Around The NHL #2 - Playoffs?

[TheLegend]

Mercy rule in effect in Winnipeg.

 

[lanky]

Mercy rule in effect in Winnipeg.

6-0 after first period. It was at least that uneven in play. Ducks were asleep all game long.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[MIGs Dog]

Easier to do when your team scores a shit load of goals.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[TheLegend]

Easier to do when your team scores a **** load of goals.

17-4-0 2.95 GAA .906 SV% this season which equals his career numbers.

OTOH....

Darcy Kuemper

11-11-5 2.64 GAA .914 SV%

I would rate TB’s D to be pretty much equal to ours right now.

I’d still rather have Kuemper over Domingue though. Just happy for Louie having some success now.

 

[moosemeister]

I’d take a flyer on JT Brown.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I’d take a flyer on JT Brown.

We're in a playoff race! We take flyers when we're not in a playoff race.

 

[_Del_]

Too bad about running ourselves into the 50 contract limit (again).

 

[Jakey53]

I’d take a flyer on JT Brown.

Why?

 

[RABBIT]

Not gonna lie i saw the Coyotes tweet about Dougie Hamilton and i freaked. Then i took the time to read. Still pretty cool.

No. 19 Dougie Hamilton
“I wore it when I was 13 or 14 years old. I started liking Shane Doan a lot, and at that time I wanted to be Shane Doan, so I wore it. I always liked the number. I like Steve Yzerman too, but mainly because of Shane Doan.”

 

[Mosby]

Ok we can acquire him now.

 

[moosemeister]

Insert DaveTippettTriggered.jpg

 

[Mosby]

I wonder if Chayka is a fan of Hamilton. We tried to acquire him twice. The first time at the Strome draft, and then when we offered Duclair (plus more?) for Hamilton, it leaked, and Brian Burke blew a gasket. Question is whether that second attempt was led by Chayka or was it led by Tippett, who was still the co-GM/VP Hockey Ops/whatever at the time.

 

[Jamieh]

Carolina wants scoring for Hamilton, who can we Offer??

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Matthews extended in Toronto. 5 years, approximately $11.6M/year AAV. 93% of the contract's money is in signing bonuses.

 

[rt]

Matthews extended in Toronto. 5 years, approximately $11.6M/year AAV. 93% of the contract's money is in signing bonuses.

Haha. Awesome. Good for him. Now he can call his shot in 5 years. He’ll be 26 years old. And already have earned like 60M and be a UFA. Totally lockout proof too. Happy for him.

 

[Imaravencawcaw]

Someone explain the business side of this to me: What's the point in even having an annual salary anymore?

 

[_Del_]

And his $ is less than his cap later. Makes it easier for them to trade with us in three years when he demands a trade here.

 

[rt]

Carolina wants scoring for Hamilton, who can we Offer??

We don’t have any of that. Perhaps if they want to offer futures for scoring, we can restock their cupboards with futures for Hamilton after.

 

[rt]

Someone explain the business side of this to me: What's the point in even having an annual salary anymore?

The next CBA will certainly forbid this structure. The idea is to be lockout proof. He’ll forfeit salary but is owed the signing bonus no matter what.

 

[YotesFan47]

And his $ is less than his cap later. Makes it easier for them to trade with us in three years when he demands a trade here.

Yea, year 4 & 5 are particularly easy years to move him. Even in year 3 after the SB. Maybe they view their major cup chance to be the next 2 years and after that its about just getting there and getting hot.

 

[rt]

I don’t think they’re at all concerned with whether this contract structure makes him easier to trade to Arizona in a few years or not. Pretty sure they want to keep the franchise center they’ve been waiting for since Sundin went to Vancouver.

 

[cobra427]

Haha. Awesome. Good for him. Now he can call his shot in 5 years. He’ll be 26 years old. And already have earned like 60M and be a UFA. Totally lockout proof too. Happy for him.

Good for him. I was told it would be 5 years, enough to get him to UFA. He wants out thouggh, make no mistake about it. I can see him being dealt sooner rather than later.

 

[Mosby]

Next CBA needs to tackle the signing bonus stuff. It needs to be capped.