Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXVI: 86 Proof

[Striiker]

$7m for ages 32 to 39, based off one year of fluke scoring on an elite offensive team? I'm sure Calgary won't regret that signing at all.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

$7m for ages 32 to 39, based off one year of fluke scoring on an elite offensive team? I'm sure Calgary won't regret that signing at all.

The thing is, Kadri has generally been pretty good in his career and even put up 50+ points while being a 3C in Toronto before getting traded. Also, watching the Avs this season, Kadri did a lot for himself to make a lot of offense and wasn't a complementary player on the line he was on, he was a play driver.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Very curious of the cost to dump him. It's an expirer, but he hasn't been good for years now.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Very curious to see what Calgary had to pay to dump Monahan's $6.375M salary. He's only 28 with 1 year left, and plays center, so maybe they were able to get away with not giving up a 1st.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

He‘ll be 80 in October.

Better suited to be the next President of good ole USA.

 

[TheKingPin]

Is this good?

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An absolute bottom

 

[Chinatown88]

Man it must be nice to use cap space to get assets from other teams who are looking to dump players instead of being the one that's giving up assets to dump the players you deem unworthy.

 

[Tripod]

Man it must be nice to use cap space to get assets from other teams who are looking to dump players instead of being the one that's giving up assets to dump the players you deem unworthy.

The big problem us mgt identifying the wrong guys. They deem Ghost and Lindblom worthy of dumping while valuing Risto and Deslauriers.

I hate this team.

 

[renberg]

Calgary gave up a first to Montreal to get rid of Monaghan to open up cap space to make this deal work.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Montreal based report.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Weirdly thought Calgary might be where Kadri ended up. Battle of Alberta should be fun two years in a row for the first time in decades.

I also love that John Shannon looks like a clown in all this after basically guaranteeing that Kadri was going to the island.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Weirdly thought Calgary might be where Kadri ended up. Battle of Alberta should be fun two years in a row for the first time in decades.

I also love that John Shannon looks like a clown in all this after basically guaranteeing that Kadri was going to the island.

Kadri definitely deserves Calgary

 

[DancingPanther]

Defense has improved significantly. Orange team would claim it a success

 

[Magua]

Just to be clear, Monahan has absolutely been worse than JVR over the last few seasons. He makes $600k less against the cap, his base salary is $2 mil higher.

A contender shed him for a probable 20-25 1st rounder. But the Flyers had to give up a potential top 5-10 pick for JVR? Checks out.

I guess that’s the difference between one team actually aggressively retooling, making lemonade out of a shit situation, and one team aggressively stabilizing, eating shit out of a shit situation.

 

[deadhead]

Just to be clear, Monahan has absolutely been worse than JVR over the last few seasons. He makes $600k less against the cap, his base salary is $2 mil higher.

A contender shed him for a probable 20-25 1st rounder. But the Flyers had to give up a potential top 5-10 pick for JVR? Checks out.

I guess that’s the difference between one team actually aggressively retooling, making lemonade out of a shit situation, and one team aggressively stabilizing, eating shit out of a shit situation.

No, it's what happens when everyone thinks Fletcher HAS to get JG, so they try and hold him up.

Calgary could have stayed put, I think they're overpaying for Kadri, and overpaying to get rid of Monahan (who is probably a decent 3C though overpaid). Those two centers will be great to have for 2-3 years, then an anchor for the rest of the decade.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

A lot conditions there. Essentially it could be a 2024, 2025, or 2026 first rounder depending on conditions. The conditional first rounder Calgary has from Florida with the Tkachuk trade could potentially be in play if it transfers to Calgary too.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Magua]

A lot conditions there. Essentially it could be a 2024, 2025, or 2026 first rounder depending on conditions. The conditional first rounder Calgary has from Florida with the Tkachuk trade could potentially be in play if it transfers to Calgary too.

Those trade conditions. Wowzers.

 

[Chinatown88]

Those trade conditions. Wowzers.

 

[Beef Invictus]

No, it's what happens when everyone thinks Fletcher HAS to get JG, so they try and hold him up.

Calgary could have stayed put, I think they're overpaying for Kadri, and overpaying to get rid of Monahan (who is probably a decent 3C though overpaid). Those two centers will be great to have for 2-3 years, then an anchor for the rest of the decade.

It's pretty obvious that Calgary felt they had to get Kadri. Shouldn't they have been victimized?

Oh right, they aren't being run by a dude who has spent his career establishing that he's a weak and easy mark

 

[PALE PWNR]

How do you go from a 30 goal scoring 80 point player to a 20 point player 2 seasons later in the prime of your athletic career? Age 26 and 27 seasons. I don't get it.

 

[deadhead]

It's pretty obvious that Calgary felt they had to get Kadri. Shouldn't they have been victimized?

Oh right, they aren't being run by a dude who has spent his career establishing that he's a weak and easy mark

No it wasn't since everyone thought Kadri was going to the Islanders.

 

[Magua]

And everyone thought that Gaudreau was going to the Flyers. Everyone except Fletcher. When he signed Ristolainen and DeAngelo.

All roads lead to incompetence. Detours are a waste of time.

 

[flyerslducks]

Hahah this is great

 

[prototypical4thliner]

No it wasn't since everyone thought Kadri was going to the Islanders.

Being able to deceive the market is probably a good skill to have as a GM.