Friedman: "Okay, Jim is getting Ready" "You should be Prepared for Anything" | Who is Staying? Who is Leaving?

[Nucklehead Supreme]

the Oilers took McDavid with THEIR pick. Berzel was the PENS draft pick that year

Really?

Islanders trade defenseman Reinhart to Oilers (nhl.com)

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

A sellers market? Nope. It hasn’t been a sellers market since Covid.

lolwut

 

[Grub]

Hopefully this new Jim does better then the old Jim.

 

[McJedi]

lolwut

Buyers have had the upper hand since the cap went flat and cap space disappeared. The biggest advantage of all is available cap space. That’s exactly how how Sakic stole Toews from the Islanders.

this TDL will be a buyers market. And will also benefit teams with cap space that can retain.

 

[dman34]

Buyers have had the upper hand since the cap went flat and cap space disappeared. The biggest advantage of all is available cap space. That’s exactly how how Sakic stole Toews from the Islanders.

this TDL will be a buyers market. And will also benefit teams with cap space that can retain.

Is that how the Leafs stole Foligno from CBJ too?

 

[Canucks LB]

 

[Djp]

https://twitter.com/ThomasDrance/status/1486399257900945408?s=20
(RECAP TWEET) ^

Jim….we have a problem…

 

[Braeden]

Expect a trade to go down first week of February. Wouldn't be shocked if JR traded Pearson again.

 

[elitepete]

Kapanen to Vancouver (e5)

For Pearson and Sutter.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Expect a trade to go down first week of February. Wouldn't be shocked if JR traded Pearson again.

It wouldn't be the first time he's traded the same player twice! In a 5 year period, Joe Corvo was traded for, traded away, signed back as a free agent, traded away again and signed back as a free agent.

 

[Braeden]

For Pearson and Sutter.

I know you're joking but I think Sutter is done playing hockey. He is suffering from long covid.

 

[Pens x]

How long will it take JR to clean up Benning's mess? 3 - 5 years?

I don’t think JR is capable of cleaning up much.

 

[LeapOnOver]

How long will it take JR to clean up Benning's mess? 3 - 5 years?

I think you meant, "How long will it take for JR's mess to be unrecognizable from Benning's mess?"

 

[elitepete]

I think you meant, "How long will it take for JR's mess to be unrecognizable from Benning's mess?"

Hopefully he doesn't do something as dumb as Toews for 2 2nds

 

[Braeden]

I don’t think JR is capable of cleaning up much.

Just needs to make a few key trades for the pieces to finish this puzzle in Vancouver. I have faith in him, Allvin & the other staff to make these important decisions that will help shape our next few years. This is a major breath of fresh air compared to Jim Benning.

 

[Gstank]

This is basically like saying a snowstorm is coming in the middle of winter. Its obviously going to happen eventually but we dont know when. Friedman is great at saying nothing that isnt obvious

 

[biturbo19]

Meet the new Jim, same as the old Jim.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Still waiting Jim

 

[dustybreaks]

Hopefully he doesn't do something as dumb as Toews for 2 2nds

Or trade Pettersson, realize he made a mistake, then try to reacquire him in the same season.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Foligno's career up to that point showed similar production as Horvat (hovering around half a point per game, with Horvat generally having the upper hand between the two), and he had considerably more experience and had proven himself a defensive wizard in the playoffs the past two seasons running. Also, there were cap retention shenanigans with Foligno that brought the cost up some. So, yes, the Foligno return would be IMO a very good comparable.

YIKES. Horvat is the best faceoff man in the league. He's also waaaaay younger, has an additonal year on his contract and plays center. Not even close man.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Were you born yesterday? Cuz.....????

Chia traded the pick....JR traded it in January, not even closely related LMFAO

 

[Gstank]

Or trade Pettersson, realize he made a mistake, then try to reacquire him in the same season.

Trading Pettersson would only come with massive overpayment which would make it worth the risk. We are talking like Lafreniere, Schnieder, 2021 1st and another grade A asset type of overpayment

 

[Orca Smash]

Its kind of funny seeing the hot takes and pen's fans in here making comments about rutherford after 2 cups when i watched the pens even with two of the all time best crosby and malkin fizzle in playoffs year after year from 20010-2014 before he came aboard.

Im not sure if they are happy with burke and Hextall, im sure us canucks fans can tell you a few things about burke and i doubt flyer fans were thrilled with hextall.

Lets see what rutherford can do, we are going from a bottom of the barrel gm in charge of a losing franchise, hearing a few pens fans complain about the rough years under rutherford is not even comparable. If the pens were capped out and not even a playoff team after decades of losing, then i could sympathize.

 

[centipede2233]

I swear Jim Rutherford is only working to screw with Brendan sutter. He traded him from Carolina to Pittsburgh when JR was Carolina gm. Then JR goes to Pittsburgh and trades sutter to Vancouver . Now JR is in Vancouver, guess what happens next, JR will decide on his next employment!

 

[NeoCanuck]

I swear Jim Rutherford is only working to screw with Brendan sutter. He traded him from Carolina to Pittsburgh when JR was Carolina gm. Then JR goes to Pittsburgh and trades sutter to Vancouver . Now JR is in Vancouver, guess what happens next, JR will decide on his next employment!

Sutter is out with long-term COVID. He can't even work out. Relax with your hilarious hot-take.