Around the League 2018-19 V

[tr83]

Kahun-a-Maatta, what a wonderful trade.

I want to like this twice

 

[NJDevs26]

Why do the Hawks add? Kahun is promising AND on an ELC, while maatta isn't showing much and has a signif cap hit. Is it bc he's a defenseman?

Pretty much...there's always a d-man markup, that's why we had to give up a 2 and a 4 for freaking Mirco Mueller.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Kahun-a-Maatta, what a wonderful trade.

Oh god it's so bad it hurts

 

[markog]

Bowman has lost his mind.

 

[Blender]

Can someone compare this as if it were us? Like who do we have that compares to Kahun?

Miles Wood I would say. Kahun is already 23, so I don't compare him to guys drafted in the last few years.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Kahun-a-Maatta, what a wonderful trade.

Post of the year.

Just end the contest now.

 

[glenwo2]

Bowman has lost his mind.

What did he do?

 

[Cage Helmet]

How the mighty have fallen. I remember the Pengs crew pushing Maatta being the new Letang.

 

[Nubmer6]

Guess they liked him...

 

[Stephen Gionta]

Kahun-a-Maatta, what a wonderful trade.

Best post in HFBoards history.

 

[Bcap88]

Bowman has lost his mind.

Bowman has already lost his mind, seabrook contract, saad for Panarin, hit a home run with the schmaltz for Strome/perlini trade, also took an L on the tuevo trade

 

[glenwo2]

Bowman has already lost his mind, seabrook contract, saad for Panarin, hit a home run with the schmaltz for Strome/perlini trade, also took an L on the tuevo trade

So is that why he said Bowman lost his mind?

Or is it something he did just now (that wasn't explained to me when I first asked)?

 

[Bcap88]

So is that why he said Bowman lost his mind?

Or is it something he did just now (that wasn't explained to me when I first asked)?

Prob has to do with the maata
Trade

 

[Ripshot 43]

So is that why he said Bowman lost his mind?

Or is it something he did just now (that wasn't explained to me when I first asked)?

Prob has to do with the maata
Trade

It’s always interesting to see hfboards reactions and “experts” on nhl network. The suits seemed to think this was a good trade for both organizations but I guess time will tell.

 

[RangerDoggo]

Guess they liked him...

Man, this is shaping up to be a boring free agency. Skinner, Eberle, and now Hagelin re-signed.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Man, this is shaping up to be a boring free agency. Skinner, Eberle, and now Hagelin re-signed.

Hagelin stinks

there are plenty of other good players slated to be available

 

[RangerDoggo]

Hagelin stinks

there are plenty of other good players slated to be available

I'm not saying Hags is on the level of the other two or that we should get him. I'm saying that the trend this offseason is "don't let players hit the market."

 

[Better Call Sal]

That tends to be the trend every year, though. Tavares aside, you rarely see big names hit UFA unless their current team has no interest in bringing them back ala JVR.

 

[NJDevs26]

That tends to be the trend every year, though. Tavares aside, you rarely see big names hit UFA unless their current team has no interest in bringing them back ala JVR.

It does surprise me a little that the upper middle tier guys mostly sign before FA. You’d think the guys who aren’t getting max deals would ‘see what was out there’ a week or two off from FA

 

[Better Call Sal]

It does surprise me a little that the upper middle tier guys mostly sign before FA. You’d think the guys who aren’t getting max deals would ‘see what was out there’ a week or two off from FA

Yeah, I agree. I feel like hockey players are so unassuming and loyal by nature that they tend to stick around with their current team if they're willing to offer a contract. Wyshynski mentions it in his podcast all the time, all of their shit is there. They don't want to move their shit.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Yeah, I agree. I feel like hockey players are so unassuming and loyal by nature that they tend to stick around with their current team if they're willing to offer a contract. Wyshynski mentions it in his podcast all the time, all of their **** is there. They don't want to move their ****.

I'll never blame them, either. I'm way too lazy to pack everything and move. And I don't get trucked by guys and hit by pucks all year.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

 

[Better Call Sal]

So much for the homesick wife story.

Where does this likely put San Jose cap wise, I wonder?

 

[R8Devs]

Winnipeg’s probably happy with that news, maybe they can try and demand more for Trouba now

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

So much for the homesick wife story.

Where does this likely put San Jose cap wise, I wonder?

They still have plenty of room but they have a ton of guys to sign. Assuming Karlsson gets ~$10 mill/year, they have ~$15 million to sign a bunch of guys including Labanc, Donskoi, Pavelski, Meier, THornton, Nyquist and J. Ryan