GDT: Free Agency 2014. 12:00 PM EST

[BernieParent]

Joey MacDonald to Montreal. Replaces Dubnyk in Hamilton, I guess.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Top 10 Worst Deals of Free Agency thus far:
1. Brooks Orpik $5.5X5
2. Derek Engelland $2.9X3
3. Clayton Stoner $3.25X4
4. Dave Bolland $5.5X5
5. Tanner Glass $1.45X3
6. Mike Cammalleri $5X5
7. Brian Gionta $4.25X3
8. Leo Komarov $2.95X4
9. Beniot Pouliot $4X5
10. Andrej Meszaros $4.125X1

Thoughts?

 

[StevensCakeBakerBacker]

So, what good deals were inked today? I'm having a hard time finding any, middling role players or back-up goalies notwithstanding.

Hemsky? That seems like a solid deal to me. Ernhoff? Definitely solid, and pisses me off a little.

After that? I'm having a hard time finding any that seem really reasonable to me.

Brad Richards for $2mill is pretty damn good.

 

[StevensCakeBakerBacker]

Top 10 Worst Deals of Free Agency thus far:
1. Brooks Orpik $5.5X5
2. Derek Engelland $2.9X3
3. Andrej Meszaros $4.125X1
4. Clayton Stoner $3.25X4
5. Dave Bolland $5.5X5
6. Tanner Glass $1.45X3
7. Mike Cammalleri $5X5
8. Brian Gionta $4.25X5
9. Leo Komarov $2.95X4
10. Beniot Pouliot $4MX5

Thoughts?

1 and 2 completely blow my mind.

 

[Garbage Goal]

So, what good deals were inked today? I'm having a hard time finding any, middling role players or back-up goalies notwithstanding.

Hemsky? That seems like a solid deal to me. Ernhoff? Definitely solid, and pisses me off a little.

After that? I'm having a hard time finding any that seem really reasonable to me.

Including trades:

Iginla was a great add to Colorado I think (even at that length) and Dallas is a pretty massive winner here. Ehrhoff signing was great but Pittsburgh lost out in tons of other ways. Minnesotta did okay by adding Vanek and not doing anything terrible. St. Louis made out good. Chicago made a smart deal with Richards.

Everyone else either did nothing or did terrible. Florida and Washington were an absolute lolfest. Toronto and Pittsburgh weren't as lol worthy but they still did pretty badly, trades included.

 

[King Forsberg]

Don't think Mes is that bad of a contract. A lot of money but a 1 year deal has no risk.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Joey MacDonald to Montreal. Replaces Dubnyk in Hamilton, I guess.

Dub signed somewhere else today I thought?

 

[bennysflyers16]

Top 10 Worst Deals of Free Agency thus far:
1. Brooks Orpik $5.5X5
2. Derek Engelland $2.9X3
3. Andrej Meszaros $4.125X1
4. Clayton Stoner $3.25X4
5. Dave Bolland $5.5X5
6. Tanner Glass $1.45X3
7. Mike Cammalleri $5X5
8. Brian Gionta $4.25X5
9. Leo Komarov $2.95X4
10. Beniot Pouliot $4MX5

Thoughts?

Mezz at 1 year was an obvious move to get to,the floor IMO so not top 5 worthy. I put Bolland right at top 3

 

[Coffe]

Dub signed somewhere else today I thought?

Yup, with the Yotes.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Don't think Mes is that bad of a contract. A lot of money but a 1 year deal has no risk.

It's also Buffalo. What the hell should they care. Either he does well and flip him for assets plus entertain the fans or he helps the clear "rebuild" (since this is like scorched Earth rebuild). Either way he helps reach the cap floor too.

 

[Harold Bingo]

Top 10 Worst Deals of Free Agency thus far:
1. Brooks Orpik $5.5X5
2. Derek Engelland $2.9X3
3. Clayton Stoner $3.25X4
4. Dave Bolland $5.5X5
5. Andrej Meszaros $4.125X1
6. Tanner Glass $1.45X3
7. Mike Cammalleri $5X5
8. Brian Gionta $4.25X3
9. Leo Komarov $2.95X4
10. Beniot Pouliot $4MX5

Thoughts?

Definitely agree with Orpik at number one. That one is truly baffling.

Also, how does Komarov get that kind of contract after not playing in the NHL (where he was a 4th liner) for a year? Did he put up good numbers in the KHL?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Alright alright, I took Mez down but he's staying on the list at 10 because it's still a lot of money & I need to fill the list somehow.

 

[mja]

Brad Richards for $2mill is pretty damn good.

Eh, I think Richards is pretty much cooked. 2 mill isn't a lot and 1 year is great but I don't know what he's going to do at even strength there. He's mostly a power play specialist and there's no room for him on Chicago's 1st unit. He's basically another version of Lecavalier.

 

[Harold Bingo]

Alright alright, I took Mez down but he's staying on the list at 10 because it's still a lot of money & I need to fill the list somehow.

I personally would add the Niskanen contract. The cap hit's not too bad, but the length is crazy.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Definitely agree with Orpik at number one. That one is truly baffling.

Also, how does Komarov get that kind of contract after not playing in the NHL (where he was a 4th liner) for a year? Did he put up good numbers in the KHL?

He's a fringe third liner who wasn't coming back short of overpayment and he's a fan favorite who's also the pest of pests (which is why he had an insane penalty differential that lockout season). It's also Toronto. They traded a conditional pick and D'Amigo for a retread Frattin (and I believe unsigned?), they traded Gunnarsson/Phaneufs steady D partner for Polak for seemingly no reason, and they signed the Clarkson contract.

They do silly things.

I would've loved Komarov here personally. At like 1.5 to 1.75 but still.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Alright alright, I took Mez down but he's staying on the list at 10 because it's still a lot of money & I need to fill the list somehow.

If you include trades you should have plenty of options.

 

[Harold Bingo]

They do silly things.

Would Nonis be silly enough to trade for Lecavalier?

 

[Garbage Goal]

Would Nonis be silly enough to trade for Lecavalier?

They're not that silly.

Seriously though, mayhaps. Logistically they could use a center and their management is stupid to begin with, but they already have the Clarkson contract and are the definition of bipolar when it comes to what direction they want to go in.

 

[duffy9748]

I think Niskanen's is atrocious. It just looks okay next to the rest. He's broken 30 points twice in his career and he just got 40 million+.

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

Would Nonis be silly enough to trade for Lecavalier?

Yep. And they will gives is back JVR in return.

 

[Garbage Goal]

I think Niskanen's is atrocious. It just looks okay next to the rest. He's broken 30 points twice in his career and he just got 40 million+.

It's deceptively bad because of how atrocious a lot of other deals are and the big year he had. If he regresses to his mean, which he very likely will, that's a pretty bad contract. Still not as bad as Orpik though.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Anyone still up for, if we get rid of Vinny and Grossmann, that we go for Peter Mueller?

 

[Garbage Goal]

Anyone still up for, if we get rid of Vinny and Grossmann, that we go for Peter Mueller?

I would.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Washington's going to regret that Orpik contract fairly quickly when he continues to be a turnstile on the backend.

I'm glad he's staying in the division.

 

[PALE PWNR]

Don't think the cammy deal with the devils is that bad