GDT: NHL Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[dahrougem2]

Names still out there that might come cheap:

Tarasenko
Henrique
Roslovic
Clutterbuck
Girgensons
Barabanov
Janmark

 

[Balthazar]

The Avs aren’t that team anymore. They’re contenders. They won a cup 3 seasons ago. People consider them competitive. But the sweetheart deals will go through better teams before they go through the Avs.

I was watching the French broadcast when Drouin got signed earlier and they were wondering what exactly the Avs were these days and no one on the panel could answer. If that's any indication on how we are perceived by the outside world it's not very positive.

Losing in the 1st round and then the 2nd round in the last 2 years will do that I guess. People aren't like "but they were missing Nichushkin", they don't care about that stuff.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

So something like:


Drouin - Mack - Mikko
Lehky - Mitts - Nuke
Landy - Colton - LOC
Wood - Kovalenko(?) - Kelly
Kiviranta


Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
CDH - Malinski/Rosen


I dunno, I still feel like they have to grab a 6D, and another Center at least.

 

[LOFIN]

Can someone answer me this? What happens to the Oilers now that Corey Perry and Jeff Skinner both play for the same team? Somewhere in between of going to the finals and missing the playoffs? 2nd round exit?

 

[Foppa2118]

Avs still need to dump some cap. They're almost $2.2M over the cap with a 21 man roster (with Val counting toward the cap but not counted in the 21) and they'd probably still like to sign a 7D.

They'll be almost $3M over the cap if they sign a 7D to league min, or if they go with MacDonald in that role.

This is a safe bet IMO for the roster to start next season.

 

[dahrougem2]

I was watching the French broadcast when Drouin got signed earlier and they were wondering what exactly the Avs were these days and no one on the panel could answer. If that's any indication on how we are perceived by the outside world it's not very positive.

Losing in the 1st round and then the 2nd round in the last 2 years will do that I guess. People aren't like "but they were missing Nichushkin", they don't care about that stuff.

Idgaf how we are perceived.

Remember, pre 2022 we were perceived as chokers.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Names still out there that might come cheap:

Tarasenko
Henrique
Roslovic
Clutterbuck
Girgensons
Barabanov
Janmark

Avs have liked Barabanov before. Could see them circling back to him in late July if he’s still out there.

 

[BobRossColton]

So something like:


Drouin - Mack - Mikko
Lehky - Mitts - Nuke
Landy - Colton - LOC
Wood - Kovalenko(?) - Kelly
Kiviranta


Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
CDH - Malinski/Rosen


I dunno, I still feel like they have to grab a 6D, and another Center at least.

And a 3G

 

[Balthazar]

Idgaf how we are perceived.

Remember, pre 2022 we were perceived as chokers.

You certainly give a f*** since you were asking why someone would choose Edmonton over Colorado.

Because of perception, that's why.

 

[LOFIN]

I was watching the French broadcast when Drouin got signed earlier and they were wondering what exactly the Avs were these days and no one on the panel could answer. If that's any indication on how we are perceived by the outside world it's not very positive.

Losing in the 1st round and then the 2nd round in the last 2 years will do that I guess. People aren't like "but they were missing Nichushkin", they don't care about that stuff.

I know making excuses is loser talk, but losing your captain and one of your best playoff performers two years in a row is a recipe for a disappointment in the playoffs.

If they don't bother to look behind the results, their loss. I think we all know that if we get Landy and Nuke back (or replace the latter one), we have a shot. But we need those guys.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

f***

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807909645958119884

I don’t think Avs were going higher than $2m or thereabouts.

 

[dahrougem2]

You certainly give a f*** since you were asking why someone would choose Edmonton over the Colorado.

Because of perception.

The quote in question said why choose Colorado when Edmonton is an option.

I don't care about perception. I was simply comparing the two teams and their rosters.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

And a 3G

No

 

[LOFIN]

You certainly give a f*** since you were asking why someone would choose Edmonton over the Colorado.

Because of perception, that's why.

The perception is that Edmonton actually had that 3 million dollars to give him, and he gets to play next to the best player in the league to inflate his numbers for next years free agency. I guess playing in that final helps too. But we are still the team that won, Oilers are not.

 

[S E P H]

At least the Skinner to Oilers signing makes a shambolic team defensive team even weaker lol.

Not sure if this has been posted, but I went to the Blues forum and found this and of course they were having a circle-jerk around it as well.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Skinner sucks, Edmonton can have him.

Speaking of sucking, looks like our bottom D pairing will be some combination of DeHaan/Rosen/Malinski/MacD until the deadline. I hope Cale and Toews can play 30 minutes a night with PKing

 

[RoyIsALegend]

At least the Skinner to Oilers signing makes a shambolic team defensive team even weaker lol.

Not sure if this has been posted, but I went to the Blues forum and found this and where they were having a circle-jerk around it as well.

Yeah, we posted it a few hours ago and all made fun of Fat Frank.

 

[S E P H]

Yeah, we posted it a few hours ago and all made fun of Fat Frank.

Good, this bloke is a tool.

 

[Cypher]

So the Oilers have Jeff Skinner now, on top of Stuart Skinner... half way there.

 

[Foppa2118]

Seems like JJ is probably gone with the CDH signing and JJ not signing early in FA right?

He'd likely sign for league min, and if the Avs were interested in that, they probably would have signed him already.

 

[BobRossColton]

No

So Trent Miner and someone from the dev camp it is

 

[The Abusement Park]

I'm rooting for Malinski to take a leap.
there were tiny flashes there

There’s was plenty of flashes offensively. But dude was a train wreck defensively which isn’t ideal for a 3rd pairing dman.

 

[AslanRH]

Josh Brown and now Fisher?!?!?!?
That's Ross Colton Money!

 

[henchman21]

f***

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807909645958119884

40g Skinner is back!

 

[Mighty Makar]

Josh Brown and now Fisher?!?!?!?
That's Ross Colton Money!

Fisher?