Post-Game Talk: Loss. - Predators vs Rangers

[Legionnaire11]

Thank goodness Saros got that one on Kakko

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

If Peks NMC is still in effect we will have no choice. But it's becoming obvious that Saros isnt going to be a 70 game a season goalie, ever. If we lose Saros that means we keep all our forwards and all our defensemen. We can always get a free agent goalie if Ingram isnt looking promising by then.

Pekka doesn't even have a contract for when the expansion draft takes place. And basically no goalies start 70 games anymore. The last was Cam Talbot 3 years ago.

I'm more concerned with the team constantly playing like hot garbage in front of Saros.

 

[101st_fan]

RV getting back to help break that up so Jusse had a chance.

 

[PredsV82]

Pekka doesn't even have a contract for when the expansion draft takes place. And basically no goalies start 70 games anymore. The last was Cam Talbot 3 years ago.

I'm more concerned with the team constantly playing like hot garbage in front of Saros.

Pekkas contract will still be in effect until June 30th 2021. The expansion draft will be prior to that. Which is why I was shocked Poile gave him a NMC for both years of the deal

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Power play. Now would be a good time for our high priced top 6 forwards to actually play like high priced top 6 forwards.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Nice, the last 3-4 mins have been a lot better as far as getting pressure and generating chances and result in a PP opportunity!

 

[101st_fan]

A couple of quality shifts. Now to see how things go on this PP.

 

[sparkle twin]

Getting some of our best offensive pressure here, now with a power play. Let's go!!!

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Pekkas contract will still be in effect until June 30th 2021. The expansion draft will be prior to that.

He has no contract in 2021-2022. They're going to take him and then what? Negotiate a contract with him? Doesn't work like that.

 

[Predsanddead24]

JoFA has given us a spark.

 

[Predsanddead24]

He has no contract in 2021-2022. They're going to take him and then what? Negotiate a contract with him? Doesn't work like that.

I think they actually can take him and get the early negotiating rights and ability to offer him an eight year contract. Dont know why an expansion team would do that for Pekka though.

 

[Legionnaire11]

He has no contract in 2021-2022. They're going to take him and then what? Negotiate a contract with him? Doesn't work like that.

No, but he has a NTC/NMC, which mean he HAS to be protected, the Preds have no choice.

 

[PredsV82]

That was effing sweet

 

[sparkle twin]

Power play goal Arvy!!!

Really great movement on that PP.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Arrvy and we're within 1

 

[Legionnaire11]

YES!!!!! Arvy

 

[Huge Legwand]

I was pumped until Mike Fisher started talking again and I fell asleep.

 

[PredsV82]

He has no contract in 2021-2022. They're going to take him and then what? Negotiate a contract with him? Doesn't work like that.

It's not that we are worried about them taking Pekka. The ideal situation would have been to have him on an expiring deal at the time of the draft. But the NMC will make Poile protect him and you can only protect 1 goalie so Saros will be exposed. I have to think Poile has known for a while that Saros probably isnt the long term solution or else he wouldnt have allowed this to happen

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

I'm starting to suspect that something Lavy does is killing our offense on Granlund and Turris and somewhat Johansen. Who has dipped as hard as Granlund and Turris have recently? It seems surreal

 

[PredsV82]

3 posts..... usually not a good sign...

 

[sparkle twin]

3 posts this period....

 

[Legionnaire11]

nice pass by Turris to Watson, off the post though...

 

[101st_fan]

Turris is averaging .54 points per game coming into today's game. That's a 44-45 point pace with a lot of 3rd line time.

Smith and Granlund have as many goals combined as Watson does individually.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Turris is averaging .54 points per game coming into today's game. That's a 44-45 point pace with a lot of 3rd line time.

Smith and Granlund have as many goals combined as Watson does individually.

Which is still a huge drop to his Ottawa numbers. I'm still wondering what the bottleneck is with Granlund.

 

[Predsanddead24]

It's not that we are worried about them taking Pekka. The ideal situation would have been to have him on an expiring deal at the time of the draft. But the NMC will make Poile protect him and you can only protect 1 goalie so Saros will be exposed. I have to think Poile has known for a while that Saros probably isnt the long term solution or else he wouldnt have allowed this to happen

Capfriendly doesn't have Pekka as a player we have to protect so I think you're wrong here.