GDT: THE 2023 FREE AGENT FRENZY!!! | Part 2

[These Are The Days]

Why wouldn’t he sign a big and safe contract now? He has nothing to prove. Unfortunately that’s the reason he won’t sign here. We don’t have the cap space.

Thing is everyone is out of cap space. You're not getting a $7 million payday and winning the Cup. You can go to Chicago and play with Bedard or play in AZ and that's it. If that's what Tank wanted he'd have signed by now

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[Flat Ronnie]

So apparently the Canes can offer him 4-5M this year, but one year only. Next year they will be strapped due to all their sweetheart deals coming up.

Sooooo...I guess its possible to offer Tank a long term deal with guaranteed money knowing we're going to eat it on the back end.

 

[Todd1a]

Get in here sign him Stamkos is leaving next summer anyway

 

[Felonious Python]

I don't think he's taking a budget friendly deal.

 

[The Gongshow]

Get in here sign him Stamkos is leaving next summer anyway

Don't say such VILE things

 

[Flat Ronnie]

I don't think he's taking a budget friendly deal.

Our only play is to offer a long term deal where the money works out in the end (like Killorn).

 

[These Are The Days]

Get in here sign him Stamkos is leaving next summer anyway

@The Gongshow we start by plucking hair out one at a time until he recants his blasphemy. Or we threaten to break one of his legs, your choice really

 

[Felonious Python]

JBB better wrap up Jeannot and any other forwards he wants.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

I wonder if Tank is looking for money or term? Doubt he's getting both.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I wonder if Tank is looking for money or term? Doubt he's getting both.

I suspect both. And the problem is no contender wants to or can give both.

 

[These Are The Days]

I suspect both. And the problem is no contender wants to or can give both.

How dare you insinuate that the Ducks, Coyotes and Hawks are not options

 

[Flat Ronnie]

FYI - This was posted minutes BEFORE the agent News broke. Also - he mentions the rumor is Carolina for 1x3-4M?

 

[Felonious Python]

I wonder if Tank is looking for money or term? Doubt he's getting both.

Andy Strickland would know Tarasenko relatively well as a Blues beat reporter.

Term and money are intertwined, but getting term right now shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Andy Strickland would know Tarasenko relatively well as a Blues beat reporter.

Term and money are intertwined, but getting term right now shouldn't be too difficult.

I think term is exactly his problem. Duchene got 1x, Wheeler got 1x, Bertuzzi got 1x.

Canes can't offer him more than 1x because of all their re-signs next year.

This MAY present and opening for JBB to offer Tank a deal like the rumored Killorn deal knowing we'll buy it out in a few years when he's washed and we're done competing.

 

[Todd1a]

Andy Strickland would know Tarasenko relatively well as a Blues beat reporter.

Term and money are intertwined, but getting term right now shouldn't be too difficult.

Would you sign TARASENKo to a 7 year deal for say 4.5 avv and then just let Jeannot walk ?

 

[Felonious Python]

Would you sign TARASENKo to a 7 year deal for say 4.5 avv and then just let Jeannot walk ?

I don't know that much about Tarasenko (or Jeannot, honestly) to say.

The Jeannot comment was just that if big contracts start to be given out to forwards, then that may drive Jeannot's price up.

I think term is exactly his problem. Duchene got 1x, Wheeler got 1x, Bertuzzi got 1x.

Canes can't offer him more than 1x because of all their re-signs next year.

This MAY present and opening for JBB to offer Tank a deal like the rumored Killorn deal knowing we'll buy it out in a few years when he's washed and we're done competing.

Maybe not Carolina, but if he wanted to sign a cheap deal for multiple years, he'd find plenty of takers.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Would you sign TARASENKo to a 7 year deal for say 4.5 avv and then just let Jeannot walk ?

No. That would be dumb. Hes not Tarasenko of 2015

 

[Todd1a]

No. That would be dumb. Hes not Tarasenko of 2015

2.5 AAV for tarasenko for 7 years would you
Sign that ?

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Whomp...

 

[MattM92]

I don't know why professional athletes and their agents are shocked_pikachu.wav because teams don't have 10 million dollars to throw around. It's been 3 straight years of flat cap, every competing team is cap strapped. Ultimately, Tarasenko will have to understand that he should take a bargain deal now with a contender and then cash in next year when the cap goes up and teams are willing to spend.

Whomp...

Why in the f*** would he sign with Ottawa? That's dumb.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

I don't know why professional athletes and their agents are shocked_pikachu.wav because teams don't have 10 million dollars to throw around. It's been 3 straight years of flat cap, every competing team is cap strapped. Ultimately, Tarasenko will have to understand that he should take a bargain deal now with a contender and then cash in next year when the cap goes up and teams are willing to spend.


Why in the f*** would he sign with Ottawa? That's dumb.

Cause they're gonna offer him 5+ with term probably

 

[LightningStrikes]

If the $ is not there would Tank sign in the KHL?

 

[Flat Ronnie]

We were never in play lol

 

[LightningStrikes]

Looking at some options for a top six winger…

Kane would be cool but he wouldn’t get the PP time I imagine he’d look for here. Would he take a Wheeler deal?

Tatar is interesting. Scratched all playoffs with the Habs a few years ago, but has played well since. Would rather go in with him playing with Stamkos and Cirelli over Sheary. Again, probably could make more somewhere else.

A name not many people have mentioned is Asplund. Younish guy who I think could be put back on track. Definitely more of a risk then the other two but something to look at imo.

Bailey always played us well, seems age is catching up to him faster then others though.

Toews- hard pass

Nolan Patrick is a name. Not sure what his health situation is but maybe someone looking for a cheap deal after not sticking in Nash. Still potential there?

Asplund just signed with Florida:

 

[sawchuk1971]

got off the TSN website about free agents and saw tyler motte not signed..

i think hes a good defensively sound winger but i don't know if he fits the tampa's salary cap..

Who’s left in NHL free agency? | TSN

More than 100 players signed new deals over the weekend as NHL free agency opened, but there are still plenty of veteran players looking for teams. Here are the biggest names left on the market.

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