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Just now, thejazz97 said:

Yes we can 

 

heartbreak

I sure hope so, but Gillis went through the same thing when he came aboard, ppl asked him about the curse all the time and he denied it but boy, some major curse stuff happened when he was hear and it wore him out, by then he said "I don't know, maybe, sure seemed like it at times."

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Just now, thejazz97 said:

Only one, I'm afraid.

That doesn't really fit with what he said... he said it was about money available.  We have $10-13 million really to blow on the UFA market.

 

One big piece for that money is certainly Stamkos as he is the only one that would eat up the majority of those dollars.

 

Two smaller pieces are a couple of $6 million dollar guys, of which those are the three out there (plus Lucic who even if he is available probably isn't a fit).

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I imagine if he's talking about Stamkos and adding $10-$13 million....he's obviously missing Gilman who would have told him we've also RFA's to qualify and prospects to sign.

 

Nice dream but a Goligoski/Demers/Erikson/Staal/Hudler I can see at 1/4 million more than we'd expect them to cost

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8 minutes ago, Provost said:

That doesn't really fit with what he said... he said it was about money available.  We have $10-13 million really to blow on the UFA market.

 

One big piece for that money is certainly Stamkos as he is the only one that would eat up the majority of those dollars.

 

Two smaller pieces are a couple of $6 million dollar guys, of which those are the three out there (plus Lucic who even if he is available probably isn't a fit).

Reports are that they're looking at re-signing Hammer.

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4 minutes ago, thejazz97 said:

Reports are that they're looking at re-signing Hammer.

....that would leave us the $10-13 I mentioned.  We have around $15+ total depending on the cap ceiling and what we do with Higgins.

 

Taking away whatever raise Baertschi gets and whatever relief from Higgins... and add other related moves of trading some depth pieces or reassigning eligible guys to the AHL and we could have significantly more.

 

I do doubt we end up getting Hamhuis signed though.  His language changed dramatically after the deadline and was no longer talking about how he wants to stay here badly.  He is now saying "if the money fits" and "since the deadline I have really opened my mind up to change"

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2 minutes ago, 19Nazzy91 said:

Sounds like Miller's staying... wonder what they're going to do now that they signed Demko and Garteig.

I imagine those two will split duties in Utica. No reason to rush either.

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I have 0 expectations for this team. Its hard to draw in impact free agents to a team that has taken a nose dive.  Anything above obtaining an ex calgary flame player or Arthur Griffiths's toupee will be a pleasant surprise for me.

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2 minutes ago, Warhippy said:

I imagine if he's talking about Stamkos and adding $10-$13 million....he's obviously missing Gilman who would have told him we've also RFA's to qualify and prospects to sign.

 

I don't think he needs Gilman to inform him of the obvious - that he has 26+ million in expiring UFA contracts the next two summers.

Baertschi this year will command an extra million.

Horvat, Hutton, Tryamkin won't exactly break the entire bank next year.

They have plenty of flexibility.

http://stats.nhlnumbers.com/teams/VAN?year=2016

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