Confirmed Signing with Link: 2019 Free Agency Mega-Thread

[uncleben]

I guess I should do a new free agency thead soon. Then again we might not have free agency until October/November

I guess this would fit better in that new 2020 thread
but Polak is signing on in Czechia.

Dallas Stars D Roman Polak signs with Czech club HC Vitkovice - TSN.ca

(DAL not sure if he'll even come back for playins/offs)

 

[Mike Jones]

I guess this would fit better in that new 2020 thread
but Polak is signing on in Czechia.

Dallas Stars D Roman Polak signs with Czech club HC Vitkovice - TSN.ca

(DAL not sure if he'll even come back for playins/offs)

Why would he? It would probably interfere with his new team's schedule.

Another reason why the NHL should just shut it down for this season and reload for next.

 

[uncleben]

Why would he? It would probably interfere with his new team's schedule.

Another reason why the NHL should just shut it down for this season and reload for next.

ELH would be under the transfer agreement, so if DAL was still playing when the ELH reopens and they wanted to block Polak from participating, Vitkovice wouldn't be able to do anything about it

Nill did say he won't force Polak to return though, if he's not comfortable with the idea

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Might be a stupid question here but will we maybe not see any of the big named RFAs sign until teams find out 100% sure what is going on for the future? I realize the PLAN as of now is to do this silly playoffs and then start the 2020 season later than usual... but what if all this doesnt happen as planned??? Will teams just not sign their stud RFAs(Barzal, Mantha, Sergachev etc etc and many more) until they have a 100% sure plan set in place? Like why waste a year of a contract if the season COULD still be in jeopardy. I know things should get back on pace for next season but why if it doesnt?

Obviously the players and agents will want them signed so they get paid during this but what if teams just dont? I realize that opens up the potential for offer sheets from teams but worse comes to worse at that time they just match it

Again maybe it's a silly question and I appologize if it's been talked about already!

 

[cwede]

Välkommen tillbaka, Nick Ebert

he returned to NA for a season,
Ottawa sent him to NYR in Namestnikov deal early season,
spent season mostly w Hartford AHL

 

[Byron Bitz]

Any guess on what kind of contract Barzal will get? My guess is around 8.5 x 6 or 9 x 7. It’s gonna be a tough one for the Islanders I’m not sure how well their doing financially.

 

[themelkman]

Any guess on what kind of contract Barzal will get? My guess is around 8.5 x 6 or 9 x 7. It’s gonna be a tough one for the Islanders I’m not sure how well their doing financially.

I would expect they go for the most term possible. Maybe a 9.5x8?

 

[Cypher]

Can teams sign their next summer UFAs tomorrow to extensions? Typically tomorrow is the date, but with everything going on, who knows.

 

[Hunn]

I haven't even realized it's July 1st, what a time.

 

[MMC]

 

[Mike Jones]

Translation?

 

[MMC]

Translation?

Pontus Aberg -> Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL

 

[Mike Jones]

Pontus Aberg -> Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL

Great! Thanks!

 

[caley]

Unsurprisingly played junior hockey with Brandon of the WHL, which is the team current Vegas GM Kelly McCrimmon owns and operated for many years.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Do we have 2020 UFA market thread somewhere? I'd like to see how people thinks it is going down. I'm specifically interested in teams that are going to add big name UFAs.

 

[caley]

Not yet. Since free agency isn’t until October, it’s a little early. I’m thinking late August/Early September

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Not yet. Since free agency isn’t until October, it’s a little early. I’m thinking late August/Early September

Are there some threads that generally discusses about cap spaces of teams? I'm specifically _not_ looking for one single certain team, but rather at the league level.

 

[caley]

Are there some threads that generally discusses about cap spaces of teams? I'm specifically _not_ looking for one single certain team, but rather at the league level.

CapFriendly does a pretty good job of that; good enough that I'm not going to try to compete with them!

 

[Arto Kilponen]

CapFriendly does a pretty good job of that; good enough that I'm not going to try to compete with them!

With pure numbers, sure, but it doesn't discuss stuff like "Team X is not going to spend because of future stuff, but team Y has that kind of plans" or "Player Z is not interested in team A, but team B is interesting to him because he is from that city originally".

 

[StreetHawk]

Are there some threads that generally discusses about cap spaces of teams? I'm specifically _not_ looking for one single certain team, but rather at the league level.

You can always link or reference cap friendly when discussing a teams cap situation on this board.

If there was Ever an off season where teams with cap space should consider using it as an offersheet this would be the one with a flat salary cap.

 

[cwede]

Sean day signed a 1-year 2-way with Tampa;

Unconditionally released a while back, by NYR, from final year of ELC,
as he slid down the LHD depth chart behind
Lindgren, Hajek, Miller, Rykov, Reunanen, Robertson, Crawley, ZJones,
I guess even Ragnarsson, Sjalin.
NYR also let rights expire to 4-time WJC, 3 years in OHL Swiss LHD draftee Nico Gross, who now re-enters draft

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

 

[cwede]

Borgman signs overseas, with ~Dec 15th NHL opt-out
Andreas Borgman täydentää Ässien puolustuksen

 

[jonu]

Borgman signs in Sweden, with ~Dec 15th NHL opt-out
Andreas Borgman täydentää Ässien puolustuksen

You mean Finland I bet.