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sign havlat
sign volchenkov
trade for hossa
sign alfie
re-sign spezza
re-sign ryan
re-sign lehner
re-sign michalek

ryan - spezza - hossa
macarthur - turris - alfie
michalek - zibanejad - havlat
hoffman - smith - condra

methot - karlsson
cowen - ceci
phillips - volchenkov

andy
lehner

bring the our wayward sons back home, bring the cup back home. it's simple logic

Kelly cries uncontrollably.

+ Alfie plays better with Spezza.

 

[The Fuhr*]

BM has never been crazy active here in UFA... Today won't change

 

[chipsens]

Jordan Schroeder. Former 1st rounder now UFA. Sign him. Thx BM

 

[benjiv1]

Prediction:

-Ottawa re-signs Ryan and Mac Today
-Spezza is traded for Eakin +
-Ottawa signs Pouliot, Havlat
-Ottawa trades Wiercioch

MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Pouliot-Zibanejad-Havlat
Hoffman-Eakin-Stone
Greening-Smith-Neil

 

[BUCKLE UP]

We sign one player.

 

[jbeck5]

So i guess its bad thing ? We need to overpay to get some players, so we can cry years to come about bad contracts in a team ?
So if in a few hours if Sens make some Clarkson like deal, Melnyk status changes from villain to hero ?

Its funny how you're only options are spend the absolute minimum, or pay a third liner 6 million.

Where is the option to have 6 top 6 forwards and 4 top 4 forwards paid accordingly. Does that not exist? Explain.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Jordan Schroeder. Former 1st rounder now UFA. Sign him. Thx BM

If DaCosta was too small and not enough offensive skill for us, then we surely aren't going for Schroeder.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

My mind says no to Havlat. He's damaged goods that we don't need.

My heart screams, "Bring him home BMurr! Repair my heart that was broken back in 2006!"

 

[Caeldan]

Del Zotto apparently wasn't tendered an offer by NSH... wonder if he might be one of those projects that BM likes, didn't he want him at one point? I remember we used to have a ton of rumours involved trying to acquire ihm.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Del Zotto apparently wasn't tendered an offer by NSH... wonder if he might be one of those projects that BM likes, didn't he want him at one point? I remember we used to have a ton of rumours involved trying to acquire ihm.

He wanted him badly but then Ceci emerged. Murray said once he saw Ceci play, he didn't need another young PMD anymore.

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

Del Zotto apparently wasn't tendered an offer by NSH... wonder if he might be one of those projects that BM likes, didn't he want him at one point? I remember we used to have a ton of rumours involved trying to acquire ihm.

Yeah I remember Wiercioch was rumored in a potential deal for MDZ, don't recall the full extent of it but Murray was at least interested at the time.

 

[krapsik]

Its funny how you're only options are spend the absolute minimum, or pay a third liner 6 million.

Where is the option to have 6 top 6 forwards and 4 top 4 forwards paid accordingly. Does that not exist? Explain.

Its hard to sign UFA, who is on a dozen teams radar, and pay him accordingly.
You need to win a bidding war/overpay. My point is, if we sign some decent UFA for some crazy money, Melnyk becomes hero. But is it smart ? If we dont sign anyone, cause other teams outbid us, Melnyk is cheap **** and need to sell this team etc.
Many fans think Melnyk needs to throw in money and sign UFA to show them he is committed to this team. I think resignind Ryan and MacArthur is major thing going forward.
If we can get some UFA and pay him accordingly, perfect. Better to underpay them. But BM is not so good

 

[chipsens]

If DaCosta was too small and not enough offensive skill for us, then we surely aren't going for Schroeder.

Sens abused and misused Da Costa IMO. 2 wrongs don't make a right.

 

[jbeck5]

Its hard to sign UFA, who is on a dozen teams radar, and pay him accordingly.
You need to win a bidding war/overpay. My point is, if we sign some decent UFA for some crazy money, Melnyk becomes hero. But is it smart ? If we dont sign anyone, cause other teams outbid us, Melnyk is cheap **** and need to sell this team etc.
Many fans think Melnyk needs to throw in money and sign UFA to show them he is committed to this team. I think resignind Ryan and MacArthur is major thing going forward.
If we can get some UFA and pay him accordingly, perfect. Better to underpay them. But BM is not so good

Why would melnyk be a hero for massively overpaying? I don't get that part.

