tom webster

I don’t think anyone expects Doan to replace JJP. Benson, Quinn and Kulich will be expected to replace the offense. Doan brings something completely different.

You keep saying this and you are right as long as all your assumptions are right. However, if they don’t share your opinion of the value of JBD, Bryson and Timmins, then none of it is really correlated. You may be right, they may be wrong, but I see no correlation between walking away from JBD because they didn’t want to pay what they thought he might get in arbitration while being willing to pay Timmins close to what he was going to command in arbitration. And for the record, I would have kept JBD over Bryson but I really can’t get worked up about out 7th, 8th or 9th defenseman

Vancouver didn’t have high regard for Michael Peca when they included him in the Mogilny deal.

I’m not sure anyone considers the hockey news a major publication anymore but two things; 1) I didn’t say it was universally accepted 2) it’s no coincidence that old school hockey people don’t like the Sabres approach.

Good catch. Valid point.

A) it’s not uncommon for big holding companies to focus on problem areas of their business B) The Shanahan stuff has been deemed hogwash by most reputable sources C) The doom and gloom is not universally shared and some national publications list Buffalo in the more improved and fringe playoff range. D) Most of these media pundits have an agenda E) The league’s bigger problem is the divide between the halves and halves nots which they try and hide with their silly points system.

If they can only get all these frequently injured guys to get injured at different times they might have something here.

I think there is more to it than that. The top teams were able to keep their guys or add because of the riding cap and other teams smartly decided against spending money just to spend money. The movement of the cap is going to result in the most “have” and “have not” era of the NHL since the cap was implemented. I’d have to do a little research but I’ll bet since the pandemic the same twelve to thirteen teams have made the playoffs every year and the rising cap along with players stupidly signing long term contracts will allow this model to sustain itself for at least two more years.

You are right. I should have acknowledged your accuracy. It really was a good call, almost dead on.

I guess we have to give KA credit for working around the system and calling their bluff as well as understanding that Bo was alright with staying here

It’s amazing to me that people who speak ad nauseum about the grit and toughness of the Panthers don’t understand that they really only have four or five true top line forwards. Really good ones, but not many.

I really believe it’s three things; A) A lot of teams are looking for goalies B) goaltending is so unpredictable C) the Carolina theory; unless you can get yourselves on if the top 5 guys, the rest are all nearly the same. That is why losing Ullmark was unforgivable in my book. Finally, for the record, I think they were in on Demko before Vancouver decided to re-up.

I think between Byram and Timmins you are looking at a minimum of $10M. If they trade Byram I think the salary returned will be close to what he would get awarded but time will tell.

Well obviously but that’s two different arguments.

I haven’t read the while thread but I see the whole not “spending to the cap” stuff is being discussed again. While this obviously has happened the last few years, they are likely to end up within $2M - $3M this year.

Power Plays are almost as unpredictable as goaltending and I’ve always felt coaching in hockey is a little overrated. They really need a playmaking forward more than better coaching but I think they can improve with what they got.

I believe they are better because; 1) they will be better defensively 2) UPL will have a shorter leash, and 3) They have plenty of offense, especially if they figure the power play out. They were one of the better 5 on 5 teams, albeit with a high shooting percentage. I think Quinn, Benson, Doan, Kulich, McLeod and Danforth will outscore last years numbers of JJP, Quinn, Benson, Kulich, McLeod and Lafferty All that said, I still want Bryan signed and another top 6 forward (Rust?) brought in.

You know they are not the same. First, they will settle with Timmins and be happy. I don’t necessarily agree with the decision to not qualify JBD but I understand the logic especially when they were able to sign a guy to a two way contract that is actually the real JBD comparable.

As Dudacek correctly pointed out, these are not the same. He did not want his 7/8 defenseman getting a crazy award due to some good analytics. He has no issue with his 4/5 going the same route because he’s willing to pay that even though it will likely be settled before the hearing.

And it has nothing to do with JBD.

I think they are perfectly comfortable matching any offer sheet at an AAV less than Miller’s $8.5M. In fact, an offer sheet with a term of four or more and I think they consider that a win.

Those are two valid reasons but neither seems likely.

Why would Byram sign any kind of a bridge deal when he can sign an offer sheet worth over $7M?

That’s probably why years 2 & 3 are one way, to try and dissuade a claim.

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