Colorado, NYR, LA in that order for this coming season. I don’t see him playing in Canada.
- Stripes77

As a rental? Why not?

I'll put 10 bucks on the ducks just for the odds, location and cap space

they have some nice young players
- homiedclown

I think he’s looking for a cup this year. The Ducks aren’t there yet.

As a rental? Why not?
- Slump Buster

American star players are leaving Canada.

Listening to the Instigators, both Rivet and Peters talk at length about how that place is brutal and nobody wants to live there.

i look around the league and i like our defense more than most.

and florida is paying keith yandle 5.4 million doll hairs this year.

American star players are leaving Canada.

Listening to the Instigators, both Rivet and Peters talk at length about how that place is brutal and nobody wants to live there.
- Stripes77

they're big time pro choice guys. but canada seems like a tough place these days.

i look around the league and i like our defense more than most.

and florida is paying keith yandle 5.4 million doll hairs this year.
- TheSabresTaco

Impressive they've been able to do what they've done while having to work around that Yandle buyout.

Also works well for them as they will have an extra $5M in cap space next season, along with the expected $1M rise in the upper cap limit.

American star players are leaving Canada.

Listening to the Instigators, both Rivet and Peters talk at length about how that place is brutal and nobody wants to live there.
- Stripes77

Over 50% taxes. Florida is somewhere around 34% state tax

Colorado, NYR, LA in that order for this coming season. I don’t see him playing in Canada.
- Stripes77

Agree with pk88 wanting to play in America.

Gotta think he would want to play near home?
Nyr is where I would be betting
Toronto would be Intriguing (different than other Canadian cities)
Buffalo


Wonder how much his value is now vs. The trade deadline?

Agree with pk88 wanting to play in America.

Gotta think he would want to play near home?
Nyr is where I would be betting
Toronto would be Intriguing (different than other Canadian cities)
Buffalo


Wonder how much his value is now vs. The trade deadline?
- Boss34

He's only owed $2.9 mil as $4 mil is a signing bonus that's already been paid.

I'd guess he'd have a higher value at the deadline.

American star players are leaving Canada.

Listening to the Instigators, both Rivet and Peters talk at length about how that place is brutal and nobody wants to live there.
- Stripes77

right, but would he really say no to Edmonton or Toronto as a 2 month rental?

right, but would he really say no to Edmonton or Toronto as a 2 month rental?
- Slump Buster

Didn't they just have a kid, be tough if Canada goes on lock down

He's only owed $2.9 mil as $4 mil is a signing bonus that's already been paid.

I'd guess he'd have a higher value at the deadline.
- dadeadhead

Cash versus cap hit doesn't matter much to contenders...to a team like Buffalo I think it would matter more.

Colorado is very much in the mix, it depends on Kadri right now

Skinner Tallness Olofsson
JJ Cozens Tuch
Krebs Mitts Quinn
Asplund Girgensons Okposo

Samuelsson Dahlin
Power Joker for now, think Lyubushkin takes this spot
Bryson/Pilut Lyubushkin

Skinner Tallness Olofsson
JJ Cozens Tuch
Krebs Mitts Quinn
Asplund Girgensons Okposo

Samuelsson Dahlin
Power Joker for now, think Lyubushkin takes this spot
Bryson/Pilut Lyubushkin
- Buff36

I don't know if they split up the Skinner Tage Tuch line but I understand what you're trying to do. The 3rd line looks like a defensive nightmare, but if they use that line like Lindy used the Vanek Roy Max line in 05-06 you could be on to something

Skinner Tallness Olofsson
JJ Cozens Tuch
Krebs Mitts Quinn
Asplund Girgensons Okposo

Samuelsson Dahlin
Power Joker for now, think Lyubushkin takes this spot
Bryson/Pilut Lyubushkin
- Buff36

I would flip tuch and quinn if taking tuch off of the tage line

I don't know if they split up the Skinner Tage Tuch line but I understand what you're trying to do. The 3rd line looks like a defensive nightmare, but if they use that line like Lindy used the Vanek Roy Max line in 05-06 you could be on to something
- Stripes77

Yeah I was thinking about Olofsson and Tuch, think they are interchangeable. And the 3rd line, with the way Quinn was taken out of the playoffs I think it improved his 5vs5 play, had to help in other ways.

