2023 Non-Penguins Related Thread

[KG]

Apparently Kessel is not making his iron man streak an issue if a team signs him. Would think a team signs him now.

[pekkasteele]

Apparently Kessel is not making his iron man streak an issue if a team signs him. Would think a team signs him now.

Didn't he already break it this season? I don't remember exactly, there was at least talk that it MIGHT be broken.

EDIT: Well not tecnicaly, I found this:

While his iron man streak only applies to regular season games, Kessel's streak for consecutive games played including playoffs will end tonight. Phil Kessel has not missed an NHL game since October 31, 2009. That includes playing in the first shift of a game, then flying to witness the birth of his child.

[FLPensFan]

Comtois signed a PTO with Vegas. Still no word on results from investigation into Hockey Canada 2018 scandal.

[Three Stars]

Danton Heinen signed a PTO with the Broons.

More like Danton Goodbeinen, amirite?

[murphydump55]

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[Three Stars]

8 years at 8.05 million for Jake Sanderson in Ottawa.

That’s him, Stützle, Brady Tkachuk and Chabot all signed long term at around 8 million AAV. The Ottawa Sena-core.

[murphydump55]

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[FLPensFan]

8 years at 8.05 million for Jake Sanderson in Ottawa.

That’s him, Stützle, Brady Tkachuk and Chabot all signed long term at around 8 million AAV. The Ottawa Sena-core.

That's a mighty big investment for a guy who only played one season in the NHL, and only scored 4 goals/28 points. I really like Sanderson and his draft status shows he will likely live up to the money...but after only 1 year...crazy to jump straight to that deal.

On the flip side, Chabot, Sanderson, and Chychrun are 3 solid, young defenders.
Tkachuk, Stutzle, Batherson, Pinto, and Norris are a pretty good set of young forwards.
Biggest thing they are missing is the goalie. They should go hard after Hellebuyck to at least give their young guys a window of 4+ years to be strong competitors.

[Three Stars]

8 years at 8.05 million for Jake Sanderson in Ottawa.

That’s him, Stützle, Brady Tkachuk and Chabot all signed long term at around 8 million AAV. The Ottawa Sena-core.

That's a mighty big investment for a guy who only played one season in the NHL, and only scored 4 goals/28 points. I really like Sanderson and his draft status shows he will likely live up to the money...but after only 1 year...crazy to jump straight to that deal.

On the flip side, Chabot, Sanderson, and Chychrun are 3 solid, young defenders.
Tkachuk, Stutzle, Batherson, Pinto, and Norris are a pretty good set of young forwards.
Biggest thing they are missing is the goalie. They should go hard after Hellebuyck to at least give their young guys a window of 4+ years to be strong competitors.

The hockeyverse consensus seems to be that the things he’s not currently good at are things that young defensemen improve over time, and the things he’s good at can’t really be taught. So, this is an educated gamble that actually has a reasonable chance of paying off.

[Pitts]

Danton Heinen signed a PTO with the Broons.

More like Danton Goodbeinen, amirite?

He started out with them, right?

[Three Stars]

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Old friend Kasperi Kapanen suspected of aggravated drunk driving.

[KG]

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Old friend Kasperi Kapanen suspected of aggravated drunk driving.

Never understood how this happens to multi-millionaire players/people. If I was a multi-millionaire one of the first things I am doing is hiring a chauffeur!

Still have no idea how/why Armstrong in St. Louis took that Kapanen contract on waivers from us. Their problem now.

[penny lane]

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Kind of shocked Del Zotto is retiring young.

[Puck-Lurker]

https://yle.fi/a/74-20049113

Old friend Kasperi Kapanen suspected of aggravated drunk driving.

Never understood how this happens to multi-millionaire players/people. If I was a multi-millionaire one of the first things I am doing is hiring a chauffeur!

Still have no idea how/why Armstrong in St. Louis took that Kapanen contract on waivers from us. Their problem now.

The Hextall Legacy continues... thankfully not our problem anymore

[Coffey Break]

Per Friedman: "Tomas Tatar has switched agents, and is believed to be leaning somewhere east"

Pittsburgh is a great place to live, Tomas

[FLPensFan]

Per Friedman: "Tomas Tatar has switched agents, and is believed to be leaning somewhere east"

Pittsburgh is a great place to live, Tomas

This would be called the "fingers crossed that Penguins want to get a look at POJ and Smith, decide which one they want to keep, trade the other along with Carter to clear up cap space, and sign Tatar" scenario.

[Daniel]

Per Friedman: "Tomas Tatar has switched agents, and is believed to be leaning somewhere east"

Pittsburgh is a great place to live, Tomas

This would be called the "fingers crossed that Penguins want to get a look at POJ and Smith, decide which one they want to keep, trade the other along with Carter to clear up cap space, and sign Tatar" scenario.

Somewhere east could be Europe as much as anything else. I haven't looked in awhile but the combined cap space for the teams Tatar would want to join might not even accomodate Connor McDavid's salary. Not sure there are a lot of options for Tatar right now, not because of want/need but because of cap space.

[FLPensFan]

Per Friedman: "Tomas Tatar has switched agents, and is believed to be leaning somewhere east"

Pittsburgh is a great place to live, Tomas

This would be called the "fingers crossed that Penguins want to get a look at POJ and Smith, decide which one they want to keep, trade the other along with Carter to clear up cap space, and sign Tatar" scenario.

Somewhere east could be Europe as much as anything else. I haven't looked in awhile but the combined cap space for the teams Tatar would want to join might not even accomodate Connor McDavid's salary. Not sure there are a lot of options for Tatar right now, not because of want/need but because of cap space.

The talk that I saw online was that the Penguins have moved on from Tatar.

[Daniel]

Per Friedman: "Tomas Tatar has switched agents, and is believed to be leaning somewhere east"

Pittsburgh is a great place to live, Tomas

This would be called the "fingers crossed that Penguins want to get a look at POJ and Smith, decide which one they want to keep, trade the other along with Carter to clear up cap space, and sign Tatar" scenario.

Somewhere east could be Europe as much as anything else. I haven't looked in awhile but the combined cap space for the teams Tatar would want to join might not even accomodate Connor McDavid's salary. Not sure there are a lot of options for Tatar right now, not because of want/need but because of cap space.

The talk that I saw online was that the Penguins have moved on from Tatar.

I imagine a lot of teams have because they can't fit him under the cap. Sad thing is, they can likely get him with less than Carter's salary.

[KG]

Just read that Tatar’s new agent is the agent for many Islanders. Could see him going there for sure.

[Pitts]

Just read that Tatar’s new agent is the agent for many Islanders. Could see him going there for sure.

This is the list: Josh Bailey, Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas, Matt Martin, Bo Horvat, J.G. Pageau, Zach Parise

[FLPensFan]

Just read that Tatar’s new agent is the agent for many Islanders. Could see him going there for sure.

This is the list: Josh Bailey, Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas, Matt Martin, Bo Horvat, J.G. Pageau, Zach Parise

Islanders are further above the cap right now than the Penguins, so not sure how he would fit there.

Ottawa was a team mentioned, but, they have about 900K in cap space with 18 healthy players, and still need to sign a new deal for Shane Pinto (who should probably be looking at 3M range, at least).

[Three Stars]

Tatar to Colorado for 1 year and 1.5 million.

Too rich for our blood.

[FLPensFan]

Tatar to Colorado for 1 year and 1.5 million.

Too rich for our blood because of Jeff Carter.

Fixt

[KG]

Tatar to Colorado for 1 year and 1.5 million.

Too rich for our blood.

Ah too bad. So much for him going east.