GDT: Let the Free Agency Madness begin

[NotOpie]

I didn't have "The Bold and the Beautiful" discussion on my HF26 thread tangent bingo card today.

To close the loop.....what kind of barbecue does Massimo like? Eastern or Western?

Back in the 80's, when the English teacher asked what is "olette pidätetty" in English, the first answer wasn't "you are under arrest", it was "you're busted!" in the voice of Belker from Hill Street Blues.

HSB was appointment TV back in the day. Truly a ground breaking show that put Steven Bochco on the map (he actually worked on Columbo among others prior). His run with Hill Street, LA Law and NYPD Blue was pretty incredible.

 

[Bub]

To close the loop.....what kind of barbecue does Massimo like? Eastern or Western?

HSB was appointment TV back in the day. Truly a ground breaking show that put Steven Bochco on the map (he actually worked on Columbo among others prior). His run with Hill Street, LA Law and NYPD Blue was pretty incredible.

Yeah, Bochco and Aaron Spelling were everywhere.

 

[SvechneJerk]

Saturday morning musing...

A Svech-Kuznetsov-Tarasenko line might be fun to watch. I know the likelihood of it happening are probably ZERO. Just fun to think about, anyway.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Saturday morning musing...

A Svech-Kuznetsov-Tarasenko line might be fun to watch. I know the likelihood of it happening are probably ZERO. Just fun to think about, anyway.

The no defense line that would rarely play. Svech would be the most defensively responsible on that line and that is saying something

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Man, what a crappy draft 2012 was in the top 5.

Yak: Bust
Murray: Meh defenseman, oft injured
Galchenyuk
Reinhart: Woof. although NYI tricked Chiarelli into taking him and turned it into Barzal (I think)
Rielly: Good pick and good value for this spot

I remember when Burke, post draft, said they had Reilly #1

Guess he wasn't just blowing smoke

 

[SvechneJerk]

The no defense line that would rarely play. Svech would be the most defensively responsible on that line and that is saying something

I said "fun" not "defensively responsible". Catch up, ser.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I said "fun" not "defensively responsible". Catch up, ser.

I guess we have different definitions of fun

 

[MinJaBen]

Saturday morning musing...

A Svech-Kuznetsov-Tarasenko line might be fun to watch. I know the likelihood of it happening are probably ZERO. Just fun to think about, anyway.

A line that makes both goalies on the ice clench their cheeks.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I had a dream.

Canes re-sign Pesce and Teravainen to 2 year deals.

E5

 

[SvechneJerk]

A line that makes both goalies on the ice clench their cheeks.

A little chaos never hurt anyone.

 

[Lempo]

I had a dream.

Canes re-sign Pesce and Teravainen to 2 year deals.

E5

Keep doing that, sir.

 

[HisIceness]

Man, what a crappy draft 2012 was in the top 5.

Yak: Bust
Murray: Meh defenseman, oft injured
Galchenyuk
Reinhart: Woof. although NYI tricked Chiarelli into taking him and turned it into Barzal (I think)
Rielly: Good pick and good value for this spot

I remember prior to the 2011 draft, I asked the Canes website insider guy (Paul something, can't remember anymore, kind of looks like Walt Ruff to be honest) what the thought process was to how strong the 2011 draft would be.

The answer I got was the consensus was 2011 was a "weak" draft and everyone was gearing for 2012, which was supposed to be a "strong" draft.

As it turns out, 2011 wasn't that bad. 2012 wasn't like 1999 weak but woof, still pretty bad.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Interestingly enough, Canes have 6 players on the current roster due to that draft (5 drafted) and had 8 (7 drafted) at the end of last season:

1) Traded our 2012 1st round pick for Jordan Staal
2) Drafted Slavin in the 4th round.
3) Traded for Teravainen (1st round pick), Skjei (1st round pick), Andersen (3rd round pick) and Martinook (2nd round pick)

Had Gostisbehere (3rd round pick) and MacEachern (3rd round pick) on the team last year as well.

 

[Stickpucker]

All these gms have lil bawls....can't even make a franchise altering trade.

Must be something in the water lowering all their T compared to the ballers from the past who could swing a deal

 

[NotOpie]

A little chaos never hurt anyone.

Did you say chaos?

 

[MinJaBen]

Not surprisingly, TDA cleared waivers.

 

[Lempo]

Not surprisingly, TDA cleared waivers.

After all is said and done... one, and one?

 

[Borsig]

Just sign tda already and stop f***ing off.
I want my under 2m 50 point lefty enraging d man back.

 

[Lempo]

Just sign tda already and stop f***ing off.
I want my under 2m 50 point lefty enraging d man back.

There's just the teeny minor technical detail that Philly has not yet actually terminated his current SPC, or at least it happening has not been reported to the public yet. They are now cleared to do it, but apparently haven't yet done it.

If the process left any ill will, Philly may want to toy with us a bit like we was Montreal or something.

"Go sign your f***ing Karlsson now, stupid Caneman, why dontcha."

 

[Lempo]

"Maybe we don't wanna buy him out. Maybe we wanna send him to AHL. We have an AHL affiliate, y'know."

 

[Borsig]

I would rather have tda at like 1.5 than Karlsson at like 6m. Sorry. I'd rather keep the 5m in cap toward a forward.

With us having orlov overpaid now too. I'm totally against this Karlsson crap.

I hope this is a genius move by the borg to get tda cheaper. My guess is tda wants to sign here. Especially after playing for Torts

 

[cptjeff]

I would rather have tda at like 1.5 than Karlsson at like 6m. Sorry. I'd rather keep the 5m in cap toward a forward.

With us having orlov overpaid now too. I'm totally against this Karlsson crap.

I hope this is a genius move by the borg to get tda cheaper. My guess is tda wants to sign here. Especially after playing for Torts

I don't think Orlov is overpaid, but I'm with ya on TDA vs Karlsson. We need a forward. Or three. Offense from the D has not been a problem. Sign TDA, re-sign Pesce and Skjei (and Aho!), even if it costs a bit to do it.

 

[Svechhammer]

Sounds like Dundon killed the TDA trade

 

[DaveG]

Been in the "we don't need EK" camp for a while. Sign TDA and Tarasenko to one year deals, extend Aho and one of Pesce/Skjei, successful off-season.

 

[Borsig]

I think they just drug their feet intentionally after the league killed it. Now hopefully we can sign him to 1.5x2 or something.