Speculation: The Remaining UFA's

[KingsHockey24]

How many of these guys do you think get contracts? PTO's? Retirement? Russia?

• Matt Martin
• Kailer Yamamoto
• Matt Luff
• Max Comtois
• Robert Bortuzzo
• Kyle Clifford
• Alexander Barabanov
• Antti Raanta
• Tony DeAngelo
• Max Pacioretty
• Austin Watson
• Chris Tierney
• Marc Staal
• Cal Clutterbuck
• Kevin Labanc
• John Klingberg
• Oliver Kylington
• Adam Erne
• Tyson Barrie
• Chad Ruhwedel
• James van Riemsdyk
• Pierre Edouard Bellemare
• Sam Gagner
• Tanner Pearson
• Ryan Suter
• Jakub Zboril
• Samuel Blais
• Tyler Johnson
• Mike Hoffman
• Nick Cousins
• Justin Schultz
• Jarred Tinordi
• Martin Jones
• Blake Wheeler
• Mark Pysyk
• Marco Scandella
• Tyler Pitlick
• Daniel Sprong
• Steven Lorentz
• Will Butcher
• Travis Dermott
• Alex Goligoski
• Mark Giordano
• Dominik Kubalik
• Matt Irwin
• Kevin Shattenkirk
• Victor Mete
• Lias Andersson

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[Stewie Griffin]

How many of these guys do you think get contracts? PTO's? Retirement? Russia?

• Matt Martin
• Kailer Yamamoto
• Matt Luff
• Max Comtois
• Robert Bortuzzo
• Kyle Clifford
• Alexander Barabanov
• Antti Raanta
• Tony DeAngelo
• Max Pacioretty
• Austin Watson
• Chris Tierney
• Marc Staal
• Cal Clutterbuck
• Kevin Labanc
• John Klingberg
• Oliver Kylington
• Adam Erne
• Tyson Barrie
• Chad Ruhwedel
• James van Riemsdyk
• Pierre Edouard Bellemare
• Sam Gagner
• Tanner Pearson
• Ryan Suter
• Jakub Zboril
• Samuel Blais
• Tyler Johnson
• Mike Hoffman
• Nick Cousins
• Justin Schultz
• Jarred Tinordi
• Martin Jones
• Blake Wheeler
• Mark Pysyk
• Marco Scandella
• Tyler Pitlick
• Daniel Sprong
• Steven Lorentz
• Will Butcher
• Travis Dermott
• Alex Goligoski
• Mark Giordano
• Dominik Kubalik
• Matt Irwin
• Kevin Shattenkirk
• Victor Mete
• Lias Andersson

Probably a few PTOs but looking at these names most of them suck. Lol they shouldn't be in the league.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

I think these guys should get contracts, they could easily fill a third pairing or PP specialist:

• John Klingberg
• Tyson Barrie
• Justin Schultz
• Daniel Sprong

 

[ViD]

How is Sprong not signed yet ?

 

[KingsHockey24]

How is Sprong not signed yet ?

My only guess is his Phil Kessel-like appearance.

 

[miscs75]

How many of these guys do you think get contracts? PTO's? Retirement? Russia?

• Matt Martin
• Cal Clutterbuck

Both most likely have one year deals with the Isles unofficially announced. Cal wasn’t bad last year and Matty is 45 games from 1000.

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Man... John Klingberg must want to murder his agent every single day of his life.

 

[Haatley]

I think these guys should get contracts, they could easily fill a third pairing or PP specialist:

• John Klingberg
• Tyson Barrie
• Justin Schultz
• Daniel Sprong

I doubt Klingberg gets anything. He's just terrible.

 

[Dog]

How is Sprong not signed yet ?

Has he not sprong for their attention!

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Man... John Klingberg must want to murder his agent every single day of his life.

That made me laugh way more than it should have.

 

[hockeykicker]

well I mean capfriendly is supposed to go dark today so teams arent going to be sure how much money they have left so it could be a while

 

[Benedict Kovalchuk]

Both most likely have one year deals with the Isles unofficially announced. Cal wasn’t bad last year and Matty is 45 games from 1000.

God I hope not

 

[bert]

Probably a few PTOs but looking at these names most of them suck. Lol they shouldn't be in the league.

Lots of useful players actually.

I'd like the sens to target cousins and Schultz

 

[ViD]

well I mean capfriendly is supposed to go dark today so teams arent going to be sure how much money they have left so it could be a while

Perhaps they’re like me using puck pedia

 

[TageGod]

Never forget Lebanc's one year deal.

 

[McDonald19]

My only guess is his Phil Kessel-like appearance.

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Coincidentally his style of play is poor man’s Kessel (one-dimensional goal scorer).

 

[Mr Positive]

Man... John Klingberg must want to murder his agent every single day of his life.

I'd put the blame squarely on Klingberg. The agent likely gave him options. He didn't force him to do anything

Imo a smart target to sign as a cheap project

 

[Arpeggio]

I'd put the blame squarely on Klingberg. The agent likely gave him options. He didn't force him to do anything

Imo a smart target to sign as a cheap project

I dunno, he fired his agent soon after. I feel like he probably got bad advice.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I dunno, he fired his agent soon after. I feel like he probably got bad advice.

Could be the opposite. His agent was trying to talk sense with Klingberg but he wanted to be paid like a star. I remember telling Stars fans that he's no better than Petry and they laughed at me. Who's laughing now

I'd put the blame squarely on Klingberg. The agent likely gave him options. He didn't force him to do anything

Imo a smart target to sign as a cheap project

I with you on this. I bet you his agent was trying to tell him to sign the fair deal with the Stars but he wanted to cash in. Fired him. Not saying this is true because I am not sure but that could be what happened.

I like it when these situations back fire. Oilers should have done that with Nurse too. Far too many players who have padded stats on good teams and try for max deals. Goes to their head and don't realize that it's a team game and most of them are just not on the top tier level.

 

[McDoused]

The NHL must be getting better because I see quite a few of those guys that should be capable of playing depth roles on NHL teams.

 

[Chainshot]

I would like Lorentz in the fourth line/jam role for sure.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Man... John Klingberg must want to murder his agent every single day of his life.

Why? The ultimate decision was his to make.

 

[Forge]

How is Sprong not signed yet ?

The league doesn't like him all that much. They have showed us that two years in a row. Coming off a 20 goal, 45 point season, Seattle refused to qualify him and then he managed only a 1 year, 2 million dollar deal.

This year he's still unsigned as of 7/5.

I imagine that the league simply doesn't value him as a goal scorer against all of the things he doesn't do.

 

[innitfam]

Is Shattenkirk totally cooked? Can he still move the puck?

 

[Leafs87]

Hoping Leafs take a look at Blais and Bortuzzo (with the Hakanpa situation). Both have Berube ties too.