McKenzie: Mike Hoffman rumors picking up

[justafan22]

McKenzie on Panthers’ path forward

The Panarin thing is interesting too because he might think fondly - even though the Panthers are not a contending team right now - although they still have a really good nucleus of young players, including Barkov and others, that leads you to believe that they could be a contending team in the not-too-distant future.
“But the idea of making a seismic move in free agency to get Panarin and Bobrovsky - and I don’t know if they’ll get them or not - but there certainly appears to be a desire to do that.
“How do you reconcile that with - and that’s why we’ve heard some trade rumors involving Huberdeau and MIke Hoffman, because they are a budget team - not so much a cap team. And if you’re going to go big game hunting in free agency for guys like Panarin and Bobrovsky, who between the two of them might be close to $20 million a year - you’re probably going to have to end up having to offloading salary. I don’t think that’ll necessarily happen between now and the trade deadline, although I did hear some more Mike Hoffman rumors over the weekend about the possibility of him being moved before the deadline.

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[780il]

Probably moved at the draft.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Buffalo and Edmonton NEED him

 

[topshelf15]

What happened to him being worthless and the huge writeup about how bad a person he is???Now he is invaluable

 

[crackdown44]

Probably moved at the draft.

Could improve the tank if they move him now. They’d look dumb if they missed out on Panarin and Bob though

 

[Seachd]

What happened to him being worthless and the huge writeup about how bad a person he is???

From who? Who are you addressing?

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

As an aside, the suggested $20M for both Panarin and Bobrovsky is ****ing bananas.

 

[topshelf15]

From who? Who are you addressing?

Mike Hoffman?? and his GF in Ottawa.....Come on you would have to be living under a rock ,why on earth do you think FLD got him as cheaply as they did

 

[Seachd]

Mike Hoffman?? and his GF in Ottawa.....Come on you would have to be living under a rock ,why on earth do you think FLD got him as cheaply as they did

I didn’t ask who you were talking about.

I’m saying what do you mean “what happened?” You haven’t paid attention this season?

 

[topshelf15]

I didn’t ask who you were talking about.

I’m saying what do you mean “what happened?” You haven’t paid attention this season?

I know he has scored by the boatload,just as he did in Ottawa....But it seems kinda hyprocritical that some of the fanbases that tanked his value so hard last season,are willing now to pay full price and everything is forgiven

 

[justafan22]

As an aside, the suggested $20M for both Panarin and Bobrovsky is ****ing bananas.

Is it? Panarin is getting at least 10.5 a year on the UFA market, and Bobrovsky isn't signing for less than 8 million, and those are conservative estimates

 

[devbouz12]

I know he has scored by the boatload,just as he did in Ottawa....But it seems kinda hyprocritical that some of the fanbases that tanked his value so hard last season,are willing now to pay full price and everything is forgiven

He's worth tons now since he's not a senator. Double standards are great

 

[topshelf15]

He's worth tons now since he's not a senator. Double standards are great

Bingo....

 

[kyle o connor]

He's worth tons now since he's not a senator. Double standards are great

Nobody put a gun to Dorion's head and made him take a lesser offer to keep him out of the east

 

[God King Fudge]

I know he has scored by the boatload,just as he did in Ottawa....But it seems kinda hyprocritical that some of the fanbases that tanked his value so hard last season,are willing now to pay full price and everything is forgiven

The only people that tanked his value were the Sens, by likely refusing to deal him to the East, just like with EK.

There's a reason SJ took him and immediately flipped him to FLA, and it isn't because they were dying to have him, it's because FLA was willing to give assets for him that OTT was clearly not willing to take just because it was the East.

 

[LeProspector]

He's worth tons now since he's not a senator. Double standards are great

Life as a Senators fan unfortunately

 

[ottomaddox]

Warning

Hoffman comes with a package deal:

His GF/Fiancee/Wife/Life Partner

I tried to warn you (because you forgot about recent history).

 

[These Are The Days]

Nobody put a gun to Dorion's head and made him take a lesser offer to keep him out of the east

Are you really sure about that? That's allegedly why Karlsson was not traded to Tampa. Melnyk interfered

 

[Rockmorton]

Is it? Panarin is getting at least 10.5 a year on the UFA market, and Bobrovsky isn't signing for less than 8 million, and those are conservative estimates

Any team that pays Bob more than 7 is going to regret it for a looong time.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Edit: oh, they're a budget team. I read that and misunderstood. Which is odd considering I'm a Sens fan.

If the Panthers are aiming to get better quickly, why would you trade your 3rd highest scorer? He's a year away from UFA, is that it? I mean, youd think they could come to an agreement with him this summer or trade him then.

Weird that they acquire him for beans, then he does everything that he possibly could for your team and you're hot to trot to trade him without allowing yourself the actual July 1st signing period to try to keep him.

 

[DJA]

Any team that pays Bob more than 7 is going to regret it for a looong time.

You think he’s gonna take a pay cut as a UFA?

 

[VikingAv]

Nobody put a gun to Dorion's head and made him take a lesser offer to keep him out of the east

Haaaaave you met Eugene?

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

He's worth tons now since he's not a senator. Double standards are great

It wasn’t as much about Hoffman’s “worth” as a Senator, as it was about the ineptitude of your franchise. Dorion has a bad habit of getting schooled in every trade he engages in.

I mean, your own GM compromised the return by refusing to trade him within the East.

No double standard - your organization is simply run horribly and has a tendency to run “things” horribly, so naturally people will perceive Hoffman’s value to be lower than market, given those circumstances.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Trade him at the end of the season to Columbus for Panarin and Bobrovsky. Get a head start on negotiations.

 

[Rockmorton]

You think he’s gonna take a pay cut as a UFA?

No. He’ll get market value, I’m sure. I’m just saying whoever pays market for him on a long term deal will regret it.