Roster Building Thread - Part II: Entry Draft Edition

[bhamill]

Anyone recognize this harbor?

Looks like palm trees. Florida? LA?

Minsk is lovely this time of year.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

We have everything in place to make a trade except the return we're hoping to receive.

Uhhh...that's...uh...kinda the most important part.

well they have themsleves, JT Miller, and another team. Thats almost everything.

 

[Ruggs225]

Pretty sure at this point Seravalli just writes whatever the Vancouver front office wants to feed him

"We're really close on a deal Frank, be sure to tell all the teams that"

We have cell phone signal, wifi, working laptop and fax machine.

We are ready to make a trade.

 

[HonestGabe]

NHL rumors are so boring.

"Hearing rumblings this morning that (Player X) could be on the move. As many as 6 teams interested. He could move today, or he could not move today. All depends on if anyone meets (Team X's) asking price"

Plug and play. Every damn summer. And they get paid handsomely to wonder out loud. Best job in the world

 

[NYR Viper]

 

[rangers1314]

Letang gets 6/36 in Pitt.

 

[Payote75]

More and more buzz about jt miller coming our way. My guess is something like Kakko for JT. Idk how I feel about it trading the former #2 with talent for a 1 year rental. With that said, next years lineup would be damn good.
Kreider-Mika-Laf
Panarin-JT-Kravtsov
?-Chytil-Blais
Motte-Goodrow-Reaves/Rydhal

I honestly would go nuts if the rangers trade Kakko for a 1 year guy or anything of really high value. That's how a rebuild takes 3 steps back. If you trade a Kakko you trade him for another young talent maybe change if scenery guy or as part of an accomplished 24-26 yr old like PLD not Miller. I love Miller but not for Kakko and do one year. At least if it's Kakko then go for a two year younger I believe Horvat. No way man please don't do it!!!

 

[Tob]

I'm not your usual hockey analysis guy but I have a feeling that contract won't be worth it at age 41.

 

[NYR Viper]

I'm not your usual hockey analysis guy but I have a feeling that contract won't be worth it at age 41.

I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw that. What that screams, to me, is that in a few years, they are anticipating the rebuild starting and not needing to worry about it

 

[bhamill]

I'm not your usual hockey analysis guy but I have a feeling that contract won't be worth it at age 41.

like JTM for 9m at 35.

 

[Fitzy]

I guess the Penguins are banking on rebuilding for years 3-6 of that lol

 

[NYR Viper]

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

like JTM for 9m at 35.

35 is a lot different than 41 lol

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Whats the penguins salary cap space now? I dont think they have the ability to throw big money at Malking now.

 

[Thirty One]

Anything post-Crosby is the Albuquerque Penguins' concern.

 

[Ruggs225]

Good for Letang. I always like it when great players play for one team.

 

[DanielBrassard]

6 years? Guess that was the only way to keep the cap hit down lol.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Wow a 6 year term on a 35+ contract is crazy. Bet the deal is frontloaded and the anticipation is for Letang to retire with years left on the deal.

 

[Anthony5967]

Whats the penguins salary cap space now? I dont think they have the ability to throw big money at Malking now.

Malkin will be a NYR on July 13.

 

[Thirty One]

35 is a lot different than 41 lol

Yeah, I like 35 a lot better as the ending age than the starting age of a 6-year contract.

 

[NYR Viper]

Whats the penguins salary cap space now? I dont think they have the ability to throw big money at Malking now.

They have ~$15.3m in cap space with 9 forwards, 7 defensemen and 2 goalies. Heinen and Kapanen still need to be signed. I think it's possible

 

[Thirty One]

Wow a 6 year term on a 35+ contract is crazy. Bet the deal is frontloaded and the anticipation is for Letang to retire with years left on the deal.

If it's front-loaded, then the cap hit goes nowhere if Letang retires.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Wow a 6 year term on a 35+ contract is crazy. Bet the deal is frontloaded and the anticipation is for Letang to retire with years left on the deal.

Yeah they'll continue to carry the hit even if he retires but they're going to be irrelevant by the time that happens.

I get why they're doing what they're doing, but their time in the sun is over. That era was buried the second Panarin's shot went in.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Meh, the dollars for Letang aren't bad. He's a guy that will be in great shape until he's 40. Guy is a fitness freak. He won't finish that contract in Pittsburgh for sure, but he'll still be an effective player for most of that contract.

Now sign Malkin to the same deal and let then wallow in purgatory for the next 3 years.

 

[SRHRangers]

Deal is prolly front loaded and Letang get 90% of the money in 4 years and retires.