GDT: Free Agency 2021

[txpd]

Not for long!

This is the NFL

 

[txpd]

I haven't looked where he resides, however he might be just be playing for the love of the game and one more shot at the cup even as a bench warmer. Great guy and love his passion for hockey. If he still has a home in Ottawa then Buffalo much closer and 750k can buy a lot of toys.

I am pretty sure that Andy lives in Chicago.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Who is Dylan McIlrath?

 

[Silky mitts]

Rangers have made some Wilson Madness inspired signings

 

[DWGie26]

Rangers have made some Wilson Madness inspired signings

I saw they signed Jared Tinordi. Cheap too at $900k x 2.

 

[Silky mitts]

I saw they signed Jared Tinordi. Cheap too at $900k x 2.

If he made it to the Bruins on waivers a lot of teams passed on him at 700k

 

[Hivemind]

Who is Dylan McIlrath?

Former 10th overall pick by the Rangers. Picked for his size. Has been a complete draft bust. Signed as AHL depth. If he plays an NHL game, we have some serious issues.

 

[tenken00]

Former 10th overall pick by the Rangers. Picked for his size. Has been a complete draft bust. Signed as AHL depth. If he plays an NHL game, we have some serious issues.

Or he could be the sacrificial goat to the Tom Wilson bowl on opening night against the NY Rangers

They are probably going to want blood with their newfound "heavies". Why not give them McIlrath to play with instead for a night and send him down to Hershey after.

I'm sure McIlrath wouldn't mind pummeling his old franchise.

 

[pman25]

I don't doubt it. If Carlson being on the team is more important to you than winning a Stanley Cup, hey who am I to argue? That's how I feel about Ovechkin and Backstrom.

But if the goal is to win another Stanley Cup I don't think Carlson is the guy to help take them there.

But that chart you just posted praising Dougie as 2nd in xGAR since 2018 also shows John Carlson 8th in xGAR in that same time frame. Top 10 defender, that seems elite, no?

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Some free agent forwards that are interesting:

Ryan Donato
Ondrej Kase (injury trouble)
Jimmy Vesey (ehhh)
Nikita Gusev
Dal Colle

Less interesting but nostalgic:
Marcus Johansson
Mathieu Perrault

On the defensive side:
Julius Honka
Ryan Murray

 

[Kalopsia]

Some free agent forwards that are interesting:

Ryan Donato
Ondrej Kase (injury trouble)
Jimmy Vesey (ehhh)
Nikita Gusev
Dal Colle

Less interesting but nostalgic:
Marcus Johansson
Mathieu Perrault

On the defensive side:
Julius Honka
Ryan Murray

Ryan Murray's the only potential Dillon replacement left that seems better than just throwing Kempny out there and hoping he's healthy, though Murray's got a pretty scary injury history himself. I wonder what the market's like for him at this point?

 

[aonb]

Some free agent forwards that are interesting:

Ryan Donato
Ondrej Kase (injury trouble)
Jimmy Vesey (ehhh)
Nikita Gusev
Dal Colle

Less interesting but nostalgic:
Marcus Johansson
Mathieu Perrault

On the defensive side:
Julius Honka
Ryan Murray

I like Donato. He did great in SJS.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Former 10th overall pick by the Rangers. Picked for his size. Has been a complete draft bust. Signed as AHL depth. If he plays an NHL game, we have some serious issues.

Agreed but I want him dressed for opening night against the Rangers. No Dillon and no Chara for Washington and you have the Rangers signing plugs like Tinordi and Goodrow, the latter of whom said opening night should be “interesting” against Wilson and the Caps. Let McIlrath have a few scraps and sit in the box instead of other guys who can actually play hockey.

 

[Holtbyisms]

I like Donato. He did great in SJS.

Probably the only one who interest me on that list.

