Especially when you consider hes probs the 3c now. But hey at least we know Wennbergs probs gonna be available

I would have gave 3.25x4yrs or 1 year 2mill as what if he falls off again

It’s okay

Sam Bennett 4x$4.4 in FLA

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 26, 2021

He played well for FLA but imo it's too much.

Like I would have gave him a 1 year 2mill show me as what if he goes back to being the guy in Calgary. Huberdeau really got him a nice raise lul

I mean he's QO was $2,55M and he had one year until UFA so I understood why they wanted to sign him long-term. The money is tough. Tops I would've done is 4 year, $15M in total.

Could end up being an overpayment or a steal

Lol, I was just wondering if a Bennett OS in this range could be something the Leafs look into. Thought maybe the Panthers would be hesitant to pay him that much. Woulda been a high risk move, but if now's not the time for that, when is? Moot point anyways as they would've matched.

Jack Eichels agent confirms: an Eichel trade will happen soon. A matter of time ladies

Did the NYR finally realize Schneider is expendable lul or did they look at their division and finally realize they need him

Brodin totaled 51 points over the last 2 seasons, while Pelech is at only 23 points. Huge difference there. I can't see paying out $6M to a one-dimensional player, regardless of how good he is in his own zone. We're not far apart, but I think $5M AAV is appropriate. But, you're probably right. He'll get over $5M AAV on a long term, deal.

On Bennett—I think it’s too much, because he was a complete non-factor with the Flames (hit people sometimes and that’s it), but he was like, a 110 point guy (20 pts in 15 games) and remained a physical presence with the Panthers lmao, if they think he can stay around a point per game as the 2C with Hubrerdeau and now likely Reinhart on the right side, then this could be a steal. If he regresses then it’s an overpay. Big gamble, definitely high risk high reward, but if it pays off then they have another steal of a contract in their top 6 for the next few years.

Interesting notes :

BEST DRAFT DAYS =
The San Jose Sharks were ranked 1st in the entire 2021 NHL Entry Draft review by TopDownHockey using qualitative and performance statistical rankings/ projections.

This was obviously HEAVILY inflated by the selection of Eklund but grabs like Gaudreau (imo) and Cardwell were beneficial.

Obviously the charts and what not are ranking teams objectively but subjectively it’s hard to argue they didn’t have a clean draft day. Imo I think Columbus had the best draft day (they ranked 4th).

WORST DRAFT DAYS =
Worst draft days according to the models were Vegas and Vancouver. But subjectively that’s gonna be Montreal and Edmonton for me.

Where was NJ?

I’m guessing NYR, and they’re going to overpay. That’s my prediction.

What? When was the last time NYR overpaid for anything?

*Tries to hide Barclay Goodrow behind a curtain*

I doubt the Rangers would overpay for Eichel. Drury doesn't even want to give up Schenider

12th, behind 11th place Tampa - which loved their late draft selections (like Dylan Duke falling miles) (it does not love Hughes compared to other available selections)

Can’t see them trading Buch just to do nothing.

Where are the Canadiens?

The Bennett deal is okay, it’s high risk high reward, he goes back to Calgary form, Bad deal, Stays in Florida form, good deal

What did they use to come to this conclusion? I saw you said they had Tampa 11th. Did they purely analyze what they did with the picks they had? If so that seems like a pretty questionable way to analyze the draft, I’d rather have a solid first four picks in the top 100 than a few major steals in the 5th or later that were projected in the 4th or whatever. Like, there’s gotta be something to be said for coming out with elite talent, even if it was where they were expected to go (i.e. Power at 1).

LETS GO

NICK MERKLEY IS GONE

“I suggest you read the 4-part series where I documented how they are built. But if you haven’t read them and you don’t want to, here’s a high-level overview:
NHL Equivalency (NHLe) assigns different values to points scored in 124 different leagues based on how players who play in multiple leagues in the same season have historically scored.
The Prospect Projection Model is a regression model built using NHLe in addition to age and size to predict the probability that a prospect will become an NHLer and/or an NHL star.” - quote from the article

Looks like there’s a large series article the guy wrote on it (which I don’t care to read lol) (and I think it ranked based on what you picked vs what it would have picked)



17th, behind Seattle at 16th. It didnt LOVE Kidney and Kapanen for the selection number still liked them (I guess it liked other BPA’s) but it was made up for by loving the Roy selection.

Drury is just dumb

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has issued qualifying offers for the following players, thus retaining their negotiating rights:

PLAYER - POSITION
Nick Caamano - RW
Joseph Cecconi - D
Ben Gleason - D
Joel Kiviranta - LW
Adam Mascherin - LW
Colton Point - G
Jerad Rosburg - D

The following players were not issued qualifying offers and will become unrestricted free agents on July 28:

PLAYER - POSITION
Julius Honka - D

This was 100% expected.