GDT: Free Agent Frenzy

[Harbour Dog]

If he offered more as reported what exactly did you want him to do? This has not been a terrible week. We weren't making a splash in FA this off-season.

Did we? Where did it say this?

 

[broadwayblue]

This Fast departure and JJ signing, has me shaking my head at the FO. Don't understand what the plan is this off season...

The JJ signing is a non issue.

 

[FinRanger]

Corona gonna cancel next season. No need to sign any new players now. Wait for another year.

 

[Richard Banger]

Rangers probably didn’t want him for that 3rd year. It makes sense.

 

[bl02]

I would bet against Martin signing with the Rangers for 3 large.

If you told me they would have let Fast slide for 2 million dollars I would said no way. He could play on bottom 6 any day of the week and twice on sunday for that money. Not to mention there will be injuries to the top 6 wingers. Could slide right in.

 

[bl02]

Rangers probably didn’t want him for that 3rd year. It makes sense.

Is a third year at 2 million gonna really hurt that much? I mean you're gonna pay someone at least a million to fill a bottom 6 wing. so really 1 million difference.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Corona gonna cancel next season. No need to sign any new players now. Wait for another year.

Does that mean by default we get the #1 overall pick in 2021?

 

[SA16]

If he offered more as reported what exactly did you want him to do? This has not been a terrible week. We weren't making a splash in FA this off-season.

There's a difference between not making a splash and being stupid. There have been lots of solid players who signed for under 2M on short term deals. We signed the worst of all of them. This indicates we weren't interested in those guys as it's not really reasonable to expect that we spoke/offered similar deals to those players and every single one turned it down.

To name them Fast, Larsson, Pysyk, Stecher, Nosek, Jankowski, Noesen, Verhaege, Cousins, Pitlick, Ryan, Hinostroza, Rodrigues, Merrill all were solid options.

 

[Richard Banger]

This Fast departure and JJ signing, has me shaking my head at the FO. Don't understand what the plan is this off season...

To do almost nothing. Which is what most fans want them to do.
No need to sign anyone to contracts that will handcuff us in the future years. Now is the time to be patient and let the chips fall.

 

[Synergy27]

Big cities aren’t exactly alluring places to be at the moment. I haven’t been to NYC since corona, and I have no interest in jumping into the discussion about its downfall, but I am in no way shocked to find out that some people just want to get away.

Hell, I wanted to get away, that’s why I did 6 years ago.

 

[bl02]

You don’t think Kreider is a puck retriever? You better hope @Machinehead didn’t hear you say that.

Yes he is but he's gonna have to be one even more so now. Fast to me was even more of a puck hound near the offensive boards or at least more consistent than Kreider.

 

[Savant]

To do almost nothing. Which is what most fans want them to do.
No need to sign anyone to contracts that will handcuff us in the future years. Now is the time to be patient and let the chips fall.

A 2m ACV is not a handcuff. That is a below average contract. That is an outstanding contract for Carolina.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

If we sign Matt Martin for more than 2M AAV, how pissed will you be?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Man that’s rough on the Fast signing. NYR still should be adding basically an entire 4th line. Not sure what is going on.

 

[Richard Banger]

Is a third year at 2 million gonna really hurt that much? I mean you're gonna pay someone at least a million to fill a bottom 6 wing. so really 1 million difference.

Well from what I just read they offered him 3mil per year so he would of made the same money as he is going to make in Car if it was only 2 years. Really seems like Fast is the one who didn’t want to stay

 

[bl02]

To do almost nothing. Which is what most fans want them to do.
No need to sign anyone to contracts that will handcuff us in the future years. Now is the time to be patient and let the chips fall.

I'm with you regarding letting the chips fall where they may especially after the dubious signing of JJ and letting go of Fast for peanuts. Not sure how handing 2 million to a legit bottom 6 guy who can fill in the top 6 handcuffing you.

 

[Tob]

top 9 is set, 4th line is going to be hot garbage at this rate.

 

[Richard Banger]

Yes he is but he's gonna have to be one even more so now. Fast to me was even more of a puck hound near the offensive boards or at least more consistent than Kreider.

Wat?? Fast offense was almost non existent just ask @Kovalev27

 

[RGY]

If we sign Matt Martin for more than 2M AAV, how pissed will you be?

I am not worried about this. I dont see the FO making that mistake.

 

[bl02]

Well from what I just read they offered him 3mil per year so he would of made the same money as he is going to make in Car if it was only 2 years. Really seems like Fast is the one who didn’t want to stay

Where did you hear that? Not doubting you but why on earth would someone wanna take 2 million over 3 years vs 3 million over 2 years? Or did they only offer him 1 year at 3 million?
Who knows what a player is thinking but it always seemed like Fast was a soldier and happy to be here.

 

[Polar Bear]

Screw it, embrace the chaos. Matt Martin incoming.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

That’s a metaphorical “f*** you” to the Rangers if I’ve ever seen one

 

[effen]

Just think, none of you have to worry about bitching about Jesper Fast being the defensive conscience in the top 6 anymore. A weight off everyone's shoulders.

 

[haohmaru]

Johnson in Fast out. Just the way we needed to start this FA.

It’s terrible. What kind of message are you sending the team when a guy like Fast isn’t offered a 3Y 2M deal?

 

[bl02]

Wat?? Fast offense was almost non existent just ask @Kovalev27

He was a puck hound. I'm not saying he was an offensive dynamo. also defensively responsible. Of course if he scored 25 goals a year he would be making 2.5 times what he got. he can score 15 plus goals along with the other intangibles he brings thats worth 2 million to me.