GDT: Let the Free Agency Madness begin

[baconandbread]

 

[The Faulker 27]

8 year contract? In this economy?

 

[spockBokk]

I don’t really see them going through with the TDA trade if they get Karlsson, but I don’t seem them getting Karlsson either, so…TDA will be a Cane again in a week in my view.

I see them signing trading Skjei or Pesce for a forward or less likely signing, Tarasenko or maybe even Bertuzzi.

 

[cptjeff]

Good for Sorokin. He's earned it.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Sorokin staying the Isles is surprising but keeps them from re-building

 

[Brock Anton]

The Isles are heading towards a Sharks-like bleak future with all these long term deals.

 

[SeaBasstian]

well yeah, he did hedge. and if there was any reason to think it wouldnt go through, he wouldn't have hedged. but he did.

honest qiestion, with Orlov now, what would be the point of TDA? I was ok with bringing bck TDA before, but now with Orlov......why? And if we're still in on Karlsson........theres zero spot for TDA even with Orlov

 

[DaveG]

well yeah, he did hedge. and if there was any reason to think it wouldnt go through, he wouldn't have hedged. but he did.

honest qiestion, with Orlov now, what would be the point of TDA? I was ok with bringing bck TDA before, but now with Orlov......why? And if we're still in on Karlsson........theres zero spot for TDA even with Orlov

Orlov isn't the PP guy that TDA is, though he can play the PP. TDA, as a PP dman sheltered on the 3rd pairing should be able to feast here.

My question now is what we do with Skjei, I just flat out can't see us running the current left-hand side into the season.

 

[cptjeff]

Sorokin staying the Isles is surprising but keeps them from re-building

Teardown rebuilds rarely actually work. The high picks are sexy, and yeah, get Crosby and it can happen, but most high picks ain't Crosby, and keeping your good players and trying to find ways to add more good players are how most contending teams actually become contending teams. When you've got a goalie of that caliber, you keep him.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Teardown rebuilds rarely actually work. The high picks are sexy, and yeah, get Crosby and it can happen, but keeping your good players and trying to find ways to add more good players are how most contending teams actually become contending teams. When you've got a goalie of that caliber, you keep him.

Teardowns are good...when your team is actually cooked, like Philly/Chicago were.

 

[A Star is Burns]

At least Lou didn't wait months to announce things and everyone acts like he's a genius for his dinosaur tactics. But other than Sorokin, nothing special to keep those guys forever. Talk about we like our group.

 

[HisIceness]

The Isles are heading towards a Sharks-like bleak future with all these long term deals.

Their prospect pool is also really weak and they don't have Raty anymore either.

It's a good thing they got that new building.

 

[SvechneJerk]

Pittsburgh now has less than $1M in Cap space, so, take that fwiw in the EK discussion.

Pittsburgh is now OVER the Cap by $1.5M.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Pittsburgh is now OVER the Cap by $1.5M.

Dubas is googling how the Cap works as we speak.

 

[Lempo]

If I heard right from GMDW, sounds like still some work to be done on the Aho extension

Aho is leaving them cap some space to operate, if something good is available.

 

[cptjeff]

Teardowns are good...when your team is actually cooked, like Philly/Chicago were.

Even then, you're better off trying to re-sign your good players and have them be part of the rebuild. The returns you get in trades for them only have a tiny fraction of a chance at bejng as good as the guy you're trading away. Remember, a 2nd round pick has about a 1 in 3 chance of even having a single game in the NHL. Selling off good players virtually never gets you anything resembling a good player in near or long terms. You should only do that when the player has given you an absolute no.

But when you're a playoff team, even a middling one, the idea that you should tear everything down is utterly mystifying to me. Exactly the wrong approach. That's how you go from playoffs with some fan hope and excitement to a decade of horror.

 

[cptjeff]

Pittsburgh is now OVER the Cap by $1.5M.

Fine, we'll take on Crosby's contract if they pay us a 1st.

 

[User13452]

Pittsburgh is now OVER the Cap by $1.5M.

Don’t see how they could even be in on karlsson would have to move petry and desmith

 

[WreckingCrew]

Aho is leaving them cap some space to operate, if something good is available.

I think you're right, contract is agreed upon but holding off gives us cap space to make moves and rearrange the deck chairs without risk of getting trapped over the cap

 

[SlavinAway]

I think you're right, contract is agreed upon but holding off gives us cap space to make moves and rearrange the deck chairs without risk of getting trapped over the cap

His new contract won’t kick in until next July.

 

[baconandbread]

 

[WreckingCrew]

His new contract won’t kick in until next July.

True I'm just a f***ing idiot

 

[SeaBasstian]

Orlov isn't the PP guy that TDA is, though he can play the PP. TDA, as a PP dman sheltered on the 3rd pairing should be able to feast here.

My question now is what we do with Skjei, I just flat out can't see us running the

So with the dynamism that Orlov does bring offensively, how do you see the PPQB time being split up? Not the best idea having 2 PPBQs on one PP, in case they need to play defense too.

Yeah, i imagine he is gone as part of a deal somewhere to forward help

I think you're right, contract is agreed upon but holding off gives us cap space to make moves and rearrange the deck chairs without risk of getting trapped over the cap

well, remember teams are allowed to be 10% over the cap in the summer.

 

[Brock Anton]

True I'm just a f***ing idiot

Then that means you're qualified to be a GM in Montreal.

 

[baconandbread]