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

[batting1k]

 

[TotalHomer]

Horrible timeline for that family, sister was supposed to get married today. Death happens but the pointless ones remind you of how brutal life can be.

 

[BabyBennettov]

This is devastating.

 

[ScottyMascotty]

 

[Idiot Stick]

Crysaitl @ 14mil for 8yrs

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830976637984481481

 

[batting1k]

lmao

 

[Idiot Stick]

lmao

16% of the cap if it doesnt bump up next year lol
then mcdavids next bump the following season

 

[KW]

Oilers will have about $50M committed to McD ($17) + Drai ($14) + Bouch ($10) + Nurse ($9) in just another year. Their only hope will be that these guys can average 38min a game.

But they’ve got Perry on the cheap to ensure losing in a dramatic fashion.

 

[Idiot Stick]

wonder when @TheImpatientPanther gets their contract extended

 

[Laus723]

He’ll be 30 once that contract kicks in. Zito would’ve traded him for Brady.

 

[Gentle Man]

FOURTEEN LMAO

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Probably wouldn't be so bad if not for the Nurse deal. Connor is getting 15 at the minimum.

 

[violaswallet]

There’s a good chance that Barky, Tkachuk and Reino will be cheaper than McDavid and Draisatl…

 

[TotalHomer]

This is the Oilers' year to win. If not, it's going to be extremely hard when the extensions of Draisaitl and Bouchard kick in.

Bouchard 10M (at least)
Nurse 9.5M
Draisatl 14M
McDavid 15M (at least)

That's 48.5M minimum, probably 50M+ to four players who will be on the back 9 of their career. It's ovah.

 

[KW]

This is the Oilers' year to win. If not, it's going to be extremely hard when the extensions of Draisaitl and Bouchard kick in.

Bouchard 10M (at least)
Nurse 9.5M
Draisatl 14M
McDavid 15M (at least)

That's 48.5M minimum, probably 50M+ to four players who will be on the back 9 of their career. It's ovah.

This would be the Oilers year to win, but they signed Perry

 

[I am not exposed]

Drai signs for market value. No hometown discount, but they get a top 5 player in the game locked up.

 

[Idiot Stick]

damn, wish we couldve kept him

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831002564202008961

 

[iam76]

Not sure why we didn't keep him for depth...

 

[TotalHomer]

damn, wish we couldve kept him

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831002564202008961

He probably thought he would get better offers and didn't want to take league minimum. Then we had to move on and get guys and the market went against him, same with Cousins I think.

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

Drai signs for market value. No hometown discount, but they get a top 5 player in the game locked up.

He has also put up 5 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) 100+ point seasons while making $8.7M thru his prime. All while being a historically good playoff performer.

The dude deserved to get paid.

 

[batting1k]

“I did what I thought was best for me personally."

sure did lmao

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

What a laughable contract

 

[KW]

One thing about the Drai deal is amazing. Never before have both Oiler fans and the rest of the league agreed. Everyone is ecstatic, if for opposite reasons (Oiler fans because they don’t quite get the salary cap, others because they do).

Barky, Tkachuk, Reino, Fors plus many others look like such bargains right now.

 

[pantherbot]

He has also put up 5 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) 100+ point seasons while making $8.7M thru his prime. All while being a historically good playoff performer.

The dude deserved to get paid.

Sorry I don't get this. Just because his last contract was a bargain doesn't mean a team should make up for it the next contract. Sure as a player you may want to make up for it, but as a team, you should never pay for past performance. Should always be about future value.

 

[I am not exposed]

Sorry I don't get this. Just because his last contract was a bargain doesn't mean a team should make up for it the next contract. Sure as a player you may want to make up for it, but as a team, you should never pay for past performance. Should always be about future value.

His new contract is market value