Speculation: Pietrangelo to LTIRetire?

[TheBeard]

 

[JoeSakic13]

Fast forward to playoff time

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

"Hey, Alex, we'd like you to retire. LTIR, to be specific."

 

[RogerRoger]

I laugh cause it's Vegas, but I'm pretty sure MT will get surgery and be LTIR for a while and the Panthers will get cap relief because of that.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Lots of smoke in Toronto media about Marner to vegas... Things starting to line up

 

[miscs75]

I laugh cause it's Vegas, but I'm pretty sure MT will get surgery and be LTIR for a while and the Panthers will get cap relief because of that.

The only difference is that Tkachuk will be activated as soon as he's healthy, not just in time for the playoffs.

 

[Djp]

LTIR for a broken fingernail

 

[SEALBound]

Well you know who could replace him? Erik Karlsson!

Just give us Hague.

 

[Martin Skoula]

The only difference is that Tkachuk will be activated as soon as he's healthy, not just in time for the playoffs.

I have my doubts he activates if he feels fully healthy at game 75.

 

[eojsmada]

Lots of smoke in Toronto media about Marner to vegas... Things starting to line up

It's almost as if the sea parts itself to make it happen

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Lots of smoke in Toronto media about Marner to vegas... Things starting to line up

It would be very on brand for Vegas to put someone on LTIR all season, use that money to sign Marner and then suddenly everyone's ready to go for the playoffs!

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

It would be very on brand for Vegas to put someone on LTIR all season, use that money to sign Marner and then suddenly everyone's ready to go for the playoffs!

Au contraire- Marner is never ready to go for the playoffs.

Also, can a mod change the thread title to somethin not clickbaity? Thanks!

 

[KingsFan7824]

I wish the PA cared. They don't care about player safety though either, so, let the chips fall where they may.

 

[TheBeard]

Au contraire- Marner is never ready to go for the playoffs.

Also, can a mod change the thread title to somethin not clickbaity? Thanks!

FREE SPEECH!!!!

 

[caley]

I've actually had a sneaking suspicion that Alex Pietrangelo was close to the end for the last 3-4 months (Honest! Ask my dad!):
--He briefly contemplated retirement in last 2022 when his daughter was ill.
-He was named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations, then suddenly pulled out to get healthy for the rest of the season even though he hadn't really missed any time.
-He then missed a few games with an unnamed injury

I don't know, it's just a feeling, but I have a sneaking suspicion the Hanifin acquisition, as well as the Theodore and McNabb extensions were a team preparing for a future without Pietrangelo.

 

[Vegan Knight]

I've actually had a sneaking suspicion that Alex Pietrangelo was close to the end for the last 3-4 months (Honest! Ask my dad!):
--He briefly contemplated retirement in last 2022 when his daughter was ill.
-He was named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations, then suddenly pulled out to get healthy for the rest of the season even though he hadn't really missed any time.
-He then missed a few games with an unnamed injury

I don't know, it's just a feeling, but I have a sneaking suspicion the Hanifin acquisition, as well as the Theodore and McNabb extensions were a team preparing for a future without Pietrangelo.

Friedman said this has happened yearly that Pietrangelo has contemplated being done, so maybe the past two seasons and this season he's thought about it and maybe it's time he's had enough. We would be better with him because Theodore isn't inspiring confidence to be the guy, maybe Hanifin and him can tag team the responsibility.

Everyone making jokes about him coming back, Vegas couldn't replace his cap hit now then afford him again the next season because Eichel and Dorofeyev need new deals, if he doesn't play this season I think you are correct and he's done, which does make me sad.

I think Vegas is better with him when healthy and we could find ways to tweak the team and don't need to get out of his contract to improve the team, this isn't gaming anything, I think we would rather have a healthy Pietrangelo on our team.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

I wish the PA cared. They don't care about player safety though either, so, let the chips fall where they may.

Unless the team is forcing him to not play games, why would they care?

 

[centipede2233]

Lots of smoke in Toronto media about Marner to vegas... Things starting to line up

It’s not marner who Vegas wants…it’s bennett.

 

[Holden Caufield]

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I listened to the podcast this morning. I did not take it the same way as the original poster. I took it as his availability for the Olympics is highly questionable. That could be mean a number of things. He decided to skip the 4 Nations. Maybe he feels at his age he is done with international hockey now. Maybe Hockey Canada were not enamored with his decision to skip the 4 Nations.

Friedman said nothing about his availability for the 2025-26 regular season, specifically. This thing will likely spread like wildfire and Pietrangelo will have to speak on it to clarify, surely.

But I think it is premature to start placing Pietrangelo on LTIR, not that people won't do that anyway.

 

[Canovin]

Vegas also giving teams LTIR ideas

 

[SML2]

I love the NHL but this cap circumvention is a joke.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I've actually had a sneaking suspicion that Alex Pietrangelo was close to the end for the last 3-4 months (Honest! Ask my dad!):
--He briefly contemplated retirement in last 2022 when his daughter was ill.
-He was named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations, then suddenly pulled out to get healthy for the rest of the season even though he hadn't really missed any time.
-He then missed a few games with an unnamed injury

I don't know, it's just a feeling, but I have a sneaking suspicion the Hanifin acquisition, as well as the Theodore and McNabb extensions were a team preparing for a future without Pietrangelo.

Well if that's the case, he had an excellent career and played a huge part in Vegas' cup win. All the best to him.

Lots of smoke in Toronto media about Marner to vegas... Things starting to line up

This was the very first thought that popped into my mind. Either him or one of the other big FAs.

 

[Djp]

It would be very on brand for Vegas to put someone on LTIR all season, use that money to sign Marner and then suddenly everyone's ready to go for the playoffs!

This is a rules changes id make -- a player can't sit on IR/LTIR the full sesson and then play in playoffs. They must be active on the roster during thr season

 

[Fatass]

Friedman said this has happened yearly that Pietrangelo has contemplated being done, so maybe the past two seasons and this season he's thought about it and maybe it's time he's had enough. We would be better with him because Theodore isn't inspiring confidence to be the guy, maybe Hanifin and him can tag team the responsibility.

Everyone making jokes about him coming back, Vegas couldn't replace his cap hit now then afford him again the next season because Eichel and Dorofeyev need new deals, if he doesn't play this season I think you are correct and he's done, which does make me sad.

I think Vegas is better with him when healthy and we could find ways to tweak the team and don't need to get out of his contract to improve the team, this isn't gaming anything, I think we would rather have a healthy Pietrangelo on our team.

That’s a lot of money for AP to give up is he retires. Likely it’s IR. So the cap allocation counts up to game one of the season. They can go over the cap by 10% during to off season. With some smart move Vegas can sign Marner and be cap compliant game one. Then move AP to LTI.
They could trade the AP as a dead cap LTIR contract to a cap floor team? But Arizona is in Utah now. Not too sure if any club would swallow that pill.