GDT: NHL Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[jabubenice]

These contracts are wild.

Drouin will get the bag if he wants to. There’s $6M-7M out there for him in this market. He won’t get that from Colorado. So he either takes a bargain, or moves on.

yep... can very easily get $6-$7 mil

 

[henchman21]

IMO Trenin was 4C through and through. The guy getting that contract is hilarious. Thank you Minny.

To me, Trenin is at his best as a 3rd line wing. Which this is roughly in that range. Though I'd never sign him to that as I just don't think this game is all that complete. He's a newborn deer skating around and hitting... that's all he's really good at.

 

[Avs9296]

Honestly if we can re-sign Drouin and get a guy like Suter for the bottom pairing for cheap I will be content with this free agency in the circumstances we are in.

 

[sethro109]

Honestly if we can re-sign Drouin and get a guy like Suter for the bottom pairing for cheap I will be content with this free agency in the circumstances we are in.

We need to stay the f*** away from Suter.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807796259631374734

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

yep... can very easily get $6-$7 mil

I could see Drouin regressing hard on a big contract

 

[Avs9296]

I think trenin has 3C upside but i wouldnt have just given him 3C money to take that gamble. Would have been fine at 2M.

No way. He could barely hack it as a 4C. 3rd line winger maybe I can see.

 

[Pokecheque]

We need to stay the f*** away from Suter.

Yeah I've no wish to sign a guy who got bought out TWICE.

 

[UnkleKraker]

Get him on a 2-3 deal, give him the Colorado offense bump

Can't say bump with Big Val still on board.

 

[jaisen73]

I am finding at least some solace in not hearing any rumors of Drouin going anywhere else.

 

[PAZ]

These contracts are wild.

Drouin will get the bag if he wants to. There’s $6M-7M out there for him in this market. He won’t get that from Colorado. So he either takes a bargain, or moves on.

I doubt it, $4-5 mil range at most.

Drouin falls into the category of skilled complimentary player. Domi is his best comparable, albeit Drouin is better.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Trenin is the undisputed winner of free agency. That's a crazy contract for him. Bednar absolutely neutered the guy and he sucked with us.

Bednar neuters every player who's value comes from playing a more physical style.

Trenin is going to be the Wild's 3C.

Theyre building a tough to play against team that will rely on Kaprizov to win low scoring games. Basically the same Wild thing they've been doing for 3 decades.

Trenin is this generation's Wes Walz for them.

 

[Avs9296]

We need to stay the f*** away from Suter.

To me he wasn't bad at all against us. I think for the price and for the 3rd pairing role we could do a lot worse. I dunno.

 

[Balthazar]

I'm still pissed we didn't get Kovacevic...766k for a reliable bottom pairing RD

 

[jabubenice]

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I am finding at least some solace in not hearing any rumors of Drouin going anywhere else.

is going... jusa matter of time now... money is being thrown around and we just dont have it

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

That Trenin contract should be plenty of evidence that Colton is on a very reasonable contract at $4M.

I doubt it, $4-5 mil range at most.

Drouin falls into the category of skilled complimentary player. Domi is his best comparable, albeit Drouin is better.

Is he though?

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Yeah I've no wish to sign a guy who got bought out TWICE.

Didnt JMFJ get bought out twice? Or at least fans wanted him gone. I dont love getting suter but it can work out like JMFJ.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Trenin is the undisputed winner of free agency. That's a crazy contract for him. Bednar absolutely neutered the guy and he sucked with us.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I doubt it, $4-5 mil range at most.

Drouin falls into the category of skilled complimentary player. Domi is his best comparable, albeit Drouin is better.

The player we saw last year was a lot better than Domi. He was a legit top line player the second half of the season.

Can he duplicate it? That’s the question. There’s silly money going around. If Drouin wants 6+, he can get it, just not in Colorado.

 

[Avs9296]

That Trenin contract should be plenty of evidence that Colton is on a very reasonable contract at $4M.



Is he though?

It's definitely making me feel better about it. Don't know if it fits in the Avs structure, but compared to Trenin it's a fking steal.

 

[henchman21]

That Trenin contract should be plenty of evidence that Colton is on a very reasonable contract at $4M.

Nonsense! Colton sucks and doesn't deserve $1.5m!

 

[jaisen73]

Looks like Chicago got Terravainen, I thought for sure he'd land in Seattle, Seemed like an ideal fit for them,

 

[Richard88]

Avs wanted a cost controlled RD in exchange. Nobody was really willing to go there (yet anyway).

Any thoughts as to which RD's they were targeting? John Marino seems like an obvious name but perhaps they wanted someone with a lower caphit.

Also makes you wonder if they actually would entertain moving Manson. $4.5m X2 seems like a solid contract compared to the ones being handed out today so he'd surely have some takers.

That may also suggest that they're not set on Malinski being a permanent fixture on the 3rd pair just yet if they're considering acquiring a RHD.

 

[Murzu]

That Trenin contract should be plenty of evidence that Colton is on a very reasonable contract at $4M.

And that 5,75 for Mitts is not bad at all. Starting to look just fine.

 

[jabubenice]

OEL to leafs