TSN: Gap in contract talks with Hamilton

[Boom Boom Apathy]

On the same episode, Seravalli also brought up “the pile of shit” award to the team with least valuable players in the expansion draft.

Van or Buffalo?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

On the same episode, Seravalli also brought up “the pile of shit” award to the team with least valuable players in the expansion draft.

We very well may have won that award in 2017 had it existed.

 

[BHD]

Van or Buffalo?

By the tone of his voice, Arizona. I mean, they wound up protecting Johan Larsson - an OK player, but not great by any means - because he's better to have than other players on the roster.

Buffalo, Vancouver, and Detroit were probably on the tip of his tongue. He had a very "meh" attitude towards Ottawa.

 

[BHD]

We very well may have won that award in 2017 had it existed.

I can't bring myself to say that. After all, the Pens acquired Hainsey from you guys that year.

 

[BHD]

Can Seattle just say "nah" to a team? That would be hilarious.

Botterill getting Francis on the phone to make their pick from Detroit...

 

[cptjeff]

Can Seattle just say "nah" to a team? That would be hilarious.

Remember how Vegas selected an AHLer who was a pending UFA from us?

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Remember how Vegas selected an AHLer who was a pending UFA from us?

i still wonder if laying off of stempniak and nordstrom was part of the van riemdsyk/kruger deals that was never reported. seems odd that they'd pass up on two semi-useful nhlers (stempniak was coming off a 40 point season) for a pending ufa ahler that they didn't sign.

 

[NotOpie]

i still wonder if laying off of stempniak and nordstrom was part of the van riemdsyk/kruger deals that was never reported. seems odd that they'd pass up on two semi-useful nhlers (stempniak was coming off a 40 point season) for a pending ufa ahler that they didn't sign.

Wasn't there a draft pick involved?

Also, we dropped a 2nd rounder for TVR....which might have been part of the broader package.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Wasn't there a draft pick involved?

Also, we dropped a 2nd rounder for TVR....which might have been part of the broader package.

there was a second for van riemsdyk and a fifth for kruger...it was essentially one deal split into two because we made vegas pay kruger's $2m signing bonus that wasn't due for a few weeks after the expansion draft. i'm guessing that at least laying off stempniak was part of that package...we may have not cared about nordstrom.

 

[DaveG]

i still wonder if laying off of stempniak and nordstrom was part of the van riemdsyk/kruger deals that was never reported. seems odd that they'd pass up on two semi-useful nhlers (stempniak was coming off a 40 point season) for a pending ufa ahler that they didn't sign.

I kinda always worked under the assumption that it was a multi part deal that we worked out with Vegas ahead of time anyway. At least the TVR part of things. Had forgotten about Krueger's was part of that as well to be honest.

 

[cptjeff]

i still wonder if laying off of stempniak and nordstrom was part of the van riemdsyk/kruger deals that was never reported. seems odd that they'd pass up on two semi-useful nhlers (stempniak was coming off a 40 point season) for a pending ufa ahler that they didn't sign.

I'm sure that was part of it, but they also had 30 picks to fill out 23 roster spots, and teams sending two players their way with one as payment to take or not take another. You can pick some players to trade, some AHLers, or, to be nice to a team already swinging deals with you, you can essentially pass on your selection.

 

[GoldiFox]

I'm sure that was part of it, but they also had 30 picks to fill out 23 roster spots, and teams sending two players their way with one as payment to take or not take another. You can pick some players to trade, some AHLers, or, to be nice to a team already swinging deals with you, you can essentially pass on your selection.

I believe the technical term is pinching a Brickley

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Hey look, a Part 2!