NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[Shoalzie]

Paying Vasilevskiy $9.5 million starting at 26 is better than paying Bob $10 million starting at 31. The Lightning's cap issues are something they'll have to deal with but they've got their top guys locked up. They'll also need to pay Sergachev next summer.

The boondoggle with unrestricted free agency is you're basically paying for past performance and not exactly guaranteed to be getting the best version of the player because they might technically be past their prime years. If you're extending your own players out their entry level or a bridge contract...you can pay a guy good money when you're actually getting their best years.

Paying Vasilevskiy now in his prime years is actually a wise investment...just might not be good for their immediate cap situation. Somebody (Palat/Killorn/Johnson/etc.) could have to be moved out. But that's not until next season.

[Matthew]

Gusev to NJD for a 2nd + 3rd

Additionally, new Jersey signs gusev 2 yrs x 4.5m AAV

#BBKLPredator #GMMik

[Jordan (VGK)]

Fitting.

https://twitter.com/draglikepull/status ... 40864?s=21

[Arian The Insider]

You want to be a good GM in the NHL ... just keep calling the bad ones... Hello Chiarelli and Hello Benning

Reminds me of another league

[kyuss]

Chris Kunitz retires, unfortunately for Da_Hawks

[Da_Hawks]

Chris Kunitz retires, unfortunately for Da_Hawks

Not terribly surprised. When nobody wants you in BBKL, it's time to retire.

[Jordan (VGK)]

Callahan for Condon. sigh.

[kyuss]

wow Fenton gone already

[Shoalzie]

More like why now?

Leipold's presser was a joke...he sounds clueless or he is a terrible liar and doesn't know how to spin a GM firing in the middle of July. He says on one hand he likes the team and thinks they can make the playoffs and later says he doesn't know the direction they're going. Fenton makes the trades at the end of the season to signal a possible start to a rebuild (or retool) and then he spends cash in July. How do the hire-ups sign off on these moves in the first place?

Not my monkey, not my circus...

[Arian The Insider]

Sam Girard 7 x 5mil

[Arian The Insider]

Will Butcher 5 x 3.73

[Matthew]

Fair deals.

[foofnik]

soooooo who wants to help me cut cap?

[Da_Hawks]

soooooo who wants to help me cut cap?

I'll take a few wingers off your hands... but hands off my top prospects!

[Matthew]

Kevin Shattenkirk bought out by the NYRangers.

#bbklVegas



Is he really worse than Marc Steal?

[lightupdadarkness]

Sam Girard 7 x 5mil

Damn

[Bruyns]

Sam Girard 7 x 5mil

Damn

Good contract long term, but overpaid in BBKL for a couple seasons probably.

[Jordan (VGK)]

Kevin Shattenkirk bought out by the NYRangers.

#bbklVegas



Is he really worse than Marc Steal?

Not a chance.

[Shoalzie]

I'll be curious to see who signs first...Gardiner or Shattenkirk.

[The BBKL Insider]

I'll be curious to see who signs first...Gardiner or Shattenkirk.

I'd say Shatt