Around the NHL 2019-2020 | Offseason Edition

[ricky0034]

Columbus is having such a brutal offseason

first they lost Davidson to the Rangers

they lost Panarin and Bobrovsky in addition to the guys they traded for at the deadline

and now Davidson is poaching their scouts

 

[Ricelund]

Columbus is having such a brutal offseason

first they lost Davidson to the Rangers

they lost Panarin and Bobrovsky in addition to the guys they traded for at the deadline

and now Davidson is poaching their scouts

At least they have Nyquist!

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Columbus is having such a brutal offseason

first they lost Davidson to the Rangers

they lost Panarin and Bobrovsky in addition to the guys they traded for at the deadline

and now Davidson is poaching their scouts

They also got the best goalie in my opinion outside of the NHL coming over. Which I think is getting buried a little bit. Not giving Bob that contract is probably for the best long-term. Cannot believe the Panthers did that while drafting Knight, who is not going to take that long to get ready.

Most of the conditions didn't materialize so a bulk of the crazy assets people think they are losing really didn't happen.

Not saying they are having an ideal off-season. But I think they actually built some capital with their fan-base and city this last year which is hard to put a price tag on and something they have struggled to achieve for a lot of their existence. Having an extra low first for unloading Panarin probably doesn't materially change the overall organizational outlook.

 

[Mister Ed]

Riley Sheahan joins Holland in Edmonton, 1 year - 900K deal.

 

[Electric Eric]

Riley Sheahan joins Holland in Edmonton, 1 year - 900K deal.

No surprise Holland brings back a player he's familiar with. Decent depth signing at the end of the day I guess.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Sheahan is a good fit for them in my opinion.

 

[Oddbob]

The least surprising signing I can think of is Sheahan in Edmonton.

 

[lhsgolf19]

4 years ($4.05M AAV)... Not Bad

 

[Winger98]

I think that's a really good number for Gardiner. Carolina did well, and their blueline is looking pretty darn solid. Should be a good team this year if their goalies don't fall apart.

 

[raymond23]

4 years ($4.05M AAV)... Not Bad

Steal

 

[Frk It]

Wow, I thought Gardiner was going to get overpaid but that’s actually very reasonable for him. Wouldn't have minded us giving him that.

 

[Konnan511]

That's a great deal. I was good for 5 a year or slightly more. Damn it Holl....Yzerman!

 

[Oddbob]

How is that all he is getting?

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

How is that all he is getting?

They must not have allowed medicals??? Not sure but that is all I can think which also is a, wow could they not or were unwilling to let people see his back? All I can think, apologize if that is inaccurate but seriously my only explanation.

If they were unwilling to do that 16 million+ starts to make sense I guess.

 

[deca guard]

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Professional Tryout Landon Ferraro (C, RW) | VAN #Canucks

 

[Winger98]

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Professional Tryout Landon Ferraro (C, RW) | VAN #Canucks

Good luck to the kid, maybe he'll catch on out there and still carve out a career.

 

[Mister Ed]

Elliotte Friedman's 31 thoughts

21. Unrestricted free-agent-to-be Torey Krug on whether he’s concerned about the lack of contract talks with the Bruins: “I wouldn’t say concerned…. would say just interested to see what is going to happen. It’s my future. It’s going to affect my family, where they live. It’s going to affect my kids, where they go to school…. It affects a lot things. Not concerned, just curious to see what is going to happen.”

It's been rumoured that DET wants him next year, it'll be interesting.

 

[Konnan511]

Come to us Torey, come to us. (check out his hat)

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Come to us Torey, come to us. (check out his hat)

I don't think the hat was a mistake on his part while saying it either...

This narrative has been out there a little bit now, he seems pretty frustrated with Boston not valuing him as much as he thinks they should. For the record I agree with them going for McAvoy and Carlo first but we might benefit from it.

 

[Winger98]

I don't think the hat was a mistake on his part while saying it either...

This narrative has been out there a little bit now, he seems pretty frustrated with Boston not valuing him as much as he thinks they should. For the record I agree with them going for McAvoy and Carlo first but we might benefit from it.

Considering McAvoy can't stay healthy and Carlo hasn't exactly been setting the score sheet on fire, while Krug has played the most games of any of their D over the past two seasons, is the most productive (by far) and is a massive part of their power play...Krug has a legit beef, imo. Boston is in a funny spot, too. They are getting older fast, and Krug would be a pretty big trade chip next spring. But does anyone expect Boston to not be pushing for a playoff spot?

 

[Christien]

Marner finally got his pay day

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I guess if I had waited this long as an RFA, I would have waited out the CBA deadline over the weekend. In any event good to see some of them finally signing. Marner should be a big domino.

 

[MBH]

Considering McAvoy can't stay healthy and Carlo hasn't exactly been setting the score sheet on fire, while Krug has played the most games of any of their D over the past two seasons, is the most productive (by far) and is a massive part of their power play...Krug has a legit beef, imo. Boston is in a funny spot, too. They are getting older fast, and Krug would be a pretty big trade chip next spring. But does anyone expect Boston to not be pushing for a playoff spot?

I can easily see Boston not making the playoffs. Bergeron sounds like he's starting the season with a bad groin.
Krejci has been injured frequently.
Not sure they'd fall far enough out of the picture to trade Krug though.

Krug will be 29. He'll probably demand more than Spurgeon just did if he hits the UFA market.
We've got a young defense we're installing. Not sure adding a PP guy who's been a minus on a cup contender would make sense for Detroit.

 

[Claypool]

We've got a young defense we're installing. Not sure adding a PP guy who's been a minus on a cup contender would make sense for Detroit.

I'd take him on a five year deal.

 

[Winger98]

I can easily see Boston not making the playoffs. Bergeron sounds like he's starting the season with a bad groin.
Krejci has been injured frequently.
Not sure they'd fall far enough out of the picture to trade Krug though.

Krug will be 29. He'll probably demand more than Spurgeon just did if he hits the UFA market.
We've got a young defense we're installing. Not sure adding a PP guy who's been a minus on a cup contender would make sense for Detroit.

A lot clearly depends on how the kids mature over this season. Look at next season, though, and right now we'd have only Dekeyser and Nemeth as guys with any real experience. Hronek should have a season under his belt, maybe Cholowski gets another 40 or so games. Seider, maybe another guy gets a shorter look. I think we're looking at having to sign at least one guy to fill out the blueline and to just not have a bunch of rookies or near rookies trying to hold down a whole lot of minutes.

I don't know if Krug is my first choice, but if he can get our powerplay legitimately working...a 20% successful power play could take a lot of pressure off 5v5 play and maybe help keep other teams a bit more honest.