GDT: Free Agent Frenzy Today at Noon EST

[FinlandPanther]

We literally had a tomato can as a coach and people think Maurice isn’t going to help. Lol

 

[KW]

Last Name	Cap Hit	Minors?	Position	Takes Face-offs?
Barkov	10.000	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
Reinhart	6.500	Needs Waivers	RW	Yes
Huberdeau	5.900	Needs Waivers	LW	No
Hornqvist	5.300	Needs Waivers	RW	No
Bennett	4.430	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
Verhaeghe	4.160	Needs Waivers	LW	No
Duclair	3.500	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Luostarinen	1.500	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
White	1.200	Needs Waivers	RW	Yes
Cousins	1.100	Needs Waivers	LW	Yes
Denisenko	0.925	Exempt	LW / RW	No
Lundell	0.925	Exempt	C	Yes
Levtchi	0.842	Exempt	LW	No
Lomberg	0.800	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Balcers	0.750	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Heponiemi	0.750	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Mayhew	0.750	Needs Waivers	RW	No
Staal	0.750	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
Tierney	0.750	Needs Waivers	C	Yes

The above are our 19 forwards of interest (as I see it).
Duclair is on LTIR.
Denisenko and Levtchi are exempt from waivers and will start in the AHL.
Everybody with a cap hit above $1.05m will carry a cap penalty even if they did clear waivers.
Lundell is on an ELC, but obviously he's not competing for a spot.
If we didn't waive Thornton, then we aren't waiving Staal.

That leaves us with 11 guarantees and 3 spots remaining for 5 guys.

Lomberg, Balcers, Heponiemi, Mayhew, and Tierney.

I could see any of these guys being claimed on waivers, but Tierney and Mayhew are my picks to be dropped.

Great summary list.

I really don’t see how Lomberg will lose his spot on the fourth line… and BTW it’s crazy how he’s basically paid the same as the 750k crowd… although Balcers and Hepo may end up more than earning their pay.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

We literally had a tomato can as a coach and people think Maurice isn’t going to help. Lol

A different looking PP and PK is enough for me right now.

 

[I am not exposed]

We literally had a tomato can as a coach and people think Maurice isn’t going to help. Lol

Lol. When we're not doing as well as expected, you'll be one of the first ones going after him.

 

[austropanther]

We literally had a tomato can as a coach and people think Maurice isn’t going to help. Lol

Oh he has it to help. But not get us to the top. Q had it. There were other guys out there that have it. I am hoping he proves me wrong. But he is still far away from being the coach our team needs to go all the way

 

[Gentle Man]

Lol. When we're not doing as well as expected, you'll be one of the first ones going after him.

I think the fact no team hired Brunette even though he interviewed and had to settle for an "associate coaching" position in New Jersey kind of shows the sentiment the league had for Bruno.

He got no credit for the President's trophy and a lot of the blame for the sweep and the 1/30 Power Play.

He simply wasn't ready to be the main guy

 

[FinlandPanther]

Lol. When we're not doing as well as expected, you'll be one of the first ones going after him.

I don’t think Paul Maurice is some world beater. But he’s sure as hell better than Brunette. You don’t even like Q but like brunette so oh well.

Oh he has it to help. But not get us to the top. Q had it. There were other guys out there that have it. I am hoping he proves me wrong. But he is still far away from being the coach our team needs to go all the way

Everyone doesn’t have it until they do. We just need our coaching to not be a net negative. Cooper was a nobody for years. Then he finally won, now he’s regarded as great. That’s how it goes.

A different looking PP and PK is enough for me right now.

I prefer 1/30 because I like to complain about my coaches.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Last Name	Cap Hit	Minors?	Position	Takes Face-offs?
Barkov	10.000	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
Reinhart	6.500	Needs Waivers	RW	Yes
Huberdeau	5.900	Needs Waivers	LW	No
Hornqvist	5.300	Needs Waivers	RW	No
Bennett	4.430	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
Verhaeghe	4.160	Needs Waivers	LW	No
Duclair	3.500	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Luostarinen	1.500	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
White	1.200	Needs Waivers	RW	Yes
Cousins	1.100	Needs Waivers	LW	Yes
Denisenko	0.925	Exempt	LW / RW	No
Lundell	0.925	Exempt	C	Yes
Levtchi	0.842	Exempt	LW	No
Lomberg	0.800	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Balcers	0.750	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Heponiemi	0.750	Needs Waivers	LW / RW	No
Mayhew	0.750	Needs Waivers	RW	No
Staal	0.750	Needs Waivers	C	Yes
Tierney	0.750	Needs Waivers	C	Yes

The above are our 19 forwards of interest (as I see it).
Duclair is on LTIR.
Denisenko and Levtchi are exempt from waivers and will start in the AHL.
Everybody with a cap hit above $1.05m will carry a cap penalty even if they did clear waivers.
Lundell is on an ELC, but obviously he's not competing for a spot.
If we didn't waive Thornton, then we aren't waiving Staal.

