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

[KW]

I’ll be honest about the Stamkos situation… I understand Tampa maybe had to choose either him or Guentzel, BUT JBB handled the whole thing very awkwardly, very poorly.

I sure hope Tkachuk or Barky don’t end up with the same fate. If it’s Zito, no way would he handle it like that. It would be worked out the right way, whether the player stays or not.

Most Tampa fans are understandably upset about the way this was done.

 

[Dread Clawz]

I’ll be honest about the Stamkos situation… I understand Tampa maybe had to choose either him or Guentzel, BUT JBB handled the whole thing very awkwardly, very poorly.

I sure hope Tkachuk or Barky don’t end up with the same fate. If it’s Zito, no way would he handle it like that. It would be worked out the right way, whether the player stays or not.

Most Tampa fans are understandably upset about the way this was done.

Agreed, just from watching other GM interviews past couple days, a lot of them seem very cold, calculating. JBB and MC crimmon in particular. Zito is all business as well, but he seems to have much more class.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I don't fault Tampa for how they handled it, tbh. It's not like they insulted Stamkos on his way out or anything. My understanding is they did offer him a contract, but weren't willing to pay something in the neighborhood of 8Mx4, when they had the ability to acquire Guentzel on a long term contract.

They made the right call as far as keeping their team competitive and having a good piece locked up long-term, as opposed to getting another good year or 2 out of Stamkos and then being stuck with a bad contract.

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Four of the past 5 Stanley Cup champions are based in places with no state income tax. While that's not everything, teams in those places have a distinct advantage financially. A look at the topic and what it means for the NHL:

lmao at WHYNO

Here's an idea, maybe those places should find better ways to finance their budgets that don't involve oppressive income taxes.

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

I just don't get why Tampa traded for McD then let Stammer walk, so odd.

If they were still a prime contending team I would get the cold decision, but their blueline and depth are cooked. Just sign the guy and fade into a rebuild in a few years

 

[ScottyMascotty]

Imagine if we didn’t retain Reinhart.

Probably would've needed to aggresively go for Buchnevich

 

[KW]

I don't fault Tampa for how they handled it, tbh. It's not like they insulted Stamkos on his way out or anything. My understanding is they did offer him a contract, but weren't willing to pay something in the neighborhood of 8Mx4, when they had the ability to acquire Guentzel on a long term contract.

They made the right call as far as keeping their team competitive and having a good piece locked up long-term, as opposed to getting another good year or 2 out of Stamkos and then being stuck with a bad contract.



lmao at WHYNO

Here's an idea, maybe those places should find better ways to finance their budgets that don't involve oppressive income taxes.

If they actually had to make a choice between the two players, I don’t fault management for wanting Guentzel over Stamkos. I don’t know enough about what the Stamkos offer was from Tampa to weigh in on that.

What I’m referring to is the manner in which the decision was carried out and communicated. It appears that Stamkos didn’t know what was going on. It left a bad taste. I think Zito handled Monty totally differently. Panthers couldn’t afford him, Zito wished him well. No ambiguity.

 

[Felidae]

I’ll be honest about the Stamkos situation… I understand Tampa maybe had to choose either him or Guentzel, BUT JBB handled the whole thing very awkwardly, very poorly.

I sure hope Tkachuk or Barky don’t end up with the same fate. If it’s Zito, no way would he handle it like that. It would be worked out the right way, whether the player stays or not.

Most Tampa fans are understandably upset about the way this was done.

The day Barkov is traded is the day i start practicing witchcraft

 

[MaWa]

HF boards summer 2023: omg our defense sucks, ek and monty are out, we have no RD, everyone else got better.

HF boards summer 2024: omg our defense sucks, ek slow lost monty and oel, we have no RD, everyone else got better.

HF boards summer 2024: omg we won the cup.

HF boards summer 2025: omg we won again.

 

[GermanPanther]

Barkov will be the second real Franchise Player, a Name who will stand here for what you can do and should be in professional Sports. 4 or 6 Coaches and all say this is an elite athlete from his work culture to the behaviour and energy at practice.

He stays as long as he want, he wrote NHL History no one can take him, he made Panthers History with the Team, he is the name in Florida since the pick on Draft.

Btw. Stammer i guess wanted out of Tampa, time is changeing in the Franchise and you wanna at least get a different taste. If he ends his Career, his Number will be hang in the Tampa Arena, that is for sure.

And the Injury Problems in the late Years or not late Years is here also a matter. Dont take out Big Names too.

 

[behemolari]

Agreed, just from watching other GM interviews past couple days, a lot of them seem very cold, calculating. JBB and MC crimmon in particular. Zito is all business as well, but he seems to have much more class.

Sadly there is no other values than money in the business, we get shocked all the time. Its good to remember.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

They still have only one RD. Expecting Zito to address that vacancy with an additional signing. Schmidt - Kulikov is their 3rd pairing, Balls being the 7th dman.

 

[scholl]

They still have only one RD. Expecting Zito to address that vacancy with an additional signing. Schmidt - Kulikov is their 3rd pairing, Balls being the 7th dman.

not necessarily. If Ekblad and Knight stayed, there isn't much cap space. In addition to that Panthers started last season without Montour and Ekblad. It wasn't a catastrophe. Balinskis or Björnfot gets an opportunity this time and the defense will be better than it was with M.Staal and co.

 

[Beezers Mask]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808467488423690403

 

[ShootIt]

10.1milx8 is my violaswallet guess.

 

[Idiot Stick]

10.1milx8 is my violaswallet guess.

only would take that deal here cause of taxes

 

[violaswallet]

10.1milx8 is my violaswallet guess.

16M by 8.

Barky Jr gets Barkov times Great Eight.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Another great value pick up

 

[Idiot Stick]

Another great value pick up

 

[batting1k]

 

[Idiot Stick]

newest dallas cowboy running back

 

[PatchesOhoulihan]

Another great value pick up

Who? Lol

 

[Chaos2k7]

Could be, but Capfriendly shows they have only 1.5 million more in cap space than us and need to sign two extra players

 

[Dread Clawz]

They still have only one RD. Expecting Zito to address that vacancy with an additional signing. Schmidt - Kulikov is their 3rd pairing, Balls being the 7th dman.

We don't have the money. Say Lundell goes for 3.5, we only have 1.5 to grab a RD, and we'd have no cap space left.

 

[Beezers Mask]

Get Lundell locked up at 3.5 for 2-3 years. After that we would have a full roster with 13 Forwards, 7 D, and 2 G with 2.2 million in cap space.

See of Tarasenko wants to come back for 1.5 million. This is the least important need.

Then spend the rest of the summer looking for a trade to get a long term top 4 dman to replace Montour.

 

[Idiot Stick]

Get Lundell locked up at 3.5 for 2-3 years. After that we would have a full roster with 13 Forwards, 7 D, and 2 G with 2.2 million in cap space.

See of Tarasenko wants to come back for 1.5 million.

Then spend the rest of the summer looking for a trade to get a long term top 4 dman to replace Montour.

this is my hope too, really hope lundy takes that deal so we can keep tank.
Rolling three lines same as last year will be huge