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Official Canes Off-season Thread


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20 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

There's a reason they're not staying in Pittsburgh. Far too expensive. Malkin (35 years old and hasn't played a full season in years) left Pittsburgh with a $9.5M AAV and Letang (also 35 years old) with $7.25M. Please- neither are worth that kind of money.

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18 hours ago, KillerKat said:

Honestly with the way our goal scorers disappeared in the playoffs, Im not even sure adding 2 more would be enough. We should aim for 3 and/or light a fire under everyones asses that they are expected to play at full potential at all times. Even stars like Svech. Easily the most disappointing one.

You aren’t wrong. That’s 2 years in a row Aho and Svech just disappeared in the round they lost in. For us to win a cup next year those boys HAVE to cook in the playoffs. If not, you actually may see rod on the hot seat. 

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On 7/4/2022 at 12:20 PM, Panthers Fan 69 said:

You aren’t wrong. That’s 2 years in a row Aho and Svech just disappeared in the round they lost in. For us to win a cup next year those boys HAVE to cook in the playoffs. If not, you actually may see rod on the hot seat. 

Sorry for late reply, but yeah I agree. In any sport if your team suddenly becomes undisciplined and doesn`t perform in crucial situations over and over again, especially in the playoffs, it means there is something up with the coaching. Seems like Rod can get the best out of the players in the regular season, but something happens in the playoffs. Idk if he is too lax or he needs better assistant coaching, but something needs to be fixed. 

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19 hours ago, Hurricanesam10 said:

You guys think we might do anything at the draft this Thursday?

The NHL draft more resembles the MLB draft than it does the NFL. Almost nobody drafted in the NHL finds themselves sitting on an NHL team that season. Most draftees spend time in the minors or developmental leagues before making it to the big ice.

That being said, the Canes have no 1st round pick this year and are thought to be looking at defensemen in the draft. Owner Tom Dundon has stated publicly he'd never use a first round pick on a blue-liner because their upside is so damn difficult to predict. That's good, the Canes have no 1st rounder, so make your first pick in the second round a defenseman. 

The Canes farm system is stacked right now- no need to trade draft picks. Let teams looking to rebuild and add youth to their rosters come to the Canes and offer picks for prospects.

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47 minutes ago, Rocky Davis said:

Regarding the whole Malkin/Letang rumor:  Eklund throws things at the wall and sees what sticks 98% of the time.  Hockeybuzz isn't reliable at all, I am shocked it is still around.

I usually agree, but he pulled it from Friedman who is a tad more reliable. Still don’t think they are options.

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10 hours ago, Rocky Davis said:

Yep, Penguins got a decent deal.  He could have made more, but I would have worried at the end of his contract.  D-men can fall off quickly.

He's already fallen off. His offensive skills are still decent, but he's almost a defensive liability at this point.

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In other news on Draft Day 1:

Toronto traded Peter Mrazek and their 25th pick to Chicago for Chicago's 38th pick. Chicago then drafted a high school blue liner and have to pay Mrazek $3.8M for the next 2 seasons.

Chicago is in full rebuild, sending DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for the 7th overall this year, a 2nd rounder this year and a 3rd round pick in 2024. DeBrincat has 2 straight 40+ goal seasons at just 24 years old. He was a $6.4M cap it and scheduled to be an RFA after the 22-23 season.

Arizona traded up to get Morgan Geekie's brother, Conor, at #11 last night.

The Rangers traded goalie Alexander Georgiev to Colorado for a few draft picks down the road. The Avs Darcy Kuemper, who hoisted the Cup this season, is a UFA as Colorado can't afford to keep him.

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