Draft being held in Chicago. Will be on NHL Network and NBCSN. Round 1 tonight at 7pm. Remaining rounds conducted Saturday.
Devils have #1 pick. Current thinking is they go Hischier but some smoke Patrick still in play. Unlikely to trade pick and trade down unless bowled over. Some rumors Vegas may try to trade for pick. Devils supposedly very active in trade talks as well. Rumored to be talking to MTL about Galchenyuk and also Hawks about Hjalmarsson/Anisimov. Some thought Henrique may be in play.
Rangers have #21 pick. Not clear who is being targeted but could see them targeting a defenseman prospect. Quite a few should be available around there. Rumors out there Rangers also in on Galchenyuk and are dangling Stepan around the league.
Isles have no 1st rounder. Rumors abound of trying to trade Hamonic for a 1st rounder in a package. Rumors of Flames being very interested.
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Brian Wilde @BWildeTBD 11h11 hours ago
Wow, the VGK are doing absolutely everything to ensure they're not any good before 2020. This is weird. #Methot
It's funny, existing teams got less protecting for this XD because the franchise bidders this time around pointed to how hard it was for the CBJs and Wild to start teams with the crap that was made available to them. New franchisees wanted a better chance to hit the grounds running. And what do they do? Sell off everything for picks/youth.
Im not blaming them. It was pretty obvious. We're now in a world where fans get that teams are going to bottom out to get talent to try to quickly shoot to the top. People watch it in MLB (Cubs, Astros). NBA (Sixers, Wolves). In the NHL in particular, so many winners of late have been built around very high picks, particularly PIT and CHI.
I wonder what they do for the next expansion. Maybe just skip ahead, give the new team extra picks in each round for 2 years, and skip the XD altogether.
But I don't even think they got great value for the compensation they got not to select certain players or so far the players they've traded away.
I read a lot leading up to the draft about how smart McPhee is and how many side deals he's making, I wasn't impressed.
In other news...quietly putting up a stellar career with only the finishing touches remaining, it appears it may end elsewhere, or I hope it does at this price. on no planet is Markov worth $12M over 2 years and he's his own agent.
Report: Markov wants $12 million over two years from Montreal
Ideally, I think expansion teams should suck at first but I think VGK is going to be beyond bad. I don't even think that team will register 40 pts their first year.
As most teams have figured out, though, it's better to be the worst and get a shot at a generational player to turn things around rather than spin your wheels in mediocrity.
In the pre-bitch-point-era (i.e. lower point totals), Nashville for 63, Tampa 53, Sharks 39, Ducks 71.
With puck luck and goalie skill/equipment size what they are, I think 40 seems low. They'll end up signing a bunch of free agents. Journeymen, yes, but still those guys will get to OT and will wins some games.
I don't see VGK exceeding 40 points by much. I think they're going to be horrendous. Their blue line is so bad. James Neal is probably the best player on the entire team.
I like Nate Schmidt.
that's their talent (today).
if MAF isn't a brick wall they'll be lucky to not set futility records if they don't add significantly in FA and look above, not a ton available in FA and I'd be surprised if many of the truly talented veterans who have other options even consider LV.
I don't see VGK exceeding 40 points by much. I think they're going to be horrendous. Their blue line is so bad. James Neal is probably the best player on the entire team.
COL was really an anomaly. Usually the worst teams are in the 50s or even 60s. When teams were tanking for McDavid/Eichel they still couldnt get into the 40s. I'll be candid -- Im not sure why COL was that bad. 97.2 PDO stands out -- lowest since 2012-13 FLA. That's been a messy team for a while.
In the pre-bitch-point-era (i.e. lower point totals), Nashville for 63, Tampa 53, Sharks 39, Ducks 71.
You forgot the gold standard for awful modern-era expansion teams, the 10-70-4, 24 point Ottawa Senators.
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In the pre-bitch-point-era (i.e. lower point totals), Nashville for 63, Tampa 53, Sharks 39, Ducks 71.
You forgot the gold standard for awful modern-era expansion teams, the 10-70-4, 24 point Ottawa Senators.
I have no memory of them being THAT bad. That does give me less confidence that LVK will naturally pass 40 points. I do think that in this era of basically everyone stopping 9 out of 10 shots (or better) and the OTL rule that it's a lot easier to "luck" into handfuls of points. I think MAF is going to give them at least average goaltending (adjust stats down for the low quality in front of him) and will steal them points that Peter Sidorkiewicz wasnt stealing for Ottawa.
Not trying to pile on Girardi, but Yzerman is a pretty sharp GM. That would surprise me. But if he'll take something like a $1mm AAV since he's getting that buyout, I suppose he could be useful sheltered on a 3rd pair
Not trying to pile on Girardi, but Yzerman is a pretty sharp GM. That would surprise me. But if he'll take something like a $1mm AAV since he's getting that buyout, I suppose he could be useful sheltered on a 3rd pair
Dont overthink this
I'm not the biggest Duchene fan, but he's unquestionably better than Nick Bonino IMO.
