2014 Free Agency Continues ...
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Uncle Leo
- Sign Brodeur please. Mentor, good back up, vet experience, french Canadian connection.
Bernier/Brodeur - Goaltending CHECK
- Move Franson. We just don't need him anymore.
- not sure how to fill top pairing hole
Phaneuf - xxxx
Rielly - Robidas
Gardiner - Polak
Defence - Missing #2 D
- 1st line is good
- 2nd line could use a better RW
- 3rd line could use Clarkson retiring from the NHL, and a LW
- a 4th line would be good to have
Bernier/Brodeur - Goaltending CHECK
- Move Franson. We just don't need him anymore.
- not sure how to fill top pairing hole
Phaneuf - xxxx
Rielly - Robidas
Gardiner - Polak
Defence - Missing #2 D
- 1st line is good
- 2nd line could use a better RW
- 3rd line could use Clarkson retiring from the NHL, and a LW
- a 4th line would be good to have
showtime8
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The guy that they should go after is Alex Goligoski.
I've said it a couple times.
I'm not sure what else you would have to move to get him, but I'm sure that you could find a way to make it work.
One thing I can take out of this: I think the Habs are going to regress next season. Their second pair for D is Gilbert and Emelin. They might actually have a worse defence than we do, and ours has much more potential to grow. You look at their forwards and I can tell you I liked the team a lot more with Vanek, Pouliot and Gionta. Adding Beaulieu will help but I think he is very overrated, and Tinordi is a borderline #7. Once again, it will be up to Carey Price, I think.
Ottawa also definitely got worse. Unfortunately they will be in the Eichel and McDavid sweepstakes.
Meanwhile, I think we got unlucky at the end of last season, and I like the moves we made this off season. I don't think we will be anywhere near Boston or Pitt, but I can see us getting into the playoffs again.
Ottawa also definitely got worse. Unfortunately they will be in the Eichel and McDavid sweepstakes.
Meanwhile, I think we got unlucky at the end of last season, and I like the moves we made this off season. I don't think we will be anywhere near Boston or Pitt, but I can see us getting into the playoffs again.
this is what I'd like to see :
FORWARDS
James Van Riemsdyk ($4.250m) / Tyler Bozak ($4.200m) / Phil Kessel ($8.000m)
Joffrey Lupul ($5.250m) / Nazem Kadri ($2.900m) / Radim Vrbata ($4.000m)
Leo Komarov ($2.950m) / Peter Holland ($1.500m) / Matt Frattin ($0.800m)
Carter Ashton ($1.500m) / Vernon Fiddler ($2.000m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Josh Leivo ($0.793m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Jake Gardiner ($2.500m) / Dion Phaneuf ($7.000m)
Morgan Rielly ($0.894m) / Stephane Robidas ($3.000m)
Petter Granberg ($0.800m) / Roman Polak ($2.750m)
Korbinian Holzer ($0.788m) /
GOALTENDERS
Jonathan Bernier ($2.900m)
Martin Brodeur ($2.250m)
BUYOUTS
Mike Komisarek ($0.000m)
Mikhail Grabovski ($0.000m)
Tim Gleason ($0.833m)
RETAINED SALARIES (0.29% of upper limit)
Carl Gunnarsson ($0.200m—6.35%)
BONUS OVERAGE
$450,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $66,757,500; BONUSES: $1,082,500
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $2,242,500
Still gives a bit of room too
FORWARDS
James Van Riemsdyk ($4.250m) / Tyler Bozak ($4.200m) / Phil Kessel ($8.000m)
Joffrey Lupul ($5.250m) / Nazem Kadri ($2.900m) / Radim Vrbata ($4.000m)
Leo Komarov ($2.950m) / Peter Holland ($1.500m) / Matt Frattin ($0.800m)
Carter Ashton ($1.500m) / Vernon Fiddler ($2.000m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Josh Leivo ($0.793m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Jake Gardiner ($2.500m) / Dion Phaneuf ($7.000m)
Morgan Rielly ($0.894m) / Stephane Robidas ($3.000m)
Petter Granberg ($0.800m) / Roman Polak ($2.750m)
Korbinian Holzer ($0.788m) /
GOALTENDERS
Jonathan Bernier ($2.900m)
Martin Brodeur ($2.250m)
BUYOUTS
Mike Komisarek ($0.000m)
Mikhail Grabovski ($0.000m)
Tim Gleason ($0.833m)
RETAINED SALARIES (0.29% of upper limit)
Carl Gunnarsson ($0.200m—6.35%)
BONUS OVERAGE
$450,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $66,757,500; BONUSES: $1,082,500
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $2,242,500
Still gives a bit of room too
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
I know i don't like Beaulieu as much as I do think he's a tad bit overrated but you shouldn't underestimate Tinordi....both of those guys will help the habs and make them quite meaner to play against. I don't think they regressed more like opened up a path, ottawa...yea I do believe has regressed unless their centers take center stage, so it'll be upto ziba and turris to show their value, all while chiasson proves he's a strong player that he's touted to be...a lot of people see him as a second coming of eberle. Guptill who a lot thinks is a throw in also did well with their respective team.
