Speculation: Part IX: Free Agency Signing Period Discussion and Rumors

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Bad-decent prospects are hard to come by nowadays.

Serious q though, if a guy is a bad prospect, is he still a prospect? Prospect hints that there is at least a fraction of a chance at becoming a decent player.

I would say most people would consider someone with a contract in the organization that is under 25 would probably be considered a prospect, even if the "prospect" of them amounting to something is slim to nil.

 

[Pantokrator]

I'm trying to figure out some of these signings this summer. Some of these contracts seem ridiculous. Pavelski and Clarkson at 6 million, Filpula at 5 million - these are all players that average at or under .5 points per game. I understand they bring more than just points, but it seems a lot for what they bring. Especially with the Cap decreasing, I expected smaller salaries.

Is this a surprise, or was this expected?

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'm trying to figure out some of these signings this summer. Some of these contracts seem ridiculous. Pavelski and Clarkson at 6 million, Filpula at 5 million - these are all players that average at or under .5 points per game. I understand they bring more than just points, but it seems a lot for what they bring. Especially with the Cap decreasing, I expected smaller salaries.

Is this a surprise, or was this expected?

I'm pretty surprised at a lot of them. The ramifications of the contract limits were clear, but a few of these contracts aren't too high because they couldn't circumvent with length.

 

[flyershockey]

I'm pretty surprised at a lot of them. The ramifications of the contract limits were clear, but a few of these contracts aren't too high because they couldn't circumvent with length.

I was surprised at some of the deals, but the cap is going to shoot up a lot the next couple of years which will soften the blow.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Bouwmeester extended in St. Louis for like 5.4 a year for 5 years.

I'd have bet good money he was walking.

 

[flyershockey]

Bouwmeester extended in St. Louis for like 5.4 a year for 5 years.

I'd have bet good money he was walking.

I can see why he would take a little less money to stay in St. Louis. He made a ton of money on his last deal, and now he gets to play next to one of the best young defensemen in the game in Pietrangelo. He's always struck me as a guy who prefers to be a secondary player with less pressure to carry a unit.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Understood, but with this market? He might've gotten 7/yr. Still interesting to see him walk away from potentially like 20-30 additional mil

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Bouwmeester extended in St. Louis for like 5.4 a year for 5 years.

I'd have bet good money he was walking.

Yeah that's pretty surprising. I figured he would was going to be a deadline deal kind of player if the Blues were out, or a guy they trade his rights for like a 3rd or something.

 

[flyershockey]

Understood, but with this market? He might've gotten 7/yr. Still interesting to see him walk away from potentially like 20-30 additional mil

If I recal correctly, Bouwmeester has never been a huge money guy. I think I saw an interview with him where he was still driving around a beater truck even after he signed his big deal. Maybe he's a guy who just wants some stability and he likes playing in St. Louis? If he walked, it would be his second move to a new city in less than one calender year. Some guys just aren't willing to do that to chase some extra money. Besides that, staying in St. Louis gives him one of the best chances in the NHL to win a cup. They're a fantastic team that might be just one more offensive threat away from being the most complete team in the NHL. I still think they should get rid of Hitchcock, but that's something on a whole different level.

 

[Hiesenberg]

All valid points, but he's definitely the except and not the rule in sports.

BTW, did anybody see that Minnesota Wild supposedly lost 30M last year.

Maybe they shouldn't have signed two players to two of the biggest deals in NHL history.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

All valid points, but he's definitely the except and not the rule in sports.

BTW, did anybody see that Minnesota Wild supposedly lost 30M last year.

Maybe they shouldn't have signed two players to two of the biggest deals in NHL history.

Damn, I thought Minny was a great hockey market. Is $30M just because of high salaries or is the team just not drawing the fans?

 

[Hiesenberg]

Damn, I thought Minny was a great hockey market. Is $30M just because of high salaries or is the team just not drawing the fans?

It was like a tweet, not a lot of info.

here is the article:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...30-million-last-season-lockout-155615565.html

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

It was like a tweet, not a lot of info.

here is the article:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...30-million-last-season-lockout-155615565.html

So it sounds like it was probably a little of the lockout and a little of Parise-Suter. That makes sense and really isn't as shocking as I first thought.

 

[King Forsberg]

Linus Omark is apparently close to an NHL return. Doubt it's with the Flyers but it could be Homers "out there" signing.

