2020 NHL Offseason Thread

[Bloody Brian Burke]

John Davidson drafted Pietro and is really familiar with what he brings. And now he drives the bus in NYR. Would not be at all surprised.


Davidson has not had a problem letting guys go to replace them with guys he knows and trusts. Not saying it's a great idea, just that it fits his M.O..

I'd definitely agree with that except for two things:

-Trouba's contract is basically the Pietro contract, is immovable for multiple reasons and it would be insane to pay +/- $18 million to two RD's.

-Fox is young, controllable, very good and basically shit on the rest of the league in order to be a Ranger.

 

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-Fox is young, controllable, very good and basically shit on the rest of the league in order to be a Ranger.

Mostly the Flames, but valid point.

 

[puckhead]

9. Not sure it is even possible, but I think Arizona and Vancouver had an Oliver-Ekman Larsson conversation


at $8.25 million per year forever, the only way that happens if they take Myers AND Ericksson back
they can have Sutter, too.

 

[thedddd]

9. Not sure it is even possible, but I think Arizona and Vancouver had an Oliver-Ekman Larsson conversation

at $8.25 million per year forever, the only way that happens if they take Myers AND Ericksson back
they can have Sutter, too.

THe only way that deal would ever happen is if HOF GMJR became the GM for the Coyotes.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

9. Not sure it is even possible, but I think Arizona and Vancouver had an Oliver-Ekman Larsson conversation

at $8.25 million per year forever, the only way that happens if they take Myers AND Ericksson back
they can have Sutter, too.

1) despite OEL having been not good for going on 4 years now there are still Hockey Men who probably think he’s still a #1 d-man worthy of that salary and cap hit.

2) It would not be surprising if Jim Benning is one of those Hockey Men.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Re: the above, I read somewhere that Ottawa hasn’t drafted a Russian since 2005.

The ghost of Yashin lives.

 

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1) despite OEL having been not good for going on 4 years now there are still Hockey Men who probably think he’s still a #1 d-man worthy of that salary and cap hit.

2) It would not be surprising if Jim Benning is one of those Hockey Men.

Yeah, not sure what happened to OEL, I was a big fan about four years ago, but his game has certainly tailed off.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yeah, not sure what happened to OEL, I was a big fan about four years ago, but his game has certainly tailed off.

Clue: when did Tippett leave?

 

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Clue: when did Tippett leave?

Yup, that's certainly a factor. On a somewhat related note, rumors are that the Flames might be willing to move Hanifin in order to land a more established defenseman, It worries me because the Flames GM used to work for the Coyotes.

 

[forty_three]

Those two guys are no more qualified to talk about hockey than I am qualified to talk about building a Hadron Collider.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yup, that's certainly a factor. On a somewhat related note, rumors are that the Flames might be willing to move Hanifin in order to land a more established defenseman, It worries me because the Flames GM used to work for the Coyotes.

I think the Flames would do well to cash in on Hanifin - I think he has a better rep in the league than he has earned with his play.

But, yeah, not for OEL lol.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Subtle lmao

 

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I'm not even that sure about Coffey/Huddy/Lowe - Coffey was more of a rover than a defenseman. And Lowe is not a hall of fame defenseman, he just played on some great teams.

 

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[BGDave]

Reading through all this, I love the offseason!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Lol they’ve been out for like two months and only getting to this now?

Reading through all this, I love the offseason!

Me too!


No, they will not be circling back Pierre.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

[puckhead]

lol. obv.

 

[BGDave]

lol. obv.

Off to CapFriendly to see how much space the Canucks have

BRB


/edit Back. totally doable. Esp if Vancouver throws in Loui, who they Yotes then buy out. It actually would make sense for AZ.

//kidding of course