Around The League Part 6: The Unrestricted Free Agent

[DaveG]

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[GoldiFox]

Lucic reportedly to Edmonton. Wonder if they deal a forward soon.

 

[FlyingSquirrels]

Pretty much need to, don't they? I would also assume they have little cap room left, therefore a cap dump situation may come into play. If that's the case, the price of RNH, Eberle, etc. will come down significantly.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Who's gonna handicap themselves by signing Stamkos to an outrageous contract?

 

[Brock Anton]

Buffalo.

 

[DaveG]

I think it's gonna be Detroit. And they'll be kicking themselves in about 2 years if they do.

 

[Roboturner913]

That's why I didn't get all the talk about "why should we help Detroit get Stamkos?" That contract is going to be a team killer. For what he's going to get paid, you could probably buy Ladd AND Backes and have enough leftover change to grab an Icee on the way home.

 

[Lempo]

Who's gonna handicap themselves by signing Stamkos to an outrageous contract?

I may be biased as hell but those Toronto folks sure look like gluttons for punishment and really seem to be looking for the Ontario boy to come home.

 

[NotOpie]

I may be biased as hell but those Toronto folks sure look like gluttons for punishment and really seem to be looking for the Ontario boy to come home.

Let's see:

Buffalo
Detroit
Toronto

.....couldn't happen to a nicer group of guys.....

 

[Marty Straka]

Out of curiosity... at the tale end of his career in Carolina was Staal playing more Center or can he play wing as well?

 

[Ole Gil]

Who's gonna handicap themselves by signing Stamkos to an outrageous contract?

Of the top 22 contracts, 18 were on playoff teams last year. Only Byfuglien, O'reilly, Staal, and Subban missed.

It'll be tricky building a winner paying one great player 12 million a year. But it's also tricky when you only have one guy who can break 50 points on your roster. It's a bit of a catch-22. But in the end, overpaying a great player is better than not having a great player, I think.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

edmonton is going to way over pay and give too much term i think

i mean, i know they have to to convince ppl to play there, but i mean even by their standards

 

[TheOllieC]

Edmonton is going to pay ~12-13mil for Lucic and Demers.

 

[RodTheBawd]

I can't wait until Stamkos signs somewhere other than Toronto and all of the Leafs fans flip and start posting how he's not that good, not worth the money, etc.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

stamkos will sign in new jersey probably because why not

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

stamkos to arsenal e5

 

[tarheelhockey]

Out of curiosity... at the tale end of his career in Carolina was Staal playing more Center or can he play wing as well?

He played some wing toward the end. He doesn't really have the foot speed to play center anymore, unless it's against an equally slow center who won't beat him up and down the ice. A power-style wing game plays to his strengths at this point.

 

[Lempo]

I can't wait until Stamkos signs somewhere other than Toronto and all of the Leafs fans flip and start posting how he's not that good, not worth the money, etc.

... and greedy brass stud for not making the deal cap-friendly to them through questionable endorsement shenanigans as described in most of the pages of their Stamkos Watch thread.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

stamkos to arsenal e5

Decent Jamie Vardy replacement

 

[Unsustainable]

stamkos to arsenal e5

You will never walk alone, in Liverpool.

 

[GoldiFox]

McKenzie tweets that Taylor Hall to NJ is close. Damn, now that would be a serious top-6 addition.

 

[Brock Anton]

hfoil is about to blow to smithereens

 

[GoldiFox]

Hall gone... NJ just got a lot scarier as a bubble team if they get Hall

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Holy hell Oilers...

 

[Novacane]

Well that's just gross