That leaves us with 11 guarantees and 3 spots remaining for 5 guys.

Lomberg, Balcers, Heponiemi, Mayhew, and Tierney.

I could see any of these guys being claimed on waivers, but Tierney and Mayhew are my picks to be dropped.

I see Lomberg as a lock and assuming it is there's 1 spot for 13th forward, team is going to carry 7 dmen. You've also given Eric Staal a contract when he's on a PTO. Personally I doubt he makes the team.

 

[KW]

I think the fact no team hired Brunette even though he interviewed and had to settle for an "associate coaching" position in New Jersey kind of shows the sentiment the league had for Bruno.

He got no credit for the President's trophy and a lot of the blame for the sweep and the 1/30 Power Play.

He simply wasn't ready to be the main guy

If anybody needs “proof” about Bruno, this is about as convincing it gets, and it’s not a fan’s opinion who hates Bruno for losing. When it was time to put money down and take a chance, nobody did.

 

[Great8Cam]

That is one of the most punchable faces ever!!

 

[kerrabria]

I see Lomberg as a lock and assuming it is there's 1 spot for 13th forward, team is going to carry 7 dmen. You've also given Eric Staal a contract when he's on a PTO. Personally I doubt he makes the team.

I'm sure Lomberg is on the team too, but, unlike Cousins and White, his cap hit is small enough that he can be buried in the minors. From a GMing perspective, I think he's more likely to go than the former two.

Agree on 13F, 7D. And that means you have to put an extra one of those guys on the chopping block. Honestly, Lomberg would be my pick between he, Hippo, and Balcers.

Staal will make the team if he wants to play again.
- Zito clearly values old guys with HHOF resumes
- In 2019-20, Staal had 47 points in 66 games
- In 2020-21, it was public knowledge how livid Staal was about being traded to Buffalo. He didn't want to be there, the season was a disaster for the whole franchise, he was then traded to Montreal but had to go through a lengthy quarantine period and all the BS that came with that in Canada, and he still managed to put up 8 points in 21 playoff games as Montreal's 4C.
- In 2021-22, he had 5 points in 4 AHL games and 4 points in 5 Olympic games

 

[kerrabria]

Does anybody have an idea of how it's going to work when Duclair gets back? He's supposed to return midseason. As I understand it, if you have a player on LTIR, you can't accumulate extra cap credit. I.e., we can't build up that extra Trade Deadline Cap Space that most teams have in spring.

So when Duclair gets back, we'll have to make room for however much is left on his $3m. Where is that going to come from? I guess they're just planning to dump a guy or two a la Vatrano?

 

[violaswallet]

Does anybody have an idea of how it's going to work when Duclair gets back? He's supposed to return midseason. As I understand it, if you have a player on LTIR, you can't accumulate extra cap credit. I.e., we can't build up that extra Trade Deadline Cap Space that most teams have in spring.

So when Duclair gets back, we'll have to make room for however much is left on his $3m. Where is that going to come from? I guess they're just planning to dump a guy or two a la Vatrano?

I'm guessing we have a handshake agreement with Horny to LTIR him

 

[Gentle Man]

I'm guessing we have a handshake agreement with Horny to LTIR him

With his age, history, and playstyle, I don't think we will need a handshake

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Does anybody have an idea of how it's going to work when Duclair gets back? He's supposed to return midseason. As I understand it, if you have a player on LTIR, you can't accumulate extra cap credit. I.e., we can't build up that extra Trade Deadline Cap Space that most teams have in spring.

So when Duclair gets back, we'll have to make room for however much is left on his $3m. Where is that going to come from? I guess they're just planning to dump a guy or two a la Vatrano?

My understanding is that his days in a Cats jersey are over when they signed new guys and went up to the brim in cap expenditure. If we're lucky, Zito gets a 1st round pick for him... if we're unlucky then it's like a 2nd round pick + mid-late round pick. GMs will be very cautious about trading for a guy who's coming off from the sickbay after sustaining a significant injury.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

Oh look the Barkov injured excuse is coming out again.

And Maurice is not going to be an X factor. Such a meh hiring. Surprised so many are so optimistic about him. Must be the offseason! haha

At this point, it's either Barkov is so fragile he's always hurt for the playoffs, or you have to acknowledge that at least some of his playoff performances have been meh.
I mean, he has scored 4 goals in the last 20 playoff games. From an elite 1C, team captain and a guy who was on pace for 40 goals last year and 47 this year, I'd expect a lot more.

