GDT: Free Agent Frenzy

[Squirrel in the Hole]

Was

We are going to have a ton of cap space next year with the way things are going here. Husso, Maatta, Petry, Fabbri and Kane all come off.

Sad no big splashes so far, not sure any will happen. But I get not going crazy on some of term that is required out there.

Washington is almost 13m over the Cap right now, LOL

 

[ShanahanMan]

Maybe bring in Skinner for a one year deal?

 

[FissionFire]

Absolutely he should be. They have a deep system to make moves now. Solid, core moves. They should target guys like Askarov and Pinto. Assuming they like Askarov. Hearing there’s still something about Gibson being moved by Anaheim though, and the suitors have shrunk. Whether that means Detroit, who knows.

There’s trades to be made out there. You also don’t get the stupid term we’re seeing. Boston is going to despise this day in two years.

You need to get off the Askarov train. His athleticism is outstanding but his positioning is still a mess and hasn’t improved much at all since the draft. He’s tracking to be another Mrazek at this point if he can’t/won’t work on his angles. He relies too much on being athletic. Right now Cossa is a far safer bet to be a solid NHL starter.

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Honestly, what Yzerman probably did was sit in the Stamkos talks, see how they were escalating and was like "These f***ers are crazy, see you in a day or two when you need to clean up your cap for all this nonsense"

 

[ShanahanMan]

Notice how no one is ever in a rush to sign our FA. I think Perron is the only one signed to another team so far.

I just have no idea where they plan to make up for all those lost points from Ghost and Perron. Berg ain’t gonna do it.

 

[lilidk]

Washington and Chicago going to be much better next season
Tanking one more year not a bad idea for Detroit

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Watching Hot Take Hockey's stream on YouTube, and wow this guy is f***ing insufferable. I wish I had cable sometimes so I didn't have to rely on jabroni youtubers for FA info

 

[Detroit Knights]

ok so let's talk trades since we aren't doing any free agency this year.

Berggren for necas straight up? add a 4th or something?
what do we trade to nyr for with trouba? Can't really be anyone with term or high aav
pinto?

we are going to need to sign sprong at this point. But someone is going to overpay for him after striking out of some of these big named players.

 

[Euro Twins]

Was

Washington is almost 13m over the Cap right now, LOL

Well 9.2 of that is Backstrom on ltir

 

[ShanahanMan]

ok so let's talk trades since we aren't doing any free agency this year.

Berggren for necas straight up? add a 4th or something?
what do we trade to nyr for with trouba? Can't really be anyone with term or high aav
pinto?

we are going to need to sign sprong at this point. But someone is going to overpay for him after striking out of some of these big named players.

If we resign Sprong then we might as well fire Lalonde because there is absolutely no way a GM should be resigning guys who are frequent healthy scratches

 

[Henkka]

Well 9.2 of that is Backstrom on ltir

Yeah, but summer overage should not be more than 10%, which is 96,8M.

They should ne penalized?

 

[datsyukfan]

Not sure what the plan is here. Definitely lacking in the top 6 and top 4D and not much left to fill that void out there

 

[minimal]

we are going to need to sign sprong at this point.

No, we aren't going to.

 

[DamonDRW]

To me Teravainen is the only one that is signed for a good contract and might warrant money paid.

It all reminds me Ladd, Okposo, and Eriksson signings.

 

[schuelma24]

Not sure what the plan is here. Definitely lacking in the top 6 and top 4D and not much left to fill that void out there

the plan is to not go insane with term and wreck our window...which was exactly the complaint on this board a year ago at this time.

 

[Petes2424]

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You need to get off the Askarov train. His athleticism is outstanding but his positioning is still a mess and hasn’t improved much at all since the draft. He’s tracking to be another Mrazek at this point if he can’t/won’t work on his angles. He relies too much on being athletic. Right now Cossa is a far safer bet to be a solid NHL starter.

It’s just an example of young players who could be available. As I’ve said, I don’t even try evaluating young goaltenders for the most part. If they’re not naturals, it’s a 5-7 year adventure.

 

[TheOctopusKid]

Here's hoping for a Shea Theodore trade

 

[Run the Jewels]

ok so let's talk trades since we aren't doing any free agency this year.

Berggren for necas straight up? add a 4th or something?
what do we trade to nyr for with trouba? Can't really be anyone with term or high aav
pinto?

we are going to need to sign sprong at this point. But someone is going to overpay for him after striking out of some of these big named players.

Acquire Shane Pinto from Ottawa.

 

[Pavels Dog]

These contracts are brutal. Definitely happy Yzerman isn’t outbidding these.

 

[Euro Twins]

Yeah, but summer overage should not be more than 10%, which is 96,8M.

They should ne penalized?

They're going to have to make a trade for sure. I'm not sure what the think was with trading for Dubois

 

[ShanahanMan]

Guess Steve is super cautious now after Holl and Copp lol.

 

[jaster]

Who's William Lagesson?

 

[Ezekial]

Who's William Lagesson?

Press box warrior.

 

[minimal]

Who's William Lagesson?

Discount Holl

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

Chandler Stephenson 6,25m x 7 in Seattle.