Around the League Part 9: The Post-Tavareslyptic Hellscape

[tarheelhockey]

That’s the stuff of nightmares.

 

[tarheelhockey]

 

[Unsustainable]

Can not be unseen

 

[DaveG]

I seriously want to print one of those out now just to see if Lu would sign one. With the level of prankster he is he probably would.

 

[tarheelhockey]

If anything, that probably gave Lu an idea for his winter look.

 

[RodTheBawd]

With as good as his is, the rest are pretty shit relative to the first round.

I seriously want to print one of those out now just to see if Lu would sign one. With the level of prankster he is he probably would.

He just tweeted that he's going to show up to training camp like that.

 

[sabremike]

Part 2 is now available:

Ringo??????

 

[raynman]

the Marchand and luongo ones killed me

 

[Navin R Slavin]

With as good as his is, the rest are pretty **** relative to the first round.

Counterpoint: they're great.

Joe Thornton with Art Garfunkel hair is amazing.

Henrik Lundquist as Magnum PI is just more proof that there's nothing you can do to him that would change his status as the best looking hockey player ever.

The Stamkos mullet is brilliant, but it's really more 80s than 70s, especially with the feathering.

 

[tarheelhockey]

The Carey Price one is deeply unsettling. Pretty sure he’s wearing chaps.

 

[cptjeff]

I seriously want to print one of those out now just to see if Lu would sign one. With the level of prankster he is he probably would.

Tweet him and ask.

 

[geehaad]

His Twitter is pretty entertaining

 

[A Star is Burns]

Hanifin 6 years 4.95 per

 

[Canes]

Good for Hanifin. Hope he can add some more consistency and take the next step in his game, except when the Flames play us twice a year.

 

[Brock Anton]

Kinda funny how Hanifin all of a sudden became a “$5m player already” the second he got traded to Canada.

 

[sabremike]

Devils announce $1 hot dog night vs Nashville in October.

Me: *Puts away a $20 bill to bring to the game* COME AT ME JOEY CHESTNUTS!!!!!!!!!

 

[vorbis]

honestly, as someone who was all in on Noah Hanifin's potential from day one to whenever he was traded, I'm not heartbroken about passing up the chance to sign him to a 6 year 29.7 million dollar contract.

 

[Canes]

honestly, as someone who was all in on Noah Hanifin's potential from day one to whenever he was traded, I'm not heartbroken about passing up the chance to sign him to a 6 year 29.7 million dollar contract.

Where even if he finally lives up to his potential at some point he's a UFA already at the end of the contract.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Contract isn't crazy as far as one of those buy out UFA years, give a guy way more than he's earned and hope he's underpaid by the end contracts. Had we kept him, I'd probably have preferred a bridge, but it probably won't be crippling.

 

[Wish You Were Here]

It buys two UFA years.
Not a steal, but not a bad contract for Calgary.
It's less than they signed Hamilton for after they acquired him.

 

[bleedgreen]

I didn’t hate the trade in terms of what we got back on the surface. If we sign Feeland and Fox then I’m good with it.

Saying that Lindy and Hanifin wanted too much money and suggesting they didn’t really want to be here and we won’t tolerate anything less than that was pure crap. Neither signed for more than really should’ve. This is a perfectly appropriate deal for Hanifin.

I wish them both well and kinda hope they make us look stupid for trading them for older players right when it seemed they could both break out.

 

[Wish You Were Here]

Lindholm and Hanifin both signed for 6 years at $9.8M total per season is not unreasonable at all.

 

[Breakdowns]

Good for Hanifin, will see how he pans out

 

[Canes]

I wish them both well and kinda hope they make us look stupid for trading them for older players right when it seemed they could both break out.

After all this franchise has been through in the last decade, that's what you hope?

Also, Hamilton just turned 25 (so still plenty of time left in his prime for a d-man), and Fox is the youngest player in the deal (and yes, I understand you may be pessimistic about him signing or even being a good player). So not sure why you make it sound like we traded for abunch of 30 year olds.

 

[bleedgreen]

They are 25 and 26 to 21 and 23.

I’m not sure why you’re struggling with the math.

Our guys were still trying to figure out what they’re going to be, we already know what the two guys we got back generally are.

Just not a tough concept, I’m sure you’ll figure it out eventually.

I didn’t like the way our management kicked these two out the door, so yes I’m hoping they become successful. I can want that while also hoping the new guys work out for us.