Eklund: So....now what?

Hopefully Jim Benning is fired

Next team after Florida meeting with Panarin is the Avalanche. well a kid can dream can’t he

Montreal is talking to Vegas and may get William Karlsson out of it.

Oops

Bread man is meeting the Avs today before Florida

Panarin to Isles would likely take them to the next level. Not sure it is realistic though.

Karlsson would be a good add and not command outlandish dollars on a five or six year term

One GM actually joked with me that the NHL should set up a "Speed Dating Singles Party"

No GM talked to you.

Is it pride keeping rutherford from trading phil the thrill to AZ? JR wasnt aware of the cap rules so he couldnt get Hags back for a year so is he aware that the cap limit is 81.5M? Take the 6.8M cap dump and then take that money and sign a UFA he wants. But right now he cannot be active in the free agent market.

the reality is that the pens barely got into the playoffs and got swept in the 1st round. to me (as a long time season tix holder), there is no difference from missing the playoffs and getting swept in the playoffs. the team was very painful to watch at times between some mailing it in games or the abyss that is murray's high glove side.

How about Miller and mcnabb for rust and bjugstad? Phil and johnson for galchenyuk+ a pick? and letang for domi and tatar? Pens would lose 25.1M and pick up 19.2M so they would have $6M in cap savings.

No GM talked to you.
- Mashadar

and if they were laughing in his direction they were laughing at him, like everybody else.

Eklund: So....now what?
- Eklund

"Outer rings of the swirling hurricane." So keep an eye on Carolina?

and if they were laughing in his direction they were laughing at him, like everybody else.
- Richardflair

What you don't believe Carolina wants to help out a division rival they just eliminated in the playoffs by giving them Justin Faulk? Outer rings of the swirling hurricane Man!

No GM talked to you.
- Mashadar

Seriously does anybody really thinks EK talks to a GM?

Seriously does anybody really thinks EK talks to a GM?
- harveykline

GMs are busy talking to one another but they must allocate a few minutes each day to ask Ek if he's heard anything.

GMs are busy talking to one another but they must allocate a few minutes each day to ask Ek if he's heard anything.
- gergeswillems

Montreal is talking to Vegas and tried to get William Karlsson out of it. It looks like that won't happen now, but Vegas may move another player to Montreal to make the Karlsson contract fit
- Eklund

Is it pride keeping rutherford from trading phil the thrill to AZ? JR wasnt aware of the cap rules so he couldnt get Hags back for a year so is he aware that the cap limit is 81.5M? Take the 6.8M cap dump and then take that money and sign a UFA he wants. But right now he cannot be active in the free agent market.

the reality is that the pens barely got into the playoffs and got swept in the 1st round. to me (as a long time season tix holder), there is no difference from missing the playoffs and getting swept in the playoffs. the team was very painful to watch at times between some mailing it in games or the abyss that is murray's high glove side.

How about Miller and mcnabb for rust and bjugstad? Phil and johnson for galchenyuk+ a pick? and letang for domi and tatar? Pens would lose 25.1M and pick up 19.2M so they would have $6M in cap savings.
- i'mjustafan

... you just made my day, Letang is a good player but not THAT good.
And believe me, you do not want Galchenyuk.

Might be time for you guys to avoid expensive and overpaid UFA's and rebuild through the draft. JMO

It’s not pride , it’s no offers . Certainly none as good as you suggested

Is it pride keeping rutherford from trading phil the thrill to AZ? JR wasnt aware of the cap rules so he couldnt get Hags back for a year so is he aware that the cap limit is 81.5M? Take the 6.8M cap dump and then take that money and sign a UFA he wants. But right now he cannot be active in the free agent market.

the reality is that the pens barely got into the playoffs and got swept in the 1st round. to me (as a long time season tix holder), there is no difference from missing the playoffs and getting swept in the playoffs. the team was very painful to watch at times between some mailing it in games or the abyss that is murray's high glove side.

How about Miller and mcnabb for rust and bjugstad? Phil and johnson for galchenyuk+ a pick? and letang for domi and tatar? Pens would lose 25.1M and pick up 19.2M so they would have $6M in cap savings.
- i'mjustafan

It’s not pride , it’s no offers . Certainly none as good as you suggested. Letang ain’t bringing back Domi let alone Tatar as well.

Sooo....are we getting Anders Lee er what?

Sooo....are we getting Anders Lee er what?
- Komisaurus Rex

Nope ... not what we need.

Nope ... not what we need.
- Garfield512

In what universe is he not what we need?

A big power forward LWer that can score and will improve our PP immensely

He is literally EXACTLY what they need, that and a LHD not named Snake Gardiner

I have a bad feeling Gardiner is going to be our Alzner of this year and I sincerely hope I am wrong

In what universe is he not what we need?

A big power forward LWer that can score and will improve our PP immensely

He is literally EXACTLY what they need, that and a LHD not named Snake Gardiner

I have a bad feeling Gardiner is going to be our Alzner of this year and I sincerely hope I am wrong
- Komisaurus Rex

We need a left defenseman and cap space is a finite resource ... some contracts will need to be signed in the next few years for our key players.

Do you really want the Habs to have a fire sale next year like the Leafs and Preds had to do this year?

Planning ahead makes sense in this cap salary era ... and a lot of GM are now learning this lesson.

In what universe is he not what we need?

A big power forward LWer that can score and will improve our PP immensely

He is literally EXACTLY what they need, that and a LHD not named Snake Gardiner

I have a bad feeling Gardiner is going to be our Alzner of this year and I sincerely hope I am wrong
- Komisaurus Rex

I would love to see Gardiner sign for the Habs

I think if the Islanders could sign Mario Kempe from the Coyotes that he could put them over the top; your move Tanner!