Tidbits: Around the League: NHL News - Part 2

[HotDish]

Islanders will be shocked once they see Parise play... This is Koivu all over except I don't think Parise will retire after a few games. Here is to hoping its like 4mil AAV deal over 3 years.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Nedejkovic asking for 3.5M gets him traded? I would’ve been all over that if I was Guerin. Whatever I guess.

 

[AKL]

Carolina must be either very confident that their defense propped Nedeljkovic up, or very stupid.

 

[MuckOG]

Not sure what Carolina is thinking....

 

[Bazeek]

Not sure what Carolina is thinking....

Trying to keep Hamilton? Weird.

 

[HotDish]

CF just giving away 2nd round picks now just for free these days.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Trading a promising young goalie for scraps because he asked for $3m? Is Carolina in financial trouble or something?

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Not sure what Carolina is thinking....

Yeah this is hugely perplexing. I have no clue WTF they're doing.

 

[Minnewildsota]

CF just giving away 2nd round picks now just for free these days.

For nothing? AZ didn't trade anything? lol

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

For nothing? AZ didn't trade anything? lol

They traded cap space again it seems, they're nowhere near the cap so between Ghost and Ladd, they're still gaining assets and not crunched.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Philly clearing space for Hamilton.

 

[HotDish]

For nothing? AZ didn't trade anything? lol

I feel slightly vindicated since last year I was hounded for multiple days by Philly fans on reddit when I told them that Ghost was a throw in for a trade and didn't have much value.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Philly clearing space for Hamilton.

I have seen they're in on Reinhart too

 

[thestonedkoala]

Trying to keep Hamilton? Weird.

I can safely say, I'm okay with Guerin now.

 

[thestonedkoala]

It's funny watching Fletcher completely wrecking another franchise.

 

[HotDish]

Chuck is just a mad man!

 

[Wild11MN]

 

[Bazeek]

Ristolainen looks like Anton LaVey if he'd joined Blink 182.

 

[Wild11MN]

Fletcher in two trades has traded Ghost, Hagg, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 7th for Risto and 0.7M in cap space this year. WOOF.

Edit... and they have an extra player to replace on the roster, which likely means negative cap "savings".

 

[thestonedkoala]

This kind of kills Guerin's argument about Dumba and makes him buying out Suter even dumber.

 

[TheeNorthStar]

 

[57special]

This kind of kills Guerin's argument about Dumba and makes him buying out Suter even dumber.

Sounds like we could have had a 1st, a 2nd, and someone like Frost or Patrick for Dumba. Not that you want to do that now, but that's not bad.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Fletcher knows he doesn't need the futures because if his gamble doesn't pay off, he's out of job anyway.

But these gambles look like there's barely any upside to them even if they pan out.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Sounds like we could have had a 1st, a 2nd, and someone like Frost or Patrick for Dumba. Not that you want to do that now, but that's not bad.

I know; I'm getting more the impression that Guerin is shoot from the hip sort of guy - which isn't necessarily good.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

This kind of kills Guerin's argument about Dumba and makes him buying out Suter even dumber.

Unless Fletch went for Risto specifically because BIG