Around the NHL: 2018-19 - Trade Deadline 2/25 2:00

[GoldOnGold]

I just want to thank our lucky stars that Brandon Manning accepted the Hawks' contract over our (3 year!) offer. He's been terrible this season.

 

[bdub24]

I keep seeing the media hype up this guy's 22-4-1 record last year in the KHL. They conveniently forget the team is he played for was 47-5-3!!! He split time with another goalie who has an equally ridiculous record, GAA and SV %. That said I hope he works out for the Oilers. Enough is enough for that franchise. That city deserves to see some good hockey teams. McDavid is the best player in the world and inept management are wasting years of his greatness.

Bugger that, says I. F EDM

 

[PredsV82]

Tampa signed Gourde to an extension today. They are getting to Chicago like Cap Hell.

The XM peeps said when that extension kicks in next year they will have EIGHT forwards making over 4.5 million. And Point will go off his ELC after this year.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Tampa signed Gourde to an extension today. They are getting to Chicago like Cap Hell.

The XM peeps said when that extension kicks in next year they will have EIGHT forwards making over 4.5 million. And Point will go off his ELC after this year.

they better ditch stamkos before his suck hits another level

 

[Adz]

they better ditch stamkos before his suck hits another level

Maybe he could be Poile's new "project"

 

[GoldOnGold]

The Colorado-Vancouver game tonight was insane.

 

[Armourboy]

The Colorado-Vancouver game tonight was insane.

By insane you mean neither team played defense lol.

 

[GoldOnGold]

By insane you mean neither team played defense lol.

And both Varlamov and Smith played pretty terribly

 

[PredsV82]

And both Varlamov and Smith played pretty terribly

It was Grubauer for Colorado but your point stands..

Just like with the Pickards and the Oreilleys, it looks like we got the wrong Pettersson brother...

 

[Drake744]

I don't know if this is the consensus feeling among their fans but I stumbled on this today.

 

[King Weber]

Tampa signed Gourde to an extension today. They are getting to Chicago like Cap Hell.

The XM peeps said when that extension kicks in next year they will have EIGHT forwards making over 4.5 million. And Point will go off his ELC after this year.

Stralman, Girardi and Coburn are all UFA's after this season. That's about 10+ million off the books if they let all of them go or trade them before that. Then they could also trade or buyout Callahan's 5.8 million to free up even more space. Should be enough to re-sign Point, Koekkoek, Paquette and maybe even sign a big name UFA.

 

[PredsV82]

I don't know if this is the consensus feeling among their fans but I stumbled on this today.

Yeah... in the last year of his contract... imagine that..

 

[PredsV82]

Stralman, Girardi and Coburn are all UFA's after this season. That's about 10+ million off the books if they let all of them go or trade them before that. Then they could also trade or buyout Callahan's 5.8 million to free up even more space. Should be enough to re-sign Point, Koekkoek, Paquette and maybe even sign a big name UFA.

So they are gonna jettison 3 of their top 6 defense? I suppose if Sergachev and Keokkuk are legit top 4 they will be ok for another year

 

[Drake744]

Yeah... in the last year of his contract... imagine that..

Good point

 

[PredsV82]

Good point

Hard to believe he was 7OA pick. We get a 4th round pick this coming summer for him. With Poiles success with 4ths, there is a decent chance we get a better player than Willy out of the deal.

 

[King Weber]

So they are gonna jettison 3 of their top 6 defense? I suppose if Sergachev and Keokkuk are legit top 4 they will be ok for another year

Probably not all three, just throwing it out there as a possibility. Stralman I could see them keeping, though they have two good d-man prospects in the AHL in Cal Foote and Erik Cernak who could also play next season.

 

[Scoresberg]

So, Elias Pettersson, huh?

 

[Scoresberg]

Stralman, Girardi and Coburn are all UFA's after this season. That's about 10+ million off the books if they let all of them go or trade them before that. Then they could also trade or buyout Callahan's 5.8 million to free up even more space. Should be enough to re-sign Point, Koekkoek, Paquette and maybe even sign a big name UFA.

They also have Vasy, Cirelli, Sergachev and Joseph coming up in 2020. Can't see them landing a ufa let alone a big one. They have to get rid of someone in that forward group but with their depth they'll land on their feet just fine.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Yeah... in the last year of his contract... imagine that..

and still only on pace for 41. Waiting for the tweets claiming he'd be a 50-60 points if he was only played with guys that could finish.

 

[Armourboy]

Yeah... in the last year of his contract... imagine that..

Yeah it's what I warned their fans about several weeks ago. They better pray Sakic doesn't pay him remotely based on this season, because he only performs well in contract years.

 

[King Weber]

Arizona has more shorthanded goals than we have powerplay goals.

 

[Drake744]

Arizona has more shorthanded goals than we have powerplay goals.

Once Watson comes back we may have more shorthanded goals than power play goals.

 

[PredsV82]

Yeah, I looked at the standings again...

Couldn't help but notice the Islanders are currently leading the Metro. And the Caps are in 5th.

Would be funny as all get out if somehow the Isles finished ahead of the Caps this year.

 

[Armourboy]

LA fires their head coach.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Yeah, I looked at the standings again...

Couldn't help but notice the Islanders are currently leading the Metro. And the Caps are in 5th.

Would be funny as all get out if somehow the Isles finished ahead of the Caps this year.

The Isles are 8-2-1 against not us.