GDT: 2022 Free Agent Frenzy - July 13 [11 AM CT]

[Zapp]

I'm kinda down tbh

Yeah it sucks. Robo is a special player

 

[Satan]

Yeah it sucks. Robo is a special player

He's one of my favorite sons. A good Kingston Frontenac boy. Scored 41 f***ing goals in a Rick Bowness system.

It'd be a hard decision but I honestly think I would be more comfortable with Tkachuk for 8 years over JRob.

 

[BG44]

He's one of my favorite sons. A good Kingston Frontenac boy. Scored 41 f***ing goals in a Rick Bowness system.

It'd be a hard decision but I honestly think I would be more comfortable with Tkachuk for 8 years over JRob.

How is this free agent frenzy talk? Weren't you yelling at clouds in the past couple of weeks for people being off-topic?

This is the off-season baby.

 

[Hockey Dad]

I wonder if Robo has given an indication of not signing what the Stars want whether it be years or dollars.

 

[Satan]

How is this free agent frenzy talk? Weren't you yelling at clouds in the past couple of weeks for people being off-topic?

This is the off-season baby.

I'm not ready to quit the free agent frenzy

 

[BG44]

I wonder if Robo has given an indication of not signing what the Stars want whether it be years or dollars.

Let's just assume that Sturm was saying he's aware that there's currently a gap in the negotiation about the contract for the sake of this conversation (I think there's still a chance he's speaking hypothetically/speculating about why Dallas might consider that trade).

If I was Robertson's agent, I would dig my heels in for a 3-year bridge deal. I'm betting on my client, and I'm telling him to bet on himself. I'd say the odds that he gets a massive payday in 3 years are better than it not happening. The cap will have just had a massive jump in value, and you're essentially getting paid UFA dollars at that point only being 1 year from UFA.

If I'm Nill, I'm doing everything possible to lock him up 8. I also can't imagine a scenario where Robertson is going to fall off the map, and I'm trying to avoid a potential $10+ million contract in 3 years when the cap and contracts, in general, take a leap forward. The thing that's made me wonder if Nill isn't thinking like this was him saying that Robertson should come in between $6 and $7 million. That's clearly a bridge, but maybe he was only saying that because he knew that Robertson's team was dug in on it.

The Tkachuk situation arises now. He's getting an 8-year deal right now. He wants it. I think he probably believes he'll get paid more than Johnny Hockey ... and maybe he does, but I don't think it would be significantly more. Tkachuk is also only 17 months older than Robertson. There's a cap argument to be made that if you value the players similarly, an 8-year deal to Tkachuk today in the $9.5 million range that takes the player to 32 years of age is superior to giving a bridge to Robertson at 23 then paying him a monster contract that takes him into his mid-30's that would likely be at least a couple if not more million more than what Tkachuk might get this summer.

You kind of have to think about the summer of 2025 when you talk about this deal. Potentially, hypothetically, however you want to look at it, you stand to have more money in 2025 and beyond when you're possibly a Cup contender and really getting serious.

All of this is moot if Robertson is willing to go 8 now, but like I said .. I guess it depends on how you interpret Sturm's tweet.

 

[BG44]

I'm not ready to quit the free agent frenzy

 

[LT]

I’m in Italy so I got the news late, we get the same internet as you guys 6 hours after

 

[Satan]

I’m in Italy so I got the news late, we get the same internet as you guys 6 hours after

humble brag from pizzaland

 

[LT]

humble brag from pizzaland

here for work tbh

the city im in is also on fire

 

[Satan]

here for work tbh

the city im in is also on fire

fix it climate boi

 

[LT]

fix it climate boi

why do u think im there

 

[Satan]

why do u think im there

whats taking so long

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

whats taking so long

Global moderator....yeah....right....

 

[starsfan86]

Do we have Tkachuk yet?

 

[Satan]

Global moderator....yeah....right....

More like Global Weather Controller..... now u know who creat'es the Chem trails

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

More like Global Weather Controller..... now u know who creat'es the Chem trails

I'd laugh, but the agency I work for licenses weather modification, and we've gotten some pretty wild conspiracy theorist tweets and emails about that kind of shit, lol.

 

[Kcb12345]

So far we've seen Florida, New Jersey, St. Louis, and Carolina as the top teams confirmed to have been in on Tkachuk. Unless you count Strickland's odd random tweet about us

 

[Kcb12345]

Saw it on the main board that it was reported the Canucks want Klingberg but haven't been able to clear the space to sign him yet. A deal with Myers apparently mightve fallen through

Would be nice if we could help them out and take JT Miller off their hands

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[serp]

Probably unhappy how Free Agency turned out for him

 

[Kcb12345]

Too much term for sure

 

[serp]

Didn't the Stars offer something like this last offseason but he wanted 7M+ back then ?

 

[LT]

Definitely seems like Klingberg’s agent kept telling him if he waited, he’d get a better offer. It just never showed up though.

 

[starsfan86]

Haha that’s hilarious