2014 Overspend in Free Agency Thread

[Forty_Sixand2]

Wish list:

Niskanen for <6 per (not gonna happen)
McBain
Orpik for <=2 at <=2.5 per
Grabo (not gonna happen)
someone trades for Laich and we dodge the idiocy of not buying him out

 

[forty_three]

right Im backwards Im thinking trade deadline hours.

The good news is there should be news right out of the gate since teams can talk without offering "specific" numbers. Deals are already made, the papers just have to get in.

 

[sbb122]

Wish list:

Niskanen for <6 per (not gonna happen)
McBain
Orpik for <=2 at <=2.5 per
Grabo (not gonna happen)
someone trades for Laich and we dodge the idiocy of not buying him out

KDKA here reporting Reirden is pushing hard to get Niskanen and Orpik in DC. The rumor i saw yesterday is Orpik wants 5M a year.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Orpik would be worth Hamrlik money, IMO.

2 years, 5mil. If he wants 5 per, he could grow 6 years younger, go back to the 90s when he could clutch and grab or go elsewhere.

 

[pixburgher66]

KDKA here reporting Reirden is pushing hard to get Niskanen and Orpik in DC. The rumor i saw yesterday is Orpik wants 5M a year.

BAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Orpik wasn't worth that in his prime!

 

[pixburgher66]

The good news is there should be news right out of the gate since teams can talk without offering "specific" numbers. Deals are already made, the papers just have to get in.

Guess who's going to be in an airport or on a plane when 12PM EST hits? *siiiiiigh*


But hey, I'll hopefully be spending Canada Day pretty close to Canada!

 

[pixburgher66]

Nisky to Minnesota would be my guess, btw. And he's getting in the 6-7 range, no doubt.

 

[ritari330]

Wish list:

Niskanen for <6 per (not gonna happen)
McBain
Orpik for <=2 at <=2.5 per
Grabo (not gonna happen)
someone trades for Laich and we dodge the idiocy of not buying him out

I honestly have no idea what to expect tomorrow. Whatever moves are made I'm confident they will be mediocre and lack actual change.

 

[sherbert1421]

Nisky to Minnesota would be my guess, btw. And he's getting in the 6-7 range, no doubt.

According to Russo wild aren't pursuing him

@NicholsOnHockey: Russo: As of late Monday, didn't look like #mnwild planned to enter the fray on Matt Niskanen. Hasn't inquired on Christian Ehrhoff today.

 

[Cobiemonster]

According to Russo wild aren't pursuing him

@NicholsOnHockey: Russo: As of late Monday, didn't look like #mnwild planned to enter the fray on Matt Niskanen. Hasn't inquired on Christian Ehrhoff today.

That would be the right move by Minnesota - they need to make sure they have the money to re-sign the younger players when their contracts are up in a year

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Ottawa won't go after anyone big. No surprise there. I'd love to see Erhoff on the Sens but it won't happen.

That being said if the Sens do half as well as they did with MacArthur last year (probably the best value UFA last year), I'll be ecstatic. Not likely to happen, but depending on what happens with Spezza they might need to spend to meet the cap floor. So who knows.

 

[puckhead]

warning: Tanner Glass is not what they call..... good at the hockey

@ExtraSkater 1h
Glass's league rank among regular skaters in relative possession, 2011-14: 419/422, 415/429, 435/435

 

[Cobiemonster]

warning: Tanner Glass is not what they call..... good at the hockey

@ExtraSkater 1h
Glass's league rank among regular skaters in relative possession, 2011-14: 419/422, 415/429, 435/435

He'll fit in perfectly with the Leafs

 

[puckhead]

from Lebrun

Quick evening update before the big day tomorrow:

Where will Iggy land?

Unless Jarome Iginla takes a pay cut, not sure how the cap-challenged Boston Bruins can re-sign the veteran UFA winger, although never say never.

If Iginla does hit the free-agent market, which opens at noon ET Tuesday, among the teams that we’ve heard have interest are Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Detroit.

On the Paul Stastny front, as we reported earlier in the day, the long list of suitors was cut down Monday and the Winnipeg Jets were among those that didn’t make the final short list.

To me Stastny is looking at three scenarios:
1. Re-sign with Colorado, where he really wants to stay, but take less money than he’ll get anywhere else.
2. Sign in St. Louis, where he grew up, and with a Blues team that will definitely make him an offer. But, word is the Blues won’t offer a long-term deal; it will likely be something more in the three- or four-year range. I think the Blues will offer top dollar, just not long term.
3. Take the biggest money offer there is from another team.


Elsewhere:
Veteran agent Steve Bartlett said he expected to speak with the Montreal Canadiens at some point Monday night regarding captain Brian Gionta, set to become UFA Tuesday.
To me, Dan Boyle likely goes to one of four places Tuesday: Detroit, Toronto, Tampa Bay or the New York Rangers.
If either the Dallas Stars or the St. Louis Blues get serious in trade talks with Ottawa on Jason Spezza over the next week, it wouldn’t surprise me if both clubs would want Spezza to sign a one-year extension before trading away assets to get him.
With the Jets out on Stastny, they continue their search for a center. Mikhail Grabovski and David Legwand are among the names they were looking at Monday.
The Ottawa Senators are looking at UFA winger Benoit Pouliot, among others.
Word is Anton Stralman has a long-term offer worth between $4.5 million and $5 million coming his way from another team, which is why it’s going to be hard for the Rangers to retain him, although I’m sure the Blueshirts will take another crack at it.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Rangers will throw 6.5M at Stastny, but not sign him.

We'll let Stralman walk but pay Mark fucking Fayne 3.5M or Dan Boyle 5M + incentives. I have a feeling tomorrow will be a shit show for us.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

One guy I want if Boyler leaves? Shawn fucking Thornton. Good luck playing against a fourth line with him and Carbomb on it. Guy brings so much playoff experience, i want him a NYR! And slide Dom Moore as their Center, i'd love it!

 

[pixburgher66]

One guy I want if Boyler leaves? Shawn fucking Thornton. Good luck playing against a fourth line with him and Carbomb on it. Guy brings so much playoff experience, i want him a NYR! And slide Dom Moore as their Center, i'd love it!

I think you're severely over valuing him. Outside of the obvious reason that I hate the guy, he's simply old and slow.

 

[pixburgher66]

According to Russo wild aren't pursuing him

@NicholsOnHockey: Russo: As of late Monday, didn't look like #mnwild planned to enter the fray on Matt Niskanen. Hasn't inquired on Christian Ehrhoff today.

Huh. A little surprised there. I had seen mention of it on twitter, but Russo is closer to the situation most certainly.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

One guy I want if Boyler leaves? Shawn fucking Thornton. Good luck playing against a fourth line with him and Carbomb on it. Guy brings so much playoff experience, i want him a NYR! And slide Dom Moore as their Center, i'd love it!

He's also a dumbass. I'm not sure they can afford to have two players with the IQ levels of Carcillo and Thornton. That's just one giant skating suspension waiting to happen.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Couldn't the league have agreed to move the start of UFA to tomorrow?

Noon today? I can't properly watch coverage of the free agent frenzy and watch the World Cup at the same time.