Ongoing NHL thread - Part III

[pixburgher66]

...does that mean you have to put them on your exempt list? Or that you basically get a few freebies?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

equal time in the Hamhuis Russell debate ... "Hammer" had this beauty v the jets monday

 

[dash]

I'd say put an end to the debate with the Canucks signing Russell on July 1st and also retaining Hamhuis. In other words...

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Effffffffffffffff

The hell are you worried about lol

 

[pixburgher66]

The hell are you worried about lol

Matt Murray and MAF? AHL players are considered pros.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Matt Murray and MAF? AHL players are considered pros.

Keep Murray and bye bye Bunglefuck Fleury, hello free cap space!

Sign a veteran backup to give Murray a safety cushion and teach him a few things. Just pray it isn't Cam Ward lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I'd say put an end to the debate with the Canucks signing Russell on July 1st and also retaining Hamhuis. In other words...

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no no a thousand times no

next season theyd be better off with Tryamkin Pedan and an actual russian bear

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Putting a bear in goal is also not a terrible idea. Fire a puck at him and you're dead.

 

[pixburgher66]

Keep Murray and bye bye Bunglefuck Fleury, hello free cap space!

Sign a veteran backup to give Murray a safety cushion and teach him a few things. Just pray it isn't Cam Ward lol

I mean, I'd protect Murray too. But let's not pretend MAF wouldn't have a good trade return.

 

[elocomotive]

Putting a bear in goal is also not a terrible idea. Fire a puck at him and the player nearest to him is dead.

Fify.

 

[elocomotive]

I mean, I'd protect Murray too. But let's not pretend MAF wouldn't have a good trade return.

LMAFO!

Sorry Pix, had to.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

...does that mean you have to put them on your exempt list? Or that you basically get a few freebies?

Damn, I wanted Girardi to be eligible for that draft.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I mean, I'd protect Murray too. But let's not pretend MAF wouldn't have a good trade return.

LMAFO!

Sorry Pix, had to.

I have to too. He's signed long-term at big money and the trend for goalers as of late has been to acquire young guys who were backups. It's been mixed results, but better than trading for a $6 mil/yr guy who forgets how to tend goal once the Ides of April arrive.

Of course, the Pens can always try to trade him prior to the expansion draft but the NHL will have yanked pretty much all the leverage from their situation if they had any to begin with.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Damn, I wanted Girardi to be eligible for that draft.

Better chance of someone taking Clarkson.

 

[pixburgher66]

I have to too. He's signed long-term at big money and the trend for goalers as of late has been to acquire young guys who were backups. It's been mixed results, but better than trading for a $6 mil/yr guy who forgets how to tend goal once the Ides of April arrive.

Of course, the Pens can always try to trade him prior to the expansion draft but the NHL will have yanked pretty much all the leverage from their situation if they had any to begin with.

He's a Cup winning, 31 year old goalie making the 15th highest salary among goalies. He's *very* movable. I'm not expecting a ridiculous return, but he's going to get something that isn't just cap space. Goalies are hitting their stride in their 30s. And I know he had two poor postseasons, but holy shit. He's a top end starter in the NHL. And he's had a few above average postseasons since. I do agree that the younger guys are the trend, but there are still multiple teams that would be interested in a proven guy.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Guess if I'm protecting for the Leafs, it'd have to be Sparks, Rielly, Gardiner, Corrado, Kadri, Komarov, JVR, Bozak, Soshnikov and one of Holland/Hyman.

Yep, this won't be too hard on the Leafs lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

The debate on the cesspool yesterday was do the canucks protect the sedins

and the question was brought up .. will the league have a minimum $ cap value for claimed expansion players ... ie does Vegas HAVE TO claim to the cap floor

 

[jstewismybastardson]

and just a reminder that NMC/NTC clauses arent applicable in expansion drafts

 

[pixburgher66]

and just a reminder that NMC/NTC clauses arent applicable in expansion drafts

See the Friedman tweet at the top of the page though...makes it seem like they're considering including NMCs, but seems like that could be a giant cluster.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

He's a Cup winning, 31 year old goalie making the 15th highest salary among goalies. He's *very* movable. I'm not expecting a ridiculous return, but he's going to get something that isn't just cap space. Goalies are hitting their stride in their 30s. And I know he had two poor postseasons, but holy shit. He's a top end starter in the NHL. And he's had a few above average postseasons since. I do agree that the younger guys are the trend, but there are still multiple teams that would be interested in a proven guy.

He had 4 straight sub .800 sv%'s in the postseason. That is absolutely awful and really incomparable with any of his contemporaries. He was better the past two playoffs but was he 3 more years at $5.75m better?

I'm sorry but I just don't see it without Pittsburgh taking back terrible contracts in return and in that case why not just rid yourself of him for free?