Speculation: predict the first 5 signings on Canada day

[mrinsane]

Vanek@Detroit 8M$ for 2 yrs
Martin@MTL 7M$ for 2 yrs
Ladd@MTL 27M$ for 5yrs
Okposo@Colorado 40M$ for 7yrs
Demers@Edmonton 27.5M$ for 5yrs

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Lucic - Edm - $7.2 - 7
Okposo - Montreal - $6.9 - 7
Ladd - NYI - $5.7 - 5
Backes - Detroit - $5.8 - 6
Radulov - Detroit - $5.6 - 2

And what part of Okposo saying that he wouldn't even speak to Montreal isn't getting through.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

First five, eh? They may not necessarily be the top names right out of the shoot...

Brandon Pirri to the Islanders, 3 years, $2.7 million/year.

James Reimer to the Flames, 2 years, $3.5 million/year.

Dale Weise to the Canadiens, 3 years, $2.5 million/year.

Frans Nielsen to the Red Wings, 6 years, $5.5 million/year.

Ben Lovejoy to the Devils, 4 years, $4 million/year.

 

[CupInSIX]

Campbell to Chicago
Lucic to Anaheim
Demers to Edmonton
Backes to Detroit
Weise to Montreal

 

[HamiltonOHL]

I can predict some players will get crazy money today and then be bought out in a few years

 

[hockeykicker]

Here are my 5

 

[Syckle78]

And what part of Okposo saying that he wouldn't even speak to Montreal isn't getting through.

Not everyone reads every damn blurb about every player related to every market.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Milan Lucic- Edmonton 7 years $42 million
Frans Nielsen- Detroit 5 years $30 million
Jason Demers- Edmonton 5 years $27.5 million
Loui Eriksson- Vancouver 6 years $39 million
Andrew Ladd- New York Islanders 6 years $39 million
HM Kyle Okposo- Buffalo/Detroit 7 years $49 million

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Not everyone reads every damn blurb about every player related to every market.

Yup obviously they just don't pay attention to tweets and all, Okposo already said that he has no desire to play in a Canadian market wants to play close to home near Minnesota as possible. Still think it comes down to the Wild, Red Wings or Blues.

 

[Ezekial]

Helm 4x4.2 Detroit
Backes 6x5.5 Detroit
Hudler 3x5 Detroit
Random junk ass defenseman 2x4 Detroit

Luckily, we don't have that much cap space.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Helm 4x4.2 Detroit
Backes 6x5.5 Detroit
Hudler 3x5 Detroit
Random junk ass defenseman 2x4 Detroit

Could still see Helm resigning back with Detroit.
Replace Nielsen with Backes as it looks like a done deal.
No thanks on Hudler, Though if we miss out on say Okposo i could see Hudler being a cheap Holland signing.
Hamhuis or Russell come on down.

 

[BoltSTH]

None. TSN/NHL Network will have to spend 6 hours talking about the trades made on Wednesday, and the Stamkos signing.

 

[DaveG]

Lucic - EDM - 6.5 x 6
Backes - DET - 6.5 x 5
Erickson - VAN - 6.5 x 6
Liles - CAR - 1.5 x 2
Ladd - NYI - 6 x 6

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

If the Wings sign Nielsen I will be furious. Don't keep stocking this team with spare parts. Just let it burn.

 

[hockeykicker]

Looks like helm may be one of the first

 

[isles31]

Not happening

That's too much AAV but to call him a trashbag makes one look pretty naïve. Frans is a 50pt 2-way center. I know Ill miss him on LI, as will most fans. 6x6 it sooo much loot though, that part is not happening.

 

[Mogo]

First five, eh? They may not necessarily be the top names right out of the shoot...

Brandon Pirri to the Islanders, 3 years, $2.7 million/year.

James Reimer to the Flames, 2 years, $3.5 million/year.

Dale Weise to the Canadiens, 3 years, $2.5 million/year.

Frans Nielsen to the Red Wings, 6 years, $5.5 million/year.

Ben Lovejoy to the Devils, 4 years, $4 million/year.

Pirri? Anaheim let him go and he would only made just over 1M$. Just saying

 

[Roof Daddy]

Lucic to EDM, 6x6

Nielsen to Isles, 5.2x5

Eriksson to DET, 6x6

Ladd to ARI, 6x5.5

Staal to NAS, 5.5x4

 

[heilongjetsfan]

Pirri? Anaheim let him go and he would only made just over 1M$. Just saying

Unless there were some other negatives we're not hearing about, that was a mistake on Anaheim's part. His G/60 were 13th in the league if I remember right. Just ahead of Malkin.

This from sportsnet:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/ufa-bargain-bin-four-players-analytics-identify-value-adds/

 

[GoldiFox]

Staal to NSH for 5 x $5 million
Lucic to EDM for 7 x $6 million
Okposo to BUF for 7 x $7 million
Ladd to NYI for 5 x $6.5 million
Purcell to CAR for 3 x $4 million

 

[Syckle78]

Was close on helm. Unfortunately.....

 

[5 Hole]

Hudler- MTL 6 years 6 AAV

From the sampling I saw during the Panthers 1-st round Hudler isn't worth anything close to that.

 

[Adam Michaels]

In no particular order

Lucic to Edmonton at 6.5M for 6 years
Okposo to Detroit at 6M for 6 years
Eriksson to Vancouver at 7M for 5 years
Staal to Minnesota at 3M for 2 years
Ladd to Islanders at 5.5M for 4 years

Being a Habs fan, I think they will either sign Perron, Boedker, Hudler or Vrbata. And I think they will trade today.

 

[Syckle78]

But everyone offers their uneducated opinion.

Its a message board. The hell do you expect? Everyone to be an expert on every situation. Get tossed.

 

[Puckclektr]

Okposo -Dallas 6 x 6.5 Don't even know if they have cap space for it.
Ladd - NYI 6x6
Boedker NJ 6 x 5.25
Schelmko NJ 2 x 2
Backes Arizona 6 x 5.5