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Forum: NHLNov. 4, 2021 at 1:59 p.m.
Thread: 2021/22 NHL Season Discussion thread #4 - Eichel?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BulinWall</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">By our calculation Vegas currently has $5.765M available in their LTI Salary pool. Tuch being in the trade doesn't change that amount as he'd come off both the relief and usage amount. Krebs takes away another $863K but that still leaves Vegas shy of the $10M in space they need.</p>— CapFriendly (<a href="/users/CapFriendly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@CapFriendly</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1456225645378297860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">November 4, 2021</a></blockquote>



Lol this getting called back?</div></div>

No, Stone and Eichel are on LTIR now so Vegas has a lot of cap space
Forum: NHLAug. 22, 2021 at 11:17 a.m.
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GarthBrooks</b></div><div>Hey question. I've been watching some breakdowns on Brayden Point just to understand his game, and they keep talking about how dynamic of skater he is. But he fell in his draft because his skating was bad. I always figured like skating was like running where there's genetics involved and you can't just become the fastest runner with a couple years of training. So if he's one of the best skaters in the NHL now but was trash 6 years ago, does that mean with the right staff you can turn a guy (obviously with tremendous hard work) into a top skater? In that case then why is there such magnitude with a guy's skating when drafting them, can't they look for other intangibles and know that we can fix this guys skating after?</div></div>

Brayden Points skating went from below average to elite, that’s unheard of - but there are plenty of guys who go from below average to average/above skaters. Teams should be drafting players with skating concerns if they have high end hockey IQ/puck skills. Better to take a player like that over a fast skater with low hockey IQ. Improving a players skating is a lot easier than improving their hockey IQ. Sasha Pastujov fell to the 3rd round in the 2021 draft because of his skating. I believe he’s working with Barb Underhill (who also worked with Point) and I’d be surprised if he doesn’t turn into a top 6 winger in the NHL.
Forum: NHLAug. 22, 2021 at 9:36 a.m.
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GarthBrooks</b></div><div>Hey question. I've been watching some breakdowns on Brayden Point just to understand his game, and they keep talking about how dynamic of skater he is. But he fell in his draft because his skating was bad. I always figured like skating was like running where there's genetics involved and you can't just become the fastest runner with a couple years of training. So if he's one of the best skaters in the NHL now but was trash 6 years ago, does that mean with the right staff you can turn a guy (obviously with tremendous hard work) into a top skater? In that case then why is there such magnitude with a guy's skating when drafting them, can't they look for other intangibles and know that we can fix this guys skating after?</div></div>

I mean it depends right. I think it would be hard for myself for example, a good skater to ever get to the NHL level speed if I already haven’t. And a great skater would probably struggle to ever reach speeds like McDavid. I would say it’s similar to running; if you got it you got it, if you don’t you don’t.

But that doesn’t mean their can’t be improvements.

(I’m not gonna be 100% correct)
Fixing stride and power use - for example point could have had a poor stride technique and was taught a new one that clicked
He also could have been inefficient with his power before and learned how to fix his technique but use his power better as well

Another could be maturity - he could have developed stronger muscles etc etc ; hit maturity and grew into his prime and what not

Could be a combination of them right;

Tampa sees his potential, gets him to focus on skating and stride technique. Then he’s also maturing physically and develops more strength or endurance and trains his slow twitch/ fast twitch (which he’s better at). Then all these things pile up and fixing his stride technique while growing into his NHL frame could have helped a ton.

