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

[Jean Luc Discard]

Zito finally making some moves.

 

[FrolikFan67]

I thought it was funny earlier today when I saw we signed Nosek because I could only think of this from last season

 

[Chaos2k7]

I thought it was funny earlier today when I saw we signed Nosek because I could only think of this from last season

2 years ago

 

[KW]

It would be brilliant to have Jesper and Adam Boquist. Nobody knows them, particularly nobody knows one is a F one a D. It would completely f***ing confuse the opponents.

 

[pantherbot]

We have a bunch of waiver eligible guys that can fill some depth roles this season, so maybe we go with a 22-man roster. That'll give us $2.4M available for an RD if Lundell signs for $4M.

Really I'm wondering what's going on with the Lundell contract, that's a tough one. Had a somewhat disappointing regular season, but two good playoffs in a row now. If not for the playoffs, I would've thought he gets $3M. Wonder if he's looking for a longer-term contract like a 5-6 year x $5M and then set up for a bigger one when he's 27/28.

 

[BabyBennettov]

How does a worse QoT mean a more sheltered role? Well, hard to say how it translates to different teams.

That Sabres team was pretty awful…

And QoC kinda gets everything equal if I finally got those cards right !

Played less minutes than Montour, but against better competition with better linemates…

Maybe he is worse than Montour defensively, but pretty sure Maurice could find him a chair with the way he activates and his shot !

Forsling just has to mold him into the next baby Greek God…

ALL IN ON BOQVIST !!

 

[batting1k]

THERE WE GO

https://x.com/i/web/status/749289050582949889

Son of a bitch that’s my job

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

We have a bunch of waiver eligible guys that can fill some depth roles this season, so maybe we go with a 22-man roster. That'll give us $2.4M available for an RD if Lundell signs for $4M.

Really I'm wondering what's going on with the Lundell contract, that's a tough one. Had a somewhat disappointing regular season, but two good playoffs in a row now. If not for the playoffs, I would've thought he gets $3M. Wonder if he's looking for a longer-term contract like a 5-6 year x $5M and then set up for a bigger one when he's 27/28.

I don't think Lundell wants to sign a long term contract with his reg season point production. If he signs a two year deal now then he could sign the full eight years which would cover his prime years (25-33).

 

[FrolikFan67]

2 years ago

Yeah I know, my mistake, I meant to write last year as in the ‘23 playoffs, not last season.

 

[Chaos2k7]

I don't think Lundell wants to sign a long term contract with his reg season point production. If he signs a two year deal now then he could sign the full eight years which would cover his prime years (25-33).

I would look for a 3 year bridge, leaving us an RFA year to decide long term.

3.5 per is my guess

 

[pantherbot]

I don't think Lundell wants to sign a long term contract with his reg season point production. If he signs a two year deal now then he could sign the full eight years which would cover his prime years (25-33).

Depends on what the player wants. He could go for a 5x$5M, which is a bit of AAV overpay based on his regular season, get set for the rest of his life, and still go for a big contract for years 28-36 like we just saw today for a bunch of guys.

Some players want to bet on themselves and some want the security.

 

[TotalHomer]

No thanks to Boquist. He sucks and can't stay healthy,

 

[pantherbot]

I would look for a 3 year bridge, leaving us an RFA year to decide long term.

3.5 per is my guess

Thought he only has 2 years left in RFA

 

[Chaos2k7]

Thought he only has 2 years left in RFA

Finished his 3rd year of the ELC this past year, should have 4 more RFA years left, no? Is it 6 or 7?

 

[KW]

So let’s see what we lost.

Lombo $2M; too much
Stenner $2M; borderline prolly too much
OEL $3.5M; too much
Monty $7M+; way too much
Stoli $2.5M; slightly too much

A bunch of guys like Mahura and Okposo who wouldn’t figure in anyway.

Haven’t lost Tarasenko yet, but if (when) we do, that’ll sting a lot.

Overall I can’t complain. Other than Tarasenko, and a cheap Lomberg, I really wanted to keep OEL. But I’m ok as is, nothing’s really lost when you look at the money. If they’d come with last year’s stickers, keep them all, but they weren’t going to because they were good enough to win the Stanley Cup and thus get the raises.

 

[IceKitties]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807924894946189389

JUDGE IS BACK


Wait the trio of goalies Tampa smoked in 2021 is back.

Oh f*** we are SO done

Credit to the social team for doing a great job photoshopping a Panthers jersey on Driedger.

 

[TotalHomer]

So let’s see what we lost.

Lombo $2M; too much
Stenner $2M; borderline prolly too much
OEL $3.5M; too much
Monty $7M+; way too much
Stoli $2.5M; slightly too much

A bunch of guys like Mahura and Okposo who wouldn’t figure in anyway.

Haven’t lost Tarasenko yet, but if (when) we do, that’ll sting a lot.

Overall I can’t complain. Other than Tarasenko, and a cheap Lomberg, I really wanted to keep OEL. But I’m ok as is, nothing’s really lost when you look at the money. If they’d come with last year’s stickers, keep them all, but they weren’t going to because they were good enough to win the Stanley Cup and thus get the raises.

Tara needs to take a 1.5 million deal for him to stay. I think he really wants to but someone may be throwing him term and money.

The only massive hole is a top 4 RD, that's it. I think Zito will target a veteran like Nate Schmidt or someone like that. Obviously there is still the TDL when Zito will bolster the roster, 100%.

 

[pantherbot]

Finished his 3rd year of the ELC this past year, should have 4 more RFA years left, no? Is it 6 or 7?

Oh yeah you're right it's 7

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

I think Zito will target a veteran like Nate Schmidt or someone like that.

Nate is nowadays a bottom pairing dman incapable of playing ~20mins. That's the big issue here especially if and when Ekblad gets injured again.

 

[TotalHomer]

Nate is nowadays a bottom pairing dman incapable of playing ~20mins. That's the big issue here especially if and when Ekblad gets injured again.

Just throwing a name out there. But it has to be a veteran guy. I could see Zito going in to the year having that hole at RD and targeting someone at the deadline from the upcoming UFA class.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Just throwing a name out there. But it has to be a veteran guy. I could see Zito going in to the year having that hole at RD and targeting someone at the deadline from the upcoming UFA class.

 

[PatchesOhoulihan]

Time to use LTIR next season

 

[Gentle Man]

Son of a bitch that’s my job

Skill issue

 

[I am not exposed]

So let’s see what we lost.

Lombo $2M; too much
Stenner $2M; borderline prolly too much
OEL $3.5M; too much
Monty $7M+; way too much
Stoli $2.5M; slightly too much

A bunch of guys like Mahura and Okposo who wouldn’t figure in anyway.

Haven’t lost Tarasenko yet, but if (when) we do, that’ll sting a lot.

Overall I can’t complain. Other than Tarasenko, and a cheap Lomberg, I really wanted to keep OEL. But I’m ok as is, nothing’s really lost when you look at the money. If they’d come with last year’s stickers, keep them all, but they weren’t going to because they were good enough to win the Stanley Cup and thus get the raises.

I figured all these guys would go, and you're right, those prices are too much. Lomberg was such a cool part of the team, but he's a $1m player, not $2m.

And I can't see Tarasenko coming back. The only one that really bothers me is Stenlund. I think his is reasonably fair and we could have offered him that as well, which you allude to.

 

[FloridaMan]