GDT: NHL Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[Avs9296]

I’m afraid to ask…

How is he at his current age…? We desperately need a third pairing defensive guy who can kill penalties.

JJ is a beauty. End of story.

 

[Freaky Styley]

That may be the case, but I don’t think, right now, there’s an every game RD on the roster.
There’s a bunch of guys who are rotation-type. But none imo that are bonafide regularly reliable

I think we are pretty set at D. My theory about bringing back JJ and trading Girard is now put to rest. Seems like Malinski and Brannstrom will rotate on the bottom pair until the deadline. Still think we need another bruiser

 

[The Abusement Park]

You should stop guessing, it came from 4 different sources

Edit: 5 sources including RIAL

He was 100% on the block

He was shopped so hard he didn’t move at all.

So CMac turns around and grabs him a handful of LD tweeners?

I mean there’s a difference between signing a bunch of LD tweeners for sub mil contracts and trading for 3C for a cost controlled RD.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I’m afraid to ask…

How is he at his current age…? We desperately need a third pairing defensive guy who can kill penalties.

He was… fine enough last year in the RS. In the playoffs he struggled quite a bit. I wouldn’t want him playing more than 13-14mins a game though.

 

[Cypher]

Just send Nuke to ANA for like Vatrano. Throw in a conditional pick for if he doesn't play.

 

[Balthazar]

He was shopped so hard he didn’t move at all.

What kind of shitty worthless comment is that? Do you believe that everyone on the trade block gets traded?

Are you ok tonight?

 

[Sea Eagles]

Fully fit and healthy:

Drouin - Mack - Rants
Lehks - Mitts - Nuke
Landy - Colts - LOC
Wood - Kelly - XXXXX

Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
CDH - XXXXX

Georgiev
Annunen

(I left the X's there as they could be numerous options filled after development and training camp, along with new acquisitions like Brann).

Jeez, I see a LOT of character and resilience in that roster. There's a lot of points to prove. There's redemption. There's playing for huge contracts / upgrades. There will be plenty of fight. I see players who will feel like they owe us.

I expect top 2-3 finish in the entire league. I see us challenging (and winning) the Stanley Cup. We have such quality players to call up in the AHL as well, we have fantastic depth.

We are in for yet another powerhouse year guys, so buckle in. We had some unexpected bad luck last season with injuries (and other things). Get that right, and we are a certain Stanley Cup champion in 2025.

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

I would’ve taken Motte and/or Girgensons at their contracts

Girgensons would have been a nice get

 

[Bender]

Do you think Behrens is NHL ready and can win a spot on the 3rd pair? Or would he be too redundant so long as G is here

Personally, I think that Behrens will surprise and make this team and by mid-season we will wonder what we'd do without him.

 

[Sea Eagles]

Personally, I think that Behrens will surprise and make this team and by mid-season we will wonder what we'd do without him.

Spot on, and well said. Our depth this season is blue chip.

 

[Cypher]

Based on @Pierce Hawthorne math on Nuke's caphit now that we have the schedule, Avs would still be over the cap with a 21 man roster. They couldn't have given Brannstrom 850k instead of 900k .. smh.

 

[The Abusement Park]

What kind of shitty worthless comment is that? Do you believe that everyone on the trade block gets traded?

Are you ok tonight?

I just don’t think he was being shopped as much as people believe he was. As Hench kept saying, it’s unlike GM’s to sort out a position than immediately move on from sorting out said position.

He may have gauged his value league wide, but if he CMac really wanted to move him to clear cap he would/could’ve.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Based on @Pierce Hawthorne math on Nuke's caphit now that we have the schedule, Avs would still be over the cap with a 21 man roster. They couldn't have given Brannstrom 850k instead of 900k .. smh.

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Who knows if Landy is back or no

 

[Freaky Styley]

Fully fit and healthy:

Drouin - Mack - Rants
Lehks - Mitts - Nuke
Landy - Colts - LOC
Wood - Kelly - XXXXX

Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
CDH - XXXXX

Georgiev
Annunen

(I left the X's there as they could be numerous options filled after development and training camp, along with new acquisitions like Brann).

Jeez, I see a LOT of character and resilience in that roster. There's a lot of points to prove. There's redemption. There's playing for huge contracts / upgrades. There will be plenty of fight. I see players who will feel like they owe us.

I expect top 2-3 finish in the entire league. I see us challenging (and winning) the Stanley Cup. We have such quality players to call up in the AHL as well, we have fantastic depth.

We are in for yet another powerhouse year guys, so buckle in. We had some unexpected bad luck last season with injuries (and other things). Get that right, and we are a certain Stanley Cup champion in 2025.

love the enthusiasm but I'm pretty sure that's not a cap-compliant roster.

More likely we move Nuke or Landeskog never returns full time. If Nuke is moved maybe we look at Kakko and let him/Kovalenko duke it out for a top 6 role

 

[Sea Eagles]

love the enthusiasm but I'm pretty sure that's not a cap-compliant roster.

More likely we move Nuke or Landeskog never returns full time. If Nuke is moved maybe we look at Kakko and let him/Kovalenko duke it out for a top 6 role

One simple word to make it okay.

"Runway"

Have faith in C-mac, he hasn't and won't let us down - ever.

 

[BobRossColton]

How about roslovic at near league minimum?


Although I doubt he gets league minimum

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Who knows if Landy is back or no

The Avs clearly have a good idea. If they thought he wouldn't be back again, they'd have spent his money. Just like they did last year.

 

[Balthazar]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808346834244444354

 

[Pokecheque]

A guy that asked for a trade and then signs for only 2 years is as good as gone.

That’s not necessarily true. I don’t think either side was interested in a long-term deal. They bridged him. Plenty of time now to see if he earns a big contract and if Ottawa is the team to give it to him.

If its trouba, i bet the trade can still happen with the NTC. Very rarely do players turn down NYC

Wait, are you suggesting a Colton-for-Trouba deal or am I totally misreading here

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Wait, are you suggesting a Colton-for-Trouba deal or am I totally misreading here

Trouba is one of your favourite players, isn’t he?

 

[Pokecheque]

Trouba is one of your favourite players, isn’t he?

Yes I have a replica of his Messier Leadership Award on my mantle.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I thought CMac basically alluded to the fact that Cogs and JMFJ coming back was up to them. Or did I lump JJ in with something he might have been saying about Cogs only?

 

[JoeSakic13]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808346834244444354

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Who knows if Landy is back or no

He will play. How good he looks in a competitive game is a different story, not expecting much.

 

[BobRossColton]

Did Vegas really only want Holtz? Or did Schmid just not want to sign?