NHL Around the NHL - Offseason moves and rumblings II - Habs trade Max67 to Vegas

[Pia8988]

Toronto signed Clarkson who retired due to apparent injury ?

The Leafs are paying him or is the insurance company ?

But they trade him for the uninsured Horton so the Blue Jackets dont have to pay Horton real money and get the insurance paid Clarkson.

Amirite?

Columbus who’s not paying Clarkson but he’s using up Cap space then gets dealt to Vegas who needs the Cap space.

Amirite?

Toronto no longer has Clarkson for Cap clogging up but their insurer is paying Clarkson?

But they have Horton who they are paying because Columbus couldn’t and the Leafs have the real money.

Amirite ?

The Leafs can stick Horton on LTI so he doesn’t count against Cap?

What did the Leafs get out of aquiring Horton?

Clarkson wasn’t LTIR at the time of the trade. Columbus got a body since they weren’t up against the cap and Toronto got cap space

 

[DKH]

Clarkson wasn’t LTIR at the time of the trade. Columbus got a body since they weren’t up against the cap and Toronto got cap space

Yah thanks I just read - what a slimy although brilliant break for Toronto

Clarkson-for-Horton trade a legal, and brilliant, circumvention of the salary cap

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

For a guy a defense-challenged Dallas team basically gave up on, yes.

But even though he plays a different position, I think teams took note of the effect Tom Wilson had on opposing teams this past playoff season. Hence contracts such as this and Ryan Reaves.

A big menacing player on the ice can still be a game-changer.

meh, $2 mill isnt much at all to spend on a risk/reward guy like Oleksiak.

6'7 defensemen dont grow on trees, especially those talented enough to be 1st round picks. No reason not to take a flyer and see if he figures it out, especially since he is only 25.

to be fair, he was good for them. 4-10-14, +13, 138 hits, 52 blocks in 47 games

 

[Dr Hook]

The story out now on the Habs and Pacioretty:

NHL - Sportsnet.ca

The dumpster fire keeps burning

 

[JRull86]

Really hope the next CBA addresses this ridiculous cap dumps on injured player nonsense.

 

[missingchicklet]

The story out now on the Habs and Pacioretty:

NHL - Sportsnet.ca

The dumpster fire keeps burning

It's great! There is no reason other than pure incompetent management that has created and stoked that fire. That team could very easily be competitive and in a good position, but due to gosh awful decision making they are in a really bad spot, and there is not a whole lot of hope for them in the near future. It's truly mind boggling to me how so many bad moves could be pulled off in just a couple years. It's even more mind boggling how heads haven't rolled and the same dunces are allowed to continue making horrid decisions. It's the gift that keeps on giving for Bs fans.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

The story out now on the Habs and Pacioretty:

NHL - Sportsnet.ca

The dumpster fire keeps burning

May have missed something here.
I don't see any new info.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

 

[TCB]

I thought he looked very good last year. I think he will develop into a pretty good shut down guy with a little offensive potential.

Sure in the fight with Chara.

He's making nearly a millon more than Grizz. I give Sweeney props again on cap management as he seems to be able too re-sign players at a fairly decent value.

 

[Dr Hook]

May have missed something here.
I don't see any new info.

On the left side, about three clips down is an audio with Doug McLean talking about it- was posted a couple hours ago, so I think there is something new there?

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

On the left side, about three clips down is an audio with Doug McLean talking about it- was posted a couple hours ago, so I think there is something new there?

Oh he's just saying "I don't understand why this is happening."

I don't disagree. It's disgraceful.

 

[BMC]

The story out now on the Habs and Pacioretty:

NHL - Sportsnet.ca

The dumpster fire keeps burning

Good. Keep pouring gasoline on it!!!!

 

[Bruinaura]

 

[Bruinaura]

I hope this went as good as #AskJamesNeal went



Huh. Questions have been edited, and he couldn't answer the hundreds that came in. Well, I wonder why??

 

[Gordoff]

I haven't seen this posted here but I see that the Canadiens signed Joel Armia, former 1st round pick of the Sabres to a $1.85 million one year contract. Don't know if he's considered the PK man that Nordstrom is but he's a big center who may be able to step up to #2 center if Krejci goes down? Am I wrong to think that maybe he'd be a more effective center/right shot RW than signing Nordstrom?

 

[Gordoff]

I hope this went as good as #AskJamesNeal went



Huh. Questions have been edited, and he couldn't answer the hundreds that came in. Well, I wonder why??

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Maybe because most of them were most likely malicious in nature? Most likely 95% asked him why he doesn't leave, "for the good of the team?

 

[Pia8988]

I haven't seen this posted here but I see that the Canadiens signed Joel Armia, former 1st round pick of the Sabres to a $1.85 million one year contract. Don't know if he's considered the PK man that Nordstrom is but he's a big center who may be able to step up to #2 center if Krejci goes down? Am I wrong to think that maybe he'd be a more effective center/right shot RW than signing Nordstrom?

He isn't a center. He would be worse than Kuraly as 2c. He was also an RFA and would have to be traded for.

 

[Gordoff]

He isn't a center. He would be worse than Kuraly as 2c. He was also an RFA and would have to be traded for.

I thought that I saw him listed as a center and the Habs signed him for one year. Did they trade for his rights? Anyway, I think that with the question marks that the B's have at RW he would've filled a need.

 

[Pia8988]

I thought that I saw him listed as a center and the Habs signed him for one year. Did they trade for his rights? Anyway, I think that with the question marks that the B's have at RW he would've filled a need.

Yes, he was part of the Mason trade.

 

[ODAAT]

so funny, honestly can`t help but like the guy

 

[Bruinaura]

so funny, honestly can`t help but like the guy

It also helps that he's no longer a Penguin

In all honesty he's always seemed like a good guy

 

[ODAAT]

It also helps that he's no longer a Penguin

In all honesty he's always seemed like a good guy

true, even on a Penguins team, he was one guy who while I never rooted for, you could see the guy just loves the game and has a blast

 

[DominicT]

I think Mark Stone was given poor advice by his agent. Very poor advice.

 

[DKH]

I’m having nightmares Reilly, Gardner, Hainsey, and Zaitsev took a class on how to play defense this off season and may slow the Bruins down

 

[easton117]

I’m having nightmares Reilly, Gardner, Hainsey, and Zaitsev took a class on how to play defense this off season and may slow the Bruins down

I hope they’ve all developed a Fortnite addiction. Seems to be going around the sporting world. Late nights equal rough mornings kids!