GDT: The 2022 NHL Free Agent Frenzy | July 13th, 2022 | 12:00 PM EST

[ThunderRoad]

People always forget about the cap going up. Also, he's a player you keep. Love that he's locked up long term.

I'd seriously doubt it’s going to go up enough to compensate for these contracts. We are now super top heavy with lackluster depth to get enough players to fill out a roster.

 

[ccman68]

well cernak should be undervalued at least... please

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Stamkos
Hedman
Kuch
Point
Cirelli
Serg
Cernak
Paul

All here long term. Not sure how they fill out the rest of the roster with depth moving forward.

 

[JFleegs]

Wow this off-season is one for the record books of terrible

 

[DMB06]

I really don't know what to make of this. IMO Cernak is the better player, is he getting 8.5 too? How about Cirelli? 12? I honestly didn't think Serg would get more than 6.5, and that's if JBB was feeling generous.

 

[Point21]

 

[Felonious Python]

well cernak should be undervalued at least... please

Offense gets paid.

 

[JTBF81]

So at that price he better start playing like a top pairing d very consistently. Sadly, there's been little evidence of that consistency over his career. At least 2 million overpaid.

 

[Stormbreaker]

1 to go

 

[Point21]

 

[Fabiobest]

I have not words.
I don't know what to say...
JBB is probably drunk....
So how much will Cirelli ask for? 6.5-7M?
And what about Cernak? 6M?

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

This is more reasonable.

 

[Antiramie]

8.5M for Serg!????????????

6M for Cirelli?????????????

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

JBB's powers apparently left with our 3rd line.

Holy f***ing shit what is this man doing?

 

[Master P]

CELLERY!!!!!!!!

 

[ccman68]

cirelli contract not as bad but it's still a bit much

 

[RussianGuyovich]

I really don't know what to make of this. IMO Cernak is the better player, is he getting 8.5 too? How about Cirelli? 12? I honestly didn't think Serg would get more than 6.5, and that's if JBB was feeling generous.

static defensive defenseman that are shot blocking specialties don't get paid nearly as much as puck movers.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

gets even worse. With NMC/NTC, still at 8.5M AAV? I hate it.

 

[Rschmitz]

f***ing A, they better sign Cernak, he's more important than Cirelli and Sergachev.

 

[Sky04]

I really don't know what to make of this. IMO Cernak is the better player, is he getting 8.5 too? How about Cirelli? 12? I honestly didn't think Serg would get more than 6.5, and that's if JBB was feeling generous.

Cernak is more valuable as long as Hedman is around, Sergachev shouldn't have gone above 7 and that's paying a premium. Cernak might as well sign with Milstein too and get his 8M.

 

[Felonious Python]

I'm glad we got Felix Robert out of the way early.

 

[Antiramie]

Imagine paying $6M for a top 6 forward who can't score.

What the actual f***?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

1 to go

Good deal for Celery

 

[ccman68]

cernak coming any second now

 

[Rschmitz]

JBB if you blew your load on Sergachev and Cirelli and forgot to keep Cernak I am egging your house

 

[Point21]

i expect Cernak to be coming up 6-8 years at 4-5m