GDT: Free Agency Frenzy Begins!

[PASabreFan]

On 7/2/2026 at 12:54 PM, SwampD said:

Why do they need to put AAV for a one year contract?

I genuinely don’t know what these mean, and I refuse to figure it out.

Come on, it's science!

[Night Train]

Canadian hockey people usually got their grade 8 before playing hockey the rest of their life.

So posting a 1 year AAV is proving they are smart. 

[SabreFinn]

Alfie Alfredsson to join Leafs stuff 😮

[clink]

On 7/5/2026 at 12:20 PM, Nacho Libre said:

Bueller…

Through the first weekend of July after free agency…are we officially in cabin season? See what shakes loose during camp but our roster headed into looking mostly set? 

Or do we expect one of those reasonably rare summer swaps 

heart says Jarmo's up to something 

head says.....

[Eleven]

4 hours ago, Night Train said:

Canadian hockey people usually got their grade 8 before playing hockey the rest of their life.

So posting a 1 year AAV is proving they are smart. 

Geez even Ricky got his Grade 9.

[Nacho Libre]

1 hour ago, clink said:

heart says Jarmo's up to something 

head says.....

head says LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEENKIIIIIINS!

[PASabreFan]

Can we close this thread?

[dudacek]

9 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Can we close this thread?

But I keep wondering where Logan Stanley is gonna end up!

[Hoss]

52 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Can we close this thread?

Feels like we could just move anything left to the around the NHL thread.

[shrader]

56 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Can we close this thread?

Should it have ever existed in the first place? There was never a chance for any frenzy. 

[Taro T]

7 minutes ago, Hoss said:

Feels like we could just move anything left to the around the NHL thread.

Could, but why?

What is this thread hurting?  Is it disrupting the board's flow?  Is it causing a massive surge in threads forcing popular threads onto the 2nd page?

It doesn't seem to be hurting anything.  And the answer to each of the other 2 Q's is 'no.'

If you want to close the thread, fine.  If it's somehow disruptive to the board, expect Fearless Leader will shut it down or ask one of the mods to do so.

As is, it's keeping most FA activity (or lack thereof) concentrated to this particular thread.  It'll eventually slide down the the board's list of threads.  We don't seem to lock "GDT's" for actual games even though the games are all done for 1-1/2 to 9 months now at this point.

[Nacho Libre]

59 minutes ago, shrader said:

Should it have ever existed in the first place? There was never a chance for any frenzy. 

There have been 231 signings since July 1

7+ average per team 

[shrader]

1 minute ago, Nacho Libre said:

There have been 231 signings since July 1

7+ average per team 

And how many were for the AHL?

[Nacho Libre]

Just now, shrader said:

And how many were for the AHL?

233 of them 

[Flashsabre]

Rumor was Stanley was looking for $25 million over four or five years. Now he probably has to take a one year deal for a couple million.

The market has dried up with a lot of names still unsigned

[Night Train]

5 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Can we close this thread?

Not sensing any more FRENZY  ! 

I guess the blue pills do wear off.. 

[#freejame]

The Mammoth matched Haytons offer sheet 

[PASabreFan]

On 7/8/2026 at 10:57 AM, dudacek said:

But I keep wondering where Logan Stanley is gonna end up!

Back in Florida.

Oh, LOGAN Stanley. My bad.

[Flashsabre]

LOL Yzerman asking for Boldy or Wyatt Johnson for Larkin. That guy is never getting traded and will rot in Detroit for 5 more years

[sabremike]

41 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

LOL Yzerman asking for Boldy or Wyatt Johnson for Larkin. That guy is never getting traded and will rot in Detroit for 5 more years

Or until Stevie Y is sacked mid-season.

[Flashsabre]

7 minutes ago, sabremike said:

Or until Stevie Y is sacked mid-season.

Most likely and his disciple, Pat Verbeek should be joining him

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:

LOL Yzerman asking for Boldy or Wyatt Johnson for Larkin. That guy is never getting traded and will rot in Detroit for 5 more years

He wants Matt Boldy, the 25yr old winger who just put up 42g and 85pts OR Wyatt Johnson the 23yr old winger who just put up 45g and 86pts for ... Dylan Larkin the 30yr old center who just put up 34g and 67pts.

That's just dumb. I said awhile ago that I thought Yzerman didn't understand what he was doing and I am standing by that. I keep wondering if other parts of the Lightning for the important ones and he was more of a name. 

[shrader]

24 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

He wants Matt Boldy, the 25yr old winger who just put up 42g and 85pts OR Wyatt Johnson the 23yr old winger who just put up 45g and 86pts for ... Dylan Larkin the 30yr old center who just put up 34g and 67pts.

That's just dumb. I said awhile ago that I thought Yzerman didn't understand what he was doing and I am standing by that. I keep wondering if other parts of the Lightning for the important ones and he was more of a name. 

To be fair, he's not going to leak out what he'd ACTUALLY take for Larkin.

[LGR4GM]

24 minutes ago, shrader said:

To be fair, he's not going to leak out what he'd ACTUALLY take for Larkin.

true but I also doubt Yzerman's abilities. 

[Rasmus_]

On 7/7/2026 at 3:33 PM, SabreFinn said:

Alfie Alfredsson to join Leafs stuff 😮

Another reason to just ignore the Leafs.  Chayka, is a joke.  The organization as a whole is a joke.  The entire McKenna draft stuff was nauseating.   I have no time for that joke of a franchise.  I do have respect for Sundin and his career.  Otherwise, ***** em.