A trio of Crosby, Malkin and Duchene at C would be ridiculous. Three Olympians at center alone.
though I suspect they move Duchene to wing if they pull it off.
His contract here was obviously not something we were getting a good return on and AV continued to have him log top 4 minutes when he was pretty clearly breaking down.
If Girardi was coming from elsewhere, I'd probably say I wouldn't mind adding him as a 3rd pairing stay at home d-man for cheap.
Enough is enough.
The potential UFA class of 2019 on defence is quite something. As in something teams should plan around. (via @CapFriendly)
Wowzas.
Will probably look better in a few years but that's a lot of coin.
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Аrpon Basu @ArponBasu 20h20 hours ago
The potential UFA class of 2019 on defence is quite something. As in something teams should plan around. (via @CapFriendly)
I know Doughty is in that group. Anybody know who else?
Lot of money for McDavid but I'd give him that. He's that good. And I like the idea of giving him that deal now, with his prime upcoming.
I suspect most never hit the open market. Karlsson is going to get an insane deal.
I'd love a guy like OEL.
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Аrpon Basu @ArponBasu 20h20 hours ago
The potential UFA class of 2019 on defence is quite something. As in something teams should plan around. (via @CapFriendly)
I know Doughty is in that group. Anybody know who else?
Lot of money for McDavid but I'd give him that. He's that good. And I like the idea of giving him that deal now, with his prime upcoming.
You can't see the image?
who knows who gets to FA, but it includes Doughty, Karlsson, Ekman-Larsson, Bouwmeester, Ellis, Orpik, Martin, McDonagh, Stralman, Methot, Hjalmarsson, McQuaid, and more.
Got to wonder if the Rangers are thinking the same thing, given their reported reluctance to commit big dollars to Shattenkirk. I'll still believe that when I see it though. Feels like a smoke screen.
Things could still change over the course of the next two years, though. Who knows. He wouldn't be my first choice from that list but he'd be close.
I still don't think offer-sheeting Draisaitl is the craziest idea. After giving McDavid 13.5 per, will EDM match and give Draisaitl 8? They'd be eating an enormous portion of their cap with 2 players.
No-Brainer.
And keep in mind those defenseman UFA dates are 2019 so a couple years away.
Maybe deadline target or next off-season targets.
2018 isn't nearly as lengthy.
There is Carlsson, Mike Green, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Fowler, Sustr, Garrison, Gudbranson, etc.
But offer sheets just don't happen. Nobody wants to make enemies. It's too bad though, cause they'd be a ton of fun.
I said it yesterday, but if I was another team and could add him as a 3rd pairing guy for peanuts, I'd probably have interest.
Stall was worse than Girardi this past season, IMO. I think if Girardi is healthy, he's still a useful stay at home guy.
It's just different from our perspective because of what we were paying him and the fact that AV kept deploying him as a top 4 player.
Freudian slip?
From the last time the Rangers tried the offer sheet route....
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From the prospect camp scrimmage, sounds like Chytil is really impressing. Two goals and missed a breakaway for the possible hat trick. Lias Andersson with a goal too. Sean Day drawing really strong reviews along with Berezgalov and Pionk on D
Not bad. I was expecting it right around 4.25 and was hoping it wouldn't be 5 years.
Good with me. Not an elite player by any stretch but should be effectve through the life of the deal and it's not a cap killer.
Cap space now stands at approximately 19.5 million, if you assume Klein will be off the books somehow. Zib and Fast the only RFAs. Figure about 6 million to sign them...13.5 million free heading into free agency
If the goal is to win now, maybe it doesn't matter as much. But we just used a buyout on a blue line player who was more a liability than an asset and still have another one on the roster. I'm not sure we should be in a rush to put ourselves in a similar situation again a few years from now with Shattenkirk.
Dan Rosen
✔ @drosennhl
Chatted w/ NYR dir. player personnel Gordie Clark. Feeling is D Pionk, Bereglazov, Day can push to make team. Opening depends on free agency
10:57 AM - 28 Jun 2017
Honestly believe Shattenkirk is a foregone conclusion already
And if my other options are 2 years 12M for 39 year old Andrei Markov I would take a lot of time to think it over. Probably still take Markov but it's close.
If the goal is to win now, maybe it doesn't matter as much. But we just used a buyout on a blue line player who was more a liability than an asset and still have another one on the roster. I'm not sure we should be in a rush to put ourselves in a similar situation again a few years from now with Shattenkirk.
I suspect there will be an amnesty buyout in 2019 or whenever the next lockout is. I'm not too worried about term on any single deal if we can get to 2020 with a decent player.
Dan Rosen
✔ @drosennhl
Chatted w/ NYR dir. player personnel Gordie Clark. Feeling is D Pionk, Bereglazov, Day can push to make team. Opening depends on free agency
10:57 AM - 28 Jun 2017
Wow. Day!
On that big UFA Dmen chart, it is worth noting that those are current ages. Each of those guys will be 2 years older in 2019, if my math is correct.