problems, and too concerned about getting iced out of the club, to really hold each other's feet to the fire.

 

[NotOpie]

I'd be shocked if Svech's bridge deal was much less than $7 million ACV. Looking at Barzal, Tkachuk, and even Keller as comps most likely push it that way.

Did Svech turn down $7.5 million for 8 years or was it $7.75 million?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

It puts a lie to all the stuff about GMs trying to screw each other over. The reality is they're too busy taking care of their own problems, and too concerned about getting iced out of the club, to really hold each other's feet to the fire.

It's also a bad idea, in general, to be too openly cutthroat in the NHL, with the potential risk of the league Hinkie-ing you out of a job if you shake the status quo too much. It's a very fine line that more aggressive clubs have to walk.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I'd be shocked if Svech's bridge deal was much less than $7 million ACV. Looking at Barzal, Tkachuk, and even Keller as comps most likely push it that way.

Did Svech turn down $7.5 million for 8 years or was it $7.75 million?

$7.5M for 8 years, but that was also before his recent down season. I expect that Carolina really tries to go for term with both Svech and Necas with no Hamilton to worry about.

 

[SlavinAway]

$7.5M for 8 years, but that was also before his recent down season. I expect that Carolina really tries to go for term with both Svech and Necas with no Hamilton to worry about.

I feel like that's a necessity to have any chance of keeping them plus all of Slavin, Pesce, Aho, and Teravainen past their current contracts.

 

[Brock Anton]

Jake Bean got a 3-year deal worth $2.3M a year in Columbus.

 

[Stickpucker]

I still think we make a big trade or an offer sheet once the FA well comes up empty.

 

[Unsustainable]

This team sucks. Just hang them up and take 82 forfeits.

Come on guys; this place is/was the only place on the internet I still liked. It's day 2 of FA, have a little faith.

thats the the thing, most have little faith

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Jake Bean got a 3-year deal worth $2.3M a year in Columbus.

Dang, that's a nice payment for Bean before he's performed anywhere close to a top-4 level. It may pay off in a couple of years, but not a bad outcome for him.

 

[Borsig]

The FA well went dry with Saad.

 

[Negan4Coach]

I mean I started out this whole process disgusted, as usual. But it has become so outlandish with the people they have traded or let walk plus who they have decided to add, that it is the equivalent of moving the Titanic around the deck chairs. Almost breath-taking. These moves might be some kind of genius. But I think it is more likely to be a shit show. Too many points of failure exposed.

They must have REALLY seen something they didn't like in the playoffs these last couple years.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Glad we moved Bean instead of paying him that deal

 

[BullCityCaniac]

The team has way too much cap room to not make at least one more significant move. Something is in the works, but I'm disappointed, like many others, that we couldn't get Saad.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

I mean I started out this whole process disgusted, as usual. But it has become so outlandish with the people they have traded or let walk plus who they have decided to add, that it is the equivalent of moving the Titanic around the deck chairs. Almost breath-taking. These moves might be some kind of genius. But I think it is more likely to be a shit show. Too many points of failure exposed.

They must have REALLY seen something they didn't like in the playoffs these last couple years.

First off…kudos to you re. the disgusted comment, self-awareness is an amazing trait to have.

Second, to your point about seeing something in the playoffs…to me it’s the about the scoring drying up in conjunction with being pushed around. The adds have a bit of grit and potential snarl but certainly goal scoring has not been addressed.

I remain confused … but they always seem to pull off some weird, off the wall, productive trade when we least expect it.