GDT: NHL Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[The Pwnerer]

Edmonton just added Skinner and Arvidsson for 7 million. Meanwhile we have a 7 million dollar bandaid and a 6 million dollar coke head. That top six is going to be nasty. Definitely cup favorites.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

So Trent Miner and someone from the dev camp it is

I mean, they might sign another goalie but they aren't going to be on the main roster. Dont really care about them from a roster construction or cap standpoint.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Man, Edmonton has an old team.

They’re good, but holy hell, they are old. Gotta be the oldest team in the league.


Ekholm
Hyman
Kane
Skinner
Arvidsson
RNH
Perry
Ceci
Kulak
Brown

All 30+… they actually only have 6, or 7 roster players in their 20’s, the rest of the team is 30+. A good amount of talent, but it will be interesting to see if the legs hold up for another year.

 

[LOFIN]

Edmonton just added Skinner and Arvidsson for 7 million. That top six is going to be nasty. Definitely cup favorites.

This year was a one in a million, they will come down to Earth next season.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Names still out there that might come cheap:

Tarasenko
Henrique
Roslovic
Clutterbuck
Girgensons
Barabanov
Janmark

Get Girgsie on this team

 

[Avs_19]

Good pick ups for Edmonton today but the good vibes will end after their pick up on July 10th. Karma won't take too kindly to trash like Bowman being brought in.

 

[Foppa2118]

Barring a defenseman trade, it kind of feels like Malinski, CDH, Behrens, MacDonald, and Rosen will battle it out for the three spots in the bottom pair and 7D roles.

Perhaps in that order, though I would expect Behrens to mainly battle it out with CDH for the third pair, and play in the AHL over being a 7D scratch.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I thought CNap was doing a media thing at 5?

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Man, Edmonton has an old team.

They’re good, but holy hell, they are old. Gotta be the oldest team in the league.


Ekholm
Hyman
Kane
Skinner
Arvidsson
RNH
Perry
Ceci
Kulak
Brown

All 30+… they actually only have 6, or 7 roster players in their 20’s, the rest of the team is 30+. A good amount of talent, but it will be interesting to see if the legs hold up for another year.

Edmonton Oldlers am I right

 

[Mighty Makar]

I thought CNap was doing a media thing at 5?

Decided to have a nap?

 

[AvsMakar08]

Get Girgsie on this team

I thought that Girgensons has signed with Buffalo

 

[LOFIN]

I thought CNap was doing a media thing at 5?

He is

 

[Foppa2118]

Presser already started.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807914702841819486

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807915317521179118

 

[LOFIN]

I thought CNap was doing a media thing at 5?

 

[BrickNHL]

Overall that’s a pretty great day 1. Maybe I would’ve signed Jack Johnson or Caleb Jones over CDH but overall I’m super happy

 

[tucker3434]

Landeskog was supposed to be easy by the late rounds of the playoffs. How is there still runway? Is the runway infinitely long?

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

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.

The oilers are the team that were one win away. The Avs have won one series in the past two seasons. And are getting older and with a more expensive roster every season.

 

[dahrougem2]

Vegas IMO misses the playoffs next season.

The Central will be a battle between Colorado, Dallas, Winnipeg, and Nashville again.

Pacific is Edmonton's followed by Vancouver and LA.

Utah may get a WC spot as I think 5 from the Central make it.

All that said, our main competition is IMO Edmonton:

Skinner - McDavid - Hyman
Kane - Draisaitl - Arvidsson
Holloway - RNH - Brown
McLeod - Ryan - Perry

Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Ceci
Kulak - Broberg

Only things working against them are age and that D core

 

[LOFIN]

The oilers are the team that were one win away. The Avs have won one series in the past two seasons. And are getting older and with a more expensive roster every season.

And Montreal was a few wins away some years ago. So was Dallas. Tough shit.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Overall that’s a pretty great day 1. Maybe I would’ve signed Jack Johnson or Caleb Jones over CDH but overall I’m super happy

Agreed, our top nine looks particularly strong if you factor in LOC, Nichuskin and Landy returns. Big ifs with all of them but Drouin was huge and allows Landeskog to play down in the lineup if/when he returns.

Bottom pairing defense is still a big work in progress. Hoping we see major progression with guys like Malinski and Behrens who will get their shot in lineup inevitably.

 

[hockeyfish]

Another Cmac quote with him just shrugging his shoulders at the question of Rantanen. I'm a bit suspicious.

 

[BobRossColton]

I still want Colton to Buffalo or Ottawa
And I'm curious who had interest in Manson

 

[Avsfan1921]

Landeskog was supposed to be easy by the late rounds of the playoffs. How is there still runway? Is the runway infinitely long?

Hmm, not sure where this is coming from? His quote about giving him a chance to come back if they advance maybe? But that’s not the same as “easy”. The runway is still exactly on par with what was outlined at the beginning of his surgery timeline.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I still want Colton to Buffalo or Ottawa
And I'm curious who had interest in Manson

I’m guessing the Leafs.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

And Montreal was a few wins away some years ago. So was Dallas. Tough shit.

Yes. Luckily the Avs won. But they're currently as much of a contender as the habs are. And lesser than Dallas.