Why can't murray make another Clarke MacArthur type signing. Maybe a gonchar type signing. We have tons of cap space and won't be crippled by making a MacArthur type deal and a gonchar type deal. We can afford 3 players making 3-5 million that would improve our team greatly. That's what we should be doing. We have the cap space to get rid of our bottom 3 players, and replace them with top 2 line F or D. Why aren't we doing that?

Every year there's a few guys who have proven to be top 2 line players but are overlooked. Sign those guys to fairly cheap contracts. Sign a guy to the same term as other teams but add a third year like gonchar.

 

[derriko]

Give Havlat the Latandresse contract. 1 year 2 mil with half of the 2 in performance bonuses.

Hes more proven than Lats ever was, but it wouldnt hurt to throw it out there.

 

[HSF]

BM has never been crazy active here in UFA... Today won't change

didnt he sign Gonchar one year right at 12pm? also Kovalev was a another pickup.


He is more active then our previous GM thats for sure.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

According to Bob McKenzie, Ryan Miller will be signing with the Canucks...

From Luongo and Schneider to Ryan Miller....what a horrible handling of your goalie situation.

 

[Niv]

didnt he sign Gonchar one year right at 12pm? also Kovalev was a another pickup.


He is more active then our previous GM thats for sure.

It was all but confirmed that the Kovalev signing was heavily influenced by Melnyk. Back when he actually had money to spend.

 

[Quo]

Give Havlat the Latandresse contract. 1 year 2 mil with half of the 2 in performance bonuses.

Hes more proven than Lats ever was, but it wouldnt hurt to throw it out there.

One of the rumored 11 other teams interested in him might beat that offer easily though.

 

[HSF]

According to Bob McKenzie, Ryan Miller will be signing with the Canucks...

From Luongo and Schneider to Ryan Miller....what a horrible handling of your goalie situation.

Miller is probably the best of the group

would be a good pickup for them

 

[jbeck5]

There's a premium on talent and I'm worried our team is too scared to pay it.

We'd rather spend 10 and produce 10 instead of spend 20 and produce 15...even though 15>10

Its like if you're running the quarter mile with the exact same car but with different engines.

1 engine produces 300 horsepower for $10,000
The other produce 450 horsepower for $20,000.

The first engine will never win but he can brag about having the better bang for buck engine. That's what I'm worried melnyk is.

You can have the best contracts, while spending to the floor and not accomplishing much. At some point you have to pay premiums. Not for the clarkssons of the world, but actual talent that produces and has proven it. I think melnyk is too scared to do that. Well see.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Miller is probably the best of the group

would be a good pickup for them

Did you see Miller in the playoffs?

Schneider is the best of that group easily. Luongo and Miller are a wash.

 

[Benjamin]

Kulemin is my #1 target.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

There's a premium on talent and I'm worried our team is too scared to pay it.

We'd rather spend 10 and produce 10 instead of spend 20 and produce 15...even though 15>10

Its like if you're running the quarter mile with the exact same car but with different engines.

1 engine produces 300 horsepower for $10,000
The other produce 450 horsepower for $20,000.

The first engine will never win but he can brag about having the better bang for buck engine. That's what I'm worried melnyk is.

You can have the best contracts, while spending to the floor and not accomplishing much. At some point you have to pay premiums. Not for the clarkssons of the world, but actual talent that produces and has proven it. I think melnyk is too scared to do that. Well see.

Funny how there's a premium on talent but Spezza is worth compost.

Murray better have an ace up his sleeve.

 

[BigRig4]

I think we could sign Pouliot and Perreault for under 6 million. Get a good forward for Spezza. Maybe see if we can get a forward for Wiercioch since I think he's the first guy out (unfortunately). There's our 4 forwards and we'll have a ton of depth without spending ridiculous amounts.