GDT: Free Agency: Dr Strangedubas or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nerd

[Lust for Life]

What do we think? Go young with Comtois/Yamamoto? Take a flyer on a buyout player like OEL/Duchene?

My hope as always: no long-term deals.

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[HandshakeLine]

From your lips to god's ears, LfL.

I don't think we'll make very radical changes at all. I think we're stuck with Granlund, we'll resign Jarry, and we'll keep Petry.

But as always, here's hoping I'm wrong.

Also, I vote this become the official .gif of free agency 2023.

 

[Pens x]

From your lips to god's ears, LfL.

I don't think we'll make very radical changes at all. I think we're stuck with Granlund, we'll resign Jarry, and we'll keep Petry.

But as always, here's hoping I'm wrong.

Also, I vote this become the official .gif of free agency 2023.

If all of this happens, Dubas will have failed miserably.

 

[Sideline]

I am curious to see what happens with the goalies. That's the make or break for the Penguins.

Other than that I hope to see a couple cheap cap hit gambles on guys that don't immediately sign.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I think changing goalies might get us into the playoffs, but I don't think they get us out of the first round without some major structural changes.

 

[Pens x]

Keeping Granlund and inevitably icing Carter is a guarantee way to not be a legitimate contender. Hextall f***ed us - not much to do about Carter beyond limiting his minutes. For reasons only known to Dubas, not using a buy out means Granlund will be around.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Keeping Granlund and inevitably icing Carter is a guarantee way to not be a legitimate contender. Hextall f***ed us - not much to do about Carter beyond limiting his minutes. For reasons only known to Dubas, not using a buy out means Granlund will be around.

Not everyone likes using buyouts. He’s just one of them. I’m in a wait and see with Dubas. His only deal so far was a good one. You also need takers for someone like Petry and he’s been rumored on the block, so it’s not like Dubas isn’t trying. He probably doesn’t want to retain, just like not wanting to use a buyout. There’s not much cap space out there, so it’s a little stagnant if you’re not a bottom feeder taking on bad contracts. This could very well drag out and teams circle back for someone like Petry after missing out on FA’s in the next few days.

Also, a lot of the names (hanifin, ullmark, swayman, hellybuck, etc.) still haven’t been traded. So it’s not like Dubas struck out on those deals either. It is what it is.

 

[Pens x]

Not everyone likes using buyouts. He’s just one of them. I’m in a wait and see with Dubas. His only deal so far was a good one. You also need takers for someone like Petry and he’s been rumored on the block, so it’s not like Dubas isn’t trying. He probably doesn’t want to retain, just like not wanting to use a buyout. There’s not much cap space out there, so it’s a little stagnant if you’re not a bottom feeder taking on bad contracts. This could very well drag out and teams circle back for someone like Petry after missing out on FA’s in the next few days.

Also, a lot of the names (hanifin, ullmark, swayman, hellybuck, etc.) still haven’t been traded. So it’s not like Dubas struck out on those deals either. It is what it is.

It just seems like such an obvious decision to buy him out when teams will be desperate to unload cap. Plus, you know coach jackass will not utilize him properly. I think not buying out Granlund cancels out the trade.

 

[Giskard]

Very curious about Dubas first free agency, and I think he will do good. Unfortunately it seems that we're stuck with Granlund baring a magical trade, but maybe if we find a good fit for the 3rd line center he can be still useful somehow, but that's just wishful thinking at this point.

 

[Lust for Life]

Wheeler wants to go East.

 

[Josey Wales]

Pierre LeBrun
@PierreVLeBrun
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Hearing that Ryan O'Reilly is headed to the UFA market. Leafs had interest right to the end but the UFA centre is going to market.

 

[Zbynek]

As long as Jarry walks I'll be able to cope with whatever happens today.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Can Boston even afford anyone? I’m guessing only if they let everyone walk and can replace them cheap. Then trade a goalie.

I have 0 interest in wheeler. He’ll probably be decent for a year, I’m just over the old dudes.

I’d still like Bunting, Wood, Domi.

 

[Pens x]

This is where it would be nice to have a credible local media to hear scoops on who we might sign.

 

[eXile3]

Can Boston even afford anyone? I’m guessing only if they let everyone walk and can replace them cheap. Then trade a goalie.

I have 0 interest in wheeler. He’ll probably be decent for a year, I’m just over the old dudes.

I’d still like Bunting, Wood, Domi.

I believe the Reilly buy out got them some decent space this year.

 

[BigEezyE22]

This is where it would be nice to have a credible local media to hear scoops on who we might sign.

We might sign everyone bit probably not.

Until it happens, that's all you need.

 

[IcedCapp]

I'm on hold with Ms. Cleo, she's going to give me the inside scoop on what Dubas is doing today, but she did answer the phone with, "Hold on to your butts," so I think it's safe to say, it's gonna be a good day

 

[Lust for Life]

Twitter is apparently having a big meltdown for a lot of users, myself included. Perfect timing.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Bottom six currently looks like:

aaaa - Granlund - bbbb
DOC - Carter - cccc
Nylander

And with all the non-qualified RFA, I feel like we could get some good, young deals.


Oh, Kostin ended up signing with Detroit.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Signing Ryan Reaves to a multi-year 35+ contract is so cool. The Leafs are back baby

 

[Epic Neal Time]

Starting to think Jarry will hit the market and the offers won't be what he wants. I think he'll be back on a 1 yr $4M deal to bet on himself. I'm not against it given there aren't many truly great bets to make out there. Definitely need to upgrade on DeSmith at that point though

 

[BusinessGoose]

Starting to think Jarry will hit the market and the offers won't be what he wants. I think he'll be back on a 1 yr $4M deal to bet on himself. I'm not against it given there aren't many truly great bets to make out there. Definitely need to upgrade on DeSmith at that point though

I mean, it's just easier to burn the jerseys and start following Aussie Rules Football at this point

 

[Epic Neal Time]

Blackwood strikes me as the type of bet Dubas will make. Very similar to Samsonov last year. Highly touted prospect with good natural talent at ran into consistency problems and fell out favor.

 

[K Fleur]

None of our UFAS signed! Let’s keep it that way!

 

[End of Line]

Reaves is expected to get a 3yr/1.3aav from the laughs