2023 Off-Season Thread

[Anybodyhome]

Not to mention the fact the Pens are still 2 guys shy of a full roster, are still over the cap and the youngest winger in their top 6 (Jake Guentzel) is on LTIR.

They will have 3 forwards of the 12 currently under contract under the age of 30. They've been slow for the last 2 seasons, how will they not be even slower this season?

Crosby's contract expires when he's 38, Malkin's at 40, Rust's at 36, Rakell at 35, etc. The best is blue liner Kris Letang- his contract is up when he's 41....

Last year was a blow to Pens fans as it was the first time in years they missed the post season. I don't know how they avoid that same fate, except on a much larger scale, this year.

[OUCPFL]

16 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Well with the EK thing over we can finally start to get our roster together for opening night.

Not much else I’d do but I wouldn’t hate throwing Parise an offer. He played pretty well for a NYI team that plays similar to us so I think he’d fit in well.

Tatar is another option as a depth forward but I’m not sure if his game fits the Canes.

Wish we could find a consistent scorer. But nopeeeeeeeeee. 

[MillionDollarCam]

53 minutes ago, OUCPFL said:

Wish we could find a consistent scorer. But nopeeeeeeeeee. 

Hopefully it’ll be Svechnikov once he’s back and a lot rides on Jarvis making a big jump.

If Svech becomes the elite goal scorer, Jarvis makes a big jump, Teravainen has a rebound season, and Bunting gets us 20 or so goals, then we’ll be in fine shape.

Obviously a lot of if’s there.

Edited August 7, 2023 by MillionDollarCam

[backINblack28]

6 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Hopefully it’ll be Svechnikov once he’s back and a lot rides on Jarvis making a big jump.

If Svech becomes the elite goal scorer, Jarvis makes a big jump, Teravainen has a rebound season, and Bunting gets us 20 or so goals, then we’ll be in fine shape.

Obviously a lot of if’s there.

I think there's obviously chance that if any of this is taking shape that we will be making extreme moves at the trade deadline this time. In retrospect not making the move last year was the right thing--we kept everything while all other teams that gave up future assets were eliminated. This year, if we're healthy and on a course--it's time to press go and say F them picks

[MillionDollarCam]

2 minutes ago, backINblack28 said:

I think there's obviously chance that if any of this is taking shape that we will be making extreme moves at the trade deadline this time. In retrospect not making the move last year was the right thing--we kept everything while all other teams that gave up future assets were eliminated. This year, if we're healthy and on a course--it's time to press go and say F them picks

Lolol that needs to be the motto this year, F them picks!

[Anybodyhome]

50 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Teravainen has a rebound season,

This needs to happen or he's outta here at the deadline if there's someone who will make the team better. Look at his point totals since coming over from Chicago: 42, 64, 76, 63, 15 (bubble/injury season), 65, 37.

Needs to step up to his 40+ level

[OUCPFL]

2 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Hopefully it’ll be Svechnikov once he’s back and a lot rides on Jarvis making a big jump.

If Svech becomes the elite goal scorer, Jarvis makes a big jump, Teravainen has a rebound season, and Bunting gets us 20 or so goals, then we’ll be in fine shape.

Obviously a lot of if’s there.

Big IF's there. The issue I have with Svech is he's just inconsistent when it comes to goal scoring. He came into Carolina with a lot of hype. Even his scouting report compared him to Ovi. Just hasn't happened that way. At one point last year he went 20 freaking games without scoring a goal. For a "go to scorer" that's unheard of. Jarvis was meh last year. We just need better goal scorers period, and instead of that we got more defenders. Which makes no sense. 

[OUCPFL]

2 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Lolol that needs to be the motto this year, F them picks!

That should've been the motto the past few years...........hasn't happened. 

[DavidEng]

4 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Hopefully it’ll be Svechnikov once he’s back and a lot rides on Jarvis making a big jump.

If Svech becomes the elite goal scorer, Jarvis makes a big jump, Teravainen has a rebound season, and Bunting gets us 20 or so goals, then we’ll be in fine shape.

Obviously a lot of if’s there.

Agree, and let’s not forget Marty Necas breakout reg season with 28 G and a team leading 71 points. Bunting had 23 G 49 P last reg season that should help as well.

Turbo just did not look healthy to me for much of the latter part of the season. I hope he’s fully recovered from whatever was sapping his energy.

Edited August 7, 2023 by DavidEng

[backINblack28]

1 hour ago, OUCPFL said:

That should've been the motto the past few years...........hasn't happened. 

right but you can't have that cake and eat it too. the prospects we've been building because we haven't given it all up at the deadline are the tools we can use this year to beat out anyone for whoever we might want. anyone who wants to go back and demand we have retroactively acquired temo meier---did not watch the playoffs.

[Harbingers]

 

[MillionDollarCam]

Canes traded the rights to Massimo Rizzo and a 2025 5th round pick to Philly for the rights to David Kase (brother of Ondrej).

Many are speculating that this is Carolina’s way of making up for the TDA situation that the league got involved in.

[Stumpy]

Canes Acquire David Kase From Philadelphia

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Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired forward David Kase from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Massimo Rizzo and a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

"David is an intelligent forward who competes hard on both ends of the ice and will add to our organizational depth," said Waddell.

HOFPGMDW out chea skatin circles around the rest of the NHL suits!!!

STAN LEAK UP!!!

[Stumpy]

7 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Many are speculating that this is Carolina’s way of making up for the TDA situation that the league got involved in.

Nah bro! This dude with 1 goal in 7 games in 3 seasons is forreal forreal the missing peice we need to finally hoist...

Edited August 9, 2023 by Stumpy