Around The NHL #9 - The Meat Market is Open

[The Feckless Puck]

Good value, no clauses. Nice job by Vancouver not to cave to the agent.

 

[Name Nameless]

He’s gonna get injured signing the contract

I feel so bad for liking this.

But I couldn't help myself.

I wish him the best.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I honestly don't know what I'd think about having Getzlaf as a Coyote. It'd be like signing Dustin Brown or Corey Perry.

Who is the Sharks equivalent in this situation? Or do you guys love our players?

 

[moosemeister]

I feel so bad for liking this.

But I couldn't help myself.

I wish him the best.

As a human being yes,

as an NHL goalie, if his health resembles anything like it did in AZ it’s time to call it quits

 

[KG]

Garland signs for 4.95 x 5 w/ VAN

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Who is the Sharks equivalent in this situation? Or do you guys love our players?

Me personally, I've always liked the Sharks and the Shark Tank. Nothing but respect for a challenging opponent and good hockey city.

That said, I wouldn't want Burns' or Karlsson's contracts on our ledger - they make OEL's look like chump change and you saw what we traded it for.

 

[KG]

Me personally, I've always liked the Sharks and the Shark Tank. Nothing but respect for a challenging opponent and good hockey city.

That said, I wouldn't want Burns' or Karlsson's contracts on our ledger - they make OEL's look like chump change and you saw what we traded it for.

That Karlsson contract was a big oof

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Garland signs for 4.95 x 5 w/ VAN

Well, three of the five years are at $6M so that's a little misleading - but still, no clauses or any trade protection, so good deal by the 'Nucks.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Yeah, this is not the way they should treat OEL now, if they want to maximise the possibility of him playing good again.

On a side-note, I wonder if Garland gets offer-sheeted. He was producing on a 65 points pace last season. That used to be 6.5 mill, when people said 1 mill per 10 points. Go look at how much the Minny-fans think they should pay RFA Fiala, who had a similar point-production- arguably with a bit higher proportion of goals in it, and also a bit higher last year. But seriously, on a better team.

Coyotes should’ve offer-sheeted Garland.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Leave it to Vegas to make John Chayka look like the lesser douchebag.

If they're doing this to get Eichel - an Eichel who's probably going to be sidelined for a while with fusion surgery at that - then I feel really bad for their fans.

If he has a fusion, he may indeed be sidelined, but if he goes ADR, he could very well be good to go. Fusion takes a lot more bone growth, whereas ADR requires little.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

If he has a fusion, he may indeed be sidelined, but if he goes ADR, he could very well be good to go. Fusion takes a lot more bone growth, whereas ADR requires little.

Edit: Buffalo doesn't want him to have any surgery, so he can be chronic!

 

[TheLegend]

 

[The Feckless Puck]

If he has a fusion, he may indeed be sidelined, but if he goes ADR, he could very well be good to go. Fusion takes a lot more bone growth, whereas ADR requires little.

From what I hear he was hoping to get the fusion surgery, and Buffalo denied it. Expecting him to press for it again wherever he ends up.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

From what I hear he was hoping to get the fusion surgery, and Buffalo denied it. Expecting him to press for it again wherever he ends up.

All I've heard/read is that he wants an ADR.

edit: Artificial Disc Vs. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

 

[Name Nameless]

Coyotes should’ve offer-sheeted Garland.

I seriously expected offer-sheeting from Kraken or something. They might have other targets. I know they couldn't have done it yet, but they must have had a way to hint to his agent, so he could stall just a little.

Anyhow, good for the Canucks to get him signed.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I seriously expected offer-sheeting from Kraken or something. They might have other targets.

Offer sheets are exceedingly rare these days, and I'd think a brand new franchise trying to establish some rapport with their fellows would probably not submarine that effort by tendering an offer sheet.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Holtby and Jones being bought out.

Kuemper getting harder to move? Not so much due to above, but the Fluery deal.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

 

[Summer Rose]

5 years x 4.95 for Garland

Damn I was so close at 5x5!

I'd have been okay with that deal here but far more comfortable with 4 years or less.

5x5 is what I was thinking too. 4x5.5 too.

Glad he’s getting paid.

 

[TheLegend]

Well Vegas DID get someone for MAF.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Who is the Sharks equivalent in this situation? Or do you guys love our players?

The Sharks have been unhatable to me, which made me want to hate them more. Very likable players, awesome uniforms and logo, visiting fans were always really polite. It was frustrating that I couldn't hate a division rival who routinely murdered us on the ice. So yeah IMO no Sharks equivalent to Perry Getzlaf Brown (really the entire Kings roster, f*** them).

 

[Mosby]

Can't remember the last time I saw a team redo its top 4 D in one offseason quite like Philly has, now bringing in Yandle, Risto, and Ellis.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Who is the Sharks equivalent in this situation? Or do you guys love our players?

It was once Mike Ricci. And he did end up coming here briefly, I watched him get smashed in the face with a puck or stick and toss a glove 20 feet in the air as he reached for his face IIRC...so that was entertaining.

 

[87turbobuick]

I honestly don't know what I'd think about having Getzlaf as a Coyote. It'd be like signing Dustin Brown or Corey Perry.

Cory Perry is one of my favorite players. I played like him without the stick handing, skating or goal scoring skills. I was a dick on the ice that usually led my B teams in points and 2 minute penalties.

 

[Hogan20]

It sounds like Krejci is returning to the Bruins so hopefully that shuts down the Dvorak rumors.