NHL trades, rumors, banter, free agency etc

[Jim]

Islanders signed Eberle to $5.5Mx5. $7.25, $4.75, $7.0, %4.75, $3.75. Fully NTC first 2 years, 16 team no list last 3 years.

[Jim]

Ex-Penguin (yet it is still in NPR???) Cameron Gaunce resigned with the Lightning, $700Kx1. He is 29 and it is a 1-way contract. The odd thing is that he has only player 2 NHL games over the last 2 seasons, and only 34 total in his career. The rest of his career has been AHL. $700K to probably play in the AHL.

[Malkintent]

Craps trade Niskanen to Philly for Gudas.

[stonewizard51]

I guess Gudbranson could be staying put unless JR has another physical guy in mind.

[Pitts]

I guess Gudbranson could be staying put unless JR has another physical guy in mind.

Now that Maatta's gone, I think he be staying.

[Humperdink]

Craps trade Niskanen to Philly for Gudas.

It was reported the player safety committee is setting up a branch office in DC (sarc).

[Jim]

Caps sign Hagelin to $2.75Mx4. He will be 31 when the season starts.

$4M was insane cap hit for him. $2.75M is still too much.

[FLPensFan]

LeBrun and MacKenzie reporting Erik Karlsson to return to SJ is done. Final number not known, but 8 year deal believed to be north of 11M AAV

[Jim]

DuClair signed with Ottawa, 1yr $1.65M.

[Jim]

Karlsson, $11.5x8. $39M in salary, $53M in signing bonuses.

$14.5, $12, $14.5, $12, $11.5, $11, $9, $7.5

[100565]

$26.5 mil for 3 Defenseman for the next 6 years with youngest at 29.

[Southern Fan]

Karlsson, $11.5x8. $39M in salary, $53M in signing bonuses.

$14.5, $12, $14.5, $12, $11.5, $11, $9, $7.5

Yikes! San Jose GM job will be vacant in a few years.

[FLPensFan]

Trouba just got dealt to Rangers for Neal Pionk and pick #20 overall. Game over there. Lots of rumors that is where he wanted to sign as a UFA, so, I can very easily see him signing a long term deal with NY.

[Daniel]

Trouba just got dealt to Rangers for Neal Pionk and pick #20 overall. Game over there. Lots of rumors that is where he wanted to sign as a UFA, so, I can very easily see him signing a long term deal with NY.

Wow, that's the equivalent of Maatta and #21st overall. Him wanting to play in NY might not be a rumor if that's the best the Jets could get for him.

[Jim]

Point is an unsigned RFA as well. That really wasn't all that much.

[Jim]

SJ trades Braun to Philly for a 2nd and 3rd. -$3.8M cap for SJ while picking up a couple of picks...

[Jim]

While reviewing Philly's cap status...

I just wanted to remind everyone that the Flyers will be writing Ilya Bryzgalov $1,642,857 paychecks until 2027, and he has not played a game for them since 2013.

[FLPensFan]

Kevin Hayes signs with Philly.....7 years, 7.14M AAV

[FLPensFan]

While reviewing Philly's cap status...

I just wanted to remind everyone that the Flyers will be writing Ilya Bryzgalov $1,642,857 paychecks until 2027, and he has not played a game for them since 2013.

At least it was a compliance buyout, meaning there is no cap hit for those checks.

Must be nice to be Bryz....the Bobby Bonilla of the NHL.

[DelPen]

Kevin Hayes signs with Philly.....7 years, 7.14M AAV

That seems really, really high and absurd.

[ville5]

According to LeBrun, Carolina and Toronto has discussed Kapanen and Brown for Pesce.

[Pruezy11881]

According to LeBrun, Carolina and Toronto has discussed Kapanen and Brown for Pesce.

I don't think that's a bad deal for either team.

[Jim]

I was looking at the draft picks and who traded what for what...

Buffalo has the #31 pick which it got in part for sending O'Reilly to St. Louis. St. Louis had such low expectations for themselves that they had this stipulation added: If St. Louis' 2019 1st round pick ends up being a top 10 pick, the Blues have the option to keep the 2019 1st round pick and send Buffalo their 2020 1st round pick instead.

St. Louis feared that the would be one of the worst teams in the league, so they added this to protect themselves from missing out on a top pick (see Ott/Col). Instead they win the Cup. July expectations can be very different from June reality.

[ville5]

According to Dreger, Sakic has an offer on the table for Barrie that he "slept" on.
Also according to Dreger, Buffalo interested in Vesey, A. Nylander could be moved and the 31st OA is likely to be moved.

[scpensfan]

Chatter about PK to NJD.