Around the NHL - Episode XLV

[Qward]

Well at least we'll have something to look forward to in February for once.

My birthday is in February....

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[JackieDaytona]

Developing what?

Stamina, obvs...

 

[Hale The Villain]

Boychuk retires, apparently due to an eye injury suffered last season.

Isles cap issues are solved for this year. Now appear to have about 9M to re-sign Barzal.

 

[GCK]

Boychuk retires, apparently due to an eye injury suffered last season.

Isles cap issues are solved for this year. Now appear to have about 9M to re-sign Barzal.

Lou strikes again. I thought it would be Ladd but this works.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Lou strikes again. I thought it would be Ladd but this works.

Yeah it's super convenient for them. More than a little suspicious.

Boychuk's only owed 4M over the next couple years after his signing bonus was paid. Not sure if that will need to be paid back though.

Can easily make up for it with a nice cushy management job for the Isles, which I'm sure will come in time.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Actually it sounds like he may be LTIRed. Off to Robidas Island.

Will still get his money but Isles get 6M in cap space. Win-win.

 

[GCK]

Actually it sounds like he may be LTIRed. Off to Robidas Island.

Will still get his money but Isles get 6M in cap space. Win-win.

And it’s only 4M so no need to involve the Insurer’s doctors as they probably won’t submit a claim.

 

[Qward]

Islanders need cap space to sign their star, 36 year old guy with 6m cap hit has to long term injury retire.

 

[BloodRedArmy]

Boychuk retires, apparently due to an eye injury suffered last season.

Isles cap issues are solved for this year. Now appear to have about 9M to re-sign Barzal.

Lou: Hey Johnny, we're thinking maybe you wanna retire?

 

[dumbdick]

I still think that the Condra-Pageau-Lazar line was our most effective energy line. Huge reason why we made the 2015 playoffs, they allowed the top 2 lines to have more room to do their thing.

FFS

 

[Hale The Villain]

Sergachev re-signs for 3YRs @ 4.8M per

 

[BankStreetParade]

Sergachev extension: 3 years @ $4.8 per.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Tampa is now 1.9M over the cap with Cirelli, Cernak and another D still to sign.

 

[Sweatred]

Islanders need cap space to sign their star, 36 year old guy with 6m cap hit has to long term injury retire.

This is what players really mean when they want owners willing to win. They want their retirement contract covered as they are paid to go away. It lets the team add the next player and lets a 33+ year old sit on the beach instead on the bench grinding out the last years of a contract.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Not interested in any of Tampa's assets. Let them rot.

 

[BondraTime]

Not interested in any of Tampa's assets. Let them rot.

Everyone should be, no clue why we wouldn't be interested in Cirelli or Cernak

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Everyone should be, no clue why we wouldn't be interested in Cirelli or Cernak

Totally depends what we'd have go give up. I'm not giving them anything substantial to only get a Cirelli.

 

[Shruggs Peterson]

That's a reasonable deal for Tampa.

If we're talking "assets" that this team should be interested in, Cirelli and Cernak are certainly on the top of that list. Just steer clear of anyone on that roster with a NMC/NTC unless one of those two come with it.

 

[GCK]

Everyone should be, no clue why we wouldn't be interested in Cirelli or Cernak

Cernak would be nice. Cirelli will get overpaid unless he signs a bridge in Tampa. I imagine Serg is high in year 3 when escrow is lower.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Cernak would be nice. Cirelli will get overpaid unless he signs a bridge in Tampa. I imagine Serg is high in year 3 when escrow is lower.

I like Cirelli. I just like the way he plays and I think he would be a great fit here. I also think he'd be our best C Day 1. He's a versatile player as well. We could use Cernak for sure.

 

[GCK]

I like Cirelli. I just like the way he plays and I think he would be a great fit here. I also think he'd be our best C Day 1. He's a versatile player as well. We could use Cernak for sure.

My problem with Cirelli is I think Josh Norris will be better and whatever Cirelli costs would be way too much for a 3rd line player.

 

[BondraTime]

My problem with Cirelli is I think Josh Norris will be better and whatever Cirelli costs would be way too much for a 3rd line player.

I'd be happily surprised if Norris ends up better than Cirelli, and would be equally surprised if Cirelli ends up a 3rd liner.

A guy who was the 2nd line C for the cup winning team would easily be a 2nd line C for most NHL teams

He was 3rd in icetime for forwards for the cup winning champs, 30 seconds away from leading them in icetime.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Cernak could be a perfect partner for Chabot. Big stay at home D that could take care of the defensive side of things and allow Chabot to jump more into the play and make his presence known offensively.

Don't think we'll be in on him though, given we acquired Gudbranson, Brown and Zub already. Could be a missed opportunity to solve our hole on the right side long-term.

 

[GCK]

Segechev gets 2.4, 4.8 and 7.2. Smart by Tampa to go 3 years instead of 2, likely lowers the AAV and Serg gets more take home by backloading to year 3.