Free agency 2015 - The day where nothing makes sense and the money don't matter.

[BGDave]

With that lawsuit going on, I wouldn't want to touch Ribeiro with a 20 foot pole.

No risk. If the lawsuit gets ugly, the Preds will pull a Lombardi and terminate the contract.

Easy peasy.

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[forty_three]

Apparently Hamilton's deal is under $6 mil AAV.

Not quite the $7.5 million some Boston fans were adamant he was demanding...

Dammit. I really want an explanation from Jarmo on why he missed this chance. He had more to offer Boston, and more than enough cap space to give him his rumoured demands. Now to find he accepted a bit less? Never heard any discussion that the Jackets even offered anything.

Big miss.

Congrats, dash.

 

[forty_three]

Dear Dean Lombardi,

Stop questioning others' integrity.

Love,
Pretty much everyone.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Dear Dean Lombardi,

Stop questioning others' integrity.

Love,
Pretty much everyone.

 

[dash]

Dammit. I really want an explanation from Jarmo on why he missed this chance. He had more to offer Boston, and more than enough cap space to give him his rumoured demands. Now to find he accepted a bit less? Never heard any discussion that the Jackets even offered anything.

Big miss.

Congrats, dash.

Brad Treliving is a Jedi master.

/Not a god (that's Ray Shero)

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Dammit. I really want an explanation from Jarmo on why he missed this chance. He had more to offer Boston, and more than enough cap space to give him his rumoured demands. Now to find he accepted a bit less? Never heard any discussion that the Jackets even offered anything.

Big miss.

Congrats, dash.

My guess is the cap. Jenner, Murray, Savard, Connauton all RFA next summer, RyJo the summer after, gonna have to replace at least 3 forwards and at least 2 defencemen. Even if they were hoping to get Hamilton signed at $6 mil even that doesn't leave much cap space without figuring a way to dump at least 2 of Dubinsky, Clarkson, Hartnell or Johnson which just leaves more holes to fill.

 

[dash]

I'm glad it's not 8 years, I was hoping for 5 or 6 years, so this is very good.

Edit: If my math is correct, that's an AAV of 5.75 million. Nicely done Brad.

 

[Cobiemonster]

My guess is the cap. Jenner, Murray, Savard, Connauton all RFA next summer, RyJo the summer after, gonna have to replace at least 3 forwards and at least 2 defencemen. Even if they were hoping to get Hamilton signed at $6 mil even that doesn't leave much cap space without figuring a way to dump at least 2 of Dubinsky, Clarkson, Hartnell or Johnson which just leaves more holes to fill.

Yeah eventually CBJ will be a cap team and they have some contracts that might not be bad now but can be in the next few years

With the way trades work, when the time is right they'll make a big splash for someone like that

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I'm glad it's not 8 years, I was hoping for 5 or 6 years, so this is very good.

Edit: If my math is correct, that's an AAV of 5.75 million. Nicely done Brad.

Very well done. If my maths are good, that leaves the Flames about $40 million for next summer (although with some big RFA's and two really big UFA's).

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Yeah, I'm still not understanding what the end-game is here for Boston but they do have two first rounders now next season so maybe those are being moved for offensive help? That or they keep dumping assets and are looking more toward a 2-3 year rebuild.

Either way, at least one Atlantic Division team is making trades...

Hey!! We traded Gryba!!

 

[KennyBanyeah]

With that lawsuit going on, I wouldn't want to touch Ribeiro with a 20 foot pole.

I wouldn't ever touch Ribeiro with a 20 foot pole. Even if that pole was wearing a series of condoms, a biohazard suit and was floating in Purell.

 

[dash]

Very well done. If my maths are good, that leaves the Flames about $40 million for next summer (although with some big RFA's and two really big UFA's).

Next up for BT, the Gio extension...

 

[dash]

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
BOS offer to Hamilton was $5.5 AAV. New contract in CAL will be approx $5.75. Safe to say player wanted a fresh start and Flames are it.

 

[dash]

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Yr by yr for Hamilton:
1)$5.5 mil
2)$5.5 mil
3)$5.75 mil
4)$5.75 mil
5) $6 mil
6)$6 mil.
Ltd no trade clause in years 5-6.

 

[dash]

Jim Benning needs to sign Cody Franson to a 5 year, 28.75 million dollar contract on July 1st.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Jim Benning needs to sign Cody Franson to a 5 year, 28.75 million dollar contract on July 1st.

Well worth it it would be too!!

Franson hits total = 177, Hamilton hits total = 106


Franson >>>>> Hamilton

Franson is wicked retaahhhted and Hamilton is a soft ass fuckin' queeahh!!

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Alright folks, time to guess who is the odds-on favo(u)rite for this year's David Clarkson award.