GDT: Off-season/July 1st Free Agent frenzy thread-Is Joey Crabb still available?

[floridada]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805449252975657072

Pierre never tweeted that. I just checked

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Mr. Booth is a shitposter Canucks fan lol

 

[RogerRoger]

Mr. Booth is a shitposter Canucks fan lol

Dumping on a rival after a Stanley Cup loss is grade A shitposting.

 

[Boothinator]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805449252975657072

That looks like fske imo

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805678634876944715

I feel like we can repeat, Sweeney and Yzerman are drunk

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

He's not a $7.5M player anymore, but he'll be useful maybe in the middle pair.

He plays like a $3mil bottom pairing dman so even at 5mil he's severely overpaid. At 3mil I'd welcome that beautiful chubby bastard back but no, he's going to want more money with that Cup ring.

 

[pantherbot]

He plays like a $3mil bottom pairing dman so even at 5mil he's severely overpaid. At 3mil I'd welcome that beautiful chubby bastard back but no, he's going to want more money with that Cup ring.

We'll see. I think he loves it too much in Florida. He's got his money and his cup. $5M is the new $3M with the rising cap.

 

[KW]

Because one isn't enough.



I wonder where McJesus goes. That's what bad contracts like the Nurse deal gets ya.

Welcome back!

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Yes on Ekblad.

Big no on Benny or Knight. Benny is an identity player for this team, lock on the 2nd line C spot and plays his heart out come playoffs.

Knight will be the goaltender of the future. As good as Bob has been these past 2 years, he is getting up there in age and this is Knight's net for the future. Can we find another Goaltending gem to replace him if traded? won't put it past Zito, but you can only have success so many times in that position. (Driedger, Lyon and Stolarz). I would like to see if Knight can take the spot.

I think that Zito will double down on his strategy what earned the Panthers their first Cup: being a great forechecking 2way team which has scumbags all over the lineup. Thus Benny staying is a no-brainer.

Yup, Knight is their future starting goalie.

 

[zeroG]

I think Ekblad stays and signs an extension at maybe $5M eventually. Maurice made a comment last night about Ekblad changing his game to adjust to injuries which affected his offense, but him not thinking about the money as much. Ekblad isn't stupid and rest of the league isn't blind. He's not a $7.5M player anymore, but he'll be useful maybe in the middle pair. He was still serviceable against the best and fastest player in the league.

just saw that comment and came here to post about it. it's remarkable that, aside from one mistake last night, he was part of a defensive group that shut-down the best offensive group on the planet. he looked good last night.

he could probably produce reliably if not at a superstar level vs easier match ups and i think you may be hard-pressed to find a better value on the 2nd pair if he takes a deal like 4x4.5 or something like that and retires at the end or maybe early.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

We'll see. I think he loves it too much in Florida. He's got his money and his cup. $5M is the new $3M with the rising cap.

If Huby got ushered out of the Panthers org, I don't see how Ekblad is any different from value perspective.

Love the chubby bastard tho.

Welcome back!

I fainted

 

[pantherbot]

If Huby got ushered out of the Panthers org, I don't see how Ekblad is any different from value perspective.

Love the chubby bastard tho.



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Ekblad's a warrior, completely different. Plus we need somebody to play RD...

Ekblad on a $4-5M contract is good value and wouldn't hurt us much even if he ends up only worth $3M.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Ekblad's a warrior, completely different. Plus we need somebody to play RD...

Ekblad on a $4-5M contract is good value and wouldn't hurt us much even if he ends up only worth $3M.

The notion of Ekky being a warrior stems out of the fact that most of the time he injured in various degrees of severity. Plus he needs a top tier dman on his side to make him look half decent. imo Ekky gets traded or walks to the FA in the next season.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

If Huby got ushered out of the Panthers org, I don't see how Ekblad is any different from value perspective.

Love the chubby bastard tho.



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Huberdeau was looking at a crazy extension after putting up a monster season that got him into Hart conversation, plus there were some questions about his compete level and his flexibility as a player. He was also a key part in the Tkachuk trade; not like we dumped him to just get rid of him.
Not exactly comparable.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Huberdeau was looking at a crazy extension after putting up a monster season that got him into Hart conversation, plus there were some questions about his compete level and his flexibility as a player. He was also a key part in the Tkachuk trade; not like we dumped him to just get rid of him.
Not exactly comparable.

ofc Huby was looking to receive huge contract extension but that also applies to Ekblad because he's going to get crazy money (relatively speaking) in free agency even though he's a fringe top4 dman who can't skate.

 

[Gentle Man]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805678634876944715

I feel like we can repeat, Sweeney and Yzerman are drunk

They will have to load manage like hell to do it. Because 3 straight trips without a shortened season PLUS that Finland trip?

It would take a lot of player saving

 

[ShootIt]

The front office is probably still drunk but I'm dying for news on players re-signing or possibly walking

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

The front office is probably still drunk but I'm dying for news on players re-signing or possibly walking

Also we're going to draft an immediate impact player with that 3rd round pick!!

 

[PSLguy]

Both Ekblad and Bob need to submit their 16 team list.

 

[KW]

Both Ekblad and Bob need to submit their 16 team list.

Both lists start the same way
Oilers
Leafs
Calgary
Ottawa
Montreal
Peg
Canucks
….

 

[I am not exposed]

Also we're going to draft an immediate impact player with that 3rd round pick!!

What is this draft you speak of.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

What is this draft you speak of.

It's the thing where other teams pick up future Panthers players

 

[RogerRoger]

What is this draft you speak of.

It's pretty neat, you can even make a kegerator for it.

 

[iam76]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805678634876944715

I feel like we can repeat, Sweeney and Yzerman are drunk

isnt walman solid?

 

[iam76]

heres what i would like to do..

Sign

Lomberg
Stenlund
Rhino
bridge Lundell
See if OEL wants to stay for under 3 mil.
See if Kuli will sign a sweetheart deal.
See of Vladi would sign a for 1 year. 3 mill?
Sign Lorentz
offer min mahura.

Let montour walk.
Let Cousins walk
Let Stolarz walk
Explore a bob trade...

what i think actually happens

Stenlund gets signed somewhere like boston/toronto/washington
rhino signs with us 9.5 mil
bridge lundell
Lomberg signs with us or Rangers...
Montour - signs toronto/or another Canadian market.
OEL takes the payout from toronto if they miss on montour
vladdy gets paid elsware
mahura bridged
Stolarz signs with Utah or some place like colorado
Bob stays
ekblad stays
benny stays - possibly extended

We take a serious look at Chandler Stephenson