I guess I'm dumb, but why did TB have a leg up on trading for his rights? (I don't mean signing him to a contract, I mean getting him initially)
I guess I'm dumb, but why did TB have a leg up on trading for his rights? (I don't mean signing him to a contract, I mean getting him initially)
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I didn't expect that!
Hey Brian, What was your opinion of Sam Carrick as an Oiler? He's a NYR now for 3 years. Will be our Goodrow replacement on the 4th line.
Also NYR sign Riley Smith for one year for a 2nd and 5th plus Pitt retains some salary. He's a great playoff performer so there's that, but not blown away by this one. He's a RW though and that's a necessity. We'll see...
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^ I share your assessment. Seems a bit knee jerk reaction after missing out on the bigger fish.
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It hasn't been "The" Cup in more than 50 years. The original was permanently retired in 1967 and resides year-round in a vault in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Technically everything since then has been a replica. In 1993 they created a second identical replica Cup so that one can remain on display on the Hall of Fame (not locked in a vault, but out in the open where you can touch it) while the other one is out on the road. The names of the players and management of the winning team are engraved on both copies.
I think once the Trouba trade fell through (or was just rumors to begin with), Drury's hands were tied because of the salary cap. They didn't have a chance to sign any big names because they would be outbid by others with more money available. Smith at least is a quality playoff performer.
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Originally kinda saw him as a throw-in as part of the Henrique deal--but there were games when I thought he outplayed Henrique in his own end. Physical forward who is effective at killing the forecheck and solid on the PK as well. Brought a little more sandpaper to the 4th line than Derek Ryan, who was usually a scratch when Carrick was in the lineup.
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It seems I'm asking the wrong question. I'll try once more to articulate my point, so forgive me for belaboring a point that really isn't that important overall.
Yes I assume they did make the best offer to carolina, but how I interpreted your statement was they had the ability before the rest of the leauge to even offer carolina anything for him to begin with. I was inquiring why that was the case, assuming I did not misinterpret your statement.
Either way, a third round pick is a bargain IMO and it seems a little strange that no one else would have at least floated a second round pick or some other things/players in a compensation package.
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Under the CBA, teams cannot negotiate directly with players if they are still under contract to another team (except for sign & trade deals which are allowed under the CBA). They can talk to an intermediary, such as an agent, but not the player themselves. By making the trade for rights, Tampa could talk directly to Guentzel about a deal while other teams could not. Doing so would be tampering. Now...is that worth a draft pick, since we're talking about 2-3 days prior to Guentzel becoming a free agent? My guess is that Tampa knew they were going to be able to sign him or else they wouldn't have made the trade. Toronto was probably in a similar situation with Tanev.
To clarify...they didn't have an advantage in making an offer to Carolina. They had an advantage in being able to negotiate with him directly after a deal was made. Other teams probably inquired--but why waste sending Carolina a pick if you had slim/no chance of signing Guentzel?
The Red Wings goalie room is suddenly full. I would think the starting job would still be Lyon's to keep as he was pretty good last year, but it seems odd to be bringing in 2 new goalies. Speculation seems to be that Campbell will at least be starting the season in Grand Rapids (AHL).
Sad news about the passing of brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau:
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/columbus-blue...e-31-1.2167441
Just awful news. RIP Gaudreau brothers
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Shocked when the terrible news about the Gaudreau brothers hit my screen. RIP
So sad. I liked watching JG when he was with Calgary. A huge hit to the NHL.
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Ugh. What a horrible story. So unfortunate and no sad.
RIP
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Just awful. I hope the perp gets nailed to the wall.
Perhaps this should be it's own thread but, I'm awake now. Hopefully this will be shown on actual TV this year:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl...821a254&ei=118
PWHL has announced team names and proper colors/logos/etc.
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What do you mean by 'actual' TV? If you have a Roku, Amazon Firestick, Chromecast, etc., you can watch the games via YouTube on your TV...and in basically the same video quality as you could hope for from a broadcast or cable provider. Every game in the league last year was broadcast for free in the US via streaming except for the All Star Game.
No discussion here on the recent offer sheets for Holloway and Broberg?
Longtime Blues fan, optimistic that these guys pan out and are part of the re-tool
In Canada, most of the Toronto and Montreal games were shows on network TV or cable sports networks, and all playoff games were on TV even after the Canadian teams were knocked out. This season, both Toronto and Montreal are moving to bigger venues (I'm not sure about the US teams). Hopefully that means I can catch a live game or two this season. I tried, but couldn't get tickets last season. GO SCEPTRES!
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