I still think we are in the playoff bubble more than a guarantee, with the bolts giving up quite a bit of fits.
Wouldn't shock me. We have two spots on the 4th line currently open, LW and C, with Ashton at the RW.
Hartikainen - Fiddler - Ashton
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
oh and let me make it CLEAR. I did not want Bolland... I'm disgusted with his inability to attract top free agents. Stastny for example was a perfect fit... maybe the Blues are the better team but money TALKS... Give him the presentation of your life, sell the city, endorsements, offer him 7.9 million... etc the guy should be a leaf... no ifs and or buts im sick of this not being the standard
Wow, really? 8 million a year? Have you been watching Stastny play?
Stastny is a slight upgrade over Kadri.
Kadri is YOUNGER, and scored 10 pts less. Think about that. Stastny played with Landeskog and Mackinon, while Kadri played with Lupul and Clarkson.
I mean....talk about delusional. STL way overpaid because they are in cup mode. We are not. We are a few years away. And it's ridiculous contracts like that which will set us back.
I love our FA signings. Nothing too flashy or expensive. good pieces. Develop the rest in the system. Keep drafting, stop trading picks.
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
Ok...let me help me out.
Paul Stastny grew up in St Louis. his father and uncle or brother also played there strong connection there. Not to mention cup chances are way higher ther.
Bolland...he's not a first line center like Stastny or even a 1B that we should overpay for him. We have a second line center possibly in Kadri or Bozak whatever that maybe we shouldn't damn well overpay for him.
Brodeur started 37 games last season, had a sv% 20 points worse than Schneider, and still complained publicly that he didn't get enough starts. And he's supposed to be a mentor to Bernier?
Paul Stastny is the exact type of player you overpay for, and the only one on the market that you would... Stastny is worth 7 million. If you have to give him an extra million to persuade him that's fine by me... considering we're overpaying a 3rd liner by 3 million a year.
Stastny's production would without a doubt increase in the higher scoring eastern conference and he's a player Kadri would really bennifit from playing with... Kadri-Stastny would be a very good second line, but it didn't happen so i'll leave it at that... we missed out on an opportunity and it's done with.
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
I agree..now even if we overpay paul stastny by say 7.5-8 million range...how can we convince him to kill all those huge ties I've mentioned?
Recall how Suter and Parise weren't that overpaid compared to other teams but still made the final cut. Parise's family, suter's wife was it?
Same with recently BRian Boyle who's wife hails from Tampa. Sometimes money isn't everything.
Take around and look at the ontario born stars and tell me one of them that chose Toronto because of "ties" and please don't say clarkson
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
Take around and look at the ontario born stars and tell me one of them that chose Toronto because of "ties" and please don't say clarkson
We'll get there we need to build the team to a respectable state and it's slowly starting.
Also...Clarkson
With Gleason gone, and FO% being in dire need, Steve Otts faceoff prowess could be very important to Toronto. He had nearly a 60% win rate in st.louis, while a 52% in buffalo.
I could see it happening.
I could see it happening.
Leaf Rocket
Leaf Fan Till I Die
WhatASaveDave
Registered User
I do like Steve Ott as a player but I don't think it's prudent for us to sign him unless it's a short term deal at under 3 million per year
diceman934
Help is on the way.
We need depth. Yeah we got some guys from the Marlies that can fill up 1-3 spots, but we lack bottom 6'ers that can maybe step up in case of injury to the top 2 lines. Vrbata is being mentioned a lot and he would be good at a good price, but not someone you over pay for. Other than him, I say we sign 1-2 of these guys at a 1 year / $1-2.75 million deal sort of like a Raymond type deal. Come in, prove your worth, and cash in next season if you do well.
Centers
Daniel Winnik
Vernon Fiddler
Steve Ott
Wingers
Heatley
Havlat
Penner
Other options I see are maybe trying to trade for Versteeg from Chicago. Cheap contract and can fill a top 6 role in our system.
JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Versteeg
Komarov-Holland-Clarkson
Frattin-Ott/Fiddler/Winnik-Ashton
Centers
Daniel Winnik
Vernon Fiddler
Steve Ott
Wingers
Heatley
Havlat
Penner
Other options I see are maybe trying to trade for Versteeg from Chicago. Cheap contract and can fill a top 6 role in our system.
JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Versteeg
Komarov-Holland-Clarkson
Frattin-Ott/Fiddler/Winnik-Ashton
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