@incarceratedbob I feel awful for the kids on the team that had nothing to do with this. That said, it’s also unfair to kids on other teams if they lose their chance to make lifetime memories by other teams who break the rules. Really no great option here.
@mc_lovin71@FriedgeHNIC The cap was $81.5 million when that contract was signed and is now $104m. If anything, these bad contracts make it even clearer exactly how AWFUL Nurse's contract was and still is.
@Sgfor43@ProHockey_WEST Don’t forget that Pietrangelo being on SELTIR will add over $8m more in usable cap space. Probably still not quite enough but much better.
Bowman will probably be with the team next season and I would assume that Connelly would get some looks as well.
@a_golden12 I imagine that a Werenski won’t look like most big trades because I would think that CBJ would want more than “assets” for the future. I personally would want high end roster players in return if I were in their position.
@GoldTeamBad That said, I assume that his contract would mean that we would either get nothing in return or need to throw in a sweetener to get a team to take the whole deal with no retention.
@GoldTeamBad It's that there are better options still on the market. Even if a team is interested in Hill they probably are looking into better options. As soon as some of those start moving then teams that miss out will likely circle back on Hill.
@PuckPicks1 Over half his goals the year before last were on the PP and a huge amount of those were assisted by Eichel or Stone. He’s a gifted scorer and will keep scoring but expecting similar production is probably foolish. By the way, I’ve watched every game he’s played in Vegas.
@realmikealosco@SinBinVegas I remember people saying this about Petro after his first year. He’s no Petro but it definitely takes a little while for defensemen to adjust in a new situation. That said, I would only want him back if he is willing to go below market value.
@Stocks12@NHLJackManning I agree that he was terrible but it’s particularly difficult for defenseman to adjust when joining a new team. Even Petro had a rough first season and he joined before the season started as opposed to mid-season. That said, I hope the number is reasonable.
@gossmata58@Buccigross And if Vegas hadn’t had 4 goals (correctly) reversed the series would be over right now. None of those things matter and 2-2 seems appropriate.