GDT: NHL Free Agents vs NHL GM's

[JPonder94]

the Tampa Bay Lightning received Simon Gagne in a trade from the Philadelphia Flyers for 30-year-old defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth round draft pick

Now anyone look at Kovy or Gagne for scoring will quickly turn their attention to Frolov and Lee, so things 'should' start happening.

Good to see Matt Walker still floating around. He's really overpaid right now for anyone who cares to know.

[Cabby]

Bout damn time.

[cprice12]

the Tampa Bay Lightning received Simon Gagne in a trade from the Philadelphia Flyers for 30-year-old defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth round draft pick

Now anyone look at Kovy or Gagne for scoring will quickly turn their attention to Frolov and Lee, so things 'should' start happening.

That's all TB had to give up?

Wow. What a steal.

[Winning Unlimited]

the Tampa Bay Lightning received Simon Gagne in a trade from the Philadelphia Flyers for 30-year-old defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth round draft pick

Now anyone look at Kovy or Gagne for scoring will quickly turn their attention to Frolov and Lee, so things 'should' start happening.

That's all TB had to give up?

Wow. What a steal.

Will Tampa Bay be the best team in the Southeast division this year? I think so.

[Nyghtewynd]

The Blues will be spectators.

And at this rate, so will I. From my couch.

[Portland Blues]

The Blues will be spectators.

And at this rate, so will I. From my couch.

Let's hope for a few new Happy Pony commercials this season and it'll be a good one from the comfort of our living rooms.

[Krigloch the Furious]

anybody know if FSMW is going to show more HD games this year?

[sseagle]

anybody know if FSMW is going to show more HD games this year?

Nope, they have to cover the Cardinals players and their offseason activities in HD until spring training starts in mid-December

[WaukeeBlues]

the Tampa Bay Lightning received Simon Gagne in a trade from the Philadelphia Flyers for 30-year-old defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth round draft pick

Now anyone look at Kovy or Gagne for scoring will quickly turn their attention to Frolov and Lee, so things 'should' start happening.

That is pitifully atrocious if that's the best that Philly could get. I would be franking livid if I were a Flyers fan. LIVID

[JPonder94]

anybody know if FSMW is going to show more HD games this year?

No I haven't heard but I have heard they have a full line of Happy Pony commercials ready to go!

[cprice12]

anybody know if FSMW is going to show more HD games this year?

The natural progression of things should lead to more HD games being on tv this year.
However, I can see the process getting slowed down since we had all of the home games in HD last year.
I imagine adding more away games in HD will be a slower process.

[Nyghtewynd]

And, of course, as far as I can tell Dish will probably skip showing half of them.

[SteveO]

Why should Philly be livid? These are the kinds of trades you get to see in the cap-era. No longer can you just compare stats to stats because length of contract and amounts play a big role.

Philly HAD to dump him so his value goes down automatically. Couple that with his tendencies to be injured and you have a 5M contract that you HOPE you get 1/2 of a season; anything more than that is a bonus.

How much you think people are willing to give up for that??

Apparently not much.

[WaukeeBlues]

Why should Philly be livid? These are the kinds of trades you get to see in the cap-era. No longer can you just compare stats to stats because length of contract and amounts play a big role.

Philly HAD to dump him so his value goes down automatically. Couple that with his tendencies to be injured and you have a 5M contract that you HOPE you get 1/2 of a season; anything more than that is a bonus.

How much you think people are willing to give up for that??

Apparently not much.

Yea, and a year ago he had 34 goals and 40 assists, to say nothing of his heroics in the playoffs this season (9 goals in 19 games).

If that's all that was being offered for Gagne, then trade someone else, because that is a laughable offer for a guy who can still score at a point per game and contribute in the playoffs imho.

[JPonder94]

Why should Philly be livid? These are the kinds of trades you get to see in the cap-era. No longer can you just compare stats to stats because length of contract and amounts play a big role.

Philly HAD to dump him so his value goes down automatically. Couple that with his tendencies to be injured and you have a 5M contract that you HOPE you get 1/2 of a season; anything more than that is a bonus.

How much you think people are willing to give up for that??

Apparently not much.

Yea, and a year ago he had 34 goals and 40 assists, to say nothing of his heroics in the playoffs this season (9 goals in 19 games).

If that's all that was being offered for Gagne, then trade someone else, because that is a laughable offer for a guy who can still score at a point per game and contribute in the playoffs imho.

I just don't understand why they were ok with getting ANOTHER goon-esc defenseman. Did they really need another one? What about a depth forward?

[Krigloch the Furious]

Should the Blues go after Frolov? And would that help in the Tarasenko situation?

[glen a richter]

Blues management's big eff you to the fans in the form of not filling the most pressing need is ensuring that flashchat will be hopping all season long.

[WaukeeBlues]

Should the Blues go after Frolov? And would that help in the Tarasenko situation?

I don't even know if they should.

At this point, it's patently obvious that ownership, in lieu of the recent bailout of one of their top peers, don't want to spend money they don't have to. Halak was a necessary acquisition, partially off-set by the fact we let Mason walk.

Nothing more is going to happen this summer with the Blues. Almost guarantee it.

Maybe a 17 year deal for EJ (one can hope ) but that's about the only thing left to watch for- how much EJ is going to command the next few years.

[Krigloch the Furious]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=A ... ers-frolov

NEW YORK (AP)—The Rangers added offensive punch by agreeing to terms Tuesday with longtime Los Angeles Kings forward Alexander Frolov(notes), who should provide a potent complement to Marian Gaborik(notes) on New York’s top line.

The 28-year-old winger, who spent his first seven NHL seasons with Los Angeles, has scored over 20 goals five times—including two 30-goal seasons— but is coming off a disappointing one in which he had only 19 goals and 32 assists in 81 games.

Frolov and the Rangers agreed on a one-year deal worth $3 million. He earned $4 million last season when he scored his fewest goals since posting 14 in his rookie season of 2002-03.

By signing on for just one season, Frolov will look to have a bounce-back year with the Rangers and turn that into a longer, more-lucrative deal next summer.

Frolov has 24 career multigoal games, including three NHL hat tricks. In 536 regular-season NHL games, Frolov—who can play on either wing—has 168 goals and 381 points. He is expected to play alongside Gaborik, the Rangers’ top offensive threat, who had 42 goals and 86 points in his first season with New York.

“Alex is a highly skilled player who we feel will play a key role in improving our offense and play in all situations,” Rangers general manager Glen Sather said in a statement. “He is strong competitor and has the ability to play either wing position.”

The Rangers are banking on Frolov returning to the form he showed two seasons ago when he led the Kings with 32 goals—12 on the power play—and was second on the club with 59 points. It was the third time he topped Los Angeles in goals.

Frolov established career highs of 35 goals and 71 points during the 2006-07 season.

He has proven to be durable throughout his career as he has played at least 71 of 82 regular-season games in all but one season. Frolov played a low of 69 games during the 2005-06 season, but still managed 21 goals and 54 points.

[WaukeeBlues]

Frolov + Gaborik could be disgusting, that should be worth watching in NY.

I'm just glad some of these free agents are finally landing. NHL.com made a whole team of free agents as a gag article just to prove a point I think.