NHL 2024/25 Official Discussion Thread (Current Champions: Florida Panthers)

LSLS

LSLS

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
Pretty good deal…with the cap going up.

Hopefully his body holds up. $8 mil for a 50 point guy needs to not have too much of a production dip
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Yeah, that's the part that's lost with him. People are obsessed with him right now, but he's never been that good outside of these playoffs, so he doesn't have room to fall much. The Marchand and Eckblad contracts are absolute disasters though.

I don't know, my interest in the league has been falling recently. I'm so sick of hearing about taxes like it's much of anything, and the media won't lay off it cause God forbid anyone doesn't want to play for the most toxic franchise in sports in Toronto.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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LSLS said:
Yeah, that's the part that's lost with him. People are obsessed with him right now, but he's never been that good outside of these playoffs, so he doesn't have room to fall much. The Marchand and Eckblad contracts are absolute disasters though.

I don't know, my interest in the league has been falling recently. I'm so sick of hearing about taxes like it's much of anything, and the media won't lay off it cause God forbid anyone doesn't want to play for the most toxic franchise in sports in Toronto.
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Cup winners always overpay to keep the band together…and it always falls in on itself

The nature of the beast. Cost of doing business.

Having watched every second of that twice (I’m lucky…91-93 and 16-18)…pretty sure how this one will work out too.

Just too much to ask.
 
LSLS

LSLS

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
Welcome to overpayment season!!

My god…mitchy has 221 goals in 9 years and the casinos are gonna pay him $12 per

You do the math on that…
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Yeah, but he's not a goal guy, he's a setup guy. He's like 4th all time on the Maple Leafs in assists, and the highest ppg player. And that doesn't include how good he is defensively. Overpayment is the INSANE deal Provorov just got. I swear, Columbus can change GMs all they want, but they always end up with the worst free agent deals on July 1.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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LSLS said:
Yeah, but he's not a goal guy, he's a setup guy. He's like 4th all time on the Maple Leafs in assists, and the highest ppg player. And that doesn't include how good he is defensively. Overpayment is the INSANE deal Provorov just got. I swear, Columbus can change GMs all they want, but they always end up with the worst free agent deals on July 1.
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They’re all overpaid on 7/1

But yeah…that provorov deal shocked me too


Sweet Jesus nhl GMs are really dumb. They basically prove that post concussion syndrome is debilitating day in and out

And by the way…it’s the leafs…don’t be too impressed. But at least now mitchy gets both sides of the “American two headed monster” with eichel 😎
 
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LSLS

LSLS

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I hate Vegas, but just to watch the Toronto meltdown, I'm alright with them next year.

But yeah, the fact that Nick Perbix might be the best available Dman left and Roslovic may be the best Center, YIKES.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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LSLS said:
I hate Vegas, but just to watch the Toronto meltdown, I'm alright with them next year.

But yeah, the fact that Nick Perbix might be the best available Dman left and Roslovic may be the best Center, YIKES.
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Teams generally speaking don’t let quality players hit the market

Really in any sport
 
Vegas Disney Fan

Vegas Disney Fan

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
Welcome to overpayment season!!

My god…mitchy has 221 goals in 9 years and the casinos are gonna pay him $12 per

You do the math on that…
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Most hockey people I’ve talked to here in Vegas feel like we got a deal, guarantee a couple of teams would have happily paid him $14m a year had he gone to free agency.

We knew we didn’t have the team last year to take out Edmonton and advance, now we should. All I know is I like our odds of winning another Cup in the next 5 years a whole lot better today than a did a week ago.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Vegas Disney Fan said:
Most hockey people I’ve talked to here in Vegas feel like we got a deal, guarantee a couple of teams would have happily paid him $14m a year had he gone to free agency.

We knew we didn’t have the team last year to take out Edmonton and advance, now we should. All I know is I like our odds of winning another Cup in the next 5 years a whole lot better today than a did a week ago.
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Edmonton should have been swept by Florida…just saying

For 35+ years…the western (Campbell) conference has been the most overrated year in and out of any pro sport conference

Just saying
 

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