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GMBM can literally only sign players to 4 year contracts ending in 5. He decided to give himself this handicap because otherwise GMing was too easy.
After seeing what Tanev got people should chill with the "four year term" stuff.
I would love to know who the Penguins were competing with for him.
I'm liking all the additional PK strength. I see GM working to take more load off 19 and 77 and maybe even 43 in that regard. PK is hard minutes that wear you out. Let the bottom sixes pad their ice time with that stuff while the skill guys rest.
I really hope they don’t lessen 43’s PK duties. He’s an exceptional second wave PKer. Don’t have him on the ice for the initial faceoff, but he’s great coming over the boards to forecheck and deny zone entries.I'm liking all the additional PK strength. I see GM working to take more load off 19 and 77 and maybe even 43 in that regard. PK is hard minutes that wear you out. Let the bottom sixes pad their ice time with that stuff while the skill guys rest.
I'm liking all the additional PK strength. I see GM working to take more load off 19 and 77 and maybe even 43 in that regard. PK is hard minutes that wear you out. Let the bottom sixes pad their ice time with that stuff while the skill guys rest.
The 4 year term stuff is mostly a meme at this point. Kempny, Jensen, Hagelin, Panik, and now Hathaway.After seeing what Tanev got people should chill with the "four year term" stuff.
I would love to know who the Penguins were competing with for him.
I really hope they don’t lessen 43’s PK duties. He’s an exceptional second wave PKer. Don’t have him on the ice for the initial faceoff, but he’s great coming over the boards to forecheck and deny zone entries.
not sure many are freaking out about it. It’s more comedy seeing it as gmbm’s MO lately. That $ applied to year 2-4 isn’t an issue.People fretting about the term aren't considering that the cap is absolute dog **** this year, but by the end of these 4 year deals the cap will be more generous and if need be these contracts will be super easy to move.
It's brilliant GMing, take a longer term to keep cost down with the idea in mind that you have A). an expansion draft next summer and B). the cost will be even more affordable towards the end to the term because the cap will go up.
GMBM can literally only sign players to 4 year contracts ending in 5. He decided to give himself this handicap because otherwise GMing was too easy.
The 4 year term stuff is mostly a meme at this point. Kempny, Jensen, Hagelin, Panik, and now Hathaway.
And one of the few who can pk but also turn in true short handed chances. Scoring SH, drawing a penalty to kill their pp, or just backing off the opponents aggressive pp nature. Wilson excels in that role.I really hope they don’t lessen 43’s PK duties. He’s an exceptional second wave PKer. Don’t have him on the ice for the initial faceoff, but he’s great coming over the boards to forecheck and deny zone entries.
Also, none of these guys really take much PK load off of 19, as none of Panik/Hags/Hathaway are good at the dot.
You get 4 years, you get 4 years, everyone gets 4 years!
That’s when you give 8 a shift with Oshie or Boyd or whoever else is the filler player.And one of the few who can pk but also turn in true short handed chances. Scoring SH, drawing a penalty to kill their pp, or just backing off the opponents aggressive pp nature. Wilson excels in that role.
Only issue is line management and how to get ovi back out there ASAP when penalty expires.
And not just because Garnet is part of the “Two Last Names” club with him.Brooks Orpik approves of this acquisition!
Chandler Stephenson’s spot is very much in jeopardy.
Took on McQuaid twice. During the 2nd bout, the announcers mention "Hathaway was a wrecking ball last week in Boston, had 9 hits in just 12 minutes of play".
Dare I say, Randy Holt's new favorite Cap?
How are his wheels?
I wonder about Travis Boyd. Maybe he'll be our 13 and serve as top 6 depth, not be 4RW flyby sandpaper as we had been trying to use him.