GDT: Free agent frenzy July 1

[haveandare]

After 20 years of message boards, it's so look played out, doesn't interest me at all. You must be young and single

Borderline young and not single. People can think different than you and not be wrong

 

[Tawnos]

As others have said, the average cap hit for any player on a NHL roster is well over $3m. The cap is no longer $60m. These contracts may seem high and like all UFA’s, they probably are, but this is the new norm

To be clear, the average cap hit isn’t $3.6m. It’s the maximum average teams can pay.

But ceilings act as magnets and UFAs have most of the leverage in negotiations. So for those players, their average is closer to that maximum than players in other situations.

 

[effen]

I can’t imagine negotiating against more than one or two other teams for someone like Moore.

It's just a general point on UFA vs. RFA negotiations.

 

[Trxjw]

Yeah, I’d take a flyer on some underperforming kids from some team looking to move on at some point. I am fine with that defense. I couldn’t care less about going for it this year or even winning in general.

Yeah I think the most important thing to do is figure out what they have in ADA. Is he a flop? A Schultz/Krug PP specialist? More? He's the biggest question mark in the pool for me right now.

 

[Synergy27]

Kukan is very underrated, and I'd prefer him to a guy like O'Gara for 3LD. I'd also absolutely love to get Lukas Sedlak from Columbus too

Add Nick Shore to this list too as a UFA target .

Isn't Clendening like a #1 defenseman though?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

It's just a general point on UFA vs. RFA negotiations.

I get it, but it doesn’t really make much sense as there are only a handful of times that this will ever be the case.

 

[broadwayblue]

He gets most of his money up front every season. For example, this year he’ll get $15M+ up front and during the year he will get bi-weekly paychecks that aren’t very much.

Thanks. As if he'd be living paycheck to paycheck otherwise. lol

 

[NYR Viper]

Matt Martin come on back to NYC. Makes too much sense given the Rangers wanted Reaves

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Matt Martin come on back to NYC. Makes too much sense given the Rangers wanted Reaves

Sure. I would take him for a year or two since it’s not like we are trying to win, anyway.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Yeah I think the most important thing to do is figure out what they have in ADA. Is he a flop? A Schultz/Krug PP specialist? More? He's the biggest question mark in the pool for me right now.

Getting hurt when he was getting quality ice time did not help.

 

[Sarge13]

Literally no clue who you are.

Yes you do.

Just think 13.

I was never able to recover my original name. I was literally one of the first on these boards, as a poster and a writer. Come on Jon, you know.....

 

[DanielBrassard]

Matt Martin come on back to NYC. Makes too much sense given the Rangers wanted Reaves

Beleskey for Martin+late pick.

 

[broadwayblue]

The benefit is all to Tavares. The contract is buyout proof as signing bonuses are not subject to the 2/3rds payout. If Toronto were to buyout the contract at any point, they would basically save nothing.

Also, if there is a lockout in couple years, Tavares still gets his money.

Makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Yes you do.

Just think 13.

I was never able to recover my original name. I was literally one of the first on these boards, as a poster and a writer. Come on Jon, you know.....

f***ed if I know. I barely remember myself.

 

[NYR Viper]

I wonder if Toronto is wishing they traded for McDonagh at the deadline so they could have re-signed him and then signed Tavares. Would have been a coup

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I wonder if Toronto is wishing they traded for McDonagh at the deadline so they could have re-signed him and then signed Tavares. Would have been a coup

That would’ve been a pretty damn shrewd move.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Yes you do.

Just think 13.

I was never able to recover my original name. I was literally one of the first on these boards, as a poster and a writer. Come on Jon, you know.....

Bluenote, is that you?

 

[effen]

I get it, but it doesn’t really make much sense as there are only a handful of times that this will ever be the case.

It's really easy to spend money that isn't yours for a term when you probably won't be there to see the end of.

GMs doing moves for personal job security is a very real moral hazard.

But the RFA system is the way it is for a reason - to protect GMs from themselves. It's what the lockouts are all about!

 

[Sarge13]

Borderline young and not single. People can think different than you and not be wrong

It's a waste of time, but be my guest....

 

[haveandare]

It's a waste of time, but be my guest....

Read my post again and actually consider that it might be true

 

[NYR Viper]

Bluenote, is that you?

Has to be

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Matt Martin come on back to NYC. Makes too much sense given the Rangers wanted Reaves

To Leafs: Karlsson at 50%

To Sens: Liljegrin, Spooner, Leafs #1

To Rangers: Ryan, Martin, Nylander

Do it do it now!

 

[Trxjw]

Getting hurt when he was getting quality ice time did not help.

Yeah he had a tough year. There's undeniable talent there though and now is his time to prove himself.

 

[Ghost of jas]

To Leafs: Karlsson at 50%

To Sens: Liljegrin, Spooner, Leafs #1

To Rangers: Ryan, Martin, Nylander

Do it do it now!

All of that just to get Nylander? Meh...

 

[E-Train]

Has to be

Don't see any propeller hat.