Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Keith’s Cap hit is 5.54M for 2 years or so but he’s only owed 3.6M total the next 2 years (2.1 this year, 1.5 next). Feels like a budget trade for the Oilers to me

  • Like (+1) 1
Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 9:08 PM, jsb said:

Keith’s Cap hit is 5.54M for 2 years or so but he’s only owed 3.6M total the next 2 years (2.1 this year, 1.5 next). Feels like a budget trade for the Oilers to me

Expand  

Something I’m sure McDavid is thrilled about!

Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 7:28 PM, Randall Flagg said:

Didn't realize Kane had that major (and lasting) of an impact relative to other players on casual fans 

Expand  

He's American, your population is much bigger, and he was the leading American scorer after Auston Matthews, who plays on a Canadian team (and who probably still isn't quite as widely known)

Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 10:30 PM, Thorny said:

He's American, your population is much bigger, and he was the leading American scorer after Auston Matthews, who plays on a Canadian team (and who probably still isn't quite as widely known)

Expand  

Also ESPN only broadcasts in the US, right?  It's TSN/RDS up there and presumably they aren't tied up in the Espys?

Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 10:42 PM, Eleven said:

Also ESPN only broadcasts in the US, right?  It's TSN/RDS up there and presumably they aren't tied up in the Espys?

Expand  

Pretty much. It's TSN and really Rogers Sportsnet now that have it all, ESPN is a specialty channel maybe. We follow the Espy's cause any big American cultural event is ipso facto a "thing" here because your popular culture is ours, but I don't think many canadians would be voting in an ESPN poll, if it was even open to Canadians. 

Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 10:30 PM, Thorny said:

He's American, your population is much bigger, and he was the leading American scorer after Auston Matthews, who plays on a Canadian team (and who probably still isn't quite as widely known)

Expand  

This is only the third time the award has ever been given to an American

Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 11:02 PM, Brawndo said:

Columbus’s Price is High Round Now, Dach or Debrincat is the ask per Friedman 

Expand  

Because teams almost never get their ask this is a good sign for Chicago’s pursuit. If you can get him to sign an extension then your first and a lesser player than the two mentioned then you make the deal.

Posted
  On 7/12/2021 at 8:30 PM, thewookie1 said:

 

Honestly I can understand the idea, acquire a guy with a wealth of experience on the cheap. However, Keith somehow garnered a solid prospect and a 3rd while having no salary retained. 

Personally I would offered a 5th depending on what our D looked like after the draft and trades but to give up 2 alright assets is bonkers.

Expand  

Cant ever underestimate the value of veteran leadership for a team. Something the Sabres have been lacking since Black Sunday. 

Posted

Rinne retiring makes me feel old. Miller retiring was one thing, he was a rookie when I was still a teenager. But Rinne came in later and now he's done too?

I must be getting to that time in my life. 

Posted
  On 7/13/2021 at 3:12 AM, Andrew Amerk said:

Cant ever underestimate the value of veteran leadership for a team. Something the Sabres have been lacking since Black Sunday. 

Expand  

This.

Remember when everyone was so sure that the Habs were crazy for trading PK for Weber?

I'll predict that the Keith trade makes the Oilers a better team.  Keith still knows what to do and he still has enough juice in his legs to play -- he averaged over 23 min per game last season.  Edmonton gave up a 24-year-old defenseman whose ice time has dropped from almost 20 min to 14 min to 13.5 min per game over the last 3 years.

I would've traded one of the Sabres' glut of lower-pairing defensemen for Keith in a heartbeat.

  • nfreeman changed the title to Around the NHL -- Off season 2021
Posted (edited)
  On 7/13/2021 at 3:42 PM, Brawndo said:

 

Expand  

 

  On 7/13/2021 at 3:45 PM, darksabre said:

Holy moly. That's a lot of money to buy out. Wow.

Expand  

image.thumb.png.48995ae4a12016fb58799b3209404f56.pngimage.thumb.png.2ae4fe4a934ab0987cf03ac4d1220ab3.png

Those buyouts are absurd. Left is Parise, right is Suter.

Forgot they got the same contract (I believe) so yeah their buyouts are the same.

Edited by WildCard
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
×
×
  • Create New...