Around the NHL XXXIV | Playoff Spectators Edition

[Micklebot]

Hunter might be lining himself up for the Seattle gig.

Why leave Toronto now though? I guess maybe they've already approached him and it's pretty much a sure thing?

 

[Hale The Villain]

Somebody told me today that Brassard deal was falling through because Pens couldn't fit Brass under cap and second option was Jets. Then McPhee swooped in as a 3rd team and ate half of his salary to keep him in the East. Is that how it went? That's quite prophetic stuff if so.
Wonder what Jets were offering.

If anything McPhee made the Jets better by helping Brassard get traded to the Pens, as they immediately turned around and traded for Stastny, who performed far better than Brassard in the playoffs.

Brassard was probably their #1 target because, unlike Stastny, he's signed for an extra year at only 3M in salary, which makes him valuable to a team with an internal cap.

If I had to guess what would have been coming back to the Sens from the Jets, probably their 1st+Comrie+maybe more.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Why leave Toronto now though? I guess maybe they've already approached him and it's pretty much a sure thing?

Maybe he doesn't want to work under a 32YR old new-age advanced stats warrior.

Don't know too mucb about Hunter, but there might be a clash in styles there.

 

[Fandlauer]

Maybe he doesn't want to work under a 32YR old new-age advanced stats warrior.

Don't know too mucb about Hunter, but there might be a clash in styles there.

This would be my guess. I've met him briefly a couple times, and although I don't know him at all, he's a real powerful intimidating guy in person. There's no way I could see him taking marching orders from a 32 year old.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Why leave Toronto now though? I guess maybe they've already approached him and it's pretty much a sure thing?

Apparently he offered to run the draft this year and that was a no go.. I think Hunter wanted the job and felt he should have the job

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[BonkTastic]

Why leave Toronto now though? I guess maybe they've already approached him and it's pretty much a sure thing?

Yeah, maybe.

I'm obviously just speculating. Like HTV said, it could be a culture difference and Hunter doesn't want to buy into it. Lots of potential reasons, I guess.

 

[BonkTastic]

If anything McPhee made the Jets better by helping Brassard get traded to the Pens, as they immediately turned around and traded for Stastny, who performed far better than Brassard in the playoffs.

Eh, it's hard to say how well Brassard might have done if he hadn't been playing hurt throughout the playoffs on the 3rd line in Pittsburgh, instead of healthy on the 2nd line in Winnipeg.

It's all speculation at this point.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

looks like Evander Kane is going to sign a 7x7 with the Sharks. Stone should be close to 8AAV. Duchene as well. If Evander Kane rates 7 both those guys are 8+... Kane is a UFA but still

Sabres get a 2019 1st

 

[Ouroboros]

Evander Kane has hit 50 points twice in his career and he gets 7 years, 49M.

 

[Micklebot]

Evander Kane has hit 50 points twice in his career and he gets 7 years, 49M.

wonder how long it takes before the Sharks end up regretting that deal.

 

[Ray Kinsella]

Fine, Vegas has more playoff wins in a single year than Toronto has in a single year in their entire existence. The Leafs have only won 11 games as their most in a single playoff year

But if you say « has » it should be followed with « its », not « their ».

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Sharks doing their best to make sure we can't get Stone or Duchene for any less than 8.5M.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

But if you say « has » it should be followed with « its », not « their ».

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Sharks doing their best to make sure we can't get Stone or Duchene for any less than 8.5M.

So Duchene 8.5
Stone 8.5
Karlsson 11
Ceci 5
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33 Million no problem Euge will go for that.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

So Duchene 8.5
Stone 8.5
Karlsson 11
Ceci 5
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33 Million no problem Euge will go for that.

Technically all those guys skate on water.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

So Duchene 8.5
Stone 8.5
Karlsson 11
Ceci 5
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33 Million no problem Euge will go for that.

Ceci is not worth 5 million but sadly he will get paid around there

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Ceci is not worth 5 million but sadly he will get paid around there

Good job capturing the essence ... yah 4-5 whatevs.. Players will be on the way out.. One leaves may cause another one to want out .

 

[Hale The Villain]

Evander Kane has hit 50 points twice in his career and he gets 7 years, 49M.

Not to mention he's injury prone, has attitude issues, and is one-dimensional.

One of the worst contracts I've seen in years. Far too much money for far too much term.

And they gave up their 2019 1st to Buffalo instead of their 2019 2nd to sign him to that deal

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Why leave Toronto now though? I guess maybe they've already approached him and it's pretty much a sure thing?

Perhaps there was a little more to that Babcock apology tour than what the media knows....

Seems to be a lot of storms brewing behind the scenes.

 

[Senscore]

I don't understand why teams do this to themselves. It's an obviously terrible, short sighted move.

 

[Ouroboros]

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Good job Sharks setting the bar so much higher than it should be for signing every other forward in the NHL.

$7m/year for a player that has hit 50 points once and has major attitude problems. Yep, good job.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I don't understand why teams do this to themselves. It's an obviously terrible, short sighted move.

They not only do it to themselves, they do it to the entire league.

 

[Back in Black]

So, apparently there is a Game 7 tonight. Losers go home......