League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - 2020 Offseason Edition - Vol. 10

[Calicaps]

Lots of activity now that AP's signed. Hoping Mac has one more move up his sleeve.

 

[Portable Mink]

GMGM is the worst GM in the league.

 

[Calicaps]

GMGM is the worst GM in the league.

He's not a GM anymore.

 

[Calicaps]

This whole thing is just weird.

 

[caps4cup]

This whole thing is just weird.

Not sure who that guy is but he’s not a real source. I would be surprised if Stone isn’t the captain. With Pietrangelo wearing an A.

 

[Calicaps]

Not sure who that guy is but he’s not a real source. I would be surprised if Stone isn’t the captain. With Pietrangelo wearing an A.

Meh. This is why I almost never use Twitter. We'll see.

 

[Kuznetsnow]

GMGM is the worst GM in the league.

For trading Schmidt for Pietrangelo and a 3rd round pick?

 

[Devil Dancer]

For trading Schmidt for Pietrangelo and a 3rd round pick?

Pie is irrelevant. That's horrible value for Schmidt.

 

[Kuznetsnow]

Pie is irrelevant. That's horrible value for Schmidt.

That's Covid price for literally every non franchise player minus Anderson and Matt Murray

And yes Pie is relevant it's either make this trade and get pie or don't and don't get pie

 

[hb12xchamps]

That's Covid price for literally every non franchise player minus Anderson and Matt Murray

And yes Pie is relevant it's either make this trade and get pie or don't and don't get pie

They also lose Stastny and are going to have to lose another roster player. If it’s MAF I wouldn’t be surprised if they have to retain salary. It’s a big gamble

 

[tenken00]

This whole thing is just weird.

No weirder than firing your coach that took you to the Cup finals to hire the coach that you beat in the playoffs 2 straight years with that exact coach you just fired.

 

[Kuznetsnow]

They also lose Stastny and are going to have to lose another roster player. If it’s MAF I wouldn’t be surprised if they have to retain salary. It’s a big gamble

Stastny had basically zero value even before covid, they're lucky they got to unload him

if the season is actually a thing they'll probably gun for a high end C at the deadline when cap hit is prorated and they get a feel for Glass at 2C. And with Lehner injured the Fleury thing is working out for them

 

[Kuznetsnow]

No weirder than firing your coach that took you to the Cup finals to hire the coach that you beat in the playoffs 2 straight years with said coach you just fired.

But not as weird as letting your cup winning coach walk to replace him by a p***y who set 2 years of your about to exit their prime core on fire

 

[hb12xchamps]

Stastny had basically zero value even before covid, they're lucky they got to unload him

if the season is actually a thing they'll probably gun for a high end C at the deadline when cap hit is prorated and they get a feel for Glass at 2C. And with Lehner injured the Fleury thing is working out for them

They still have to move another player to be cap compliant. Losing another forward doesn’t seem ideal for a team who should be adding more offensive weapons. My guess is they are shopping Fleury hard and willing to retain a portion of his salary to get a deal done. Having $12m tied up to goaltending doesn’t seem like a great idea with a flat cap. Like I said, it’s a big gamble for Pietrangelo. Glad I’m not in their shoes

 

[Portable Mink]

12 million in 2 goalies. LOL.

 

[Kuznetsnow]

They still have to move another player to be cap compliant. Losing another forward doesn’t seem ideal for a team who should be adding more offensive weapons. My guess is they are shopping Fleury hard and willing to retain a portion of his salary to get a deal done. Having $12m tied up to goaltending doesn’t seem like a great idea with a flat cap. Like I said, it’s a big gamble for Pietrangelo. Glad I’m not in their shoes

They'll probably ltir Lehner and work it out from there

 

[hb12xchamps]

They'll probably ltir Lehner and work it out from there

Why would they LTIR him when he’s supposed to be back by training camp?

Also just read they said they aren’t trading Fleury

 

[Kuznetsnow]

12 million in 2 goalies. LOL.

Just like Tampa haha

 

[Kuznetsnow]

Why would they LTIR him when he’s supposed to be back by training camp?

Also just read they said they aren’t trading Fleury

Can't they just pay someone to take Reaves and be set

 

[hb12xchamps]

Can't they just pay someone to take Reaves and be set

He just signed an extension this June. Don’t think the locker room would feel great about that

 

[Kuznetsnow]

He just signed an extension this June. Don’t think the locker room would feel great about that

Teams do worse every year and players don't care. See Fleury

Iirc it was last June.

 

[Hivemind]

GMGM is the worst GM in the league.

Even ignoring the fact he’s been promoted above GM in Vegas, this is the kind of move Caps fans criticized him for never making in Washington. The type of “all in” deal that worries less about value than it does about trying to put a team over the hump.

 

[Ridley Simon]

It’s a fascinating set of choices by Vegas this offseason.

Pietrangelo is a better player than Schmidt. And they got a 3rd. In a vacuum, that’s good for them.

they boxed themselves into a corner with their Goalies....so they need to fix that. Won’t be inexpensive to accomplish, I wouldn’t think. In a vacuum, that’s bad for them.

they’ve collected a nice set of shiny toys the past few seasons. Let’s see if it works.

 

[bur and 666 others]

Even ignoring the fact he’s been promoted above GM in Vegas, this is the kind of move Caps fans criticized him for never making in Washington. The type of “all in” deal that worries less about value than it does about trying to put a team over the hump.

Yeah, I don't understand why his is bad now. IMHO, he's doing the right things now. Getting for nothing 2 franchise players in Pietro and Stone. These types of players aren't easy to come by. Shmidt was the price, he's a good player, but can be obtained and signed for cheap.

 

[trick9]

The almighty Nate Schmidt goes for a 3rd round pick.