Where does Buffalo stand on retention status?
You gotta believe they plan on using them if they didn't use one here, right? I mean even bumping it up to a 4th or 5th is better than wasting it.Three open slots, no retention on this particular deal.
You gotta believe they plan on using them if they didn't use one here, right? I mean even bumping it up to a 4th or 5th is better than wasting it.
Why so whiny?I remember when Florida was salty about Tampa activating Kucherov for Game 1 of the playoffs last year.
I'll be watching how they handle Ekblad very closely this year. Will be ready for a fanbase to eat crow.
Not like I care if they activate him Game 1 of the playoffs or not. It's just I fully expect fans to defend that action when they were so angry about the same action last year.
Yeah, I don't see us having 3 guys that are going to be well sought after. Makes it curious as to why they didn't use one here.I would think they should, but who knows? Maybe the doom-and-gloom folks are right about the owners going full cheapskate? Or maybe they haven't been included because NHL GM's are a cliquish bunch and none of Adams' friends (if he has any) have needed any retention yet?
Yeah, I don't see us having 3 guys that are going to be well sought after. Makes it curious as to why they didn't use one here.
The way he's spending like the strip club, I can't see him getting frugal over one lap dance.Maybe it didn't matter to Zito and all he was willing to offer would be the 6th?
Use one on MillerYou gotta believe they plan on using them if they didn't use one here, right? I mean even bumping it up to a 4th or 5th is better than wasting it.
The way he's spending like the strip club, I can't see him getting frugal over one lap dance.
Yeah, but better to use it than be left with them in our pocket. I mean TOR is gonna need every penny. If it pushes Anderson from a 3rd to a 2nd, that'd be great.it’s not worth using a retention just to turn a 6 th to a 5th. Rather use one on higher return.like moving a 3rd to a 2nd.
Yeah, but better to use it than be left with them in our pocket. I mean TOR is gonna need every penny. If it pushes Anderson from a 3rd to a 2nd, that'd be great.
They ain't winning the cup, and THEIR 2nd rounder helps us. Giving them CA is pretty much just trolling their fansim not helping Toronto. Ihope Anderson knows better than want to play there.
He's not that bad.An argument can be made that Hagg is the worst defensemen in the NHL.
Not the kind of depth a contender should be adding.
Anchor as in dragging his pairing down.He will be a good anchor on the 3rd pairing yeh? Or pressboxing?
Except Kucherov was held out until the playoffs to circumvent the cap. Ekblad was seriously injured last game. Differnt scenarioI remember when Florida was salty about Tampa activating Kucherov for Game 1 of the playoffs last year.
I'll be watching how they handle Ekblad very closely this year. Will be ready for a fanbase to eat crow.
Not like I care if they activate him Game 1 of the playoffs or not. It's just I fully expect fans to defend that action when they were so angry about the same action last year.
Ekblad just got hurt in season. Kuch was skating at full strength with the team for a month before the playoffs began.I remember when Florida was salty about Tampa activating Kucherov for Game 1 of the playoffs last year.
I'll be watching how they handle Ekblad very closely this year. Will be ready for a fanbase to eat crow.
Not like I care if they activate him Game 1 of the playoffs or not. It's just I fully expect fans to defend that action when they were so angry about the same action last year.
He's not that bad.
He's not that bad.
Ekblad just got hurt in season. Kuch was skating at full strength with the team for a month before the playoffs began.
If we actually use Ekblads LTIR status to ice a playoff team with over a 90 million dollar price tag, then and only then would it be somewhat in the same realm. But hey, you do you.
So the rehabbing his injury all summer while the Bolts looked for trades for your RFAs or older guys, and once no one in the league would help you guys out, then announcing the surgery and ensuing season long rehab on the eve of the season, thus allowing the Bolts to miraculously sign the guys you all wanted to keep after all, that never happened either. You skipped a year long cap hell, by gaming the system.Ah yes, practicing to get into game shape before returning is now against the rules. Weird how the NHL's investigation missed that and didn't punish the Bolts. I'm sure you're right.
Good analysis Dr Internet.Ekblad just got hurt in season. Kuch was skating at full strength with the team for a month before the playoffs began.
If we actually use Ekblads LTIR status to ice a playoff team with over a 90 million dollar price tag, then and only then would it be somewhat in the same realm. But hey, you do you.
I also do house calls, and follow the TB media who had been reporting on it for months. Every fan on the TB boards knows/knew that Kucherov would be ready to go in time for the series, because he had been ready. They also did some IR movements at the TDL to facilitate their additions to that team, but it was Kucherov that was the main play before the season even began that allowed them to resign Cirelli, and not have to trade a piece before the season to become cap compliant.Good analysis Dr Internet.