Confirmed with Link: Canes Sign Defenseman Jake Gardiner to 4 Year Contract

[Navin R Slavin]

We just have to leave about league min - 1M size in cap space to add willy in Jan-Feb.

No, we don't.

 

[Dishface]

We went from "I like our group" to lets shake this team up every offseason.

 

[Roboturner913]

Wow.....well, OK then

 

[Lempo]

The Freakin' Carolina Hurricanes being the model franchise in the NHL makes me want to weep, and then, seriously question my priorities in life.

We are the very model of a modern NHL franchise. We draft them good sign all D-men and then try fit them all on ice.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We went from "I like our group" to lets shake this team up every offseason.

Trade everything that isn't nailed down for draft picks, and then sign new players that aren't nailed down to reasonable deals. Repeat every single year and draft 15 players all the time.

 

[Roboturner913]

Gardiner replaces Hamilton's skillset more than he does Faulk's. Plus Hamilton costs more. If we were to move either Hamilton or Faulk, my money would be on Hamilton - presupposing we can get a Faulk deal done soonish

 

[member 157595]

Interesting about putting TVR on LTIR. Sounded like he'd be ready.

I like that lineup, although I think this is more likely:
Slavin-Hamilton
Gardiner-Pesce
Fleury-Faulk

Yes, Pesce looked great on the left. But that doesn't mean we should put Gardiner on the right sight unseen to let Pesce play on the left.

Then once a Faulk move is made, put TVR in next to Fleury. Or move Faulk.

The PK will now be:
Slavin-Hamilton (or Slavin-Faulk)
Fleury-Pesce?

I'm excited for the PP, but interested to see how Rod constructs the PK.

Jake Gardiner should not be playing on the right side under any circumstances. Pesce is an ideal partner for him and he should play the right side. They would complement each other very well.

Pairing him with a guy like Hamilton is not recommended either.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

I'm just surprised that he actually took 4 years at that AAV. A one year deal to take another crack next Summer seemed like the way to go at that price point. He's potentially leaving $6-$8 mil over the same 4 year period on the table here.

 

[57special]

Doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[Wolfpuck]

We went from "I like our group" to lets shake this team up every offseason.

Works for the Patriots.

 

[Chrispy]

We are the very model of a modern NHL franchise. We draft them good sign all D-men and then try fit them all on ice.

Lempo, you were so close.

You need to drop the "and" or "then" to get that last sentence to fit in the melody.

 

[FreshSeabass]

I'll eat a puck if Hamilton is traded. Sorry Faulk stans. Also i think we can conclude Freidman is not a hack. He obvi has some canes sources as he said we were in on signing Gardiner a while back.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Oof got him

 

[Lempo]

I'm just surprised that he actually took 4 years at that AAV. A one year deal to take another crack next Summer seemed like the way to go at that price point. He's potentially leaving $6-$8 mil over the same 4 year period on the table here.

Apparently there were one and two years on table but he's done that game.

 

[Svechhammer]

Oh God let it happen.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Oh God let it happen.

Agreed except we're now second in the league in cap hit after Toronto. We'd be in the same boat as them trying to fit these guys under the cap.

 

[Ole Gil]

What's crazy, is now you think "We can trade Faulk for a forward!" But does the team even need a forward? They have Foegele-Necas-Martinook-McGinn competing for the 3rd line wing spots, I guess. But those are good contracts for players who could hit 15g in the bottom 6.

 

[Drivebytrucker]

Soccer switches formations.


Maybe were trying to implement a 2-3 or a 2-1-2 formation

 

[Lempo]

What's crazy, is now you think "We can trade Faulk for a forward!" But does the team even need a forward? They have Foegele-Necas-Martinook-McGinn competing for the 3rd line wing spots, I guess. But those are good contracts for players who could hit 15g in the bottom 6.

Faulk for future considerations!

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Soccer switches formations.


Maybe were trying to implement a 2-3 or a 2-1-2 formation

Or trade Faulk and picks for a great forward, and run 4-1 all the time.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

What's crazy, is now you think "We can trade Faulk for a forward!" But does the team even need a forward? They have Foegele-Necas-Martinook-McGinn competing for the 3rd line wing spots, I guess. But those are good contracts for players who could hit 15g in the bottom 6.

What about Faulk + Reimer + Toronto 1st + some good prospect for a high-end goalie?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Svechhammer]

Agreed except we're now second in the league in cap hit after Toronto. We'd be in the same boat as them trying to fit these guys under the cap.

We also have $9m in dead money coming off the books over the next 2 offseasons. Combine that with the likelihood of the cap going up again, and we should be fine going forward.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I can't believe I'm sitting here waiting, hoping, almost expecting, for the Canes to pull off *another* ridiculous deal.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

This signing is all about taking advantage of the post-Day 1 UFA market. Yes, Canes were already stacked on D. The fact is, though, that the one remaining premier UFA was a defenseman, and every other team was sweating bullets about the RFAs. Because every single player that we had was locked up, including Aho, I was screaming for weeks about the Canes having the luxury to pull a power move and having the ability to sign Gardiner to a value contract. Incredibly, they did exactly that. Bravo!

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We also have $9m in dead money coming off the books over the next 2 offseasons. Combine that with the likelihood of the cap going up again, and we should be fine going forward.

No but like how would we even make the money work this year? Cap going in would have to equal cap going out, and Toronto can't do that because it's the exact situation they're in now.