Non-Penguins Offseason Moves 2014

[TheHammer24]

Buffalo said they'd take a crappy deal for draft picks. I would definitely move a fourth and Scuds for nothing. I'd consider a third and scuds. How much is $3.5 million in cap space worth?

[canaan]

Hemsky to DAL

[mikey287]

Benn-Seguin-Nuke
Ritchie-Spezza-Hemsky

If Ritchie can do off-wing or Hemsky can do off-wing (they are both RW), that's a whale of a top-six. Eakin is a terrific third line center. Now, they just need a defense that's not led by Alex Goligoski and they're in business...serious business...

[mikey287]

Buffalo said they'd take a crappy deal for draft picks. I would definitely move a fourth and Scuds for nothing. I'd consider a third and scuds. How much is $3.5 million in cap space worth?

A 1st probably. The Leafs bought a 4th round pick for $500K a few years ago. So, I have to imagine we'd be charged a 1st to do what's being proposed. Maybe we get lucky and it's only a 2nd, but after acquiring Gorgeous George there, I'm not sure they'll need Scuderi anyhow...

[Kraftster]

Is Ritchie Rich Peverley?

[TheHammer24]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle now
Capitals gave Orpik a five-year, $27.5 million deal. Wow.

[count2infinity]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle now
Capitals gave Orpik a five-year, $27.5 million deal. Wow.

lololololololol.... gotta love the caps.

[Jim]

Strong comments from Ryan Johansen in Columbus today:

“I’ve earned more than a two- or three-year deal with my play,” Johansen said. “It seems a little disrespectful, to be honest.

“I want to play in Columbus, and I want to be a Blue Jacket, but I want to get this done. It seems like a slap in the face.”

Yikes.

Remember when hockey players were the class of the athletic world. Now they are catching up to the dbag level of everyone else.

[mikey287]

Is Ritchie Rich Peverley?

Brett Ritchie.

[mikey287]

Strong comments from Ryan Johansen in Columbus today:

“I’ve earned more than a two- or three-year deal with my play,” Johansen said. “It seems a little disrespectful, to be honest.

“I want to play in Columbus, and I want to be a Blue Jacket, but I want to get this done. It seems like a slap in the face.”

Yikes.

Remember when hockey players were the class of the athletic world. Now they are catching up to the dbag level of everyone else.

Yeah, they're not close...

[DropEmJayBird]

Strong comments from Ryan Johansen in Columbus today:

“I’ve earned more than a two- or three-year deal with my play,” Johansen said. “It seems a little disrespectful, to be honest.

“I want to play in Columbus, and I want to be a Blue Jacket, but I want to get this done. It seems like a slap in the face.”

Yikes.

Remember when hockey players were the class of the athletic world. Now they are catching up to the dbag level of everyone else.

Yeah, they're not close...

let's be honest, hockey players are a good 15-20 years from presenting a quote like that using third person and involving their family and the players ability to feed them.

or as Mikey said, they are not close.

[canaan]

Moulson 5 years, 25 million (w/ NTC) - Buffalo
Havlat 1 year, 1.5 million - New Jersey

[Mr. Colby]

So is that orpik deal the worst contract in NHL history?

[Jim]

Moulson 5 years, 25 million (w/ NTC) - Buffalo
Havlat 1 year, 1.5 million - New Jersey

I would have been okay with the Pens going with either of those.

[shoeshine boy]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle now
Capitals gave Orpik a five-year, $27.5 million deal. Wow.

feel free to re-use for Glass and the Rangers.

[Troy Loney]

Iginla to the Avs

[Lt. Dish]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle now
Capitals gave Orpik a five-year, $27.5 million deal. Wow.

Unbelievable! I thought that was a typo.

Well, good for you, Brooks.

14 years in the Pittsburgh organization. 14. I'm sorry to see him go, but dat $$$$...

[Lt. Dish]

So is that orpik deal the worst contract in NHL history?

Rightly or wrongly, I always think of Bobby Holik and Jeff Finger when I hear "worst contract in NHL history."

[count2infinity]

So is that orpik deal the worst contract in NHL history?

Engelland just signed for $2.9 mil a year for 3 years. Soooo.....

[Jim]

I wonder if when Engo's agent called him and said Calgary $2.9M for 3 years, Engo said "Just under a mil a year... that's cool. Thank's agent man!" They the agent was like, "No, no... it's $2.9M PER year..."

[MRandall25]

I kinda want to know what other teams were offering Engelland, if Calgary had to go 2.9 per year.

[Digitalgypsy66]

The Engelland deal is nuts...I thought "Good for him" at $2.9 over 3 years, but PER year? Good grief.

[brwi]

Iggy for 3 yrs at 16mil is a lot worse than Orpik or even Engelland.

EDIT: Wait, scratch that.....Engelland's deal is pure insanity.

[BigMcK]

The Flames scouting staff did watch a few games when Engo was actually on the ice, right? Loved his toughness, but that is a lot of money for tough.

[TheHammer24]

1 year, $2 million for Richards in Chicago. Good deal for the cash-strapped Hawks.