News and Notes Part 12: Malone scored enough to win us Hanifin

[Joe McGrath]

Doesn't Skinner make more than Faulk in terms of cap hit

That changes nothing with regards to what I wrote.

 

[Unsustainable]

Michael Ryder (age 35)
Erik Cole (age 36)
Martin Erat (age 33)
Scottie Upshall (age 31)
Brad Boyes (age 33)

These guys are still available.

I think Ryder on a 1y would work for us maybe.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

camp opens next week

how long until we sign gleason and slutty

??

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

camp opens next week

how long until we sign gleason and slutty

??

Lindy and Hanifin collide on day one of training camp, giving each other and somehow Jeff Skinner concussions.

Day two of training camp GMRF announces that Cole, Tlusty and Gleason have been signed to identical 4 year, $16 million dollar deals, with full NTCs.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

this avatar hurts my soul

is september over yet?

#pray4ci

 

[the halleJOKEL]

ohio state is actually very good and an excellent university i dont understand why you are upset

 

[TheOllieC]

booth to florida and glencross to toronto on pto's

more picks for toronto when they flip him at the deadline

we like our group tho

 

[nobuddy]

That changes nothing with regards to what I wrote.

but it kind of does because in the minds of the fans a player's monetary cost is tied to his cap hit.

 

[JClaus33]

booth to florida and glencross to toronto on pto's

more picks for toronto when they flip him at the deadline

we like our group tho

Yeah I think they've had a really smart offseason tbh, kind of wish we had followed in their footsteps a little bit at least when it comes to signing guys who can actually play to cheap 1 year deals. Easy profit

 

[Joe McGrath]

but it kind of does because in the minds of the fans a player's monetary cost is tied to his cap hit.

I'm suggesting they are going to trade him before next season.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Admittedly, I would have liked to sign a guy or two for a Leafs like strategy. However, getting picks vs playing young guys so they have experience and you know what you have are both valid strategies. Now, if nobody ends up really seizing the opportunity and we end up with guys like Boychuk who likely have no impact future with us, or safe guys like Brown coming out last year, then this strategy will be a bust. If that is the case, I expect if they don't have any PTO guys at camp to sign they would look into signing one of the bargain guys that may be left, make a trade for a team that's still a little cap tight, or most likely grab something off the waiver wire. I bet they already have some potential waiver targets in mind.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

To be fair, we did the PTO thing last year. Gerbe and...Malone(?) came off PTOs.

 

[What the Faulk]

To be fair, we did the PTO thing last year. Gerbe and...Malone(?) came off PTOs.

Neither of those are true. Gerbe was signed July 26, 2013 (2 way deal) and Brad Malone was a July 1 2014 signing. To my knowledge (of which I'm sure there are gaps) , LaRose, Dvorak, and O'Neill are the only ones to do the PTO thing in Carolina.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Neither of those are true. Gerbe was signed July 26, 2013 (2 way deal) and Brad Malone was a July 1 2014 signing. To my knowledge (of which I'm sure there are gaps) , LaRose, Dvorak, and O'Neill are the only ones to do the PTO thing in Carolina.

Didn't Malhotra do a PTO, or did he just outright sign with the Checkers?

 

[What the Faulk]

He signed a 25 game PTO with Charlotte, then had to sign a real contract with them, then had to sign with Carolina before he could be recalled. So I guess it kind of counts.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I think maybe Lacoutue several years ago. Cale Hulse, Jason Woolley after the lockout some time back. We may have had more around those seasons

 

[DaveG]

Jeff Norton at one point I think

 

[Vagrant]

I think maybe Lacoutue several years ago. Cale Hulse, Jason Woolley after the lockout some time back. We may have had more around those seasons

Yep. Dan LaCouture. He even made the squad.

 

[tarheelhockey]

After this season they will be the two highest paid players on the team.

Even at that, they fall on the spectrum of NHL salaries at about the same range that they fall on the spectrum of NHL stardom.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Neither of those are true. Gerbe was signed July 26, 2013 (2 way deal) and Brad Malone was a July 1 2014 signing. To my knowledge (of which I'm sure there are gaps) , LaRose, Dvorak, and O'Neill are the only ones to do the PTO thing in Carolina.

Dvorak. That's who I was thinking of. I knew we did it recently.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Yep. Dan LaCouture. He even made the squad.

Didn't he bolt to Europe after only a handful of games?

 

[Zezima]

Decock calling Pesce a "sure thing." Is this a consensus opinion?

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article34666521.html

 

[tarheelhockey]

Decock calling Pesce a "sure thing." Is this a consensus opinion?

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article34666521.html

In this sense, yes: "[He'll] play in the NHL eventually, the only questions are how much and for how long."

 

[StormCast]

Decock calling Pesce a "sure thing." Is this a consensus opinion?

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article34666521.html

The bigger takeaway was the "hack job" Luke did on poor little Murphy, questioning his "mentality." Oh the humanity...someone get me my torch.

 

[Joe McGrath]

^ That was odd. Not as odd as having Slavin a teir below Wesley. Not sure where that came from.