Around the NHL: 2024-2025 Season

[Flashsabre]

Isles sign Tony D’Angelo

[Brawndo]

This is fun

[Brawndo]

 

[LTS]

1 minute ago, Brawndo said:

 

C'mon man.   I was replying to your first post speculating Necas and you posted again before I could even finish it.

This is a serious trade...  I love it.

[Carmel Corn]

14 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

This is fun

Meanwhile, Kevyn Adams is washing and waxing Terry Pegula’s car.

[Brawndo]

 Chicago is retaining half of Rantanen’s Salary and trading Hall for a third 

[LTS]

6 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

Meanwhile, Kevyn Adams is washing and waxing Terry Pegula’s car.

Well, if the Sabres had a Martin Necas and Jesperi Kotkaniemi on their roster perhaps they could play. The rumor is that the deal does not include any extension and Rantanen is already reportedly wanting to be the highest paid player in the NHL.

So.. any deal the Sabres made would be moving their best roster pieces for a partial year of service.

Just now, Brawndo said:

 Chicago is retaining half of Rantanen’s Salary and trading Hall for a third 

You really need to stop interrupting my replies with your breaking news. 🙂

Edited Saturday at 01:51 AM by LTS

[Brawndo]

Jack Drury is going to Colorado not Kotkanemi from Carolina

14 minutes ago, LTS said:

Well, if the Sabres had a Martin Necas and Jesperi Kotkaniemi on their roster perhaps they could play. The rumor is that the deal does not include any extension and Rantanen is already reportedly wanting to be the highest paid player in the NHL.

So.. any deal the Sabres made would be moving their best roster pieces for a partial year of service.

You really need to stop interrupting my replies with your breaking news. 🙂

[Brawndo]

 

[Porous Five Hole]

5 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

No way the Aves were going to pay Rantanen more than MacKinnon, which he's demanding, so they get something back instead of losing him to free agency. But it would be hard to argue they’re better now than they were yesterday.  

[shrader]

The Chicago part is odd. That frees up slightly over a million for Carolina. I assume Carolina needs every last inch of space they can find. 

[Indabuff]

Goddam Oettinger on fire.

[Mr. Allen]

54 minutes ago, shrader said:

The Chicago part is odd. That frees up slightly over a million for Carolina. I assume Carolina needs every last inch of space they can find. 

They gave up Hall, took on all that money and they only get a 3rd?  Although it is a very early 3rd. 

[DarthEbriate]

22 minutes ago, Mr. Allen said:

They gave up Hall, took on all that money and they only get a 3rd?  Although it is a very early 3rd. 

Took on 4.5M and gave up Hall, the lottery-winning cheat code, for pick 65-67? That seems kind of weak. 

[shrader]

26 minutes ago, Mr. Allen said:

They gave up Hall, took on all that money and they only get a 3rd?  Although it is a very early 3rd. 

They took on money but also got rid of Hall’s salary. They don’t want him anyway. So they absorbed a little over a million in exchange for that draft pick. It honestly doesn’t seem worth their time to me. 

[thewookie1]

35 minutes ago, shrader said:

They took on money but also got rid of Hall’s salary. They don’t want him anyway. So they absorbed a little over a million in exchange for that draft pick. It honestly doesn’t seem worth their time to me. 

Honestly the rest of the trade makes some sense; but the Chicago part just seems underwhelming for all that their doing facilitating the trade.

[Porous Five Hole]

1 hour ago, DarthEbriate said:

Took on 4.5M and gave up Hall, the lottery-winning cheat code, for pick 65-67? That seems kind of weak. 

What a weird and fun thing. Thank you for pointing it out!

[spndnchz]

Bettman is going to retire 🤔

[Flashsabre]

The key is can the Hurricanes sign Rantanen. Necas and Drury are big pieces to lose for a rental.

[Flashsabre]

13 hours ago, Carmel Corn said:

Meanwhile, Kevyn Adams is washing and waxing Terry Pegula’s car.

Why would Adams make this trade? Rantanen was never in the room and we know the answer is in the room so the trade makes no sense for Buffalo.😝

[DarthEbriate]

35 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Why would Adams make this trade? Rantanen was never in the room and we know the answer is in the room so the trade makes no sense for Buffalo.😝

Rantanen's salary was too large this season for the Sabres, let alone an extension. Plus, getting a third team to retain half the salary would've made it a very difficult trade.

Also, "Too old! Too old to become a Sabre."

[shrader]

59 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

The key is can the Hurricanes sign Rantanen. Necas and Drury are big pieces to lose for a rental.

They’re very good at not being able to re-sign their trade acquisitions. 

[Porous Five Hole]

17 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

 

Also, "Too old! Too old to become a Sabre."

I don’t know whether to laugh at this or cry at this. 

[will]

2 hours ago, spndnchz said:

Bettman is going to retire 🤔

doesn't everybody?

i'm kidding.
someone in the media already suggesting yzerman as a replacement.

[PerreaultForever]

18 hours ago, Carmel Corn said:

Meanwhile, Kevyn Adams is washing and waxing Terry Pegula’s car.

Well clearly Buffalo could never have been in on Rantenen and he'd never sign long term here even if we did cough up the cash but it's also clear that the Necas deal might have been possible earlier as Carolina obviously feels like they aren't going to want to sign him for what he will want either. 

If Adams was a good GM I think he could have made a Necas deal in the off season.