MillionDollarCam

I’m gonna highlight this post again because it’s just a good reminder of why you shouldn’t buy NHL sweaters unless the guy has inked a seven year deal. Take it from someone like me who has an Alex Semin sweater hanging in his closet. Life comes at you fast.

I initially had this concern but then I thought back to the whole Gardiner situation. If he gets hurt you LTIR him then move on.

Yep, I give Waddell poo but I think an NHL GM’s job is the toughest in sports and he’s done remarkably well. You are given penny’s in cap space to work with to fill out a 23 man roster and every 45 point player wants an AAV of $5M or more. The system is broken and it hurts good teams who develop well. Being that it’s a hard cap, it’s not like there’s a luxury tax you can go into to keep your own talent like the NBA. If we can’t afford a guy then we simply can’t afford him. While I’d love to keep Pesce the smart thing to do is move him for assets and then hopefully Morrow and Nikishin are developed property and you have three years of those guys. In the NHL you keep your elite talent and cycle through everyone else.

I get it sucks to lose Pesce but this is the downside of being a very good team and very good at development. You can’t afford to keep everyone. Just look at Tampa… Palat, Gourde, Coleman, Goodrow, Killorn… all gone now. It’s just the downside of being successful. I think Canes fans in general are going to have to become accustomed to this.

If you guys trust in Rod as much as you say you do then give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to EK. He had TDA at +30 cause he knows how to manipulate matchups and who he can and can not pair guys with.

The issue isn’t the money, it’s the term. With the way Pesce plays the Canes don’t feel comfortable giving him a seven or eight year deal which is what another team is going to give. It also doesn’t matter when Aho gets done in regards to cap space. No matter when he extends it won’t affect the cap until next year. There’s also no way we were keeping everyone with Aho, Necas, Jarvis, Pesce, and Skjei all needing new contracts and all getting raises. There’s just not enough money.

It is going to be weird not seeing Brett in a Canes sweater. He deserves a full minute standing O upon his return to Raleigh, he’s been a real one.

Don’t think it has anything to do with people being down on Pesce. From the Canes point of view it’s moving a player that you’d only get one more year out of and flipping the assets you get for him for a player that you get four more years out of.

Not sure this is what the NBA had in mind for the 1 vs. 2 matchup.

Oh Lord… welcome to the NBA Vic.

Not one good thing happened that half.

Cancel the rest of our games.

This is so bad, so bad.

Miller hanging tough in the post against Wembanyama.

Bouknight has somehow managed to get worse.

Gradey Dick also struggled today. Guy was just throwing up prayers.

I’ve seen Nashville mentioned and a possible return being Fabbro and a first. Then both are flipped along with our first rounder to San Jose.

Looks like Pesce may be traded this weekend. Brett’s dad is saying his goodbye’s on Twitter.

Never been but I’d bet it would be fun to get to see all the kids. Scott Morrow will be there which makes it worth it in my opinion.

Miller has a lot of talent you just wish he had that dog in him where he goes out and takes over. That’s what I always liked about Scoot. I’d honestly rather Miller do what Gradey Dick is doing and just throw up shot after shot than be passive.

If there was ever a Summer League game to not play like poo, it would be tonight.

It’s like watching the same fugging game over and over and over.

I despise our manager. Enough is enough.

It’s the Lattanzio special. Score a goal then forget how to play.

Very true.