GDT: Free Agent Frenzy: The Horror, the Horror!!!

[DaveG]

 

[Ole Gil]

Term being handed out is insane. I guess they just figure they can dump the last two years on cap floor teams?

 

[AhoLottaLove]

Frans Nielsen will be making 5.25 million until the age of 38. Insane.

 

[TheOllieC]

Liles getting 2m in Boston, good for him.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Can we try to remember this feeling when we start the "maybe [top 10 UFA] will see our rebuild and take less," or "maybe we can get [top 10 UFA] on a short-term deal if we throw enough money at them?"

Brower to Calgary for four years at $4.5 aav.

No UFA is ever reasonable

 

[DaveG]

Eric to Minny - 3 years 3.5 per

 

[GoldiFox]

And he likely would have chosen them over us I would think

No doubt. Just saying it isn't a crazy deal and Buffalo isn't a Cup contender.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Eric Staal to Minnesota, 3.5 3years.

 

[DaleCooper]

Reasonable deal. Best of luck to him there.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

GOD *******. I can't escape Eric Staal.

 

[TheOllieC]

Staal to Minny 3 x 3.5m

That could be good for them. He's better than Brouwer.

 

[CandyCanes]

I'm still in for Mikkel Boedker, think he could be a nice piece to the puzzle.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Doesn't Blueline Bomber love the Wild and hate Eric?

Edit: I see that above

 

[Brock Anton]

haha way to go kypreos.. 6/4?

 

[Buenos Necas]

That's a decent deal for the Wild. Guess that 4x6mil asking price came down a bit lol

 

[A Star is Burns]

And I hate Minnesota, so I hate to see one of my favorite players going to them.

 

[Moosetache]

And he likely would have chosen them over us I would think

I was ok with 6x7 or 7x7....wonder if we thought about that

 

[Bub]

GOD *******. I can't escape Eric Staal.

Post of the day.

 

[Wolfpuck]

GOD *******. I can't escape Eric Staal.

It's Eric Staal's world, we all just live in it.

 

[GoldiFox]

I'm still in for Mikkel Boedker, think he could be a nice piece to the puzzle.

Canes are clearly a non-factor in UFA. Francis will come out at 3 PM, announce a Victor Rask re-signing, and say they are excited for next year. I don't think the lack of any reports about the Canes were due to Francis keeping a tight lid on things, there just wasn't any buzz to generate. Pretty much anyone who could have made a significant difference is gone.

Any hope of bettering the team at this point is through trades.

 

[Penaltykiller17]

I'm still in for Mikkel Boedker, think he could be a nice piece to the puzzle.

Most of the louder teams have already made their moves. Could happen

 

[Ole Gil]

That's a sweet deal for Eric in a see of nonsense. Will be interesting to see how that pans out.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I mean, don't get me wrong. That's a fantastic deal, even if Staal is his usual useless self, especially considering the other deals today.

But come on...

 

[GoldiFox]

Most of the louder teams have already made their moves. Could happen

Arizona and NJ haven't signed anyone yet... They have plenty of Cap space to load up on the middle-tier options left.

 

[DaleCooper]

New Jersey has like half a roster to fill out so I suspect they will be signing a few guys.