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GDT: Free Agent Frenzy 2
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Vv getting a 5x bigger contract than Sammy is hilarious.
SherVaughn30
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Seriously, to go from $700k to $3.4 million, while Sammy went from $925k to $2 million and then down to $1.8 million. Talk about an inflated goalie market as Vitek hasn't even become that label of a young #1 yet(which he'll never be).
Mean while Kuemper only got a raise of $750k(he went from $4.5 million(Avs paid $3.5 million, Coyotes paid $1 million) to $5.25 million) for being the Avs starting goalie(55 starts) and winning that giant silver chalice!
Some might say that Kuemper maybe should have only got 4 years, but to me BMac negotiated that contract well with the overall cap hit.
It's about right though. You're always paying for potential with these guys and VV has been alright and has gotten better over the last couple of years, although maybe not significantly so. Sammy just keeps getting worse.
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And he's now playing in one of the biggest markets in the league. Albeit as a backup but you'd have to think it Murray shits the bed (very likely) then Samsonov will be given some quality starts and the pressure will be immense. He didn't rise to the occasion in Washington so I can't imagine he'll do so with an even bigger spotlight on him.
As one of his biggest detractors I am looking forward to his season in Toronto, and reading the GDT's on the Toronto board
this makes me feel much better about Keumper contract. And TONS better about the Charlie Sideburns contract. Well done GMBM! Clearing the deck was definitely a good idea.
Yeah this clears that they were just done with Sammy and already knew Vitek was asking for a billion dollars, so it was easy to let go with both of them.
Happy for Vanecek, always liked to guy.
Didnt Vanecek sort of owned the Devils everytime around and thats why they really wanted him? Atleast in the Covid-season? I dont see many (if any) other teams giving him 10 millions.
Kuemper & Lindgren make combined 6,35, Vanecek & Samsonov 5,2.
Happy for Vanecek, always liked to guy.
Didnt Vanecek sort of owned the Devils everytime around and thats why they really wanted him? Atleast in the Covid-season? I dont see many (if any) other teams giving him 10 millions.
Kuemper & Lindgren make combined 6,35, Vanecek & Samsonov 5,2.
trick9
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Why?
Vitek Vanecek has much better stats than Ilya Samsonov at both AHL and NHL-level. He didn't have to take a 1-year contract to salvage his NHL career. He's pretty stapled to that 1B category and got paid accordingly. He even had some trade value remaining both last summer and this summer.
I always liked VV and would have loved to keep him as a solid backup but things are probably better this way.
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Agree but the NHL salary cap is a B. Our new backup at 1/3 the price was the right move
Yeah for sure. I mean one reason i liked VV was his salary. For they money he made, he was probably one of the highest rated "bang for the buck" goalies.
Ouch. Huge ouch. About the only player the Caps could move for him, would be Mantha (or Wilson, but no thanks to that). Oshie isn’t going to move the needle, and obv neither will Eller.
Can not trade from the D (Orlov would get it done), as the team is forward heavy as it is right now.
Mantha plus what for Tkachuk? How big a plus?
Can not trade from the D (Orlov would get it done), as the team is forward heavy as it is right now.
Mantha plus what for Tkachuk? How big a plus?
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Caps signed Gabriel Carlsson to a one year two-way 750k deal. Frenzy indeed.
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I would do Mantha/Lappiere/3rd or something like that. Any time you see a team forced to trade, the price goes down a bit. But Tkachuk not only makes us harder to play against, but keeps the window open a bit.
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I'd give up Lappy and CMM easily for Tkachuk and wouldn't think twice as long as he's signing. He's a 100+ point player at age 24 who plays the game like a mixture of Ovechkin and Wilson. Half the board was begging for 30+ JT Miller for CMM/Lappy, Iorio and a 1st. lol
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for salary cap it would have to be Mantha Eller plus whatever futures they want. And I would be damned tempted to do it if the futures wasnt a crazy ask.
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We don't particularly have the futures that would be able to outbid other teams, but I think it would definitely be something that the team should at least check in on. Getting Tkachuk and getting him to extend would be huge for extending our window but with the way our cap and future is set up it doesn't seem likely. Can only hope though.
Wow on Tkachuk! I have been very much against trading McMichael or Lapierre. But for Tkachuk, I would and agree Mantha would have to go.
Calgary needs forwards today, so maybe something like Mantha, McMichael/Lapierre, and a pick next year (first or second). You could also put Leason or AJF in the mix which is another young player with NHL experience and upside and move that pick down a bit. This helps them currently with Maratha and McMichael and gives them an additional young forward who can play today.
I get it… not a 100 point player, but Calgary also has to be realistic and they want to stay competitive and this would be a strong haul to rebuild around. I don’t think it is likely, but it is reasonable. And that is worth a swing for Caps.
OV-Kuzy-Thachuk
Sheary-Strome-Brown
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Lapierre in Hershey to develop with men
Calgary needs forwards today, so maybe something like Mantha, McMichael/Lapierre, and a pick next year (first or second). You could also put Leason or AJF in the mix which is another young player with NHL experience and upside and move that pick down a bit. This helps them currently with Maratha and McMichael and gives them an additional young forward who can play today.
I get it… not a 100 point player, but Calgary also has to be realistic and they want to stay competitive and this would be a strong haul to rebuild around. I don’t think it is likely, but it is reasonable. And that is worth a swing for Caps.
OV-Kuzy-Thachuk
Sheary-Strome-Brown
Snively-Eller-Oshie
Mojo-Dowd-Hathaway
AJF/Leason as 13th
Lapierre in Hershey to develop with men
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