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

[Mogo]

Sign Boqvist to 800k x 2 years. RH shot

Dear lord.

Gustav Lindström RH d available

Just think

Gustav Forsling - Gustav Lindström

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Tarasenko scored 55pts last season. You're not getting him at 1.5mil. Boqvist their addition to the 3rd line.

 

[Beezers Mask]

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

I don’t think he is coming back, but if he wants to run it back for 1 to 1.5 million I think you take that.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

My gut feeling -- and something I would actually be very happy with -- is that Mackie Samoskevich ain't going back to Charlotte.

And Tarasenko is going to another contender.

 

[BeezKnees]

Schmidt is a lefty, but primarily plays RD for what it's worth.

 

[KW]

Of course it’s impossible that he was connecting thru Dallas to somewhere like Salt Lake.

Or maybe Edmonton, and when they’re out of playoff position at TDL, we pick him up again.

 

[batting1k]

Of course it’s impossible that he was connecting thru Dallas to somewhere like Salt Lake.

Or maybe Edmonton, and when they’re out of playoff position at TDL, we pick him up again.

Planes only go to Dallas

 

[pantherbot]

We'll have to see how the Lundell contract plays out, but this could be our team for the next several years.

Currently 25-26 season has $31.5M cap available. Assuming Verhaeghe and Bennett combined take $16.5M AAV, leaves us with $15M. If Lundell signs a two-year $4M bridge and Ek (or replacement) comes in at $5M, then there's $6M remaining for 5 more bodies to fill in rest of the roster.

 

[Beezers Mask]

We'll have to see how the Lundell contract plays out, but this could be our team for the next several years.

Currently 25-26 season has $31.5M cap available. Assuming Verhaeghe and Bennett combined take $16.5M AAV, leaves us with $15M. If Lundell signs a two-year $4M bridge and Ek (or replacement) comes in at $5M, then there's $6M remaining for 5 more bodies to fill in rest of the roster.

We probably need to start preparing ourselves for one or both of Verhaeghe and Bennett not being here long term. I would have understood if Zito traded them for picks and/or younger players this offseason.

The core going forward is

Barkov-Reinhart
Lundell-Tkachuk
Forsling

We need to keep the cap flexible around those guys. Having too many 7 or 8+ million dollar contracts will make things difficult

 

[pantherbot]

We probably need to start preparing ourselves for one or both of Verhaeghe and Bennett not being here long term. I would have understood if Zito traded them for picks and/or younger players this offseason.

The core going forward is

Barkov-Reinhart
Lundell-Tkachuk
Forsling

We need to keep the cap flexible around those guys. Having too many 7 or 8+ million dollar contracts will make things difficult

Sounds like Verhaeghe is already in process of signing and extension at $8.25M, so that's likely. The real question is Bennett, do we pay him to be 2C while we have a replacement already in the waiting with Lundell.

Hard call for me because Bennett brings so much to the table beyond just points production. But I would understand if we let him walk given age, unless he's willing to take a bit less to be 3C, but I doubt it.

Otherwise not that worried about $7-8M contracts as long as they provide value. That's gonna be the new $5-6M. Benny's would be the only one I'd worry about.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

We'll have to see how the Lundell contract plays out, but this could be our team for the next several years.

Currently 25-26 season has $31.5M cap available. Assuming Verhaeghe and Bennett combined take $16.5M AAV, leaves us with $15M. If Lundell signs a two-year $4M bridge and Ek (or replacement) comes in at $5M, then there's $6M remaining for 5 more bodies to fill in rest of the roster.

I'd reckon that both Bennett and Verhaeghe will be staying for long term with the Panthers. Was doing some armchairGMing and it looks to be that there's actually an decent amount of cap space to round out the lineup if they keep Nosek or hire another ~1mil 4C and promote Samo to the 3rd line.

imo the Panthers will another Cup in 2025-26.

 

[PBPantherfan]

 

[Boothinator]

Lundy

30 Million total on the Deal,

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

6 years? There goes the rest of the cap lol

 

[FloridaMan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808516500422054139

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Sounds like Verhaeghe is already in process of signing and extension at $8.25M, so that's likely. The real question is Bennett, do we pay him to be 2C while we have a replacement already in the waiting with Lundell.

Hard call for me because Bennett brings so much to the table beyond just points production. But I would understand if we let him walk given age, unless he's willing to take a bit less to be 3C, but I doubt it.

Otherwise not that worried about $7-8M contracts as long as they provide value. That's gonna be the new $5-6M. Benny's would be the only one I'd worry about.

Benny is 40-50pts fwd who excels in the playoffs. I'd venture to say that his value is somewhere in 6-7mil per range. He's going to be a winger once Lundell earns his 8 year deal. No reason in keeping him as a 3C when he making the big bucks at that point.

 

[Gentle Man]

No money after that

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808516500422054139

There we have it. Lundell is our 2C.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Thats more money than I was expecting, but also more years. Evens out

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

That's the rest of the cap gone. What is the 2nd pair looking like with Mikkola? Bjornfot? Schmidt? Kuli? Woof. Forward group should have them easily in the playoffs but idk if that group can hold up at the blue line.

 

[PBPantherfan]

The Lundell contract could be like when Huby and Barky were making $5.9 million and were steals. For most of the contract.

 

[Boothinator]

The Lundell contract could be like when Huby and Barky were making $5.9 million and were steals. For most of the contract.

Should work out better than a bridge contract

 

[violaswallet]

Gave Barky Jr the Barky second contract!

I'll likely have a family by 2030, so, if he leaves, they will be less confused why we switch teams!

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

83,000 over the cap. I think some trades will be happening.

 

[Boothinator]

We have exceeded the cap space now by 83 k