Salary Cap: Pens Off Season Thread: Pre Free Agency Shenanigans!

[Kristopher Letang]

Duchene is still good but 8M for 3 more years is insane.

 

[Darren McCord]

Duchene is still good but 8M for 3 more years is insane.

But what are the preds actually gona do over those 3 years

 

[Gurglesons]

This Duchene buyout is hideous.

I don't get it at all for Nashville. I understand wanting to rebuild and make changes, but they could have easily retained money on Duchene and traded him for legitimate assets. He had 56 points in 71 games last year.

Trotz doesn’t like the culture.

 

[Josey Wales]

Hellebuyck to NJ close….
There are other teams involved, but NJ is definitely willing to offer more…Vanecek would be going the other way…plus more Ektard is such a TWIT

 

[Kristopher Letang]

But what are the preds actually gona do over those 3 years

Idk, Trotz must have a plan I guess lol Everyone looked crazy at Guerin and he still managed to put good teams on the ice.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

This Duchene buyout is hideous.

I don't get it at all for Nashville. I understand wanting to rebuild and make changes, but they could have easily retained money on Duchene and traded him for legitimate assets. He had 56 points in 71 games last year.

He'll be coming off the books right around when DiPietro will.

 

[Ryder71]

My aunt with dementia says alot of things too.

I know but Eklund is a respected hockey journalist, your aunt, probably not.

 

[Extra Texture]

Okay, what is the going price for Forsberg?

I was going to suggest a "show me" deal for Yamamoto, but hell, call Duchene to see if he wants to pad his stats for a year in anticipation of a big deal next year.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

I know but Eklund is a respected hockey journalist, your aunt, probably not.

respected? lolz

 

[Ryder71]

Trotz is cold

he also has no neck.

 

[Darren McCord]

Idk, Trotz must have a plan I guess lol Everyone looked crazy at Guerin and he still managed to put good teams on the ice.

Cause of Kaprizov. Guerin got lucky. What elite player is Nashville going to materialize.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Duchene is a really interesting guy to mention because the Predators decided to buy him out rather than retain half of his deal. That makes me wonder if there wasn't a market for Duchene at $4 million, which would mean you could get him for less in UFA.

 

[Josey Wales]

I know but Eklund is a respected hockey journalist, your aunt, probably not.

When was Dwayne a "Respected Hockey Journalist" ?

 

[Extra Texture]

This Duchene buyout is hideous.

I don't get it at all for Nashville. I understand wanting to rebuild and make changes, but they could have easily retained money on Duchene and traded him for legitimate assets. He had 56 points in 71 games last year.

Bill Guerin light. But Nashville clearly have designs on bottoming out, at this rate.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Duchene seems like a "small gamble" that Dubas mentioned.

 

[Gurglesons]

Duchene is a really interesting guy to mention because the Predators decided to buy him out rather than retain half of his deal. That makes me wonder if there wasn't a market for Duchene at $4 million, which would mean you could get him for less in UFA.

Probably goes to CHI on a one year 4 mil dollar deal.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Cause of Kaprizov. Guerin got lucky. What elite player is Nashville going to materialize.

My guess is that they want to tank tbh.

 

[Ryder71]

respected? lolz

yes

 

[Darren McCord]

Duchene is a really interesting guy to mention because the Predators decided to buy him out rather than retain half of his deal. That makes me wonder if there wasn't a market for Duchene at $4 million, which would mean you could get him for less in UFA.

The UFA market is getting flooded. I do not see a lot of big deals being thrown around this summer

 

[Empoleon8771]

 

[Zbynek]

Considering this market for washed up 2C's it is absolutely absurd that Ron Sleepy Hextall acquired Granlund with 0 retention for a 2nd.

 

[Darren McCord]

Probably goes to CHI on a one year 4 mil dollar deal.

Why? He still got his money. He will got to a contender

 

[Kristopher Letang]

yes

When was the last time Eklund was right about something? Rossi probably has a better record lol

 

[Ryder71]

When was Dwayne a "Respected Hockey Journalist" ?

When wasn't he?

 

[Darren McCord]

My guess is that they want to tank tbh.

Then they better move Saros