2017 NHL Offseason/Entry Draft thread

Postby **columbia** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:58 pm

With an allowance for elite players being allowed to petition for a waiver, it would make much more sense for the draft age to be 20 or even 21. Trying to assess the future of a kid 3 years removed from the 9th grade is just stupid.

Postby **meow** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:59 pm

Co-sign

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:02 pm

Players will sue for the right to work at 18, they'll win...in fact, they already did...that got it pushed from 19 back to 18...

Postby **columbia** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:08 pm

Sure.

Baseball is probably an even more absurd example of the results of such things.

Postby **meow** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:13 pm

Blood sucking lawyers.

Postby **columbia** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 10:58 am

TSN transactions page:
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/free-agency

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:03 am

Thanks, I missed the Eaves signing.

Postby **columbia** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:05 am

Is the Gost signing at about market level?

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:14 am

There are in fact a lot of signings that I missed ...

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:45 pm

Ghost is probably below market for what he can bring...

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:02 pm

Antti Niemi on waivers from Dallas for purposes of a buyout...they re-signed Esa Lindell, 2 yrs, $2.2 mil per...

Andrej Sustr got 1 yr, just under a deuce from Tampa...who I am surprised got a contract at all, much less a raise...not too keen on him...

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:28 pm

3 x $1.95 mil from EDM for Zack Kassian, the Kassassin...

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:30 pm

Some more semi-notables not QO'd today: Emerson Etem, Alex Chiasson, Joe Morrow, Mikhail Grigorenko, Beau Bennett...

Postby **Factorial** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:31 pm

Is Beau Bennett a ufa now?

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:32 pm

Postby **columbia** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:32 pm

You're intentionally triggering @dodint with that last one.

Postby **Factorial** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:33 pm

SIGN HIM GMJR!

Postby **dodint** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:44 pm

If Shero gave up on him he's toast.

Postby **Gaucho** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:53 am

Sign Morrow for WBS.

Postby **Silentom** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:19 am

Same Joe Morrow that we gave up for Brendan Morrow? I'll say this, the Pens usually seem to know when a prospect is a bust.

Dunno about Pouliot, though.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:20 am

Same.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:05 pm

3 years x $2.4 mil for Mike Condon with Ottawa

4 years x $4.35 mil for Brendan Smith with NYR

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:08 pm

3 years x $2.4 mil for Mike Condon with Ottawa

That's impressive for him, no?

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:09 pm

Yeah, in both fields...more than I would have done...though, in Ottawa, any goalie can play there...so maybe the thought is is that he's gonna be their sneaky starter when Andy hangs them up...? I don't know...I don't love it...

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:12 pm

Source of the post 3 years x $2.4 mil for Mike Condon with Ottawa

If that's the going rate then Jarry really is the backup next season, eh?