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Forum: NHL SigningsFri at 11:22 am

Thread: New York Islanders signed Jordan Eberle (5 Years / $5,500,000 AAV)

Not sure what the year-to-year salary structure is, but he actually took a pay decrease in his AAV. And it's not like he's just some scrub, he could have easily cleared that on the open market.

Forum: NHLFri at 10:03 am

Thread: Zaitsev to Vancouver?

Well since they traded Gudbranson, they definitely need to fill their "overpaid, right-handed, porous defenseman" quota.

Forum: NHL SigningsWed at 10:50 am

Thread: Minnesota Wild signed Matt Bartkowski (1 Year / $700,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>biglite351</b></div><div>Clear the chaff, and he is basically Niederreiter, Coyle and Granlund for Donato and Fiala.</div></div>

If you exclude Rask you have to exclude Niederreiter.

Forum: NHL SigningsMon at 10:32 am

Thread: Buffalo Sabres signed Jeff Skinner (8 Years / $9,000,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hurricanes73</b></div><div>Get fleeced buffalo</div></div>

Yeah, Buffalo would've been much better off having Cliff Pu play in the ECHL and then trading him for future considerations.

Forum: NHLJun 7 at 10:28

Thread: Karlsson Destination 2019-20

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Brian2016</b></div><div>Were the Sharks actually better w/ Burns and Karlsson this season? They also had him at a cap hit of about $4M less than it'll cost his new team next year.</div></div>

Absolutely they were. They had sub .900 goaltending in both the regular season and the playoffs and still were able to finish with 101 points and make the conference finals. If they had even league average goaltending they would likely have won the division and finished 2nd in the league only behind Tampa.

Forum: NHLJun 5 at 10:09

Thread: Chances of 1st round picks being traded

Vegas is likely keeping their pick. They're tight up against the cap, so they need all the young, cost-controlled talent they can get.

Forum: NHLMay 30 at 3:39

Thread: 2019 Playoffs Discussion Thread

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rangersandislesfan</b></div><div>I just hope i'm not the only one who wants Sundqvist to get suspended for that hit on Grzelcyk.</div></div>

He shouldn't get suspended. There was no malicious intent on the play. Yes, it was boarding and yes, the head was hit; but the hit to the head was due to the awkward way Grzelyck went into the boards.

Forum: NHLMay 28 at 11:29

Thread: Stanley Cup Final - Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues

Boston has ripped apart each defense they've played against, and continued to do so last night. Columbus, Carolina, and St. Louis are all excellent defensive teams, yet Boston was able to barrage all of them with quality shots and, most importantly, scored on those high-danger chances. It's only one game against STL, and I expect them to come out stronger than they did, but Boston has come alive in each series thus far.

Forum: NHLMay 28 at 10:58

Thread: How Productive will Kakko and hughes be?

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Daryl</b></div><div>My concern for Hughes though is Nico Hischier. Hischier will probably be taking the time on Hall´s wing, leaving Hughes to the scrap (given Jersey´s poor depth).</div></div>

I have to think that they'll put Palmieri on Hughes' wing to start out. He's no Hall, but he's good for around 25 goals a season and would be a good complement to Hughes' playmaking abilities, in addition to being a good veteran presence. Splitting up those top 4 forwards by putting two on each line would be a good way to help spread out the offense since they lack a lot of high-end, offensive talent. They could then plug in guys like Noesen, Bratt, or Coleman into those two extra spots to help round out the top six. And that's not including any potential free agent signings.

Forum: NHL SigningsMay 21 at 10:54

Thread: New York Rangers signed Yegor Rykov (2 Years / $925,000 AAV)

Namestnikov, Buchnevich, Georgiev, Shestyorkin, Kravtsov, Rykov, and possibly Panarin.

ого, это здорово.

Forum: NHL SigningsMay 16 at 12:30

Thread: Dallas Stars signed Esa Lindell (6 Years / $5,800,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>Keep an eye on this one. Underlying numbers look a lot like Nikita zaitzev's. This has the potential to look awful very fast.
It could also be a meh signing (AAV wise) for a top4 dman if his play stays or improves.

Tl;dr keep an eye on it</div></div>

The biggest difference is that Zaitsev's was signed after one season of NHL play, whereas Lindell has a three season track record.

