2023 Off-Season Thread

[Panthers Fan 69]

I think we all are just ichy for hockey. The team is good. We just need it. We fend for it. Maybe addictive if you will?!   Ups and downs but for the most part, we are really friendly and aren’t like the panthers sub. Even if I get a little flack for being too positive sometimes but I get it haha
 

I’ll say, we have a good group in here. Hopefully we have more for the regular season games like we had for the playoffs 

 

we really should have a Huddle game we all tailgate and go too this year. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Panthers Fan 69

[Panthers Fan 69]

9 hours ago, Rocky Davis said:

Wow, why are we getting bent out of shape about a rumor about a guy who would rather play in Ottawa than Carolina because of $$.

I rather make some good scratch and be on a winning team.

Watch out for the Sens this year. Back half of last year, they were pretty good. 

[Anybodyhome]

Tarasenko was a TDL acquisition by the Rangers last year and now he's signing a 1-year, $5M deal with Ottawa? All this after canning his agent and signing with new representation?

This sounds to me like Tarasenko may be a problem child and perhaps a blessing in disguise the Canes didn't sign him.

[Anybodyhome]

And, I'm still liking Nick Ritchie as a 6'2" 230lb LW. I think he could be a break out stud in RBAs system.

[DavidEng]

2 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

Tarasenko was a TDL acquisition by the Rangers last year and now he's signing a 1-year, $5M deal with Ottawa? All this after canning his agent and signing with new representation?

This sounds to me like Tarasenko may be a problem child and perhaps a blessing in disguise the Canes didn't sign him.

Yeah the Tarasenko trade drama turned me off on him a bit. 

Interestingly, the Canes first regular season home game is against the Sens.  A chance for the Canes to show him we didn’t need him lol. Here’s to a Canes win!

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by DavidEng

[Harbingers]

14 minutes ago, DavidEng said:

Yeah the Tarasenko trade drama turned me off on him a bit. 

Interestingly, the Canes first regular season home game is against the Sens.  A chance for the Canes to show him we didn’t need him lol. Here’s to a Canes win!

 

We don’t need him. Our roster as it stands is more than fine and will be better than last year even. With the knowledge svech is missing half the season. Bring Pono up. Get him some pro experience. Win as many as we can and we’ve added two bruisers for the conference games. If we need a scorer? Guess what? We get svech back. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Harbingers

[DavidEng]

If correct that the Canes offer was less than $4mil this easily explains why Tarasenko went elsewhere. Can’t blame him for that.

Edited July 28, 2023 by DavidEng

[PleaseCutStewart]

5 hours ago, DavidEng said:

If correct that the Canes offer was less than $4mil this easily explains why Tarasenko went elsewhere. Can’t blame him for that.

He got a 4-year offer for that price from the senators and didn't take it???? That would have been absolute highway robbery if he was able to get a 5.5m 4 year contract from the Sens.

The dude has been a ghost in the playoffs when he has been on a playoff team and thinks he's worth elite level money sounds like he deserves to be on the Sens. 

[DavidEng]

1 hour ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

He got a 4-year offer for that price from the senators and didn't take it???? That would have been absolute highway robbery if he was able to get a 5.5m 4 year contract from the Sens.

The dude has been a ghost in the playoffs when he has been on a playoff team and thinks he's worth elite level money sounds like he deserves to be on the Sens. 

Yeah to me that Twitter post sounds questionable. He ended up with a 1 year $5mil contract from the Senators.

https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/ottawa-senators-sign-forward-vladimir-tarasenko-to-a-one-year-contract/c-345453898

[PleaseCutStewart]

Didn't realize he had three goals in their playoff series. Honestly, it seems like the guy didn't want to play here so he can go f*** himself.

As much as I don't agree with TDAs views, the year we had him he clearly showed he wanted to play with us and hopefully he'll do the same next year. I'll take guys that buy into our system and want to do well over overpriced rentals that will probably be shipped out again at the trade deadline

[Harbingers]

The one who has 2 rings? Duh. 

[Rocky Davis]

On 7/27/2023 at 11:35 PM, DavidEng said:

Point well taken. We should recognize spirited debate doesn’t set well with the more sensitive members here.

Youre kind of piling on after it’s all over though haha.

I wasn't trying to pile on, I was just saying it was pointless to argue over the rumor about Tarasenko joining the Canes when it is now apparent he's all about the $$$.

[Harbingers]

All that aside….

 

[Harbingers]

Hopefully we will resign him next year. I feel like he wants to be here and he’s a good 4th line player that can alt if we get an injury.