 

[BB88]

We literally had a tomato can as a coach and people think Maurice isn’t going to help. Lol

I mean look at the state he left Winnipeg?

Underachieving team with multiple issues.
Including top guys not playing any defense and not bothering to coach some of the players.


Zito somehow needs to figure out how to upgrade that defense.
East is looking even better than last year

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

My understanding is that his days in a Cats jersey are over when they signed new guys and went up to the brim in cap expenditure. If we're lucky, Zito gets a 1st round pick for him... if we're unlucky then it's like a 2nd round pick + mid-late round pick. GMs will be very cautious about trading for a guy who's coming off from the sickbay after sustaining a significant injury.

I agree, I don't think Horny is the type of player who is willingly going to sit out, and even if he was, why would anyone want Duclair back in, he's been useless in the playoffs 2 years straight. And Florida needs as much cap space as possible next year.

 

[Ghoste]

I mean look at the state he left Winnipeg?

Underachieving team with multiple issues.
Including top guys not playing any defense and not bothering to coach some of the players.


Zito somehow needs to figure out how to upgrade that defense.
East is looking even better than last year

Well judging by their record, it’s not like the Jets took off when he left. But who knows, he may or may not work out here.

PM certainly says the right things but words and actions are different so we’ll see how it goes.

-ghoste

 

[austropanther]

Everyone doesn’t have it until they do. We just need our coaching to not be a net negative. Cooper was a nobody for years. Then he finally won, now he’s regarded as great. That’s how it goes.

Maurice does not have it for several years. There were better options that are further along or actually do have it. Hence my pessimism about why now we should be the right team for him or him being the right coach for us

 

[Sticksandsun]

Maurice does not have it for several years. There were better options that are further along or actually do have it. Hence my pessimism about why now we should be the right team for him or him being the right coach for us

Like who? Cassidy was hired immediately by Vegas. Trotz is taking the next 2 years off and when Bowness retires, taking over in Winnipeg. Round 2 of DeBoer? Torts? No thanks. He was the 2nd best coach available. Even a middle of the road coach is better than Brunette.

 

[StrangeVision]

Well judging by their record, it’s not like the Jets took off when he left. But who knows, he may or may not work out here.

PM certainly says the right things but words and actions are different so we’ll see how it goes.

-ghoste

That's kind of what worries me the most.

The best thing anyone can say about him is that he says the right things, but that means nothing. It doesn't matter what he says, he can go around claiming he's the reincarnation of a 13th century chicken for all I care; the only thing that matters is how the team actually plays, and given his record I'm just not seeing a reason to be overly hopeful with him as coach.

 

[austropanther]

Like who? Cassidy was hired immediately by Vegas. Trotz is taking the next 2 years off and when Bowness retires, taking over in Winnipeg. Round 2 of DeBoer? Torts? No thanks. He was the 2nd best coach available. Even a middle of the road coach is better than Brunette.

You just mentioned all the options yourself... They are all clearly better than Bruno, no questioning that.

But is a mediocre coach enough for us? We do still have a good roster. I am just questioning Maurice as the right choice. What would DeBoer do today with our much better roster and much more experience? I agree that Torts would be too much of a gamble, but he could be the guy that gets the best of our roster.

Maurice seems such a "safe" choice. They really trust the roster to continue to be as good as last year and to develop. IMO they could have gone the high risk-high reward path. Nevertheless I wish Maurice all the best and lead us to the Kwan

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

I'm bored.

To Calgary:

Hornqvist
Duclair
Weegar
Kyrou
2023 1st (STL)
2024 2nd (STL)
2025 1st (FLA)

To St. Louis:

Tkachuk (signed at 9m)
Samoskevich

To FLA:

Tarasenko
Zadorov (50%)
2023 3rd (CGY)

I think we would still be 800k over cap. Could do without the Zadorov part, just figured we would need a D back if giving up Weegar.

 

[zeroG]

I'm bored.

To Calgary:

Hornqvist
Duclair
Weegar
Kyrou
2023 1st (STL)
2024 2nd (STL)
2025 1st (FLA)

To St. Louis:

Tkachuk (signed at 9m)
Samoskevich

To FLA:

Tarasenko
Zadorov (50%)
2023 3rd (CGY)

I think we would still be 800k over cap. Could do without the Zadorov part, just figured we would need a D back if giving up Weegar.

why are trying to destroy the panthers?

that trade weakens the current roster significantly and you give away another first plus sammie.