That’s my best guess
Forum: NHLAug. 16, 2021 at 10:32 a.m.
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Buffalo, The time has come.Starting today for the next two weeks in honor of our 300th episode:Blueshirts Breakaway has purchased a billboard on I-190 next to the Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Arena demanding an Eichel trade.We all want this Jack Eichel saga to end.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeJack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#FreeJack</a> <a href="https://t.co/RNVQToorFK" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/RNVQToorFK</a></p>— Ryan Mead (@OhRyanMead) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhRyanMead/status/1427249518718955534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 16, 2021</a></blockquote>
Forum: NHLAug. 13, 2021 at 8:56 p.m.
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alex Killorn’s day with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#StanleyCup</a> includes a stop at the <a href="https://twitter.com/BellCentre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@BellCentre</a>, home of the Montreal Canadiens 💪🏼 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoBolts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#GoBolts</a> <a href="https://t.co/MUgN52SoRv" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/MUgN52SoRv</a></p>— Kyle Burger (@kyle_burger) <a href="https://twitter.com/kyle_burger/status/1426338955658682369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 14, 2021</a></blockquote>



The cup is in Montreal
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 31, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.
Forum: NHLJul. 30, 2021 at 7:03 p.m.
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BulinWall</b></div><div>Hey does the buyout calculator work? How did Tampa sign Raddysh to 758k when his QO is 850k? Boris' QO is also 850k but are they somehow moving around this or is it the players' option to take a lower offer?
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Buyout calculator works by you picking the year and then it calculates how much AAV against the cap and actual money is owed per season (in theory it’s 2/3 of the remaining total money paid out over twice the remaining term, but front- or back-loaded deals and signing bonuses mess with the cap hits resulting in stuff like the Minnesota situation).

They signed below their QO to get term and guaranteed money. Take ABB for example. His QO I believe was a hair under $800k, but it would have been a 1-year, 2-way deal with him making significantly less in the minors. The deal he signed is 2-way for the first year ($750k NHL, $200k AHL) and then 1-way the final two years ($750k in year 2 at both levels, $775k in year 3 at both levels). So the advantage for the player is he is guaranteed at least $1.725mil over the next three years, and there’s a decent incentive for the team to keep him in the NHL in years 2 and 3 if they’re paying him all that money anyway. The advantage for the team is they have cost certainty for what they see as a promising depth player for the next few seasons, and because they are willing to give out a bit of guaranteed money, they get to keep the cap hit extremely low in return (which is more important for a strong financially, but cap-strapped team like the Lightning). It’s very similar to the Joey Anderson situation signed last year if you didn’t understand this description and want to know more (I’m sure that was covered extensively because it was the Leafs and all). And yes it’s the player’s option to take this instead of the QO but like I said, it works better for both sides in situations like this.
Forum: NHLJul. 30, 2021 at 7:07 p.m.
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>Buyout calculator works by you picking the year and then it calculates how much AAV against the cap and actual money is owed per season (in theory it’s 2/3 of the remaining total money paid out over twice the remaining term, but front- or back-loaded deals and signing bonuses mess with the cap hits resulting in stuff like the Minnesota situation).

They signed below their QO to get term and guaranteed money. Take ABB for example. His QO I believe was a hair under $800k, but it would have been a 1-year, 2-way deal with him making significantly less in the minors. The deal he signed is 2-way for the first year ($750k NHL, $200k AHL) and then 1-way the final two years ($750k in year 2 at both levels, $775k in year 3 at both levels). So the advantage for the player is he is guaranteed at least $1.725mil over the next three years, and there’s a decent incentive for the team to keep him in the NHL in years 2 and 3 if they’re paying him all that money anyway. The advantage for the team is they have cost certainty for what they see as a promising depth player for the next few seasons, and because they are willing to give out a bit of guaranteed money, they get to keep the cap hit extremely low in return (which is more important for a strong financially, but cap-strapped team like the Lightning). It’s very similar to the Joey Anderson situation signed last year if you didn’t understand this description and want to know more (I’m sure that was covered extensively because it was the Leafs and all). And yes it’s the player’s option to take this instead of the QO but like I said, it works better for both sides in situations like this.</div></div>
Minor correction, ABB has a guaranteed $250k in year 1 as well, so he’s actually guaranteed $1.775mil total. And Raddysh’s is very similar, but with $100k AHL salary in year 1 with $125k guaranteed ($1.65mil total guaranteed).