General NHL Talk 2022-2023

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Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Patrik Laine

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Patrik Laine to a four-year contract worth a total of $34.8MM. The $8.7MM average annual value 

 

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2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Patrik Laine

 

I thought he wanted to play in the LA area.

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2 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

I thought he wanted to play in the LA area.

I guess he's hoping that he'll be traded in 3?  It seemed like an odd signing, in that if he re-signed, I thought it would be for the max 8. 

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Jets' Dubois accepts 1-year, $6M qualifying offer

Interesting that it's only for 1 year.  This might be a Tkachuk/Gaudreau situation where they are ready to bolt.  

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1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

Jets' Dubois accepts 1-year, $6M qualifying offer

Interesting that it's only for 1 year.  This might be a Tkachuk/Gaudreau situation where they are ready to bolt.  

He's all but said he wants to go to Montreal. Maybe they get a deal worked out some time this season 

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Boom!

Florida Panthers To Acquire Matthew Tkachuk

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Huberdeau is a good get for Calgary.  Although he has one year to FA'cy himself.  Would be funny if his MNTC included Calgary and he said no.  

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Huberdeau and Weegar are both UFA's after this next season.  So I don't know who won this trade.  Florida did give up a lot, but maybe they had a feel that both were going to test UFA?  Interestingly, both players are from Canada.  So maybe Calgary is hoping they will stay.  Which would put a big win to Calgary.

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46 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Huberdeau and Weegar are both UFA's after this next season.  So I don't know who won this trade.  Florida did give up a lot, but maybe they had a feel that both were going to test UFA?  Interestingly, both players are from Canada.  So maybe Calgary is hoping they will stay.  Which would put a big win to Calgary.

Calgary had to try to compete this year and maybe those 2 like the 8th year they could get.

Florida was going to run into cap problems and also figured out what the Avs figured out last year. You win in the playoffs with forecheck and 2 way play and Tkachuk makes up for losing Duclair to the achilles injury

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John Klingberg Changes Representation

Someone was told sweet nothings in his ear, and was so enthralled that he missed the train.

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Simply not worth what he wanted to think he was.

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Kadri as a 2C and Klingberg as a 2nd pair D and both not young only make sense for a team that is a true Cup contender and those teams have to clear space to made the signing. The cap space teams, including the Ducks should be looking at what expiring deals they can get from the big boys that would probably have draft or prospect tacked on now and make for flip currency at the deadline

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Lol.  

Klingberg then.

What is John Klingberg worth in trade and on a contract extension?

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According to Marek, Klingberg's camp was seeking something in the range of an eight-year deal and $63 million -- which comes out to a $7.875 million AAV. In the wacky world of the NHL defencemen market, that rate actually comes off as somewhat reasonable -- especially if a new team will elevate him back to top-pair workload.

 

Klingberg now.

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And I don't know if anyone will give him that.  

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He's moving in the right direction.

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Kevin Weekes tweeted the ducks are about to sigh Klingberg to a 1 year contract.

If so, I think that closes the rebuild chapter.

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2 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

Kevin Weekes tweeted the ducks are about to sigh Klingberg to a 1 year contract.

Didn't see that coming.  That's a good signing for the Ducks.  Although his D is pretty suspect.  But as a RHD, hopefully it's a good fit with Fowler.  At least it's a veteran fit.  

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Just Make a Trade? Penguins Among Many OVER the Cap

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Their cap space is a rare and sought-after commodity, like water and gasoline on Fury Road, cigarettes in prison, or intelligence in politics.

 

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The Carolina Hurricanes were able to snag Max Pacioretty and Dylan Coghlan for nothing. Carolina actually acquired a fairly paid, high-level top-line center for nothing because the Vegas Golden Knights were in a cap crunch.

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 Or will the bottom teams simply demand better players to the exclusion of being paid to accept expendable players — like the league, and Carolina did to Vegas.

Sounds good for the Ducks, if they go that direction.  

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Glad he's back, and didn't get put into the service like that other hockey player.  Wild's front office can breathe again.

Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov leaves Russia, will return to Minnesota Tuesday: Sources

 

 

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That's a good sign.

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Rumors are that the Islanders and Kadri are close.  But the Islanders don't have the cap space to sign him, and nobody will help them free that space up.  lol

Currently Cap Friendly has them at a space of $11 million.  But they only have 19/23 signed.  Three RFA's still to be signed, including Dobson who just had a 51 pt season as a RHD.  They only have 4 defensemen signed.  

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This is the hold up with a lot of things. Teams like the Ducks, Sabres, and Yotes will eventually help the contenders launder some money so they can sign the FAs they want or deal with their RFAs

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5 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

This is the hold up with a lot of things. Teams like the Ducks, Sabres, and Yotes will eventually help the contenders launder some money so they can sign the FAs they want or deal with their RFAs

It would be funny if they don't.  

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4 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

It would be funny if they don't.  

Those teams are eventually gonna own every pick in the first 2 rounds of the draft

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I doubt that no one will help them. They probably just aren't happy with what NJ is offering. No one is going to do them a favor.

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Just now, arch stanton said:

Those teams are eventually gonna own every pick in the first 2 rounds of the draft

Do you think the Ducks may regret tying so much up in Klingberg?

Of course it's early. They only have to wait until Jan 1. Then they can flip him and use half the cap money to do another deal.