NHL's Expension Draft Thread

[boubabi 4,725]

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The Colorado Avalanche have started the buyout process for the final year defenceman Francois Beauchemin's contract.

Since Beauchemin was on a +35 contract the Avalanche are still on the hook for his full $4.5 million cap hit next season, but will only owe him $3 million in salary payable over the next two seasons.

 

[BluObieZ 1,125]

That's music to my ears.

[Higgins 3,618]

Holy shit Montreal acquired Drouin guy is a beast

[boubabi 4,725]

holyyyyy shitttttttttttt

[boubabi 4,725]

vs sergachev

 

I guesss it was the price to pay

 

but fuck, that's one talented mofo

[Higgins 3,618]

It's starting the craziest off season in NHL history 

 

Gonna be wild

[boubabi 4,725]

chucky will be playing LW, therefore, a center is coming for chucky... right ?

[Kendrick 4,741]

1 hour ago, boubabi said:

Also, lets remember that vegas gotta have 6 goalies

How do you figure? They only have to take 3 for the franchise and the 4th will be a free agent signing of a guy looking for a job.

[boubabi 4,725]

fuck, right, it's 3 goaltenders

 

sry 

[Kendrick 4,741]

Just now, boubabi said:

fuck, right, it's 3 goaltenders

 

sry 

I thought maybe you were thinking they needed 6 goalies to satisfy their NHL/AHL and ECHL depth chart but they won't have an ECHL team and their AHL team will be a shared one. So they take 3 NHL calibre goalies and the rest is for players with large contracts and low contracts.

[Ahma 1,428]

29 minutes ago, boubabi said:

vs sergachev

 

I guesss it was the price to pay

 

but fuck, that's one talented mofo

I hate that trade. 

[boubabi 4,725]

lets be honest, drouin is pure talent 

[boubabi 4,725]

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Looks like the condition is whether Sergachev plays 40 games this season for TBL. If he does, no draft picks are exchanged. 
In other words...the Lightning get MTL's 2nd round pick next year if they keep Sergachev in the OHL

 

[Kendrick 4,741]

4 minutes ago, boubabi said:

 

Chances are they will do that if their Defensemen depth stays the same this year.

[Fire Tortorella 2,653]

3 hours ago, boubabi said:

So grubauer/fleury/hutchinson (hellebyuick) are likely gone (and maybe Montoya as well)

 

I wouldn't be surprised if one of the goalies selected by LA ends up with the Flyers.

[Da Trifecta 1,899]

13 minutes ago, Fire Hakstol said:

 

I wouldn't be surprised if one of the goalies selected by LA ends up with the Flyers.

 

Let's just hope it's not MAF. I don't think he woulud do that.

[Gooningitup 1,290]

I think its interesting risk, Drouin is like Galy, a talent who hasnt quite emerged consistently. And is right now more offense focused. Not a Julien type, be a waste if he ends up in the dog house

[Kendrick 4,741]

9 minutes ago, Gooningitup said:

I think its interesting risk, Drouin is like Galy, a talent who hasnt quite emerged consistently. And is right now more offense focused. Not a Julien type, be a waste if he ends up in the dog house

Two totally different styles of play though.

[Gooningitup 1,290]

4 minutes ago, Kendrick said:

Two totally different styles of play though.

 

For sure they are, Drouin also has the higher upside, due to skill package. I think it can be great for both teams. But its a risk if he just stays in the dog house in Montreal its a hard price to pay. 

 

He also has pressure being a frankophone star in a frankphone town. So when hes cold, which he gets on its going to be tough.

Edited June 15, 2017 by Gooningitup

[Kendrick 4,741]

Just now, Gooningitup said:

 

For sure they are, Drouin also has tbr higher upside, due to skill package. I think it can be great for both teams. But its a risk if he just stays in the dog house in Montreal its a hard price to pay. 

 

He also has pressure being a frankophone star in a frankphone town. So when hes cold, which he gets on its going to be tough.

Well yeah but a goal scorer in the doghouse is different from a guy who is a net nuisance and goes hard into the corners. Gally is a pain to play against, Drouin is a pain to play against as well, but for different reasons.

 

The only comparison between the two is that Brendan and Jonathan are both young. That being said, if Drouin is one of their main sources of offence, even he won't be in the doghouse for long.

[boubabi 4,725]

Drouin signed 6 years 5.5 per

[boubabi 4,725]

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The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenceman Erik Gudbranson to a one-year, $3.5 million contract extension.

 

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Alexander Radulov's contract demands are currently pricing him out of Montreal.

The Canadiens would still like to bring him back next season, but his price would have to drop considerably.

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The Buffalo Sabres have hired Phil Housley as the teams new head coach.

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According to Ray Ferraro, the Vegas Golden Knights plan to keep Marc-André Fleury next season rather than flip him.

 

[Tyler 885]

7 hours ago, boubabi said:

chucky will be playing LW, therefore, a center is coming for chucky... right ?

 

Maybe. People keep bringing up Brodin who is a really underrated player. Would be amazing with Weber, but it also seems counter productive.

 

It's gonna be tough to figure out what to do if Radulov really wants 7-8 years. If Oshie hits fa I'd love bergevin to throw some money at him

[boubabi 4,725]

habs cap is pretty full right now

 

and eum, some people says that hurricanes is looking to dump one of their young D (even possibly hanifin) for a young forward

[Kendrick 4,741]

13 minutes ago, boubabi said:

habs cap is pretty full right now

 

and eum, some people says that hurricanes is looking to dump one of their young D (even possibly hanifin) for a young forward

Yeah I heard that as well. Not Hanifin specifically but because they have a very young D core they need to offload for a forward