 

[max21]

I have a feeling they’re going to resign Chara

 

[895]

Agreed but I want him dressed for opening night against the Rangers. No Dillon and no Chara for Washington and you have the Rangers signing plugs like Tinordi and Goodrow, the latter of whom said opening night should be “interesting” against Wilson and the Caps. Let McIlrath have a few scraps and sit in the box instead of other guys who can actually play hockey.

Wouldn't that be "Tom Wilson "ing ourselves?

Just beat them on the score sheet.

 

[g00n]

That's a guy who loves the game.

Retire at 40 with millions in the bank.

Or return to play for league minimum on the Buffalo Sabres.

Or his family really gets on his nerves.

 

[g00n]

I say steer right into it and have Wilson ragdoll Panarin again.

 

[Chokingdogs]

Agreed but I want him dressed for opening night against the Rangers. No Dillon and no Chara for Washington and you have the Rangers signing plugs like Tinordi and Goodrow, the latter of whom said opening night should be “interesting” against Wilson and the Caps. Let McIlrath have a few scraps and sit in the box instead of other guys who can actually play hockey.

so a guy they just signed, who had nothing to do with events prior, is commenting?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

so a guy they just signed, who had nothing to do with events prior, is commenting?

Correct.

Rangers’ Barclay Goodrow predicts Opening Night game against Tom Wilson and the Capitals ‘should be interesting’

 

[tenken00]

Correct.

Rangers’ Barclay Goodrow predicts Opening Night game against Tom Wilson and the Capitals ‘should be interesting’

Man. The Rangers are wayyyy too clingy.

 

[pman25]

there is no reason to dress dylan f*cking mcilrath please... Wilson can handle himself!

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Wouldn't that be "Tom Wilson "ing ourselves?

Just beat them on the score sheet.

I think a better message would be, "We'll beat the shit out of you and beat you on the scoreboard, so don't try to act tough." Also, it's game one of 82, we don't need Wilson missing time breaking his hand on someone's face.

 

[Langway]

The Caps are somewhat fortunate that the bar is not set very high at all by fellow General Managers. I like what Boston has done improving their forward depth, though they probably could have done better on defense and also took on some relatively unneeded risk in the Ullmark contract. If Krejci somehow still walks it pretty well negates those moves, though. So many teams across the league are just...stuck. They're stuck with the same core, the same mediocre mentality...stuck in situations that aren't really working yet not changing it up much. There should really be more teams blowing it up and starting over on a year-to-year basis. While the Caps are fairly stale it seems to be the case for most teams. That dynamic could give younger upstarts a sizeable advantage if well crafted yet none quite seems to have their act together to seize that opportunity and change the landscape of the league. There's still plenty of time for off-season movement but the fundamentals league-wide aren't evolving much compared to some sports. There's still so much room for growth when it comes to drafting, development and fully creating internal strengths to avoid much of the free agent process. The very best teams manage to only very selectively venture in.

The flat cap should be pushing organizations toward focusing more fully on revolutionizing management and the analytic side yet it seems to be a pretty slow process. Over the next five to ten years it will be those franchises best able to adopt that comprehensive approach that will have the most success. As-is I'm not sure who those standard bearers are. Tampa Bay stands out most but it's cyclical and I'm not sure they're immune from fading back to the pack as their heavy lifters get older. It's a league of parity but with that comes so much fundamental mediocrity. Edmonton is a terrific example of a franchise that should be right there setting the bar for the league yet they can hardly get out of their own way most of the time. So while I don't believe MacLellan & Mahoney are brilliant they're not getting it handed to them either. There are very few teams that seem to have this whole thing figured out.

Colorado lowballs their goaltender and has to make a panic trade. Vegas dumps Fleury only to trade for another winger. And on and on.

 

[tenken00]

I think a better message would be, "We'll beat the shit out of you and beat you on the scoreboard, so don't try to act tough." Also, it's game one of 82, we don't need Wilson missing time breaking his hand on someone's face.

Oh shit. You can say shit on here? Well.. shit.