GDT: Free Agent Frenzy

[Static]

I said that no team would trade for him IF he needed surgery and I still believe that.

The level of interest in him does seem to indicate that perhaps he doesn't need surgery. If that's the case then teams will have to pay full value. Buffalo CANNOT lose this trade. There will be no "west coast" discount.

Your staunch confidence that you know exactly what's going on even as your stances wildly shift is incredible.

He's fully healthy now everyone, Tom's got it figured out again.

 

[tomd]

I don't think any team wants to lose the trade....that's how trades work.

I just don't understand why you hate/don't wont Eichel sooooo bad. First it was that he was injured, now its because buffalo can't lose a trade? Why wouldn't your position be, like most here, that Eichel would be a great add, depending on the cost?

Buffalo is in a bad spot. Do you really think they want a malcontent captain, with a pending NTC, leading their youth. Kevin Adams himself said he didn't want players who didn't want to be there. Do I think Eichel gets traded for scraps? No. But I don't think they are exactly dealing from a position of strength.

GMKA has demonstrated the ability to be patient. If Eichel comes back healthy and plays well then teams will line up for him at the TDL. He'll get full value. In the meantime, GMKA waits.

 

[nbducksfan19]

Your staunch confidence that you know exactly what's going on even as your stances wildly shift is incredible.

He's fully healthy now everyone, Tom's got it figured out again.

Yup, and please ignore the previous "he will likely never play again" narrative.

 

[nbducksfan19]

GMKA has demonstrated the ability to be patient. If Eichel comes back healthy and plays well then teams will line up for him at the TDL. He'll get full value. In the meantime, GMKA waits.

It's easy to be patient during the summer. It's a lot harder to have a cancer in the locker room with a looming gun to your head (NTC).

 

[DavidBL]

I can't buy that one. How does a team acquire someone who needs surgery two months before the season starts? He'll miss probably half the season even if all goes well. Too risky for most teams including the Ducks. GMBM doesn't take those kinds of risks.

Don't really agree. Its a 5 year contract. If the feel comfortable with what doctors say recover will be like you can make the deal now. He might not be available on 6 months. Very clearly teams don't think the risk is worth what Buffalo is asking

 

[tomd]

It's easy to be patient during the summer. It's a lot harder to have a cancer in the locker room with a looming gun to your head (NTC).

Eichel won't do himself any favors if he continues to act like the immaturity jerk he seems to be. Teams don't want those kinds of players in their locker rooms. He'd best be on his best behavior because he is auditioning whether he likes it or not.

 

[Rooch]

Eichel won't do himself any favors if he continues to act like the immaturity jerk he seems to be. Teams don't want those kinds of players in their locker rooms. He'd best be on his best behavior because he is auditioning whether he likes it or not.

How exactly has his behavior been that of an "immaturity jerk"?

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Man. The no-moves I guess have really given me no hope for this team for the next season.

I get that some teams overpaid some FA’s, but man. You would think that we would be in on some of these guys, excluding Eichel.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I see it as Anaheim would have had to offer more than what other teams did to get those players to sign here.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I predict Murray signs a bottom pairing Dman for 2 to 3 million per year.

 

[Static]

Jack Eichel, the 2020 election that breaks this board in half.

 

[Ducks DVM]

There is zero incentive for Eichel to “behave”. He has a guaranteed 50M coming his way. If the team he is traded to pays a lower price for him…that’s actually good for Eichel. Why would he want to go to a team that strip mined itself to acquire him? If he doesn’t want a lifetime of pain, that’s his decision. He’s either going to get traded at some point, or he’s going to sit there and still get paid.

I still don’t want him, because spinal injuries are scary, and because I just don’t see him going for a price I think the Ducks can afford, and because the Ducks will be an even more crappy team than Buffalo and he will have a NTC that he can then inflict on the Ducks to get out when we still suck in 2-3 years. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think he holds all the cards.

 

[nbducksfan19]

Eichel won't do himself any favors if he continues to act like the immaturity jerk he seems to be. Teams don't want those kinds of players in their locker rooms. He'd best be on his best behavior because he is auditioning whether he likes it or not.

Worked just fine for Pronger, Trouba, Spezza, Coffey, Roy Ect.

When you Elite, teams are happy to take guys who demand trades.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Adam's is posturing, hes just upset his absurd price hasn't been met and as the season nears it will be harder as trade partners erode

 

[SoCal Dreaming]

It doesn't seem like the Eichel trade will be done anytime soon. It depends on how much Eichel camp is pressuring Adam..

Murray shouldve planned it out better and gave them a deadline before FA happens. Atleast he couldve made some signing and trades to improve the roster.

Murray seem like an ex gf that's just putting their life on hold, waiting in case the guy changes his mind and take her back.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

To sum up Murray as GM in this Music Video:

No offense meant towards Canadians, this is just a 'Weird Al' parody of 'American Idiot' song by Green Day.
Its like watching the Adventures of Bob Murray and Randy Carlyle.
Cameos by John Candy and Dan Aykroyd.

 

[Duck Off]

Getzlaf’s comments were interesting. I inferred that Bob promised to upgrade the roster

 

[Frosted Tips]

Getzlaf’s comments were interesting. I inferred that Bob promised to upgrade the roster

Which interview/comments do you mean?

 

[Tony O]

I predict Murray signs a bottom pairing Dman for 2 to 3 million per year.

Yes! But after the season starts and the team goes 0 and 8.

 

[DavidBL]

Getzlaf’s comments were interesting. I inferred that Bob promised to upgrade the roster

Which comments?

 

[Son of Gib]

It doesn't seem like the Eichel trade will be done anytime soon. It depends on how much Eichel camp is pressuring Adam..

Murray shouldve planned it out better and gave them a deadline before FA happens. Atleast he couldve made some signing and trades to improve the roster.

Murray seem like an ex gf that's just putting their life on hold, waiting in case the guy changes his mind and take her back.

But on the other hand, we're a team (perhaps the ONLY team) that can afford to be patient and wait it out because we don't need to be good next year. Vegas is now out because Buffalo took too long and they said screw it, we're signing people. They're down to like 2 dance partners now, which means value decreases.

 

[Tony O]

It doesn't seem like the Eichel trade will be done anytime soon. It depends on how much Eichel camp is pressuring Adam..

Murray shouldve planned it out better and gave them a deadline before FA happens. Atleast he couldve made some signing and trades to improve the roster.

Murray seem like an ex gf that's just putting their life on hold, waiting in case the guy changes his mind and take her back.

Can we make t-shirts with this quote?

 

[ADHB]

Which interview/comments do you mean?

Which comments?

 

[KickHisAssZegrass]

Sorry Getz

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Sorry Getz

Bob tricked him with the ole

"Well get an elite level talent to come play here via trade if you resign here"

oldest trick in the book