2018 Around The League

[krutovsdonut]

stefan noesen is another 25-30 point winger with a short track record signing for $1.725 million thanks to arbitration rights.

or maybe it's because he and coleman are both from plano, texas of all places.

 

[Melvin]

To be fair, although I fully agree, I think I'd rather get $875k to play for a contender than $1.5M for a garbage team with no immediate future. Perhaps risky from a financial standpoint but, may be worth the risk for winning the cup.

Why?

 

[timw33]

Pulock just signed a 2 year 2MM AAV deal. Same birth year as Stetcher (94') but has size, draft pedigree, junior dominance, and a very good 10 goal 32 point NHL rookie season under his belt. So based on the comps Stetcher should not even be approaching $2MM a season.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Pulock just signed a 2 year 2MM AAV deal. Same birth year as Stetcher (94') but has size, draft pedigree, junior dominance, and a very good 10 goal 32 point NHL rookie season under his belt. So based on the comps Stetcher should not even be approaching $2MM a season.

and hutton should be giving a refund.

 

[PM]

I'd take Lehner at his new deal over either of our goalies. Especially Nilsson, what an absolutely terrible signing that was.

 

[pgj98m3]

and hutton should be giving a refund.

I really want to like Hutton.....but then he plays and.......

 

[timw33]

and hutton should be giving a refund.

I 100% agree and did not like the extension at the time. The comparables in his range were all in the 1.5-2MM range at most, and they signed him one month into his second season where he ended up regressing.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I'd take Lehner at his new deal over either of our goalies. Especially Nilsson, what an absolutely terrible signing that was.

Markstrom and Nilsson are just placeholders until Demko arrives. Having Lehner for next season or two would do nothing for us that I can see.
I don't think much of Nilsson either, but I would be curious to see what Markstrom could do behind a defence that wasn't a total dumpster fire.

 

[tantalum]

If for some reason Granlund is going to head to arbitration and get completely overpaid and you think that is a possibility the answer isn't to sign him to an unnecessary raise. The answer is not to qualify him in the first place.

 

[MS]

If for some reason Granlund is going to head to arbitration and get completely overpaid and you think that is a possibility the answer isn't to sign him to an unnecessary raise. The answer is not to qualify him in the first place.

Absolutely.

Arbitration rights are not a threat from a player as marginal as Markus Granlund.

The guy has no case if it gets there - 5 non-EN ES points in 53 games! - but you make it pretty clear it isn't going to get there.

Take what we give you or have fun testing the open market and see if being a slow, soft 12-point player even gets you a 1-way deal or whether you're playing in Europe next year. Granlund needs us a hell of a lot more than we need Granlund. The guy is as marginal as it gets and without the great situation he's had here on this crap team it's debateable if he's even in the NHL.

If a guy like this gets greedy, good luck and don't let the door hit you on the way out. Easily replaced by a $650k player.

Good management doesn't get attached to marginal fringe players and overpay to keep them around. You leverage the shit out of them and if they don't like it, bye. There are countless guys that can play the same role available for free.

 

[member 290103]

I'd take Lehner at his new deal over either of our goalies. Especially Nilsson, what an absolutely terrible signing that was.

Dim is too clueless to ever make a deal like that. Had he targeted Lehner, he'd have signed him to a 4 year deal at $4M per. Never assume Dim is competent enough to make a deal that another GM makes.

 

[racerjoe]

Interview with Maroon on the Spitting chicklets podcast, he says no one else offered him a deal. It wasn’t about going to where his son is, but that was a good perk.

 

[tantalum]

Interview with Maroon on the Spitting chicklets podcast, he says no one else offered him a deal. It wasn’t about going to where his son is, but that was a good perk.

INteresting. All the rumours seem to suggest otherwise.

A bit strange, I realize Maroon isn't a game changer but he's a guy that can be competent in the top 9 and you can put him down low on the PP. He's not fast which makes me think you have a bunch of GMs panicking about player speed due to the success of Vegas. Individual speed can be important but team speed and playing at speed goes sooo far beyond that.

 

[racerjoe]

INteresting. All the rumours seem to suggest otherwise.

A bit strange, I realize Maroon isn't a game changer but he's a guy you can be competent in the top 9 and you can put him down low on the PP. He's not fast which makes me think you have a bunch of GMs panicking about player speed due to the success of Vegas. Individual speed can be important but team speed and playing at speed goes sooo far beyond that.

Yeah he talked about his speed, and how he isn't that fast.

He mentioned it is why he fired his old agent, because he hadn't heard anything. So he signed with a new agency.

 

[Nuckles]

 

[Zombotron]

Those'll look good in the Adizero cut.

 

[Kryten]

The Mighty Ducks of San Jose?

 

[Fire Benning]

beautiful

 

[Josepho]

those are terrible.

 

[mossey3535]

Is that teal and black? They should've gone with purple, keeps it from being Sharks clones

 

[Melvin]

I have been getting those two franchises mixed up since I was a kid. This doesn't help.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Interview with Maroon on the Spitting chicklets podcast, he says no one else offered him a deal. It wasn’t about going to where his son is, but that was a good perk.

On a 1 year deal, absolutely crazy that Benning passed in order to pick up Beagle and Roussel. Like it doesn't compute, at all.

This is a prime candidate to sign and flip at the deadline. Weren't they after a player of his ilk as well?

 

[thefeebster]

I think the anaheim jersey is a bad mix and turned out not looking right.

If they stuck to the original colours and nixed the shoulder patches, i would have loved it and it may have been my first and only adidas jersey. But this is an easy pass now.

 

[me2]

and hutton should be giving a refund.

If Jim's signings had to give refunds then Aquilini would be getting some serious checks.

 

[JT Milker]

They should’ve dropped the shoulder patches. In fact, everyone should, they suck.

those are terrible.

No. Without the patches that’s a top 5 design.