GDT: The Deadline is upon us - please don't overpay on anything

[The Faulker 27]

Waddell was pretty matter of fact about what they did and why they did it. The underlying vibe is that they feel they are a contender and they want to keep it that way.

Mic drop bitches. Waddell-Style.

 

[BB88]

Lebrun said Dundon hates the ideas of rentals(Vatanen), but did approve it. Have to think they make a run a signing him even if that means someone is shipped out to recoup assets.

You'd think he could be a bit of a steal signing with his injury season.

Ship out Gardiner and give the money to Vats.

Damm good D-man when healthy.

 

[SvechneJerk]

Whoever does the most wins the day. That doesn’t necessarily translate to actual success

OR whoever made the best moves.

That's how they quantified it, anyway.

 

[Tryamw]

So who would have picked us to having to get "creative" with LTIR to solve our cap issues. (the order of the trades was important apparently.). so we can maximize our relief with Hamilton and Pesce...

 

[Roman Yoshi]

I am so excited to cheer for the Canes come the post season. What an amazing day for you all

 

[hblueridgegal]

As DW just said, they need to get to the playoffs again for the business aspect. It would really stink financially and morale wise, for the entire organization to put so much time and effort into the season to come up short especially in our fickle market. Even if injuries are the primary reason, it would be a lost opportunity with no certainty that fans would come back next year even with the great marketing and promotions. No guarantees the playoffs will happen but you can't really blame them for taking some calculated risks.

Poor Checkers though. Wow, they had a good thing going and players loved by the market.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I am so excited to cheer for the Canes come the post season. What an amazing day for you all

We gotta get there first. Today looked like a good day, but it might take these guys a little while to gel, and in the meantime, the Metro is still f***ing ridiculous.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Canes D next year, if Hamilton is dealt and no RHD brought in:

Slavin-Pesce
Gardiner-Skjei
Bean-Fleury

If Hamilton is dealt and Vatanen extends:

Slavin-Vatanen
Skjei-Pesce
Gardiner-Fleury
Bean

If Hamilton stays and Vatanen leaves in UFA:

Slavin-Hamilton
Skjei-Pesce
Gardiner-Fleury
Bean

Pretty nice situation to be in. Vatanen is only really needed short-term unless Hamilton is dealt.

Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:

Option 4:
Slavin-Hamilton
Skjei-Pesce
Fleury-Vantanen

 

[WreckingCrew]

So is Reimer expected back quickly? Because all the F/D deals in the world won't fix that we have an AHL goaltending duo stepping in for NHL goalies (as meh as they can be at times).

Vatanen was the deal we HAD to make (and I think we got the best value from). A goalie seemed imminent even if just a Dell/Miller type move. Skjei seems to be the odd one giving us another Faulk/CDH scenario. Trocheck was a bit steeper than I like, especially because the injury concerns could turn out to be the forward version of Gardiner (or a termed Haula)...I think we overpaid by Luos/Wallmark, which isn't the end of the world. AND if he is back to 50-60 or form then it's a win likely for both teams.

The big loser today is my Checkers, who are now short Goat, Luos, Kooks, Claesson, Priskie, Ned, & Forseberg with only Keane coming in (and Booth + Helvig recalls)

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

3 new to the franchise players added to the main roster. By my count, we only had 4 all offseason (Haula, Dzingel, Eddy, Gardiner).

Tuesday might feel like a season opener.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

So is Reimer expected back quickly?

Nope.

 

[bleedgreen]

As others have said, this was an impressive day but it’s all for naught if our goalies can’t make a f***ing save.

Here’s your big shot Ned, don’t muck it up.

 

[AD Skinner]

I hope dougie is a cane for life. I imagine they will cross that bridge when they get to it

 

[Svechhammer]

Whoever does the most wins the day. That doesn’t necessarily translate to actual success

Barnaby loved the moves we made. We added 3 really good players without giving up that much in actual value. The Trochek trade alone is one he heaped praise on that the best Florida might be able to say about it in the long term is that it evens out.

 

[Justshootmore]

I am surprised they didn't make a push for Lehner and went for another D instead.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

As others have said, this was an impressive day but it’s all for naught if our goalies can’t make a f*cking save.

Here’s your big shot Ned, don’t muck it up.

Saturday proved this isn’t necessarily true...

 

[Svechhammer]

You'd think he could be a bit of a steal signing with his injury season.

Ship out Gardiner and give the money to Vats.

Damm good D-man when healthy.

No joke, if our 6 defensive players next year are Hamilton, Slavin, Pesce, Vatanen, Skjei, and Fleury we are in great shape to make a legitimate run at the Cup.

 

[bleedgreen]

Saturday proved this isn’t necessarily true...

I’d love to believe this team is capable of playing like that every night, but they certainly haven’t been that this year much at all imo.

Still, I’ve gotten the feeling Haula was a negative in the room and with fresh blood may come some consistency that way. These are three pretty solid players.

 

[To Be Determined]

in the darkest timeline, the canes and leafs miss the playoffs, and the leafs lottery hits for the second pick - only jumped by the winners of the first overall, your carolina hurricanes!

 

[Wild Caniac]

We have come a long way since

Corvo/Gleason
Pitkanen/Seidenberg

as our Top 4.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

We have come a long way since

Corvo/Gleason
Pitkanen/Seidenberg

as our Top 4.

that wasn't even our defense at it's worst

 

[geehaad]

So, tomorrow's lineup?

Svech-Aho-TT
Nino-Staal-Foegele
Dzingel-Trocheck-Necas
McGinn-Martinook-Williams

Slavin-TvR
Gardner-Skjei
Fleury-Edmundson

scratches: Vatanen, Hamilton, Pesce, Mrazek, Reimer

 

[NotOpie]

You'd think he could be a bit of a steal signing with his injury season.

Ship out Gardiner and give the money to Vats.

Damm good D-man when healthy.

One caveat, Vatanen has never played more than 72 games in a season....and in many of those, significantly fewer.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

So is Reimer expected back quickly? Because all the F/D deals in the world won't fix that we have an AHL goaltending duo stepping in for NHL goalies (as meh as they can be at times).

Vatanen was the deal we HAD to make (and I think we got the best value from). A goalie seemed imminent even if just a Dell/Miller type move. Skjei seems to be the odd one giving us another Faulk/CDH scenario. Trocheck was a bit steeper than I like, especially because the injury concerns could turn out to be the forward version of Gardiner (or a termed Haula)...I think we overpaid by Luos/Wallmark, which isn't the end of the world. AND if he is back to 50-60 or form then it's a win likely for both teams.

The big loser today is my Checkers, who are now short Goat, Luos, Kooks, Claesson, Priskie, Ned, & Forseberg with only Keane coming in (and Booth + Helvig recalls)

I would presume Mrazek back before Reimer based on what I'm hearing/seeing. I imagine the question is how bad Mrazek's concussion is. No idea what happened with Reimer (I mean I know what happened but not what could physiologically be wrong with him)

 

[SlavinAway]

I would presume Mrazek back before Reimer based on what I'm hearing/seeing. I imagine the question is how bad Mrazek's concussion is. No idea what happened with Reimer (I mean I know what happened but not what could physiologically be wrong with him)

He’s dead