Must be the islanders like Bailey enough to give up a little extra to keep. I cant remember for sure who said it, it was eitherI had no idea. Is Bailey and Eberle even that far apart from each other in terms of value?
So it's basically confirmed that Francis bungled it. Clearly GMs learned from their past mistakes, but some of those picks are just inexplicable if there's not a side deal. Geekie from Carolina, Bayreuther from Columbus, Twarynski from Philly, Quenneville from Chicago...
According to @NeelyDan there are trades that have yet been announced until the freeze is lifted.Jury is still out I'd say. Definitely some questionable or eye-opening picks, on the surface, but there seems to be some strategy at work here, e.g. if they're storing up cap space, maybe Francis is going to target a squeezed team like Tampa to try and land some very cheap or advantageous trades. Let's see how things look in Seattle in a few days.
Is there a post-game thread?
So the Bruins should avoid Suter like the Delta variant then.
I think that they are trying to make other teams sweat with the bloated contracts, while also eyeing up free agency.
I doIt is not a problem but I just can’t understand the krakens strategy with theirs choices
Good luck to them
I get valuing cap space but Francis didn't get a single draft pick to not select a guy? Looks like he came in too hot demanding too high a price for an extra protection spot so everybody just worked around him. I'll withhold judgment until things shake out but they left a lot of value on the table.
I was referencing my dislike and lack of faith in Cassidy being able to control a locker room (or run a power play, shorthand, match lines, understand how to coach in the playoffs, well anything coaching related)If we based every player decision on a player's past, Taylor Hall wouldn't be back with the Bruins at 6 million per or thereabouts.
Agree with most of what you said but what made you think Giordano wasn’t thrilled?Feel bad for Giordano. Could tell he was not thrilled to be in Seattle. Found it funny that Oleksiak said he's excited about the direction the team is heading. Uh, the team hasn't even played a game yet and just drafted half an AHL roster. Not sure what direction to make of that.
Francis is getting roasted by a lot of folks around the net now, but there is no way he doesn't have a very complete plan in place to have a notably better roster by the time the season starts. I thought he would at least take a couple players that could be flipped in deals for assets. I guess tomorrow will shed more light on some of his decisions that look like head scratchers at the moment. He did avoid taking on stupid contracts being dangled in front of him, put together the makings of a pretty decent D, and drafted some solid forwards. So much cap room to go after players he actually wants in FA.
I guess most teams learned from that year. Not worth giving up multiple assets to protect one player.Absolutely. He badly overplayed his hand but asking for a ransom. GMGM looks like a genius in comparison. He left with a better team and a boatload of draft picks.
His whole demeanor. He might have still been in shock that he is no longer a Flame. He might also think there is a chance that he will still get traded by the Kraken.Agree with most of what you said but what made you think Giordano wasn’t thrilled?
Yeah so besides Bobby Orr, who is?Yeah that’s true. It’s not like Lauzon was Bobby Orr...
Probably should’ve made a better comparison. I like Lauzon, think he will be missed. But it’s odd that some people on the board seem to think it’s the end of the world.Yeah so besides Bobby Orr, who is?
Probably should’ve made a better comparison. I like Lauzon, think he will be missed. But it’s odd that some people on the board seem to think it’s the end of the world.
Oleksiak, MacDermid and Soucy, that Seattle D will not be pushed around easily.