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Post by lari on Aug 20, 2020 3:34:46 GMT
LTIR sucks for the other players because it still counts towards their share of the pie. Thus, more escrow again.
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Post by jimc on Aug 20, 2020 3:44:31 GMT
I think LTIR will be abused and the league will turn a blind eye as the unspoken workaround. You mean more guys like Pronger working for the league? ...while still under contract?
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Post by lari on Aug 20, 2020 3:56:31 GMT
As for d-men UFA's, there must be some Swedish pipsqueaks hitting free agency. Offensive d-men, preferably former first round picks. Let's see: Sami Vatanen. Not Swedish, but an offensive pipsqueak. If Boqvist gets sent down, maybe Vatanen is worth looking at? Fredrik Claesson. Swedish reclamation project who gets scratched by shitty teams. Also pipsqueak. Can Stan contain himself? Nathan Beaulieu. Is a great skater, cheap, plays physical, not a pipsqueak. Does not speak Swedish. Would be a great depth pickup. No way does Stan touch him. Jon Merrill. Big shutdown guy, cheap, kind of got buried in Vegas depth. Could be a nice addition. Would help the PK. TJ Brodie. Pipe dream. And too mucho dinero$$$$. Unless Stan can magically clear some space by moving a bad contract? Justin Braun. Another PK / shutdown option. Would love Braun Probably too expensive thougj. Unless he is willing to take a discount. Travis Hamonic. Really good overall player. Played with De Haan. Only 30. I would try and make space for this guy. Not sure if Calgary re-signs him, he opted out of the playoffs. But surely a bunch of teams will make offers. Is Chicago an interesting destination for him? Then a bunch of more expensive options... and/or crappy hockey players. www.spotrac.com/nhl/free-agents/defenseman/ufa/Well, there's Korbinian Holzer. A journeyman big guy. Plays physical, has some puck ability. Cheap. Why not?
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Post by lari on Aug 20, 2020 3:58:59 GMT
I think LTIR will be abused and the league will turn a blind eye as the unspoken workaround. You mean more guys like Pronger working for the league? ...while still under contract? Seabrook could be a video review guy. Good goal or not, offsides... that sort of stuff.
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Post by garyu on Aug 20, 2020 12:58:54 GMT
All very nice but, Stan Bowman.
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Post by gadi on Aug 22, 2020 1:22:44 GMT
Hawks are bringing back Crawford. My guess is somewhere around 2 years, $8 million. And if they aren't, I wouldn't be surprised if they are going tank city, relying on those young stud goalies Lankenin & Delia & buy out guys like Maatta & Smith. Then sit on the extra dough, crying poor due to the pandemic. Any talk of a buyout begins and ends with Seabrook. No compliance buyouts in the new CBA spells problems for a number of teams. This is incorrect. Buying out Seabrook would save less than $400K in each of two of the next three years and keep him on the books for an additional 4 years. Buying out Maatta and Smith would actually free up some decent cap space.
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Post by jimc on Aug 23, 2020 1:58:11 GMT
Only 400 k per year? Ya...no thanks then as it doubles the remaining term
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Post by khawk20 on Aug 23, 2020 2:08:39 GMT
Is Stan really going to buy out Maatta? After his offensive prowess in the playoffs? (Lolololol)
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Post by lari on Aug 24, 2020 18:04:42 GMT
Is Stan really going to buy out Maatta? After his offensive prowess in the playoffs? (Lolololol) I think a team would be willing to take Maatta. If the Hawks take a contract back. Just have to be careful who you're gonna get.
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Post by khawk20 on Aug 24, 2020 23:57:18 GMT
Is Stan really going to buy out Maatta? After his offensive prowess in the playoffs? (Lolololol) I think a team would be willing to take Maatta. If the Hawks take a contract back. Just have to be careful who you're gonna get. Sounds like a "Hockey" trade in the making...eek. We know how Stan is with those...
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Post by lari on Sept 8, 2020 17:39:05 GMT
Mikael Granlund is going to test the market.
He had some great success in Minnesota, but sucked in Nashville. Still a good top 6 option, how about it? His hands could help the PP. His skating is not great, but still rather him than Nylander.
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Post by garyu on Sept 8, 2020 17:41:19 GMT
Mikael Granlund is going to test the market. He had some great success in Minnesota, but sucked in Nashville. Still a good top 6 option, how about it? His hands could help the PP. His skating is not great, but still rather him than Nylander. Enough with the Scandinavians..
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Post by brendan on Sept 8, 2020 17:54:31 GMT
Mikael Granlund is going to test the market. He had some great success in Minnesota, but sucked in Nashville. Still a good top 6 option, how about it? His hands could help the PP. His skating is not great, but still rather him than Nylander. Seems like a perfect target. Either for the 4 year in a row, empty clip n try to win or fuck it blow it up..
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Post by lari on Sept 8, 2020 17:58:56 GMT
Other forwards, not super expensive, but UFA automatically means slight overpayment at the minimum:
Vlad Namestnikov (has hands, but also plays two-ways, I like him even if he is Russian) Alex Galchenyuk (good shooter, can't defend, inconsistent, floats, gives 0 fucks, could maybe bloom if he finds his motivation. He's from Milwaukee, which from the world map looks awfully close to Chicago) Fat Maroon (slow, but goes to the net. Is fat) Evgenii Dadonov (kind of left field that he hits free agency already. Excellent scorer. Maybe I shouldn't include him because he might be too expensive) Mike Hoffman (asshole who will bring his cunt of a girlfriend with him. Great hockey player though. But seems more like a Nashville Predators type of player/character) Tyler Toffoli (he is essentially Brandon Saad. I'd consider him if there already wasn't a Brandon Saad on the roster. Toffoli would come cheaper...) Wayne Simmonds (BLM positive publicity! Seems like a player a lot of teams would want to bring in for some extra grit and skill)
Then there's the super duper high profile McDonough splash player Taylor Hall, but I feel the Hawks aren't in a position to bring him in. Would require some major moves. And McD isn't even with the Hawks anymore.
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Post by garyu on Sept 8, 2020 18:56:56 GMT
Dadonov, Toffoli would be ok. Hoffman's girl too. Simmonds is Jamal Meyers by now.
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