Speculation: Acq./Rost. Bldg./Cap/Lines etc. Part LXIII (Arbin' 2: Electric Boogaloo)

[Hivemind]

Im guessing they could get Zubrus a heck of a lot cheaper than those other guys....like league minimum cheap...whatever that is.

Stoll, Cullen, and Santorelli all signed for less than $900K recently. There aren't many jobs left, and there's a lot of career NHL guys still hunting for them. If they value playing in the NHL, these guys are going to have to settle on a contract. I suspect some of them end up in Europe, though.

League minimum is $575K.

 

[g00n]

im guessing mod did that. sorry goon if thats not allowed

I didn't touch anything. Was looking at the link just now wondering what I'm supposed to be seeing...?

 

[Langway]

League minimum is $575k = what Galiev/Sill/Brown/Latta are all slated to make. Zubrus could be an upgrade on a few of them, if not all, but that's not saying much. If they're looking for cheap performers and depth competition then sign two or three to PTOs and let them fight it out along with the other league minimum options. Take the very best of what's left and looking for work rather than lock into a mediocre option.

I'd take a guy like Paille over Zubrus because he's still got wheels and can kill penalties. If they're going to sign someone they've got to bring a singular strength at least or be a jack-of-all-trades type. Zubrus isn't really a JoAT type these days. I'd sooner sign that perennial loser Jokinen even. Loads of better options out there.

 

[hockeykicker]

I didn't touch anything. Was looking at the link just now wondering what I'm supposed to be seeing...?

yea sorry, it must have deleted itself. apologies sir. i guess when a tweet is deleted by the original owner it deletes itself?

 

[hockeykicker]

its gone off of japers rink too.

 

[Hivemind]

Forgot Jokinen in my last post, would take him over Zubrus as well. He was at least functional at even strength last year, and has a much better chance at sticking at center than Zuby does at this point.

edit; Looked at the wrong Jokinen's stats. Olli was pretty crummy at ES last year. He's in a pretty similar boat as Zubrus at this point.

edit; Japers link not working. What was the original rumor/tweet?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Forgot Jokinen in my last post, would take him over Zubrus as well. He was at least functional at even strength last year, and has a much better chance at sticking at center than Zuby does at this point.


e; Japers link not working. What was the original rumor/tweet?

(I'm Zubrus' agent, here's my cell, call me.)

 

[hockeykicker]

(I'm Zubrus' agent, here's my cell, call me.)

and it was @ gmbm official twitter account

 

[BobRouse]

I agree with Langway. There's some sentimentality attached to Zuby, but he's a less appealing option than Gomez, Weiss, Roy, or possibly even Peter Holland. Heck, Bergenheim would probably even be a better addition as a winger than Zuby as a center.

I'm sentimental about Zubrus. Wouldn't mind him. I haven't watched him closely in a couple years and he probably has gone downhill. But I thought Gomez had too and he had a bit of a bounceback. Roenick did too a few years back with the Sharks.

 

[discobob]

its gone off of japers rink too.

Was this something real, or just something funny, the link is dead...

 

[hockeykicker]

Was this something real, or just something funny, the link is dead...

Oh the link is real.some random people screen shotted it and put it on their Twitter (guys that arent real sources)

I can't say for complete sure it was the agents official Twitter but the tweet was towards gmbm official twitter and the phone number listed matches his account in the nhlpa agent directory

 

[Marshall]

If he could be had cheaply and his skating hasn't fallen off a cliff, could be a useful guy. Big body, can play all three forward positions, won't be counted on for offense.

I'm almost always against bringing back former players, but if the speed question is answered, I could get behind this one.

Easy to forget the guy's played in 1200+ regular season games.

 

[Devil Dancer]

I wonder how many Caps are left over from Zuby's first tour of duty here?

 

[hockeykicker]

I wonder how many Caps are left over from Zuby's first tour of duty here?

Edit: just ovechkin and laich. Backstrom was drafted but played a year overseas

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Edit: just ovechkin and laich. Backstrom was drafted but played a year overseas

Laich is the longest tenured player on the roster. Played his first game with the Caps 12 years ago.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Ho-Sang is a cocky kid who is confident in his abilities and not afraid to speak his mind.

He's got balls, I like that. We need more players with balls, and less cream puffs. If we could pry him away from the Isles, we would be golden. Trotz and Ovi can keep him under control, I'm sure.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Trading for flashy, mouthy teenagers who have had question marks that caused them to fall in the draft is not the direction this franchise needs to be going right now, especially if it means paying a premium and giving up guys we've already been developing for a number of years to get them...

 

[John Price]

Japers says Backstrom doubtful on whether he can start the season healthy. Imo there is no need to rush him

Was listening to Neil Greenberg and he was saying those injuries take time to recover especially for a center who needs to use his hips at 100%

 

[BobRouse]

Ho-Sang is a cocky kid who is confident in his abilities and not afraid to speak his mind.

He's got balls, I like that. We need more players with balls, and less cream puffs. If we could pry him away from the Isles, we would be golden. Trotz and Ovi can keep him under control, I'm sure.

A contending team with its stars in their prime don't trade away assets for young assets.

The Isles won't trade their young players for nothing. If we want him we would have to trade away a blue chip prospect ourselves and that is at best a lateral move that won't help us in the next two years anyhow.

So no..we wouldn't be golden. This is just HF Fantasy hockey stuff.

 

[Hivemind]

Japers says Backstrom doubtful on whether he can start the season healthy. Imo there is no need to rush him

Was listening to Neil Greenberg and he was saying those injuries take time to recover especially for a center who needs to use his hips at 100%

When did Neil Greenberg become a source on anything medical? He's a hack statistician, why is he now talking about injury recovery?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

When did Neil Greenberg become a source on anything medical? He's a hack statistician, why is he now talking about injury recovery?

Was going to say the same thing. He could do so much more with the platform he's given. Not surprising that the WaPo has no standards for the content he puts out.

 

[Hivemind]

Gomez will attend Blues camp on a PTO.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Gomez will attend Blues camp on a PTO.

He did fairly well last year for the Devils. Maybe he can chip in 35 pts in a bottom 6 role for them.

 

[hockeykicker]

Gomez will attend Blues camp on a PTO.

well they just lost a player to an injury today for 4-5 months so guess hes the replacement

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

well they just lost a player to an injury today for 4-5 months so guess hes the replacement

Who?