2017 NHL Off Season

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Let's see how long the marriage lasts for now.

[SPuDS]

14 hours ago, Brandon Blue&Gold said:

Thought he had 2 Cup finals.  Ottawa in 2007. 

yup.. thats where I became a fan.. Sens fan since jets 1.0 disappeared. 

 

[Jimmy Pop]

I'd expect Buffalo to get a long-term deal done with Eichel, at least that's the smart play.  

This is the NHL. You don't drag your feet with young star, potentially superstar talents, that you've drafted yourself.  

The dude's 20 and is a PPG guy already.  

You sign a bridge, what benefit do you expect?  Couple extra $M each season in cap?   The safety net in case he suddenly falls off the map?   Not worth ticking off your franchise guy, IMHO.  

[JCon]

40 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

I'd expect Buffalo to get a long-term deal done with Eichel, at least that's the smart play.  

This is the NHL. You don't drag your feet with young star, potentially superstar talents, that you've drafted yourself.  

The dude's 20 and is a PPG guy already.  

You sign a bridge, what benefit do you expect?  Couple extra $M each season in cap?   The safety net in case he suddenly falls off the map?   Not worth ticking off your franchise guy, IMHO.  

There's no point paying him $10M a season for 2018/19 either. If he'll do a deal where he gets $6M to $7M for his RFA years and $10M for his UFA years, you're probably going to sign that.

[Atomic]

5 minutes ago, JCon said:

There's no point paying him $10M a season for 2018/19 either. If he'll do a deal where he gets $6M to $7M for his RFA years and $10M for his UFA years, you're probably going to sign that.

That's what I'm thinking.

Year 1: 7.0
2: 7.5
3: 7.5
4: 8.5
5: 8.5
6: 9.0
7: 10.0
8: 10.0

8 years, $68M for an $8.5M AAV.  Seems somewhat reasonable.  Only possible downfall is if he becomes a band-aid, locker-room cancer or a cokehead.  The skill is definitely there.

[iHeart]

oh this is a shame to hear

http://www.tsn.ca/former-nhl-f-olczyk-diagnosed-with-cancer-1.825222

[Rich]

Nice off season practice pad Duchene has going for him.

[Goalie]

Pretty cool of Tyler Myers... 450 Blizzards 

 

[Brandon]

Good guy,  I'm glad we have players like him playing for the Jets.

[SPuDS]

14 hours ago, Brandon said:

Good guy,  I'm glad we have players like him playing for the Jets.

I think Chevy (like O'shea) both value guys who are good "team" guys and good "community" guys more then others.. when I see the roster stocked with the Perraults, Schief (before we evolved into the player he is now...) stewie, little and Wheels... these guys value that team mentality and fighting for each other and they often have a very good sense of community..

 

 

[iHeart]

Former Sens Coach Bryan Murray has died

 

http://www.tsn.ca/74-1.828675

[Goalie]

10 hours ago, iHeart said:

Former Sens Coach Bryan Murray has died

 

http://www.tsn.ca/74-1.828675

Former GM. Sad. He deteriorated quickly. RIP

[SpeedFlex27]

4 hours ago, Goalie said:

Former GM. Sad. He deteriorated quickly. RIP

Sad to hear, RIP Bryan Murray.

[iHeart]

7 hours ago, Goalie said:

Former GM. Sad. He deteriorated quickly. RIP

well the article said he was a coach as well

[Atomic]

3 hours ago, iHeart said:

well the article said he was a coach as well

That's correct, he did both.  He was head coach when the Sens went to the Cup final in '07.

[Goalie]

4 hours ago, iHeart said:

well the article said he was a coach as well

More known as GM. 

[iHeart]

3 hours ago, Atomic said:

That's correct, he did both.  He was head coach when the Sens went to the Cup final in '07.

hey I did see the GM part but I was in a rush and was a little frustrated because the link didn't look normal (compared to how most links are listed)

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Our starting goalie's(no one dare say Helle) new mask. Apparently his nickname is Mase?

Edited August 14, 2017 by FrostyWinnipeg

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

26 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

I think you just posted that so we call say Avtomobilist Jekaterinburgh in our heads over and over.

[Jimmy Pop]

 

[Goalie]

18 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

 

Hes lost lots of credibility recently so id be surprised. Boston be dumb to trade him unless its not all about the money

[The Unknown Poster]

Why is Vegas raiding Winnipeg?  Did Gary have anything to do with this? lol  Its too bad, I liked Hnidy!

 

[Rich]

Quite a few Winnipeg connections to the Vegas organization now.  As they say, getting a job is more often about who you know not what you know.

And as you alluded to earlier, Gary seems to be doing quite well down there as illustrated with his tweet:

If you don’t like the Manitoba winters, Vegas isn’t a bad place to be.  I like Hnidy as a broadcaster, brought an interesting perspective as an ex-player.  Wish him well in Vegas.

[Noeller]

was never a Hnidy fan, but do enjoy how much Manitoba connection there is to Vegas. They are absolutely going to be one of my favourite teams going forward. Jets, Oilers, Leafs, Hawks, and now we can add Vegas....will be fun to follow!