Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXV: Halfway to Christmas

[Beef Invictus]

As far as NAK, you do realize that Colorado signed 35 year old Cogliano to a 1yr/$1.25M deal while letting NAK walk.

He may be better than MacEwen, but he's still a marginal 12th/13th forward.

I'll take my chances with Laczynski, Allison, Foerster and Wisdom, and maybe even Hodgson, over either of them.

Fletcher will do whatever the cap allows to keep any of them from playing.

 

[TheKingPin]

I'm missing the Cole thing. What's going on?

Allegedly banged the Hurricanes equivalent of Taryn.

I didn’t know how to navigate this one. The girls name is Abby Labar, she works for the Canes broadcast. She was set to get married in recent months. Here’s her now ex-fiancé confirming the rumors in a tweet.



Cole’s married with kids himself.

I meet Cole’s wife. She was a nice person. Googled later and saw he was trash before getting to the NHL. Cheating on your wife is for losers who die alone.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Hendrix

I selfishly hope he doesn't make the Caps so I can see him in Hershey

 

[FLYguy3911]

Pour one out for that Habs poster that was hyping up Brook as a top 10 prospect in hockey.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Pour one out for that Habs poster that was hyping up Brook as a top 10 prospect in hockey.

Grant McCagg?

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Pour one out for that Habs poster that was hyping up Brook as a top 10 prospect in hockey.

That one Habs fan is going to go into a downward spiral when he sees that Brook wasn't qualified.

 

[Young Sandwich]

@Captain Dave Poulin

 

[FLYguy3911]

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Grant McCagg?

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I didn’t know how to navigate this one. The girls name is Abby Labar, she works for the Canes broadcast. She was set to get married in recent months. Here’s her now ex-fiancé confirming the rumors in a tweet.



Cole’s married with kids himself.

@ that tweet.

 

[Cody Webster]

Let's re-sign Rubstov

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Captain Dave Poulin

OMG

 

[FLYguy3911]

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I didn’t know how to navigate this one. The girls name is Abby Labar, she works for the Canes broadcast. She was set to get married in recent months. Here’s her now ex-fiancé confirming the rumors in a tweet.



Cole’s married with kids himself.

Looks like she dodged a bullet. Speaking of putting a bullet in your brain, here she is when she was less fortunate.

Wanna go into business with each other? I think the first one that we should put into production is the Cerveceria Polar.

You may notice that a certain online website already has bathmats for sale, so if the two of you are looking to invest ...

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Ilya Samsonov, Danton Heinen, Sonny Milano, etc. not QO’d. Almost like there’s something going where valued players are ending UFA’s instead. I can’t quite put my finger on it.

 

[wankstifier]

Ilya Samsonov, Danton Heinen, Sonny Milano, etc. not QO’d. Almost like there’s something going where valued players are ending UFA’s instead. I can’t quite put my finger on it.

Wait, I’m a dunce. What’s going on?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Wait, I’m a dunce. What’s going on?

A lot of teams can’t afford the raises these guys would get either with a QO or through arbitration.

Heinen for example scored 18 goals this year & had arbitration rights. So his camp was headlining on their price with that leverage which Pittsburgh just couldn’t afford.

 

[freakydallas13]

Nuke just resigned with the Avs for 8 years x 6.1 per. Jesus

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Nuke just resigned with the Avs for 8 years x 6.1 per. Jesus

Where were you on that one @landsbergfan ?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

So the models basically nailed that contract. If you're Colorado, you're not going to let him walk for that. Your window isn't closing next year and he's still 27.

 

[kudymen]

I love the authentic idea a page ago that suggests that notoriously losing small assets is okay because they are not big assets - and that people who point those losses out are a problem instead. Small things never add up.

(Don't tell the Flyers cap situation)

 

[Curufinwe]

The Nuke deal is not gonna help the UFA forward market be sensible.

The first page of his signing thread is AV’s fans saying they can deal with the term if it brought the AAV down to 5 or less.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

So the models basically nailed that contract. If you're Colorado, you're not going to let him walk for that. Your window isn't closing next year and he's still 27.

I’m glad they got him back. He was vital to the lineup. By far was at the top of my list of players I wanted my teams to resign (right after Risto, of course). He’s just done everything subtly so well.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Just want to say I love that Hextall is playing hardball with Malkin

I think he'll probably sign back with Pitt, but Hextall is right to let Malkin walk if he won't sign for 4 years, 6 Mill AAV

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I get the track record isn’t strong prior to this year & he had arbitration rights but I don’t know I would have re-signed if I was Anaheim. See if he can match it in another year or so & you might a trade asset.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I get the track record isn’t strong prior to this year & he had arbitration rights but I don’t know I would have re-signed if I was Anaheim. See if he can match it in another year or so & you might a trade asset.

This is more interesting that NHL free agency has been in years. Some of these guys may get paid, but it won’t be everyone. This could be one of those years with Day 2-3 value plays available for the smart teams.