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2024-25 NHL Misc. Thread

The Bruins get a dman and 2 picks in return. They retain 50% and the Devils retain 50% of the balance. The Devils get the signing rights to forward Shane LaChance from Edmonton and sent the signing rights to forward Petr Hauser to Boston, who sent them to Edmonton. He was a 2022 5th rounder who has never played in North America.

Maximus Wanner (yes, that’s his name) is in his 2nd season at AHL Bakersfield. Edmonton picked him in the 2021 7th round.


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Panthers signed Jesper Boqvist to a 2 year extension at $1.5 million AAV. He would have been a RFA with arbitration rights after the season.
 
Jackets signed Mathieu Olivier to a 6 year extension with $3 million AAV.

Jesse Puljujarvi is on waivers, he had been on a PTO with Charlotte. So they must have signed him to an NHL contract.
 
Does NJ make a trade now, making room by putting Jack Hughes on LTIR, in order to stay competitive in the Playoff/Stanley Cup mix or is this season now toast and the Devils are better off saving their trade assets for the offseason as they build for 25-26?

If I'm Tom Fitzgerald, I don't try to make a big trade swing just to try to ensure a playoff spot and just roll with what they have and hope for the best. The fans will HATE that, but I think the Devils' reality is that they were already a weak playoff contender even with Jack Hughes in the lineup. It would be pretty dumb to me for the Devils to burn assets at the trade deadline. Not this season.

The life of an NHL GM!
 
cmaleski2 said:
Does NJ make a trade now, making room by putting Jack Hughes on LTIR, in order to stay competitive in the Playoff/Stanley Cup mix or is this season now toast and the Devils are better off saving their trade assets for the offseason as they build for 25-26?

If I'm Tom Fitzgerald, I don't try to make a big trade swing just to try to ensure a playoff spot and just roll with what they have and hope for the best. The fans will HATE that, but I think the Devils' reality is that they were already a weak playoff contender even with Jack Hughes in the lineup. It would be pretty dumb to me for the Devils to burn assets at the trade deadline. Not this season.

The life of an NHL GM!
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Hamilton is out week to week too, he collided with Markstrom last night.
 
cmaleski2 said:
Does NJ make a trade now, making room by putting Jack Hughes on LTIR, in order to stay competitive in the Playoff/Stanley Cup mix or is this season now toast and the Devils are better off saving their trade assets for the offseason as they build for 25-26?

If I'm Tom Fitzgerald, I don't try to make a big trade swing just to try to ensure a playoff spot and just roll with what they have and hope for the best. The fans will HATE that, but I think the Devils' reality is that they were already a weak playoff contender even with Jack Hughes in the lineup. It would be pretty dumb to me for the Devils to burn assets at the trade deadline. Not this season.

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Devils have some nice assets, I agree why waste those this year…ride it out.
 
cmaleski2 said:
Does NJ make a trade now, making room by putting Jack Hughes on LTIR, in order to stay competitive in the Playoff/Stanley Cup mix or is this season now toast and the Devils are better off saving their trade assets for the offseason as they build for 25-26?

If I'm Tom Fitzgerald, I don't try to make a big trade swing just to try to ensure a playoff spot and just roll with what they have and hope for the best. The fans will HATE that, but I think the Devils' reality is that they were already a weak playoff contender even with Jack Hughes in the lineup. It would be pretty dumb to me for the Devils to burn assets at the trade deadline. Not this season.

The life of an NHL GM!
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I always find this time of year fascinating. In reality, most years you might have 4-6 teams (max) that truly feel they can go the distance which leaves another 10 teams that are all in the same boat on whether we dump talent or not. And of those a decent handful are grateful for their fans to be able to just see playoff games and collect all that bonus cash from the games. Sorry for rambling but just interesting to noodle and glad it’s not my day job!
 
HurryCanes said:
I always find this time of year fascinating. In reality, most years you might have 4-6 teams (max) that truly feel they can go the distance which leaves another 10 teams that are all in the same boat on whether we dump talent or not. And of those a decent handful are grateful for their fans to be able to just see playoff games and collect all that bonus cash from the games. Sorry for rambling but just interesting to noodle and glad it’s not my day job!
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Yeah the old adage..."only one team can win the Cup" and like Crusty Old Brian Burke use to always say..."the two biggest times of year that NHL GM's get dumb and stupid...the trade deadline and July 1st"...but this year does feel like there are a helluva lot more teams in the running with not as many clear cut front runners...the old "why not us if we can get in" mantra.
 
CanadaCanes said:
Yeah the old adage..."only one team can win the Cup" and like Crusty Old Brian Burke use to always say..."the two biggest times of year that NHL GM's get dumb and stupid...the trade deadline and July 1st"...but this year does feel like there are a helluva lot more teams in the running with not as many clear cut front runners...the old "why not us if we can get in" mantra.
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If you’re the Islanders or Bruins, what do you do? The Bruins have 2 key players out for an extended period and are 3 points out of the 2nd wild card. But they have the Rangers and 2 division rivals ahead of them. The Islanders are 4 points out and have a better points percentage than the Bruins. Even the Flyers at NHL .500 are only 5 points out.

The West is a little more settled but there could still be movement. The top 2 in the Central are pretty much set but Minnesota and Colorado are only 2 points apart determining 3rd and the 1st wild card spot. In the Pacific, Calgary is 4 behind LA for 3rd but in the 2nd wild card spot. They’re tied with Vancouver on points and ahead on the RW tiebreaker. The Blues are 1 behind, Utah is 3 behind.
 
andyt said:
If you’re the Islanders or Bruins, what do you do? The Bruins have 2 key players out for an extended period and are 3 points out of the 2nd wild card. But they have the Rangers and 2 division rivals ahead of them. The Islanders are 4 points out and have a better points percentage than the Bruins. Even the Flyers at NHL .500 are only 5 points out.

The West is a little more settled but there could still be movement. The top 2 in the Central are pretty much set but Minnesota and Colorado are only 2 points apart determining 3rd and the 1st wild card spot. In the Pacific, Calgary is 4 behind LA for 3rd but in the 2nd wild card spot. They’re tied with Vancouver on points and ahead on the RW tiebreaker. The Blues are 1 behind, Utah is 3 behind.
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The Islanders and Bruins reminds me of the Canes days when we use to always seem to be that 9th place team and that mushy middle...no one wants to be there...
 
The IneffectiveMath (McCurdy) account has a Sadness stat that tracks the probability of a team landing in the narrow three-team gap between playoffs and first-round lottery pick.

Not where you want to be.
 
For anyone who thinks it’s absurd that in the NHL half the teams make the playoffs: I just peaked at the NBA standings. With about 1/4 of the season remaining there are 4 teams in the East that are below .500 and sitting in playoff spots and the Nets and 76ers are both 20 games below .500 and are absolutely legitimately in playoff contention—3 1/2 games out with a game in hand. Wow.
 
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