GDT: Free agency 2014 Part III - We got older, bring on the walkers

[The Kingslayer]

Putting Cliche and Winchester equal is like saying Mitchell is as good a center as Duchene.

Winchester is so much better.

Im just saying Jmac is pretty much better then anyone in our bottom 6 not named Talbot, Mcginn, Briere...mitchell is debatable.

 

[henchman21]

Im just saying Jmac is pretty much better then anyone in our bottom 6 not named Talbot, Mcginn, Briere...mitchell is debatable.

So... he would be 5th best out of the bottom 6.

 

[Over the Pants Landy]

Mcleod and Wilson for Boychuk.

Only problem is they're trying to clear cap space. They'd probably want picks, no? I'm sure we have some 2nd rounders in 2017,2018 we can spare.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I don't know hoe we could add one more defenseman without returning someone but yeah, Wilson would probably be too much salary to take.

 

[henchman21]

I don't think the Avs would be interested in Boychuck after the Stuart deal, but if they were it would likely be an Elliott + for Boychuck deal.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I don't think the Avs would be interested in Boychuck after the Stuart deal, but if they were it would likely be an Elliott + for Boychuck deal.

That was my first thought as well but Boston wouldn't be able to take on Elliott. He wouldn't make their big club and they would lose him on waivers. Joey Hishon would be a guy Boston might want.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Vrbata to the Canucks. 2 year, $5M AAV

 

[The Kingslayer]

Vrbata to the Canucks. 2 year, $5M AAV

I would have been ok with that contract here. I wanted Verb more then Iggy Azalea

 

[InjuredChoker]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5 min
Kontiola: "It happened largely due to family matters but it is also due to fact that this could be my last chance to win the Stanley Cup."

 

[Bubba Thudd]

We'd be sending picks & prospects for Boychuk. The Spoked Wheels want to shed salary. We'd have to shed salary after that.

When is the deadline for CBO for Wilson?

 

[AvsRobin]

We'd be sending picks & prospects for Boychuk. The Spoked Wheels want to shed salary. We'd have to shed salary after that.

When is the deadline for CBO for Wilson?

It has passed hasn't it? I dunno why people keep talking about it.

 

[InjuredChoker]

http://www.nicholsonhockey.com/worthreading/2014/7/1/roenick-i-dont-understand-bolland-contract

that piece on roenick rant about some recent contracts and walsh responses is goodie. recommended.

 

[Ceremony]

http://www.nicholsonhockey.com/worthreading/2014/7/1/roenick-i-dont-understand-bolland-contract

that piece on roenick rant about some recent contracts and walsh responses is goodie. recommended.

Nice to see that Walsh is still the scum of the earth.

 

[The Kingslayer]

http://www.nicholsonhockey.com/worthreading/2014/7/1/roenick-i-dont-understand-bolland-contract

that piece on roenick rant about some recent contracts and walsh responses is goodie. recommended.

Is it wrong if I agree with both JR and Walsh here? The contracts for those guys is pretty crazy.

 

[54toscore]

I would have been ok with that contract here. I wanted Verb more then Iggy Azalea

So, you're telling me you would prefer to splash $5 million per year on a winger who has eclipsed 30 goals only ONCE in his 13-year career than spending that money on a winger who has eclipsed 30 goals in EACH of the last 12 full NHL seasons!?!?

I just don't get it.

 

[Nzap]

So, you're telling me you would prefer to splash $5 million per year on a winger who has eclipsed 30 goals only ONCE in his 13-year career than spending that money on a winger who has eclipsed 30 goals in EACH of the last 12 full NHL seasons!?!?

I just don't get it.

But....but.....37.....no speed.....Buttonsayswesuck.....

 

[InjuredChoker]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_Trib 2 min
Just spoke with Steve Downie. "There will not be liberties taken against our star players in Pittsburgh."

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_Trib 2 min
Just spoke with Steve Downie. "There will not be liberties taken against our star players in Pittsburgh."

Good luck to him.

 

[Foppa2118]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_Trib 2 min
Just spoke with Steve Downie. "There will not be liberties taken against our star players in Pittsburgh."

Yeesh, that could get ugly if that's the role they stressed he should play. His role should be to get under the skin of others, not to react or retaliate to what the other team is doing. That's just promoting him crossing the line.

Hopefully it's just standard talk. I want to see Steve do well in the league, not become Matt Cooke.

 

[Avs71]

Didn't Penguin fans despise Downie?

I said this about Downie when he was on the Avs, doing something that pisses him off is like pulling the pin on a grenade and throwing it at your teammate. You just know he is going to come back and do something to hurt someone, anyone.

 

[AvsRobin]

Didn't Penguin fans despise Downie?

That Flyers/Pens rivalry is a bit of a joke. Players going between the teams almost every season.

 

[Captain Hook]

Not sure its been posted but I found this interesting. It's a behind the scenes look at the Neal trade. The interesting part is the Pens apparently could have made a deal for Colorado's #23 overall pick and then packaged their #22 overall with the #23 overall and Neal to get Hornqvist, Spaling and the #11 overall. I have no idea what the Pens would have traded to get the #23 overall though.

http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1501&id=627845&lang=en&navid=DL|NSH|home

 

[AvsRobin]

So the "high pick" was number 23 and PAP for Neal......

Edit: If you didnt know, there was a rumour flying around that Roy had offered a high pick and PAP for James Neal. We just didn't know what pick or if it was true at all. But this pretty much confirms it.

So if Preds hadn't prefered to do the player deal isn't of the pick deal, we would be sitting on Neal now. Instead of Briere. Would we still have gone for Iggy?

 

[CoachBadkitten]

So the "high pick" was number 23 and PAP for Neal......

Edit: If you didnt know, there was a rumour flying around that Roy had offered a high pick and PAP for James Neal. We just didn't know what pick or if it was true at all. But this pretty much confirms it.

So if Preds hadn't prefered to do the player deal isn't of the pick deal, we would be sitting on Neal now. Instead of Briere. Would we still have gone for Iggy?

Wasn't the Neal deal, because that was being discussed by Rutherford and Poile already, It was a separate deal for #23 I guess.

 

[AvsRobin]

Wasn't the Neal deal, because that was being discussed by Rutherford and Poile already, It was a separate deal for #23 I guess.

But wasn't Poile basically asked if he wanted to do the pick deal or the player deal? If he had prefered the pick deal, Pens would have made the player deal with the Avs instead. That's the way it sounded to me. But Poile had first dibs on the player deal. I imagine they prefered Hornqvist over Parenteau.

Edit: I mean, it's not like he doesn't stop talking about Neal with other teams just cause he is discussing Neals name with the Preds. Especially if you are shopping a player like he was.