GDT: Let the Free Agency Madness begin

[Nikishin Go Boom]

It is when you don’t have to trade half your current D to fit Karlsson in

We don’t though. Honestly we weren’t likely to keep the 2 defenders anyways

 

[spockBokk]

Someone can be traded today it seems:

 

[Francis10]

Is Don still cooking? I’m all for letting him cook, but we should make sure he didn’t fall asleep with the stove on.

 

[spockBokk]

double post

 

[Stickpucker]

DW lucky turtleneck is in the washer and he doesn't make deals without it.

This is the happening page.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Someone can be traded today it seems:

Today? It said "near future". Although I'm sure the negotiations have been going on for days, including today.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Someone can be traded today it seems:

Ottawa fans predicting the Tarasenko signing is to follow this transaction.

 

[ElmCityGuy]

Ottawa fans predicting the Tarasenko signing is to follow this transaction.

That seems to be the agreement that has been made.

 

[hblueridgegal]

The WAGS called it weeks ago.

 

[TheBigLetowski]

Without names I presume?

Yes. No names.

 

[htdoc]

General statement not directed at any person at all on this board or in this thread…

but I have to stop myself and level set myself all the time when reading this website as to how much a fan of a particular team overvalues their own players and prospects and undervalues the players and prospects of other teams. Some are more extreme than others. Reading the main board trade proposal board of threads is all the evidence needed of this. I’m sure I’ve done it as well as much as I try to be realistic about what we could or could not get in a winning trade for the team. Hopefully ive not posted anything too outrageous….

but it still boggles my mind at times how much someone seemingly non joking will suggest they should be able to trade their #6 dman who has one year left on their deal before UFA and are 32 years old looking for an 8 year deal demand and expect they should be able to get McDavid, Drysaital, three first round picks and 50% retention, plus adding a third team to retain 50m in salary on a double retain and only have to give up a 7th rounder for that team to do that minor favor for their team.. and then they are going to get Toronto to trade Matthews to their team for future considerations because Toronto is over the cap and need help getting compliant.. of course how many thousand idiotic Toronto fans have posted crazy trade proposals that involve dumping every player they want to get rid of and expecting outrageous returns and that the team and fans of that team should bow down and be thankful they were allowed to help the Leafs fix their problems and how wonderful it is that the Leafs would deign to give them the time of day

obviously being stupid and extreme and unrealistic…. But i Have to give myself timeouts at times when I read on here to avoid responding to posts here and on the main trade board when the same kind of unrealistic types of things are discussed or proposed…


back to our regularly scheduled programming…


I think we should do a sign and trade with Edmonton… 8 year extension for Pesce and we get Bouchard, RNH, and 2 first round picks…..

if not then definitely we need Tage Thompson and Tuch from Buffalo plus two seconds from Bufffalo for extended Pesce…. Best value dman in the league 6 years running, top pairing shutdown defensive dman…. Definitely fair value right?

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Cat 4 years 7.875 million AAV

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

acquiring kubalik likely takes Ottawa out of Tarasenko. they have 4 million left with Pinto and a goalie needed.

 

[Brock Anton]

How does Dorion still have that job?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Someone can be traded today it seems:

Today? It said "near future". Although I'm sure the negotiations have been going on for days, including today.

Ok, you are right, although technically it's tonight.

 

[Svechhammer]

 

[A Star is Burns]

acquiring kubalik likely takes Ottawa out of Tarasenko. they have 4 million left with Pinto and a goalie needed.

Isn't their plan to roll with Forsberg (even coming off the injuries) and Korpisalo?

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Isn't their plan to roll with Forsberg (even coming off the injuries) and Korpisalo?

they could i guess. That would be pretty risky

 

[Brock Anton]

they could i guess. That would be pretty risky

They have no choice, they gave Korpisalo 5 years.

There’s also Sogaard as the #3.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

They have no choice, they gave Korpisalo 5 years.

They could get / bring up a 3rd goalie though

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I'm not going to bag on Dorion all too much about the overall outcome of the Cat era in Ottawa. He wanted needle movers on his team, took a big swing at one, and it turns out that he didn't want to be there. Oh well, it's not like he didn't get a first rounder back for the troubles, and it's possible that neither Detroit nor Boston are playoff teams this year considering the likely Bergeron/Krejci retirements.

 

[User13452]

 

[A Star is Burns]

It'd be interesting if he still ended up here. The fact that we'd still be pursuing after being left at the altar the first time and that he'd still be interested would say a lot about the agent he let go or just how strange a process it's been.

 

[dogbazinho]

Waddell seems like the type to not hold a grudge or take deals off the table. I sometimes hope he would. Look elsewhere and let these deals sink.

 

[Brock Anton]

Waddell seems like the type to not hold a grudge or take deals off the table. I sometimes hope he would. Look elsewhere and let these deals sink.

Waddell no, but I feel like Dundon would.