 

[MichaelRaffl]

Linus Omark is apparently close to an NHL return. Doubt it's with the Flyers but it could be Homers "out there" signing.

has there been speculation of another signing? or are you saying this because he has yet to have an out there signing this offseason

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Linus Omark is apparently close to an NHL return. Doubt it's with the Flyers but it could be Homers "out there" signing.

Meh, I don't see it. He was pretty underwhelming in EDM and I don't think he was ever expected to do much more than he did IIRC.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Meh, I don't see it. He was pretty underwhelming in EDM and I don't think he was ever expected to do much more than he did IIRC.

He would help our shootout numbers though.

 

[Curufinwe]

Being worst in the league at shootouts really bothers me.

 

[Curufinwe]

I'm trying to figure out some of these signings this summer. Some of these contracts seem ridiculous. Pavelski and Clarkson at 6 million, Filpula at 5 million - these are all players that average at or under .5 points per game.

Pavelski has 336 points in 479 NHL games for an average of 0.70 points a game, and he's produced at 0.77 PPG for the last three seasons.

http://sharks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470794

He's way above the 0.5 figure, even if you wanted to ignore his defense and penalty killing.

 

[Random Forest]

Reading the M. Richards to TOR thread on the trade board got me thinking about the original Toronto offer that Holmgren apparently turned down in favor of LA's offer. Had Holmgren taken the alleged Toronto deal (Kadri+Kulemin+2nd) , Richards would have likely flopped in Toronto, and Kadri would have likely broken out in Philly. The main boards would have loved the shrewdness of Holmgren and praised him for dealing Richards when his value was high.

But as it stands, Simmonds+Schenn+2nd has turned into a much better package than Kadri+Kulemin+2nd would have been, but he gets brutalized because LA happened to win the Cup with Richards on the team.

Just funny to think about how the perception of the trade would have been in Holmgren's favor had he accepted a lesser deal than the one he took. No logic on the main boards.

 

[King Forsberg]

has there been speculation of another signing? or are you saying this because he has yet to have an out there signing this offseason

There was a rumor that Omark was close to an NHL team but the Flyers weren't mentioned. That was simply my speculation.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Reading the M. Richards to TOR thread on the trade board got me thinking about the original Toronto offer that Holmgren apparently turned down in favor of LA's offer. Had Holmgren taken the alleged Toronto deal (Kadri+Kulemin+2nd) , Richards would have likely flopped in Toronto, and Kadri would have likely broken out in Philly. The main boards would have loved the shrewdness of Holmgren and praised him for dealing Richards when his value was high.

But as it stands, Simmonds+Schenn+2nd has turned into a much better package than Kadri+Kulemin+2nd would have been, but he gets brutalized because LA happened to win the Cup with Richards on the team.

Just funny to think about how the perception of the trade would have been in Holmgren's favor had he accepted a lesser deal than the one he took. No logic on the main boards.

Homer was praised as a genius for a short time during that season for those moves up until the Kings won.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Reading the M. Richards to TOR thread on the trade board got me thinking about the original Toronto offer that Holmgren apparently turned down in favor of LA's offer. Had Holmgren taken the alleged Toronto deal (Kadri+Kulemin+2nd) , Richards would have likely flopped in Toronto, and Kadri would have likely broken out in Philly. The main boards would have loved the shrewdness of Holmgren and praised him for dealing Richards when his value was high.

But as it stands, Simmonds+Schenn+2nd has turned into a much better package than Kadri+Kulemin+2nd would have been, but he gets brutalized because LA happened to win the Cup with Richards on the team.

Just funny to think about how the perception of the trade would have been in Holmgren's favor had he accepted a lesser deal than the one he took. No logic on the main boards.

Don't forget how Homer is an idiot for trading Carter to LA as well. Boy, I'm sure LA misses Voracek on their wing right now.

 

[UKFlyers]

Homer was praised as a genius for a short time during that season for those moves up until the Kings won.

Remember some calling for him to get GM of the Year. He just happens to be one of the main board's current favourites to get the hate. This has basically spilled over from a lot of fanbases being butthurt about the Weber OS a long with a few other things. I'm not Homer's biggest fan, but he's done okay over the past year or so. All the things that they said he'd do (make a splash at the deadline, trade away Schenn or Couts, make a dumb move at the draft, sign Emery to a ridiculous) he hasn't done. As soon as the next GM makes a stupid move or does something they don't like, he'll get singled out. Just the way it goes.

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't see why Richards would have flopped anywhere. He's a very good player.