Off-season thread

[piqued]

The buyouts don't make any sense at the end of the day. They likely can't get Benn to approve a buyout as it requires being placed on unconditional waivers, and he has a NMC.

Don't think this is correct. The protection a NMC affords is from regular waivers. The player cannot veto a buyout. What it does do is makes sure the player isn't claimed by some random team -- if they're bought out they go directly to UFA.

 

[Frozen Failure]

Don't think this is correct. The protection a NMC affords is from regular waivers. The player cannot veto a buyout. What it does do is makes sure the player isn't claimed by some random team -- if they're bought out they go directly to UFA.

Oh, guess you're right. Wasn't sure if the lack of waivers stopped a unilateral buyout.

 

[M88K]

Don't think this is correct. The protection a NMC affords is from regular waivers. The player cannot veto a buyout. What it does do is makes sure the player isn't claimed by some random team -- if they're bought out they go directly to UFA.

This is also wrong.
Players with NMC don't go on unconditional (buyout) waivers at all.
Buyouts for those players just happen, no waivers of any kind

 

[piqued]

That's what I said?

 

[Sports2]

I wonder what Nill's plans are for the bottom 6. One would assume Glendening isn't coming back, but you never know- no Olofsson. No guarantee Kivi comes back. Faksa was rumored to be in trade talks last season.
How would y'all like to see the bottom six shake out?

 

[M88K]

That's what I said?

Maybe I read to much into the "regular waiver" then. My mistake

 

[LT]

So the 3rd best defensive team in GA is returning the same exact D, except upgrading Miller with Harley and its somehow seen as a bad thing…?

Everybody is overreacting a bit to the postseason imo - some pretty poor play (relative to regular season) by Lindell and Miro, Otter having a playoffs to forget after Minn, and the middle six disappearing v Vegas doesnt concern me as much for another “run it back” year. Sign Dadanov and just accrue cap space and make Chycrun-style trade at the TDL

Also important to remember that with those relatively poor performances, we still won 10 playoff games.

 

[Kcb12345]

Preds going after DeBrincat?

 

[TrillMike]

Fast forward to about 8 minutes in

 

[piqued]

The Avs had to do something about their barren center position but this doesn't exactly strike fear in our hearts. The Preds took off when they promoted their AHL guys over Johansen and co.

For the bottom 6 I would bring back JFK, let Glendening walk (Or retire? Do other teams covet literally the worst offensive player in the league?). I'm always open to a Faksa trade and it's possible seeing him in the playoffs could lead other teams to overrate. There needs to be a larger philosophy correction de-emphasizing faceoffs and promoting speed/forechecking.

I have very little faith in Dellandrea's hockey sense or future development so I consider him a bottom 6 player until team control runs out. Kiviranta-Bäck-Dellandrea would be the type of 4th line I'd be trying to build. Fast, cheap, under 30. I've seen a decent amount of progression in Bäck. You still have the lefty/righty faceoff taking split with him and Dellandrea. That's a line that could possess the puck and get in on you.

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[Satan]

Durzi to Phoenix for a 2nd

Raise your hand if you’d rather have him over Lundkvist

 

[Zapp]

Durzi to Phoenix for a 2nd

Raise your hand if you’d rather have him over Lundkvist

 

[Kcb12345]

Durzi to Phoenix for a 2nd

Raise your hand if you’d rather have him over Lundkvist

Very good deal for Arizona. I'm jealous

Hayes to St. Louis in a big deal. Let's see if it goes through

 

[M88K]

Durzi to Phoenix for a 2nd

Raise your hand if you’d rather have him over Lundkvist

Absolutely, I'd still rather have the 1st than lundkvist

 

[piqued]

Absolutely not. He's 2 years older, a worse skater, and was given nearly twice the amount of powerplay time. We have the better player

 

[roryjones]

I would rather have Durzi as well. Plus he went for a 2nd. Nill drastically over paid for Lundkvist. I hope I’m wrong but the 1st in the draft will probably have more of an impact than Lundkvist. Durzi is worth a 2nd and Lundkvist is a 1st and 4th? Bad trade by Nill. He also screams Honka 2.0. Nill should have gotten Schneider instead for that price.

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[Sports2]

Kings fans seemed ready to move on from Durzi.

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Kings fans seemed ready to move on from Durzi.

Yup, the consensus is that he's awful in his own end and the stats back it up, so anyone wishing he was on the team is wanting to munch that greener grass over yonder.

 

[Zapp]

Wen cat news

 

[piqued]

I haaaaate this Dubois trade for LA. Winnipeg is getting the better player very, very shortly if not already. This Kings rebuild has gone absolutely nowhere.

 

[Satan]

the Flyers front office sprung a leak - it's comical how much is making it out to the media

 

[LT]

the Flyers front office sprung a leak - it's comical how much is making it out to the media

Danny Briere's gotta stop CC'ing his son on all the trade communications