Around The League 2019-20 part X

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

This blogger type traded texts with AP and still thinks AP may resign with those awful, unfair St. Louis Blues

 

[Guttersniped]

Stamkos hit the market and then stayed. Pietrangelo’s side isn’t throwing bombs, they’re just expressing some frustration and St Louis is doing a little PR of their own but aren’t attacking his position either. It seems like everyone is being reasonably professional and leaving the door open. If either side is seething in anger they’re hiding it pretty well.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Stamkos hit the market and then stayed. Pietrangelo’s side isn’t throwing bombs, they’re just expressing some frustration and St Louis is doing a little PR of their own but aren’t attacking his position either. It seems like everyone is being reasonably professional and leaving the door open. If either side is seething in anger they’re hiding it pretty well.

Stamkos didn't reach free agency, he signed June 29th.

I wouldn't be surprised with any outcome really with Pietrangelo, whether he stays or leaves both options seem possible.

 

[Guttersniped]

Stamkos didn't reach free agency, he signed June 29th.

I wouldn't be surprised with any outcome really with Pietrangelo, whether he stays or leaves both options seem possible.

Yeah, I always forget that was the open interview week before free agency. I will make this mistake in the future, I’ve come to accept that I can’t remember this simple fact.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Yeah, I always forget that was the open interview week before free agency. I will make this mistake in the future, I’ve come to accept that I can’t remember this simple fact.

Aha I only remember because that was the crazy day with the signing and Hall/Subban trades all happening in like 20 minutes.

 

[Guttersniped]

Aha I only remember because that was the crazy day with the signing and Hall/Subban trades all happening in like 20 minutes.

The Toronto/Stamkos pitch gossip was pretty memorable, apparently they had the all of upper management and ownership, CEOs from big partner companies and Toronto’s mayor among others there to meet with Stamkos in Toronto and he was so overwhelmed that he cancelled all his trips to meet with other teams, immediately flew home and signed with Tampa. The rumor was he walked out of the huge Leafs presentation and immediately said “no more meetings”. You got to love the Canadian hockey media rumor mill too. LOL

 

[beekay414]

Good luck with that one, Jim.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Good luck with that one, Jim.

Lol. They think Loui has trade value

 

[Forge]

Good luck with that one, Jim.

lol

Bad news, Jim. You're reading the room wrong.

 

[NJDevs26]

So basically either Benning's a moron or he doesn't want to move him out of some sort of spite...so still a moron.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Yeah, I always forget that was the open interview week before free agency. I will make this mistake in the future, I’ve come to accept that I can’t remember this simple fact.

There is no interview week prior to free agency anymore

 

[Ripshot 43]

There is no interview week prior to free agency anymore

I like this change if only for the fact that the interview period killed the 1st day of FA signings.

 

[Brodeur]

Looks like Madden's back coaching, I think he took a hiatus last season after leaving Cleveland's AHL club. Might be a chance next season that the Kings call up his son to play against him.

 

[MadDevil]

Ricci might look even worse in a suit than he did as a player.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Just saw the voting breakdown for the Calder. Not a bad showing for Blackwood. He got a second place vote even. Though Fox got a first place vote. I'm sure we can all guess whose vote that was...

 

[Alex NJD]

Just saw the voting breakdown for the Calder. Not a bad showing for Blackwood. He got a second place vote even. Though Fox got a first place vote. I'm sure we can all guess whose vote that was...

You have to have the thickest homer glasses on to see Maker, Hughes, and Fox and think Fox is the best dman of the 3

 

[NJDevs26]

You have to have the thickest homer glasses on to see Maker, Hughes, and Fox and think Fox is the best dman of the 3

Or still think +/- is an accurate barometer for comparing defensemen on different teams.

 

[RememberTheName]

You have to have the thickest homer glasses on to see Maker, Hughes, and Fox and think Fox is the best dman of the 3

The guy who voted for Fox actually came out and confirmed that he was the one who voted for Fox, which I respect, and he also was not a Rangers fan. I think in the main board thread you can find a link to the tweet but I'm pretty sure he backed up his vote which I at least appreciate.

 

[sabremike]

This blogger type traded texts with AP and still thinks AP may resign with those awful, unfair St. Louis Blues

I mean it's not like the Blues are the type of organization who would use a loophole to skunk a guy out of his NTC and the guy is so upset he literally quits in the middle of a season to go back to his home country.

 

[My3Sons]

Good luck with that one, Jim.

To be fair even in a non flat cap environment no team would want Erickson absent VAN attaching something worthwhile to his contract.

 

[glenwo2]

Good luck with that one, Jim.

lol

Bad news, Jim. You're reading the room wrong.

You mean @Out of Business . He no longer responds to "Jim".

That is some other guy.

 

[R8Devs]

I can't believe the Panthers got out of that contract.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

welp maybe no Tanev for PIT after all

edit- Matheson is signed for SIX more years holy crap

 

[Devils731]

 

[Forge]

I can't believe the Panthers got out of that contract.

I don't know how that even works. That's so insane. That was honestly one of the worst contracts in the NHL. And it's back loaded lol. He makes more than his hit the last few years.

I really hate that people are not attaching assets to contracts that bad.