2022 Free Agency Thread

[lhsgolf19]

Huh?

 

[ricky0034]

Huh?

 

[Gniwder]

Huh?

Wow, they just traded away Vanacek as well, so they must have a trade worked out or something. Sam was making backup money at $2M. You would think they'd keep one or the other.

Samsonov never seemed to take things seriously enough though, got COVID multiple times from partying. Guess it was easier for McLellan to blame the goalies than his inability to put together a defense.

Sam isn't worth $3M for sure. He's backup level at best.

 

[Ricelund]

 

[Holden Caufield]

The list of players who did not get qualifying Offers is growing, So far;

Sonny Milano
Dominik Kubalik
Dylan Strome
Ondrej Kase
Brandon Lemieux
Danton Heinen
Ilya Samsonov
Jonathan Dahlen
Gabriel Carlsson
Remi Pitlick
Nic Kube-Aubel
Evgeny Svetchnikov
Sam Steel
Adam Gaudette

Deadline was 5pm. But still no official word on our own RFA’s

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

do it Beeker, just to watch Pittstain implode

 

[Henkka]

Hope Malkin will sign with Washington.

 

[DTR]

 

[JediOrderPizza]

 

[lhsgolf19]

lol yeah no thanks

 

[StargateSG1]

lol yeah no thanks

"Silly Season" is finally here!

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Slow-Mo Clap

8 yrs hahahaha!! New GM already making mistakes, gotta love it. Hopefully $5+ too.

They'll regret that by year 3 imo.

Career 29pt/82gp, has 1 career year, raising avg. to 35pt/82gp = EIGHT! Years


EDIT: Even Better... 8 years, $49m, AAV $6.125m per

Goodbye Kadri, Burak, Manson etc. Goodbye Future Cups

 

[Holden Caufield]

lol yeah no thanks

Further confirms Kadri to Detroit.

 

[RRhoads]

I could see Malkin coming here for a short term deal at a high cap. I know he was a Wings fan, and the Wings could potentially trade him to a contender on the deadline, retaining half his cap.

 

[ShanahanMan]

While I don't think we should be signing big name players, Kadri would definitely inject some much needed personality and flair to an otherwise very boring team.

 

[bedtime20]

I wouldn't mind overpaying Malkin if it's a 2-3 yr deal. Would be awesome to have him on the team, jersey sales will make up for his contract.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

I wouldn't mind overpaying Malkin if it's a 2-3 yr deal. Would be awesome to have him on the team, jersey sales will make up for his contract.

If we miss out on Trocheck, Copp & Giroux, then sure, why not.

But why can't he be more like Lloyd Braun?

 

[TheOctopusKid]

Hope Malkin will sign with Washington.

It’s kind of the perfect place. They need a high end C to fill in for Backstrom whose career might be over. With Backstrom on the LTIR, they have space for him, the window is open to try to make a run with their aging core, they have Russians (Ovi, Kuzy, Orlov), and it gives Geno the chance to stick it to the team he felt insulted him and didn’t know why they didn’t want him

 

[Holden Caufield]

It’s kind of the perfect place. They need a high end C to fill in for Backstrom whose career might be over. With Backstrom on the LTIR, they have space for him, the window is open to try to make a run with their aging core, they have Russians (Ovi, Kuzy, Orlov), and it gives Geno the chance to stick it to the team he felt insulted him and didn’t know why they didn’t want him

Also it kind of sticks it to Pittsburgh.
Which is a box he may be intent on checking.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

It’s kind of the perfect place. They need a high end C to fill in for Backstrom whose career might be over. With Backstrom on the LTIR, they have space for him, the window is open to try to make a run with their aging core, they have Russians (Ovi, Kuzy, Orlov), and it gives Geno the chance to stick it to the team he felt insulted him and didn’t know why they didn’t want him

I see Geno on: (in this order)

1. WSH C
2. NYR C
3. FLA W/C
4. CAR C/W
5. Pittstain (maybe they circle back by 7-13) C
6. DET C
7. LA - plays mostly W/ some C in top6



Burke after Geno signs in WSH.

 

[Hughes Hefner]

If we miss out on Trocheck, Copp & Giroux, then sure, why not.

But why can't he be more like Lloyd Braun?

Lloyd Braun is crazy...

 

[RayMoonDoh]

If we miss out on Trocheck, Copp & Giroux, then sure, why not.

But why can't he be more like Lloyd Braun?

More like “serenity now, insanity later”?

 

[Hughes Hefner]

Slow-Mo Clap

8 yrs hahahaha!! New GM already making mistakes, gotta love it. Hopefully $5+ too.

They'll regret that by year 3 imo.

Career 29pt/82gp, has 1 career year, raising avg. to 35pt/82gp = EIGHT! Years


EDIT: Even Better... 8 years, $49m, AAV $6.125m per

Goodbye Kadri, Burak, Manson etc. Goodbye Future Cups

Not sure about that the guy looked like Barkov in the playoffs

 

[GreatGordie9]

I disagree, I think Yzerman would offer Nazam Kadri about 4-5 years @ around $8,500,000 to $9,000,000 per and he did grow up a Wings fan and is close to home.

The question is whether he wants to be part of a rebuild?

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

The question is whether he wants to be part of a rebuild?

For close to $10,000,000 per, Pretty sure he would he just won his first cup. So obviously he has nothing more to prove.