GDT: Offseason 2023 Thread - Now what do we do?

[Francis10]

Got a feeling tomorrow is going to be Duchene and Wheeler both on 1 year deals.

 

[mikeyfan]

so plugging in things on Capfriendly:

Drury + 1st + 2nd for Lindholm
Wall for TDA @50%
Duchene at 6x1
Freddy back at 5.5x2
Rees as 13th F
random league min D as 7th D

would leave us with over 1.7m to spend still with the only position of need being G3

Sign Ned for your cheap G3

 

[Svechhammer]

Got a feeling tomorrow is going to be Duchene and Wheeler both on 1 year deals.

I would actually be ok with that. Both would bring a decent amount of offensive pop, some needed finishing ability, and would make us a deeper team than we were even this year.

 

[UncMike]

With no AHL affiliate I'm pretty sure we will not see any 2-way deals signed this year. Strange situation indeed, for many reasons.

So every expiring contract that played with the wolves will be set free…….

 

[Sigurd]

And this is the exact situation that gets you offer sheeted. When you tell a young top pairing defenseman that he's gonna have to sign a bridge deal that will cost him millions of dollars because you've screwed up your cap situation, you're daring someone to take a young cost controlled asset away from you.

Getting Bouchard on an offer sheet and in turn trading Pesce for assets to make up for what we lose in the offer sheet would be a pretty impressive way to set the timer back 6 years on a 2RD. Heir apparent RD1 and PP1 to Burns, tides the roster over completely until Burns retires and Morrow is ready, etc.

I do think if we're gonna do offer sheet shenanigans, that's the target. It's a fit, for sure.

Long term D-core...I hate to say bye to Pesce but I could live with this
Slavin - Bouchard
Nikishin - Morrow

I agree with you guys about Bouchard being a fantastic offersheet target. I still doubt the offer sheet happens even with their cap situation and bridge deal desire, but maybe they will be willing to trade him with the threat of us offer sheeting him.

A Nylander/Pesce swap (we add some sweetener as well) is looking pretty good for both clubs at the moment. Fills big needs for both clubs, and both clubs might be more willing/able to go to the ask of the new acquisition then they are for their former player. We know our management has been interested in him in the past, I wonder if there have been any conversations?

Yeah, if we can't re-sign Pesce, Nylander is easily one of the top available (presumably available) targets for a trade of Pesce. I don't know if we'd be even be able to get both done, let alone one of the two, but getting Bouchard as Pesce's replacement (through the offer sheet route namely), AND getting Nylander would be a HUGE off season win for our front office and the Hurricanes franchise.

1. Offer sheet Bouchard.
2. Trade Pesce + (question is, as was pointed out, what do we add) for Nylander.
3. Profit.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

With the goalie market being pretty tough we could get Korpisalo. He is a mediocre goalie that we likely make look pretty decent

 

[SvechneJerk]

It had to be done.

 

[moses malone 12]

Sign Ned for your cheap G3

Duchene has 3-4 years left on his current deal. Was he just bought out?

 

[mikeyfan]

Duchene has 3-4 years left on his current deal. Was he just bought out?

Yes he was bought out

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

We got something else cooking that we couldn’t announce the Fast signing already?

 

[moses malone 12]

Yes he was bought out

thanks. he should be a consideration at wing. don't believe he can handle 82 games as a centerman any longer.

 

[ElmCityGuy]

I'm hoping for this. Not expecting it though.

Nylander - Aho - Jarvis
Svech - Lindholm - Tarasenko
TT - kk - Necas
Marty - Staal - Fast

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Christian Fischer, yes please.

I would take that guy in a heart beat. I think he has a higher scoring ceiling too.

 

[baconandbread]

Christian Fischer will be available. Big forward that can go to the dirty areas. Yes please

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Christian Fischer is being bought out in Arizona. Big forward that can go to the dirty areas. Yes please

Beat you

 

[baconandbread]

Beat you

Sort of...I posted in around the league first :p

 

[Stickpucker]

Beat you

no link to social media you're dq'd.

 

[Svechhammer]

Christian Fischer is being bought out in Arizona. Big forward that can go to the dirty areas. Yes please

Yeah its interesting that some quality guys are becoming available right now. Certainly picked an interesting time to have a heck of a lot of cap space this year with the major 2023-24 salaries (save goalie) already addressed.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

no link to social media you're dq'd.

Does it count if it is no longer available?

 

[Sigurd]

And Fischer is only 26 years old. Not bad for those type of players (grittier depth forwards with size) since it seems like most of them that are/become available are around, or are over 30.

 

[A Star is Burns]

As I said elsewhere, Fischer seems like okay depth, but nothing particularly special to me. Always fun to see at least semi-interesting younger folks get let go though.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Vegas still has to clear about 3 million to ice a team and sign Hill to his 2 x 4.9

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Speaking of Bear, guess who didn't get a QO today and will become a UFA tomorrow?

Time to get the band back together!

Worth it to see the reaction of @Borsig

 

[Play]

Thank you Hurricanes fans for not flaming me about posting off topic. I just felt it was important to post

 

[SvechneJerk]

Does anyone have ANY idea how far Trotz pushes? Like, is it just trimming off some fat & gristle, or are the Preds headed toward full rebuild? Because, if there's ANY chance of Forsberg coming available, that 100% needs to be our big get, imo.