Reminder that he was available for a fifth round pick. Great finishing bottom six forward that can play up the lineup or as an extra attacker late in a game.
*Nashville was higher on waiver priority than NJ so we couldn't realistically get him for free.
Colorado paid a LOT for nelson at 50% retained... And it's still less than tampa paid for bjorkstrand and gourde.
Hope the market isn't this hot tomorrow.
This sums up all the (reliable) updates.
Looks like if we do go for Rantanen in a sign & trade, we would need a salary dump, or a big player will be traded. (Now or in the off season)
I don't see a way we can keep him for 14 mil next season with no adjustments.
These prices are crazy.
I don't know which side of the fence im leaning on anymore.
Do you buy a top six for a first, second and prospect? Lol
It kills me that hughes got hurt now, because if this was a month ago, we would have bought all the right pieces for better value.
With Kovacevic new deal we have:
Kovacevic until 2031
Hamilton until 2028
Pesce until 2028
Siegenthaler until 2028
Dillon until 2027
Casey until 2027
Hughes RFA
1 more year on Nemec
Im hoping theres a trade in place now with this news.
Definitely not the best deadline, or even close to it.
But definitely not worth crying on twitter about.
Still a playoff team and opportunity this off season.
A lot of teams rented players they can't afford to resign. Many UFAs not traded amd/or close in negotiations either.
Recap on the 4 additions:
Good two-way seventh LHD
Great shot and two-way fourth line winger
Good defense first bottom six center
Average shutdown top 6 LHD
Score: 5/10
Player types we need for depth and to make other trades possible
**(but those other trades didnt happen)**
Yea we didnt stand a change getting Rantanen from Carolina..
They rejected a better deal than Dallas from a conference rival, imagine what we would've needed to trade as a division rival.