Confirmed with Link: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 2-Year Ext. ($1.45M AAV), Selected by VGK in Expansion 6/21

[dats81]

Again Hextall overpaid for a 4th liner.

Too much money and term!!!
I would not be surprised to hear they even gave him a NTC.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Hextall stinks. Wow these deals suck.

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

Again Hextall overpaid for a 4th liner.

Too much money and term!!!
I would not be surprised to hear they even gave him a NTC.

They are saving that for VdV

 

[Curufinwe]

Why haven't one of you done a FireHextall thread yet?

 

[dats81]

Bellemare is a good soldier and well liked person but players like him are available in the offseason for close to 1M per on short term deals.

That may not be Jody Shelley 2.0 but still braindead move like the Dale Weise contract all over again.

 

[bennysflyers16]

2.5 for Neuvy is horrid

 

[orangecrush8]

Why haven't one of you done a FireHextall thread yet?

Because people have emotional connections to him as a player.

I said it earlier, if his name is anything other than Ron Hextall people would want his head on a stick.

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't agree that Bellemare is playing worse this season. His GF% is much better, especially when not playing with VdV.

GF% RelTM was -14.8 in 15-16, but is +5.2% in 16-17.

 

[Alex91]

I don't agree that Bellemare is playing worse this season. His GF% is much better, especially when not playing with VdV.

When not playing with VDV, When has that happened?

 

[Curufinwe]

When not playing with VDV, When has that happened?

For 46% of his 5 on 5 minutes.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1976&withagainst=true&season=2016-17&sit=5v5

 

[Striiker]

Because people have emotional connections to him as a player.

I said it earlier, if his name is anything other than Ron Hextall people would want his head on a stick.

Nobody with common sense would.

 

[Vikke]

If he re-signed at 700k for ONE year, it'd be "fine". This is terrible.

 

[Alex91]

Konecny-Giroux-Simmonds
Lindblom-Schenn-Voracek
Raffl-Couturier-Weise
PEB-Laughton-Leier
Read (if not ED)

Not much change next year

 

[orangecrush8]

Nobody with common sense would.

Nah of course not...Lets just ignore that he signs a 4th liner four months before free agency to a multi year deal

Or that he signed a bottom six player to a 4 year deal last year.

Or that he signed the inferior goalie with a $900k raise to a multi year deal.

He's just killing it out there isn't he?

 

[Striiker]

Nah of course not...Lets just ignore that he signs a 4th liner four months before free agency to a multi year deal

Or that he signed a bottom six player to a 4 year deal last year.

Or that he signed the inferior goalie with a $900k raise to a multi year deal.

He's just killing it out there isn't he?

If you think this is enough to fire him then every single team would have a new GM every 6 months.

 

[orangecrush8]

If you think this is enough to fire him then every single team would have a new GM every 6 months.

Ya this just isn't accurate. I don't see the elite teams making MULTIPLE moves like this.

 

[Johnk0728]

I don't agree that Bellemare is playing worse this season. His GF% is much better, especially when not playing with VdV.

GF% RelTM was -14.8 in 15-16, but is +5.2% in 16-17.

 

[Curufinwe]

Konecny-Giroux-Simmonds
Lindblom-Schenn-Voracek
Raffl-Couturier-Weise
PEB-Laughton-Leier
Read (if not ED)

Not much change next year

Looks about right, but you forgot Cousins.

 

[explosive skating]

I like bringing him back. Perfect 4th liner.

 

[Alex91]

Looks about right, but you forgot Cousins.

I'm a big Cousins fan but where does he fit? Unless you but him a 3C, but I am a bigger believer that Couts needs to be 3C for this team to be successful

 

[Johnk0728]

Konecny-Giroux-Simmonds
Lindblom-Schenn-Voracek
Raffl-Couturier-Weise
PEB-Laughton-Leier
Read (if not ED)

Not much change next year

Need to let Laughton earn that spot over Cousins. He couldn't do it last year. We will see this year. That is not a playoff forward group. Fighting for playoff spot again for whatever years in a row....

 

[Vikke]

I like bringing him back. Perfect 4th liner.

How is he perfect at anything? He's a terrible NHL'er.

 

[Curufinwe]

I'm a big Cousins fan but where does he fit? Unless you but him a 3C, but I am a bigger believer that Couts needs to be 3C for this team to be successful

He's played LW half the year. He should penciled in to the lineup ahead of Laughton and Leier, unless you think the Flyers will expose Cousins and Vegas will take him. Which is possible.

 

[Laveuglette]

I'm fine with it tbh, Bellemare is a decent 4th liner. Might be a tad expensive, but we're not talking about multiple millions.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Just announce the 2 yr VDV extension and get it over with