Yeah I was thinking about Olofsson and Tuch, think they are interchangeable. And the 3rd line, with the way Quinn was taken out of the playoffs I think it improved his 5vs5 play, had to help in other ways.
- Buff36

Tuch really made that Tage and Skinner line go IMO.

His speed and size digging pucks out in the corners getting it to Skinner and Tage was pretty huge. Olofsson doesn't have that speed and even though he was much better 5on5 after he got healthy I don't think he can play that Tuch role with those two.

Yeah I was thinking about Olofsson and Tuch, think they are interchangeable. And the 3rd line, with the way Quinn was taken out of the playoffs I think it improved his 5vs5 play, had to help in other ways.
- Buff36

They're very different players in terms of impact. Barring another trade, you almost have to include Asplund in the top 9 to avoid getting caved in defensively.

Olofsson-Tage-Tuch

Skinner-Cozens-Hinostroza

Asplund-Mittelstadt-Quinn

Krebs-Girgensons-Okposo.

I assume they'll start Peterka in Rochester, which is insanity, but that looks like the case.

Tuch really made that Tage and Skinner line go IMO.

His speed and size digging pucks out in the corners getting it to Skinner and Tage was pretty huge. Olofsson doesn't have that speed and even though he was much better 5on5 after he got healthy I don't think he can play that Tuch role with those two.
- Stripes77

30 games before tuch started to play

tage 10 goals 8 assists

48 games since tuch started to play
tage 28 goals 22 assists


skinner
28 games w/o tuch
9 goals 8 assists

52 games once tuch started to play
24 goals 22 assists

Tuch really made that Tage and Skinner line go IMO.

His speed and size digging pucks out in the corners getting it to Skinner and Tage was pretty huge. Olofsson doesn't have that speed and even though he was much better 5on5 after he got healthy I don't think he can play that Tuch role with those two.
- Stripes77

Yeah he had a big impact on that line. Think he could do the same with the youngins. Olofsson looked pretty good next to Tage at the end last year.

Tuch really made that Tage and Skinner line go IMO.

His speed and size digging pucks out in the corners getting it to Skinner and Tage was pretty huge. Olofsson doesn't have that speed and even though he was much better 5on5 after he got healthy I don't think he can play that Tuch role with those two.
- Stripes77

They broke it up towards the end of the year and Thompson still scored like crazy to end the season

Over 50% taxes. Florida is somewhere around 34% state tax
- joshs

CapFriendly has a calc for taxes. Tk will pay about 40.9% in Florida and would have paid about 47.7% in Calgary, while Buffalo is 47.9%. Ottawa/Toronto are worst, at 53.2%.

It now factors in their road games, which is fun to see.

They broke it up towards the end of the year and Thompson still scored like crazy to end the season
- sbroads24

last month, 14 games
skinner 6 goals 10 assists
tage 10 goals 7 assists
tuch 3 goals 7 assists
olofsson 6 goals 10 assists

American star players are leaving Canada.

Listening to the Instigators, both Rivet and Peters talk at length about how that place is brutal and nobody wants to live there.
- Stripes77

How is it brutal here? Because the labels on the cans at the grocery store are different? That's all I heard. This is some ugly American rhetoric.

How is it brutal here? Because the labels on the cans at the grocery store are different? That's all I heard. This is some ugly American rhetoric.
- Fogolin

Literally coming from the mouths of two Canadian ex players that when talking to their other teammates they all agreed Edmonton was the last place they wanted to play?

Try again with the ugly American rhetoric...

The whole grocery store thing was Petey talking about players wives...you should go back and listen to the entire thing.