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1 hour ago, dlbalr said:

DeBrincat to Ottawa for 7, 39, and a future 3rd.  That qualifying offer next year ($9M) was a big factor in the Blackhawks moving on from him.

I think this pave the way to having Kane and Toews waving their NTC, and the hawks being all in try hard to lose for Bedard.

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9 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

Fleury gets a two-year extension with Minnesota at $3.5M per.  That's not a bad AAV but it's a year longer than I think they'd have liked to go.

With just short of $13M in dead cap hit and Minny's need for a goaltender to pair with Talbot, MAF would seem to have had some decent leverage as he was willing to take a reasonable AAV.

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Just now, Dalhabs said:

Canes trade DeAngelo for 3 mid picks.

Are they in cap problem or just want to get rid of him?

 

Cap-related.  He's signing for two years, $5M per season and they couldn't afford that.

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2 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

Cap-related.  He's signing for two years, $5M per season and they couldn't afford that.

Good contract for the flyers concidering his on ice production.

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6 minutes ago, Dalhabs said:

Canes trade DeAngelo for 3 mid picks.

Are they in cap problem or just want to get rid of him?

One less option for teams needing an offensive RHD ... 

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Just now, GHT120 said:

One less option for teams needing an offensive RHD ... 

One team less that needs that dman as well. Wasnt Flyers one of the teams who wanted Petry?

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Just now, Dalhabs said:

One team less that needs that dman as well. Wasnt Flyers one of the teams who wanted Petry?

A team thrown out there as a possibility ... not certain there were strong reports of "want"

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3 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Goalie market makes a Jake Allen trade more likely. 

 

Trade Allen for actual assets. 

Take Khudobin or Holtby for one year as a cap dump by their teams. 

 

Dreger noted earlier today that the sense is that they're going to hold onto Allen with the uncertainty with Price.  But yeah, the market is certainly tempting.

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3 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

Duncan Keith will retire, freeing up over $5.5M in cap space for Edmonton and adding $5.5M to Chicago's cap as a recapture charge. 

Walking away from $1.5M in actual money ... a lot of money, but easier to do when your estimated career earnings (before taxes and agents fees) are $73,704,878. 

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5 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

Duncan Keith will retire, freeing up over $5.5M in cap space for Edmonton and adding $5.5M to Chicago's cap as a recapture charge. 

Sounds like over the last couple of weeks Edmonton was indirectly pressuring Keith to retire.  They gave him multiple deadlines for a decision, each shorter than the last.  Until earlier this week, he had until July 13th to make a decision.

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2 hours ago, TurdBurglar said:

Sounds like over the last couple of weeks Edmonton was indirectly pressuring Keith to retire.  They gave him multiple deadlines for a decision, each shorter than the last.  Until earlier this week, he had until July 13th to make a decision.

 

What leverage can a team use to force a guy to retire? Threaten to send him down, I guess?

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2 hours ago, TurdBurglar said:

Sounds like over the last couple of weeks Edmonton was indirectly pressuring Keith to retire.  They gave him multiple deadlines for a decision, each shorter than the last.  Until earlier this week, he had until July 13th to make a decision.

 

The Oilers needed to know what Keith was doing so they could make some decisions. They have a little cap room now and badly need a goalie and would like to resign Kane if that's possible. 

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16 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

What leverage can a team use to force a guy to retire? Threaten to send him down, I guess?

I guess there are not too many James Neal.

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14 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

What leverage can a team use to force a guy to retire? Threaten to send him down, I guess?

If a player is considering retirement in any capacity they will have a higher chance to call it quits sooner after their season is over due to being worn down from that season.  If they are given the entire off-season to mull it over, they get a chance to heal and feel better, which leads to a better chance they will return.  Oilers took advantage of this by shortening the date they wanted and answer.

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15 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

What leverage can a team use to force a guy to retire? Threaten to send him down, I guess?

 

9 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

The Oilers needed to know what Keith was doing so they could make some decisions. They have a little cap room now and badly need a goalie and would like to resign Kane if that's possible. 

 

BUT ... they had no leverage to force a decision as he had a No Movement Clause ... this was a HUGE favour ... wonder how soon he gets a new position with the Oilers paying most/all of that $$$ from which he walked away

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Keith was only owed 1.5 this season, so after taxes that’s closer to a million. 
 

Lots of money but maybe easier to walk away when his career earnings are north of 70 mil.

 

Too bad Petry prefers a team in the US, would be a good spot to send him back to Edmonton.

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9 minutes ago, TheDriveFor25 said:

Keith was only owed 1.5 this season, so after taxes that’s closer to a million. 
 

Lots of money but maybe easier to walk away when his career earnings are north of 70 mil.

 

Too bad Petry prefers a team in the US, would be a good spot to send him back to Edmonton.

Oilers top priority is a goalie.  After that, it should be defence, but they are all hot and heavy for Kane still.

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10 hours ago, TheDriveFor25 said:

Keith was only owed 1.5 this season, so after taxes that’s closer to a million. 
 

Lots of money but maybe easier to walk away when his career earnings are north of 70 mil.

Probably something between $500K and $600K, after escrow, agent fees and finally over 50% in marginal income tax (even in Alberta) -- he will surely have enough investment income already to cause his salary to be at the top tax rate.

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It appears the Habs and Senators may join up with Buffalo's prospect tournament in September.  That tournament typically has the Sabres, Devils, Penguins, and Bruins.  The last couple of years, Montreal and Ottawa have just played a couple of scrimmage games after Toronto bolted on their mini tournament to join one out West.

 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/inside-the-nhl-big-names-will-fetch-big-prices-when-free-agency-opens/article_18cbbabc-ff70-11ec-a4af-7bc1693bcab9.html

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