GDT: The Annual "I've Made a Huge Mistake" Thread: Free Agent Frenzy 2015

[Blueline Bomber]

Fake.

Yep, just noticed. Sigh...

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Considering the Anisimov extension, Chicago has to be unloading some more guys no?

 

[Joe McGrath]

Considering the Anisimov extension, Chicago has to be unloading some more guys no?

Doesn't kick in until next year.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Doesn't kick in until next year.

I know but still, I assume they probably don't want to wait until the last minute.

At least, I wouldn't.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I know but still, I assume they probably don't want to wait until the last minute.

At least, I wouldn't.

Isn't that exactly what they did this year? Worked out OK.

 

[GoldiFox]

Can we just watch the Checkers this year and pretend the Canes don't exist?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Fedotenko is still playing?

 

[My Special Purpose]

I know but still, I assume they probably don't want to wait until the last minute.

At least, I wouldn't.

I really don't think we're in position to tell Chicago how to run a hockey club.

 

[bleedgreen]

We got Tj Hensick.

Meh. Small and quick, good for Charlotte and unlikely to beat anyone on the big team out. Hopefully anyways. Fine if we get hit hard with injuries.

 

[DaveG]

I was somewhat expecting disappointment today but damn, they took it to the next level

 

[toastmasterbone]

mos def not dreamy and mos def does not have a good smile

We got Kessel? I thought the Pens signed Kessel.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I was somewhat expecting disappointment today but damn, they took it to the next level

hcanes gonna hcane

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Button has said Mike Greene about 5 times in one sentence

 

[TheOllieC]

Hodgson got 1.05m from Nashville.

But TJ Hensick though.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

whatevs :/

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I feel like the "we might bring in a 4th line forward if it makes sense" or something similar to that has been said by the Canes on every FA day since the beginning of time.

Could this be why?

 

[Stickpucker]

I think RF is a visionary and will sign Jon Jones, Chuck Lidell, and Fedor Emilianenko. ++Bigfoot if we have capspace.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

As it stands now…

E. Staal – J. Staal – Lindholm
Skinner – Nash – Nestrasil
Gerbe – Rask – Terry
Malone – McClement – XXX
XXX

Hainsey – Faulk
Liles – Wisniewski
XXX – Murphy
Jordan

Lack
Ward

Harrison (Retained)
Ruutu (Retained)
Semin (Buyout)

Based on the numbers from General Fanager, the above lineup costs ~$57.666 mil in real salary (ELC bonuses not included.) I imagine Hanifin is the missing piece on the blueline and I think a Lindholm-like base salary is likely. That will bring the number up to ~$58.591 mil. Assuming the budget is something to the effect of $60 mil, that leaves ~$1.409 mil for a 4th liner and 13th forward.

 

[Brock Anton]

3x6 for Green? That's actually not bad.

 

[TheOllieC]

skinner-nash-nestrasil second line hahahaha

*crashes car*

 

[Wolfpuck]

As it stands now…

E. Staal – J. Staal – Lindholm
Skinner – Nash – Nestrasil
Gerbe – Rask – Terry
Malone – McClement – XXX
XXX

Lord have mercy

 

[bleedgreen]

I'm a little annoyed about Sekera. We should've been able to keep him if that's all he needed. We had to be expecting 5.0, and all he got was 5.5. He must've really not want to stay here, but Edm? That much better?

 

[Brock Anton]

Lord have mercy

We like where our roster is though.

 

[DougieSmash]

matthews please. starts with matthews, lindholm and jstaal down the middle in '17.

 

[GoldiFox]

It appears they have entered full-blown cost cutting mode. Probably followed by PK ranting this time next year about attendance being low and how ***** Raleigh "fans" are.