[PGT] Holy Cow we did Things!! - Free Agency Thread - July 1st

[24K]

1 minute ago, EB43 said:

Can someone explain how all these players are signed before free agency begins? And why is it always the American teams that get the jump, never a Canadian city signing before free agency opens..

Tampering and teams usually allow players to talked to other teams after they told the team they won't be re-signing.

 

As for American teams. Taxes. The nhl need to figure that one out under this hard cap system. It is getting ridiculous. 

[HKSR]

2 minutes ago, tas said:

? how am I reaching?

 

100 hits simply put cannot be described as physical for a winger. 

Agree to disagree.

[canucks curse]

So who will play 3 LD?

[Odd.]

Quite honestly, being able to re sign Joshua to a sweet 4 year contract is a massive signing and win. There aren’t many players in the league with his size, 5 on 5 production, PK, defense, extreme

physicality and being a massive forechecking force. 

[BPA]

Trade for Necas??

[Trebreh]

Just now, canucks curse said:

So who will play 3 LD?

DPetey

[bh90]

Appereantly terevainen to the blackhawks too

[chris12345]

5 minutes ago, EB43 said:

Can someone explain how all these players are signed before free agency begins? And why is it always the American teams that get the jump, never a Canadian city signing before free agency opens..

Playing in a Canadian city would suck.

[Wing]

3 minutes ago, iinatcc said:

 

Canucks giving away draft picks like candy is the reason why the team's prospect pool is so shallow now.

Yep. And depending on how close people think the team is at they would be okay to keep forking out first and second round picks every year. 

[DrJockitch]

Just now, bh90 said:

Appereantly terevainen to the blackhawks too

small, soft perimeter scorer not what we need with Tocch. 

[JayDangles]

4 minutes ago, 24K said:

Disaster of a free agency so far for PA. 

Why did we trade Mik again? Don't look like we will need that cap space. 

Umm cap space is worth a ton, it doesn't expire at the end of the day. It gives us so much flexibility moving forward. 

Relax, just because you have money doesn't mean you spend it on the wrong things. 

[24K]

PA, thought you said players want to play for us. Guess you just blowing hot air from your behind. 

[VegasCanuck]

Have we done nothing yet????

 

 

[D.B Cooper]

Good thing we cleared that cap space and played hardball with Zad.  
All the good targets are gone and it hasn’t even started 

[24K]

Just now, JayDangles said:

Umm cap space is worth a ton, it doesn't expire at the end of the day. It gives us so much flexibility moving forward. 

Relax, just because you have money doesn't mean you spend it on the wrong things. 

I am afraid they gonna get desperate and start trading 1st round picks this early in fa and Lekki and Willander at this point. 

[DrJockitch]

8 minutes ago, Wing said:

Well I guess we'll have to acquire players via trades which means giving away more draft picks  and possibly our prospects in our already limited cupboard. Either overpay or spend assets. Which bullet would you take...

 

Seems that many of those pics we have burned were to get out of bad UFA contracts, so may be better to cut that off before it happens. 

[Odd.]

I wonder if management makes a trade for someone like Jacob Middleton.

 

With the injuries Minnesota had, he was very effective playing as essentially a #3 d-man for them. Shot blocker, extremely physical, has offensive upside, 28 years old, and has a $2.45M contract for 1 year. Could be a bargain and will replace Zadorov’s presence while being the much better player.

[tas]

5 minutes ago, German Canuck said:

Canucks did their moves before deadline.

You cant remember?

and yet there was still a ton of smoke around them at the deadline. 

 

you can't remember?

[Ghostsof1915]

You know what. I'm at peace with this. After years of Benning overpaying for UFA's Having cap space might turn out to be a blessing, especially at the deadline.

It just puts pressure on our prospects to finally take big strides.

[D.B Cooper]

1 minute ago, JayDangles said:

Umm cap space is worth a ton, it doesn't expire at the end of the day. It gives us so much flexibility moving forward. 

Relax, just because you have money doesn't mean you spend it on the wrong things. 

You don’t have to spend it, but when everyone else has money, and they shelves are almost empty, you best get your ass in gear.  

[Ghostsof1915]

1 minute ago, 24K said:

I am afraid they gonna get desperate and start trading 1st round picks this early in fa and Lekki and Willander at this point. 

Panic much?

[German Canuck]

Just now, tas said:

and yet there was still a ton of smoke around them at the deadline. 

 

you can't remember?

Smoke and what this GM group want to do are different things. Look at the prices.

Its better to do nothing and improve otherwise.

[Jayinblack]

1 minute ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

You know what. I'm at peace with this. After years of Benning overpaying for UFA's Having cap space might turn out to be a blessing, especially at the deadline.

It just puts pressure on our prospects to finally take big strides.

Don't we want to get to the cap before the season starts to make use of Poolmans LTIR cap ?

[SilentSam]

 

 

[Jester13]

Just now, Ghostsof1915 said:

You know what. I'm at peace with this. After years of Benning overpaying for UFA's Having cap space might turn out to be a blessing, especially at the deadline.

It just puts pressure on our prospects to finally take big strides.

The issue is we have lot a of holes to fill right now amd not enough prospects ready to make the jump and fill those holes until the TDL.