Forum: NHLMay 16 at 11:04

Thread: Sharks defeat Blues 5-4 (OT) Lead Series 2-1

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Propeller09</b></div><div>Serious question - Am I the only one that sees it hit Boumeester's leg? I don't think it made a ton of contact and I know it was a bouncing puck, but It appeared to change direction. Even if you watch Karlsson, he had to delay and change his position slightly.

*not a Sharks or Blues fan</div></div>

Even if it did hit Bouwmeester's leg, possession never changed so the hand pass still should have been called.

Forum: NHLMay 16 at 11:00

Thread: Free Agency

Your friend is probably thinking of a similar system in the MLB, where small-market teams get compensatory draft picks if they have qualified an upcoming free agent from their team and they sign elsewhere. The NFL also has a similar system. They could also be thinking of the offer sheet system, but that only applies to Restricted Free Agents, and Bobrovsky will be Unrestricted.

The only way Columbus will get compensation is if they decide to trade his rights, prior to July 1, to another team; but usually UFA rights only yield a return of a single draft pick in the 3rd-5th round range.

Forum: NHLMay 13 at 10:22

Thread: Who Will Make a Bigger Immediate Impact?

Kakko has already been playing against men in Liiga and has NHL-ready size, so I think he'll become acclimated quicker. Hughes is smaller and has been playing mostly against his own peers, although I do think he has the higher ceiling.

Forum: NHL SigningsMay 3 at 12:24

Thread: New York Rangers signed Adam Fox (3 Years / $1,775,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AwesomeMatthews</b></div><div>what a whiny ****. I hate players who refuse to play for any team except their own favorite team growing up. Be like Tavares or Shattenkirk and wait until you hit Unrestricted Free Agency to sign with your dream team</div></div>

If he played out his senior year at Harvard and hadn't signed with Carolina, he would have hit UFA status, making your point moot. You can't force players to sign contracts, and he is well within his rights to make his own decisions regarding his future, a la Jimmy Vesey, Cal Petersen, etc.

I guarantee you wouldn't be so upset if a Toronto-born player pulled this same move so he could sign with the Leafs.

Forum: NHLApr 15 at 11:05

Thread: What's Wrong with TBL?

Cooper said himself in one of his post-game pressers that this team hadn't faced hardly any adversity during the season. They were used to steamrolling teams and not losing multiple games in a row. They lost back to back games only twice, and one of those both were non-regulation. I don't want to say they never played hard during the season, because I know that's just not true, but they have likely never had to have all 20 guys give 110% for 60 minutes a game, simply because their talent level is so high.

And I'm sure a lot of teams they played in the regular season just sort of let up after going down by multiple goals, simply because it was just one game out of 82, and it was Tampa, who could come back against Tampa right? Well now Columbus knows that there's a clock ticking during the playoffs and you can't just coast during any game. I'm sure a lot of guys in that locker room know there's a clock ticking on Panarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene, and Dzingel, and they know this will likely be their best shot at the Cup for a while. They know their GM went all in during the TDL, and they don't want it to have been all for naught.

Forum: NHLApr 15 at 10:51

Thread: Questions for Paul Coffey

Ask him who was better: Paul Coffey or Ray Bourque?

Forum: NHL TradesApr 15 at 10:47

Thread: Jesus Price against a king ransom

I'd take Price at about $3-4 million less than his current AAV. I would much rather spend on a defense core that can make my goalie's look better than they are (i.e. Minnesota, NY Islanders, etc.) than have to worry about the most unpredictable position saving my season and bailing out my team. Price is a great goalie and looked like he returned to form after a terrible 2017-18 season and is likely far from being finished, but he's just too expensive.

Forum: NHL TradesApr 15 at 10:39

Thread: What Is Malkins Value

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Chopper02</b></div><div>Bozak, Kyrou, 2020 1st from STL? Or Steen.</div></div>

That's pretty low for a bonafide 1st line center. Think of the package for ROR, but better quality.

Thomas, 1st, Schenn, and one of Bokk/Kyrou/Kostin.

Forum: NHL TradesApr 15 at 10:33

Thread: W Nylander officially up for auction

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs_Fan_1986</b></div><div>I’m going to say no, not cause of value more cause of the player type. Would like to see a forward with grit and physical as opposed to the 1st rd pick</div></div>

So like Tyler Biggs?

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