Central Division Talk

[Math]

He should be sent to Columbus right *fargin'* now. Torts loves kinda guys.

[cdanew]

He looks like an alien wearing a skin suit in that picture, tho.

Also, here's hoping the Wild draft is nothing but Guerin going down a list of 18 year olds and playing "Gay or Not Gay?"

He did not age well.

Ran in to Joe Nieuwendyk at Starbucks about a half hour ago. He still looks very fit, but he did look tired (maybe getting over celebrating his birthday a couple of days ago).

[SaintAngerBH]

What's he doing in Dallas?

[ToddM]

Taking measurements in Nill's office, hopefully.

[cdanew]

What's he doing in Dallas?

Pretty sure he still lives here. He was a scout for the Hurricanes but I believe stopped doing that last year. His son had been playing locally and is likely going to be playing for the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL.

[Math]

Morissey inked 8 years at $6.1M per. The first sign of giving up on Laine and/or Connor? with $15M below the cap this season and $20M next season, given the RFAs to come, I wish the Jets good luck.

[Math]

Yeah, Chevaldayoff doesn't seem to go very well... Probably due to the Laine/Connor non-contract issues.

[Jason]

[ToddM]

A fair price for the guy who came in 10th in the Lady Byng voting last season.

[SaintAngerBH]

Guerin starting the descent into the ground already, I see.

[SaintAngerBH]

Just for comparison, Marchand makes around the same money and had 100 points last year. Spurgeon had 43.

[ScubaSteve]

Benn makes $2 million more for like 7 more points.

[B Kat]

I think it’s a decent deal. Spurgeon is a very good d man, despite his size.

[SaintAngerBH]

Benn makes $2 million more for like 7 more points.

Yeah, but he's a great leader.

[slaps]

Just for comparison, Marchand makes around the same money and had 100 points last year. Spurgeon had 43.

But Spurgeon is a defenseman? That seems relevant.

Also, salaries go up.

[SaintAngerBH]

Just for comparison, Marchand makes around the same money and had 100 points last year. Spurgeon had 43.

But Spurgeon is a defenseman? That seems relevant.

Also, salaries go up.

Yeah, I realized my mistake after posting it. Oh well.

[Math]

At $7.5M/year it's in the high bracket for that type of players. Still a lot of $$$ but not shocking if you see that Ekblad is at $8M per, Subban at *fargin'* $9M per, Vlasic at $7M per and now Trouba at $8M per. The latter signing clearly set the tone for the uptrend of D-men contract value.

Spurgeon is a key piece in both PK, PP, is fast, has a quality first pass, technically brillant, not often injured and is reliable either defensively and offensively.

But in terms of size, weight and scariness, well...

[slaps]

At $7.5M/year it's in the high bracket for that type of players. Still a lot of $$$ but not shocking if you see that Ekblad is at $8M per, Subban at *fargin'* $9M per, Vlasic at $7M per and now Trouba at $8M per. The latter signing clearly set the tone for the uptrend of D-men contract value.

Spurgeon is a key piece in both PK, PP, is fast, has a quality first pass, technically brillant, not often injured and is reliable either defensively and offensively.

But in terms of size, weight and scariness, well...

$8MM - $11MM is the market for top-pair to elite #1 defensemen. $6MM to $8MM looks like the market for top-4 that can be a top-2 now and then.

[ToddM]

Spurgeon's also almost 30, was a 25-point d-man for 90% of his career, and last year was both the first and only time he has ever cracked 40 points in a season.

[slaps]

Yeah but I assume you have to overpay to get someone to stay in Minnesota.

[Math]

Yeah but I assume you have to overpay to get someone to stay in Minnesota.

So imagine if, one day, there's a team here in Quebec City, with revenues in CAD and paychecks in USD...

[Knives Out]

Let’s trade Honka to the Wild so he can pair with Spurgeon. His deserved salary would bring that line’s total to 8 million, making it more swallowable for the fans.

[Math]

1) Hurricanes have just traded Faulk to the Blues with a 5th rounder for Edmunston, a prospect, a 7th round pick and... nothing more.
2) Faulk immediately signed a 7-year/$6.5M per extension
3) Pietrangelo will be an UFA after the season
4) Blolz

[ScubaSteve]

I’d love to have Pietrangelo here. He’s got some miles on him now, but he’s the player people pretend Stephen Johns is.

[Math]

Definitely. He managed to maintain himself as a dominant piece while his former teammate Shattenkirk (that I thought to be more or less equivalent to him back in the Blues' days) completely faded once he joined the Caps.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

I’d love to have Pietrangelo here. He’s got some miles on him now, but he’s the player people pretend Stephen Johns is.

He’s injured and his career is over?

[B Kat]

Eff St. Louis. They just got a lot better.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

We just got revenge for their beating us in the playoffs and that first preseason game. All evened up now.

[Jason]

[SaintAngerBH]

Honka for Laine.