League News: 2015-16 Around the League VIII (NHL News n' Scores n' Stuff)

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Is the Hedman deal what we have to look forward to for Carlson? That's a lot of dough.

 

[Hivemind]

Devante Smith-Pelly re-ups with New Jersey. 2 years @ $1.3M AAV. That's the bargain bin player I really wanted.

 

[Hivemind]

Is the Hedman deal what we have to look forward to for Carlson? That's a lot of dough.

Hopefully not, but probably in the same ballpark. Hedman >> Carlson, though.

 

[Hivemind]

Hamhuis supposedly close to a deal with Dallas.

 

[SpinningEdge]

Doubt it. Management's attention is likely focused on tracking the market to see who they can scoop up and in re-signing their pending RFAs.

Plus there's still the whole expansion draft thing, and the (unlikely) concept they wait until after the expansion draft to extend Alzner so they can leave him unprotected.

Nah - you can't risk having him even be close to free agency. Lock him up and don't even take that risk. What if we do have a deep playoff run and Alzner is locking **** down and rumors are out there he could get paid top D money.... Gotta lock the man up early and make it a priority.

Plus, it's not like GMBM is going to be busy once the season starts since he doesn't do any moves in-season that matter - so he'll have plenty of time to work on the current players deals

..... My GMBM hate is getting to be too much maybe. Time for me to take a step back? lol.

 

[twabby]

Is the Hedman deal what we have to look forward to for Carlson? That's a lot of dough.

Carlson's not nearly as good but he has similar boxcars to Hedman. I'd imagine he won't make quite as much but he's going to command a huge deal.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Hamhuis supposedly close to a deal with Dallas.

Horrible signing for the rest of the league. He's exactly what they need (though potentially losing Demers will hurt).

 

[Nice]

I'm hoping Carlson's next contract falls somewhere in between the 6-7 mil range.

 

[twabby]

Horrible signing for the rest of the league. He's exactly what they need (though potentially losing Demers will hurt).

While I agree he will help them, Dallas needs a goalie more than anything.

 

[strungout]

That's a nice deal for Dallas

 

[hockeykicker]

Radulov gets 5.75 from habs

 

[Carlzner]

Thank god we need to pay Orlov to play on the bottom pair for one more season!

 

[Hivemind]

Hamhuis only takes 2 years at $3.75M. Ouch. Why did we pay $27.5M for Orpik, again?

 

[Underpants2]

Hamhuis to Dallas. That one hurts.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Hamhuis only takes 2 years at $3.75M. Ouch. Why did we pay $27.5M for Orpik, again?

Something about coca cola i think.

 

[Hivemind]

Viktor Stalberg to Carolina for $1.5M (1 year). Another bargain bin Chimmer-replacement-type.

 

[strungout]

Oh for ****s sake with the Orpik thing.

 

[Calicaps]

Hamhuis - 2 years at $3.75M per. That's a lovely deal. Very jealous.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Those deals are insane. I'm fine with GMBM not getting impatient and overpaying for bottom 6 players.

 

[SpinningEdge]

Hamhuis only takes 2 years at $3.75M. Ouch. Why did we pay $27.5M for Orpik, again?

LEADERSHIP! We saw how much Pittsburgh has missed Orpiks leadersh..... Oh wait.

 

[hockeykicker]

LEADERSHIP! We saw how much Pittsburgh has missed Orpiks leadersh..... Oh wait.

Because Hamhuis only wanted to play in that city and publically said he isn't coming east thus to get what he wanted he had to be cheaper

 

[BiPolar Caps]

Honestly Eric Staal at the same price as Lars Eller seems like a better option at 3C. It's not like Staal's 35, he's 31 and still puts up decent point totals and crushes possession. Yeah he stank with NY, but over a larger sample he is still very effective.

Between the Canes and the Rangers the Caps saw a lot of him, so I have to think that Caps management was not impressed. Listening to the hockey channel on xm a few weeks back one of the hosts described him as an "old" 31, that his time in the NHL is showing its wear on him.

 

[stanleycaps18]

State income taxes in TX are lower as well.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Hamhuis was able to leave money on the table with the Texas state taxes. If Hamhuis was on the table the same year as Orpik he would have made the same salary or more

 

[Langway]

I wouldn't mind a long term deal announced for Alzner today.

Or Kuznetsov.

There are going to be value deals to be had in UFA...hopefully they're open to them.