The Official 2016-17 NHL thread

[Doc Holliday]

The Markov camp has indicated they doubt he'll sign with someone today.

The big names still out there are:

Markov
Radulov (update: he just signed with Dallas)
Marleau (update: he just signed with the Leafs)
Shattenkirk (update: he just signed with the Rangers)
Thornton (update: he just re-signed with San Jose)

 

[Doc Holliday]

..thanks Doc......and where is Big Joe.....

He met with Mike Babcock and Mark Hunter recently. Now i'm hearing there was a chance Toronto was looking at the possibility of signing both he and Marleau. But now Thornton is supposedly out. Maybe he didn't like Toronto's policy of no facial hair, who knows. So now i'm hearing he's waiting to see where Marleau will sign. My guess is that Joe Thornton will re-sign with San Jose. We'll see.

 

[gaby]

MARKOV-RADULOV et MARLEAU-THORNTON........LE SUSPENS CONTINUE....J'ESPÈRE QU'ILS VONT S'ENTENDRE AVEC LEURS ÉQUIPES RESPECTIVES......SINON DE GROSSES POINTURES À COMBLER.....

 

[gaby]

Semble assuré qu'effectivement Big Joe va rester avec les Sharks.....bonne décision pour les 2 parties....serais pas étonné non plus que Marleau fasse de même.

 

[gaby]

Daniel Alfredsson quitte l'organisation des Sens....nouvelle surprenante...je croyais cette légende avec les Sens à vie et avec des responsabilités encore plus importantes. Difficile de l'imaginer ailleurs dans la NHL....mais tout est possible....à moins qu'il ne retourne vivre en Suède....ce qui me surprendrait...à suivre.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Shattenkirk signed withe the Rangers. Since he is from Greenwich, CT not a surprise........

 

[Doc Holliday]

Shattenkirk signed withe the Rangers. Since he is from Greenwich, CT not a surprise........

What's surprising according to the experts is the kind of money he still managed to get considering everyone knew he wanted to go to NY and that he's terrible defensively. Oh well, good for him!

 

[gaby]

Oh ...Marleau signe avec les Leafs.....bonne décision.....va apporter de l'expérience à ces jeunes talentueux Leafs qui vont continuer de progresser....bonne équipe en perspective....intéressante à suivre.....

 

[jalimon]

Ils vont gagner la coupe! I feel it coming! Toronto le mérite!!

Cheers,

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

the GEO did nothing and do you know why, we are good as it is plus we have no money left. Still say we beat Anaheim and should have moved onto the next round.

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

What's surprising according to the experts is the kind of money he still managed to get considering everyone knew he wanted to go to NY and that he's terrible defensively. Oh well, good for him!

He was widely considered the No. 1 player in the 2017 free agent class, and for good reason. Shattenkirk is 28, a coveted right-handed shot, an outstanding puck-moving defenseman and an above-average possession player. Those characteristics priced him into the $7-million-per-yer range and, we assumed, into the max allowable term for a player not re-signing with his existing team: seven years.

We know Shattenkirk could’ve landed a longer term and a bit more money elsewhere. So why did he join the Rangers? The biggest hint is that he lives in the Hamptons. It’s a hometown signing for him. That may have given the Blueshirts leverage – that and the fact they’re still in their Stanley Cup contending years and may have extended their window by virtue of signing Shattenkirk.

 

[EagerBeaver]

STN Shattenkirk may live in the Hamptons, but where his family lives and where he grew up (in Greenwich) is much closer to NYC than the Hamptons. His Twitter which has not been updated says he is a "New Yorker at heart":

https://twitter.com/shattdeuces?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Greenwich is on the border with NY and most people who live there either work in or commute extensively to NYC.

 

[Doc Holliday]

He was widely considered the No. 1 player in the 2017 free agent class, and for good reason. Shattenkirk is 28, a coveted right-handed shot, an outstanding puck-moving defenseman and an above-average possession player. Those characteristics priced him into the $7-million-per-yer range and, we assumed, into the max allowable term for a player not re-signing with his existing team: seven years.

His stock dropped down considerably after he was traded to Washington and he was terrible in the playoffs. His play since joining the Caps scared off a lot of potential suitors, including the Leafs. His defensive liabilities were exposed more than ever once he joined Washington and his stock dropped.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Radulov signs five-year deal with Dallas

The deal is rumoured to be in the range of $6 million or so per year.

Habs fans aren't happy!

 

[Titilleur]

Sérieusement... Radulov est-il si bon que ça?

Il a fait juste 54 points... Quand même... 71e pointeur de la NHL... Vaut-il la même chose que Voracek, Giroux, Koivu, Forsberg ou Stepan? Radulov n'a pas le même impact sur son club que les joueurs pré-cités...

 

[Doc Holliday]

I agree that signing Radulov at the kind of deal he got from Dallas would have been nuts for Montreal or any team in the league. Not for a guy his age who's never scored 20 goals more than once.

Ales Hemsky for 1-year makes more sense, even if he'll soon be 34.

Signing goalie Carey Price to the biggest contract in NHL history (for now) is nuts! Not only is he just a goalie, but he's not even the best goalie in the NHL! Not only that, but his best years are behind him and he's suffered two very serious knee injuries in the past! All it does is guarantee that the habs will never get a true #1 center for the next 8 years at least.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Updated free agent transactions

Ron Hainsey signs with Toronto.

Matt Hunwick signs with Pittsburgh.

Ryan Miller signs with Anaheim.

Brian Elliott signs with Philly.

Steve Mason signs with the Jets.

Ondrej Pavelec signs with the Rangers.

Jonathan Bernier signs with Colorado.

Trevor Dailey signs with Detroit.

Patrick Sharp close to re-joining Chicago.

Anders Nilsson signs with Vancouver.

Michael Del Zotto signs with Vancouver.

Sam Gagner signs with Vancouver.

Colin Wilson to join Colorado.

Benoit Pouliot signs with Buffalo.

Curtis Mclhinney & Garrett Sparks re-sign with the Leafs.

Nate Thompson signs with Ottawa.

Nick Bonino signs with Nashville.

Chad Johnson signs with Buffalo.

Karl Alzner signs with Montreal for 5 years/$23 million.

Justin Williams signs with Carolina.

Dimitry Kulikov signs with Winnipeg.

Mike Cammalleri signs with Los Angeles.

Dan Girardi signs with Tampa.

Peter Holland signs with Montreal.

Byron Froese signs with Montreal.

Martin Hanzal signs with Dallas.

Kevin Shattenkirk signs with NY Rangers for 4 years/$26.6 million.

Radim Vrbata signs with Florida.

Chris Kunitz signs with TB.

Joe Thornton re-signs with SJ.

Patrick Marleau signs with the Leafs for 3 years/$18.75 million.

Devante Smith-Pelley signs with Washington.

Alex Hemsky signs with Montreal.

Alex Radulov signs with Dallas for 5 years/$31.25 million.

Mikael Grigorenko signs with the KHL.

Nail Yakupov signs with Colorado.

David Desharnais signs with NY Rangers.

Nikita Nesterov signs with the KHL.

Viktor Stalberg signs with a Swiss team.

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

The GEO got rid of Nail, hope he does well in Colorado, change may do him good.

 

[Doc Holliday]

The GEO got rid of Nail, hope he does well in Colorado, change may do him good.

They signed him for one year at just $875 000. The habs could also have signed him but preferred going with soon-to-be 34 year old Ales Hemsky for $1 million.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Ilya Kovalchuk has decided to head back to the KHL for one more season where he will finish his current contract.