2017 NHL Off Season

[Rich]

 

[Goalie]

Gennaro gets an oh well from Me. 7th Rd pick with mediocre stats until a hot streak last season... oh well. 

90 percent of jets fans have probably never seen him play and those who have don't think he's anything special. 

Oh well. Hopefully for his sake he's drafted again but I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't. 

If you believe the sources (garret hohl) jets had no interest in signing him or karlstrom

Edited June 1, 2017 by Goalie

[Atomic]

I'm disappointed because he looked like a pretty good prospect for a 7th rounder.  Center, nice size, offensive ability.  But nothing to cry about I suppose.

[The Unknown Poster]

How can they not sign a 7th round entry level player?  Are they haggling over what line he plays on for the Moose?

[Atomic]

Just now, The Unknown Poster said:

How can they not sign a 7th round entry level player?  Are they haggling over what line he plays on for the Moose?

Sounds more like they didn't try

[Rich]

Teams do have a maximum number of contracts they can have and a maximum number of players in the system.

You can't always sign a player just to see what happens.  If you don't think a player is going to contribute, you can't just waste a contract on him.

Either that, or he didn't like what he saw ahead of him in the Jets organisation and decided to take his chances elsewhere.

[JCon]

Jets already have 32 contracts. That leaves them 18. They're going to re-sign, what, 6 or 7 RFAs/UFAs? Assuming they add a couple of more during the offseason, they probably have a bit of wiggle room.

That being said, I'm not sure he's worth a contract and the opportunity cost.

[blue_gold_84]

Meh. Not really a need for him. The Jets' forward depth is solid.

[The Unknown Poster]

Jets have a lot of contract space remaining.

[Atomic]

For me, I just think.... can you really hope for anything better from a 7th round prospect?  If a guy can have a year like Gennaro and not earn a contract... what's the point of making a 7th round pick at all?  Just trade it away for whatever you can get.

[The Unknown Poster]

Perhaps it was a strategic move on the part of the player.  Had a really good season, go back in the draft and get chosen higher, can make the jump at least to the AHL this year, earn more potential bonuses and better playing time.   Generally I subscribe to the notion that one in the hand is worth two in the bush though.

[SpeedFlex27]

Flames would be nuts to do this...

1. https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/breaking-nhl-team-has-made-a-huge-offer-for-alex-ovechkin?ref=jo

 

 

[Floyd]

15 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Flames would be nuts to do this...

1. https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/breaking-nhl-team-has-made-a-huge-offer-for-alex-ovechkin?ref=jo

That's an awful trade for the flames...

[blue_gold_84]

I think this is an unsubstantiated report out of Russia. Considering none of the major hockey outlets picked up on it, much less mentioned it, I'd take it with a huge grain of salt.

[JCon]

That's totally BS. But I would love to see Calgary do it, only to make them weaker. 

Also, the pure joy of watching Ovi getting on a plane next January to Korea with Burke losing his mind, throwing stuff at him at the airport would be priceless.

Followed by Ovi 'retiring' from the NHL the following season. Gold, Jerry, gold!!

[blue_gold_84]

The greatest NHL team* through 100 years: http://www.tsn.ca/gretzky-led-84-85-oilers-selected-by-fans-as-greatest-nhl-team-1.771062

*as per fan voting

Agree or disagree?

[SpeedFlex27]

2 hours ago, Floyd said:

That's an awful trade for the flames...

That it would be. Mortgaging the future for Ovy at his age???

[SpeedFlex27]

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

The greatest NHL team* through 100 years: http://www.tsn.ca/gretzky-led-84-85-oilers-selected-by-fans-as-greatest-nhl-team-1.771062

*as per fan voting

Agree or disagree?

NFW.... What???

[Noeller]

there is nothing I'd love more than to see Ovenchicken on the fLames.......while that's a completely fabricated story, I'd still love to see it happen....

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Signing Ovi would fix their goaltending problem

[blue_gold_84]

59 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Signing Ovi would fix their goaltending problem

It'll be interesting to see what the Flames do to address that and where the likes of Elliott and Johnson wind up for next season.

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[Jimmy Pop]

21 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

It'll be interesting to see what the Flames do to address that and where the likes of Elliott and Johnson wind up for next season.

Yep, colour me intrigued too.

Those 2 are far from world beaters, but good enough to get Cgy in the playoffs. One would think they would have gotten us in, too.

If I'm Chevy those 2 guys are the minimum calibre get for this offseason. Get someone who can give you a .915 or better for 30-50 starts next year & let the "kids" do the rest.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

30 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Yep, colour me intrigued too.

Those 2 are far from world beaters, but good enough to get Cgy in the playoffs. One would think they would have gotten us in, too.

If I'm Chevy those 2 guys are the minimum calibre get for this offseason. Get someone who can give you a .915 or better for 30-50 starts next year & let the "kids" do the rest.

Worked before and it will work again

[Jimmy Pop]

There's no chance we open camp with Helle and Hutch next season.

I got a round for all* MBB if that happens.

...not to mention TNSE will be taking by season tickets back and refunding my payments  

*Offer only valid in Hawaii and California. Round trip airfare and accommodations must be provided in order to obtain drinks.  Participant agrees to all terms and conditions, including but not limited to; forfeiture of home, property and cute pets.