WC: WHC top free agents

[Channelcat]

Who are the top guys getting a look from NHL teams?

 

[Daeni10]

Gawanke is actually an RFA and the Jets still have his rights. Don't think the WC performance changes the way NA teams look at him considering he has been in NA for a while.
He made it pretty clear that he doesn't want to be back with the Jets so unless they dont qualify him or trade him I dont see a NHL future for him sadly

 

[Chainshot]

Who are the top guys getting a look from NHL teams? Aktell, Hugg, Gawanke? Etc?

The Caps already signed Haman Aktell.

 

[Channelcat]

The Caps already signed Haman Aktell.

Nice pick up! Missed that.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Who are the top guys getting a look from NHL teams? Aktell, Hugg, Gawanke? Etc?

? aktell and hugg was not even on the team. and aktell sucks. he makes too many misstakes.

 

[Channelcat]

? aktell and hugg was not even on the team. and aktell sucks. he makes too many misstakes.

Ok.....so who?

 

[nabby12]

Henrik Tömmernes looks like an NHLer.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Henrik Tömmernes looks like an NHLer.

Too slow, cant play with pace, good euro player tho.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Henrik Tömmernes looks like an NHLer.

Nah. He never is good when it matters.

 

[Channelcat]

Gawanke is actually an RFA and the Jets still have his rights. Don't think the WC performance changes the way NA teams look at him considering he has been in NA for a while.
He made it pretty clear that he doesn't want to be back with the Jets so unless they dont qualify him or trade him I dont see a NHL future for him sadly

I'm just assuming they would let him go for almost nothing. Seems like the proper thing to do.

 

[Albatros]

Nah. He never is good when it matters.

He was arguably the most important player of a very good team winning the championship in Switzerland this spring. Not going to play in the NHL anymore, but definitely underrated here.

 

[mattihp]

Too slow, cant play with pace, good euro player tho.

I wouldn't say too slow, just wrong type of skating.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Ok.....so who?

dennis everberg. he is owen nolan combined with eric lindros

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Someone should sign Carcone.

 

[Czechboy]

Czechs had smejkal sign with Sens before tourney. We went with an older crew with no draft pedigree so that may be it for us. Stezka might be the next vlejmelka too for Seattle. Very good extraliga goalie but the jump to the NHL is steep.

I can't see how any of our other guys garnered any interest.lol.

 

[Elvs]

I don't see anyone gaining much interest. All the best players in the tournament are already either in the NHL or have had contracts before and tried their luck in the NHL/AHL. In other cases, they're simply too old.

Abols and Kahun are still young enough that they could have another go at it, but both seem determined to continue playing in Europe. Then there's guys like Smejkal and Balinskis who already signed NHL contracts for next year.

Off the top of my head, Wojciech Stachowiak has the best chance. He's fairly young, has had a big breakout season in the DEL and had pretty good tournament with a German team that earned silver. But other than him, I don't know if there's anybody NHL teams will take interest in.