GDT: NHL Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[tucker3434]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807761504046837763

Wow, is he really worth $9m?

 

[jaisen73]

The Guentzel deal feels like overpayment. The Reinhart deal is fantastic for Florida.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807765181390291305

 

[AvsCOL]

These summers just keep getting more difficult. Avs window is closing in real time, this sucks.

All these teams around them are getting better, and the Avs don’t have a clue how their top-6 will look in a few months. Their inability to draft has finally caught up with them, as the ELCs have become so valuable, and the Avs have no one to speak of to fill these voids.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807765937350709425

 

[Ararana]

Vegas losing Marchessault would be nice. As long as they don't replace him with Stamkos lol.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Vegas losing Marchessault would be nice. As long as they don't replace him with Stamkos lol.

That’s exactly what’s going to happen.

 

[jaisen73]

Vegas will continue to piss us all off by adding Drouin.

 

[jabubenice]

I really wonder what the AVS game plan is this season. Is it all hinging on waiting for GL and nuke to return?

 

[Cousin Eddie]

What does Marchessault mean for Dawson Mercer?

 

[jaisen73]

I really wonder what the AVS game plan is this season. Is it all hinging on waiting for GL and nuke to return?

With Val I would assume there isn't a ton of communication. With Landy, I suspect he is being honest about everything and his timeline, etc. I have been pro buyout Val and/or trade him for peanuts to whoever is willing.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807768498745061885

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Watch New Jersey stock up on free agent talent and then trade Mercer for Askarov

 

[The Abusement Park]

What does Marchessault mean for Dawson Mercer?

Probably not much. Mercer was likely to be on the 3rd line this year regardless.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Watch New Jersey stock up on free agent talent and then trade Mercer for Askarov

Now that would be something.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Probably not much. Mercer was likely to be on the 3rd line this year regardless.

I mean financially.

 

[The Pwnerer]

These summers just keep getting more difficult. Avs window is closing in real time, this sucks.

All these teams around them are getting better, and the Avs don’t have a clue how their top-6 will look in a few months. Their inability to draft has finally caught up with them, as the ELCs have become so valuable, and the Avs have no one to speak of to fill these voids.

Landeskog and Nuke really killed us. Hard to fathom how we were riding high with an amazing core, Mackinnon's sweetheart contract and a 4th overall + 16 pick waiting in the wings. Times have changed sadly.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

These summers just keep getting more difficult. Avs window is closing in real time, this sucks.

All these teams around them are getting better, and the Avs don’t have a clue how their top-6 will look in a few months. Their inability to draft has finally caught up with them, as the ELCs have become so valuable, and the Avs have no one to speak of to fill these voids.

When healthy, we probably have the best top 6 forwards and top 4 D in the league.

The problem, as you stated, is the complete inability to draft and therefore replenish our lower lines and pairings with quality ELC players. Our goaltending is also mid at best.

 

[chet1926]

Lol UFA at it's finest. Reinhart gets less than Guentzel.

 

[LOFIN]

Lol UFA at it's finest. Reinhart gets less than Guentzel.

What I love about it the most is that there are certain Canadian people I follow on twitter who are screaming about the tax advantage for Reinhart with that deal. Yet crickets when you point it out that Guentzel didn't basically take any discount going to Tampa.

Gee, I wonder why a player who just won the Stanley Cup would be eager to stay in the winning team for a friendly deal? Especially when it's a nice place like Florida to begin with?

Noooo, got to be the taxes...

 

[chet1926]

These summers just keep getting more difficult. Avs window is closing in real time, this sucks.

All these teams around them are getting better, and the Avs don’t have a clue how their top-6 will look in a few months. Their inability to draft has finally caught up with them, as the ELCs have become so valuable, and the Avs have no one to speak of to fill these voids.

It goes beyond drafting. That's a big part, but decision making has been lacking for quite some time. When you are picking players like Colton over Drouin you have to question what is going through their minds. Drouin is simply a better hockey player than Colton. And I don't want this guff of it's hard to move money BS, it's not we just don't do it.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Devils are loading up with that cap space. The Hughes deal is like the Mackinnon sweetheart deal. Team is going to be really good.

 

[jaisen73]

And they never seem to note that Tampa or Miami (or Dallas, etc) *might* be a more fun place to live....

 

[Puckstop40]

I really wonder what the AVS game plan is this season. Is it all hinging on waiting for GL and nuke to return?

I’d expect this to be the case. Will be an uneventful summer as far as us making deals or trades I feel.

 

[LOFIN]

And they never seem to note that Tampa or Miami (or Dallas, etc) *might* be a more fun place to live....

Weather is mostly nice, you are not harassed by the media, you can walk the streets in anonymity... Really makes you think.