Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
New:

NHL/NHLPA have released cap estimates for next three seasons:

2025-26: $95.5M
2026-27: $104 M
2027-28: $113.5M
- Brukie

Shesty regretting his cap now

McDavid gonna get more than 20 million AAV in 2026

McDavid gonna get more than 20 million AAV in 2026
- TPC

Given to him by the genius that is Chris Drury

That’s a crazy jump in cap space

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
New:

NHL/NHLPA have released cap estimates for next three seasons:

2025-26: $95.5M
2026-27: $104 M
2027-28: $113.5M
- Brukie

That one heck of a spike and changes the UFA and RFA landscape substantially

That one heck of a spike and changes the UFA and RFA landscape substantially
- airjan23

Yeah, owners probably want to hold 70% in escrow!!!

Just think of how valuable of a trade chip Trocheck could be with this cap jump

I doubt the rangers move him but it’s interesting to think about

Yeah, owners probably want to hold 70% in escrow!!!
- Tonybere

Profits have been so high that they suspended the escrow payments from the players

Shesty regretting his cap now
- MeltingPlastic

seriously I hope people can shut the hell up about his extension number now

Just think of how valuable of a trade chip Trocheck could be with this cap jump

I doubt the rangers move him but it’s interesting to think about
- TPC

July 1st Trocheck goes from NMC to a 12 team NTC

July 1st Trocheck goes from NMC to a 12 team NTC
- jimbro83

Oh wow

Profits have been so high that they suspended the escrow payments from the players
- aecliptic

I know.
...but, I also know that the owners always want things going in their favour.

Given to him by the genius that is Chris Drury

That’s a crazy jump in cap space
- Slimtj100

The guy you are calling a genius has his team 5 points out of a playoff spot 50 games into the season.

I think genius is an over statement.

I know.
...but, I also know that the owners always want things going in their favour.
- Tonybere

I like that spelling

I like that spelling
- jimbro83

#Limey

#Limey
- Fenrir

Sorry. I don't speak Bushwhacker.

Sorry. I don't speak Bushwhacker.
- Tonybere

Pretty much the response I expected.

I once failed a spelling test because I thought it would be fun to use Proper English spelling. My teacher wasn't amused but let me re-take the test.

The guy you are calling a genius has his team 5 points out of a playoff spot 50 games into the season.

I think genius is an over statement.
- Brukie

Rome wasn’t built in a day either 🤷🏻‍♂️

Saad signing in Vegas


Islanders grabbed Boqvist off waivers

Rome wasn’t built in a day either 🤷🏻‍♂️
- Slimtj100

It’s not like Drury just took over as GM this year…… he’s multiple years into being GM.

He’s responsible for trading Buch for scraps
Trading 1sts and 2nds for pure rentals
Trading Kakko (we can disagree about the value)
Allowing Kravtsov’s value to plummet until he got a 7th round pick for him
Signing Zib to his contract
Signing Laf to his (not saying it’s a bad one)
Signing Carrick (good)
Reilly Smith for a ridiculous over payment when PITT got him for less the year before and then he had a WORSE year from when they traded for him

The guys a putz

It’s not like Drury just took over as GM this year…… he’s multiple years into being GM.

He’s responsible for trading Buch for scraps
Trading 1sts and 2nds for pure rentals
Trading Kakko (we can disagree about the value)
Allowing Kravtsov’s value to plummet until he got a 7th round pick for him
Signing Zib to his contract
Signing Laf to his (not saying it’s a bad one)
Signing Carrick (good)
Reilly Smith for a ridiculous over payment when PITT got him for less the year before and then he had a WORSE year from when they traded for him

The guys a putz
- nyrangers9479

if you go over 24 hrs without mentioning Buchnevich do you get the shakes?

man Buchnevich is terrible since signing his crazy extension

Saad signing in Vegas


Islanders grabbed Boqvist off waivers
- jimbro83

Saad scoring a goal against us on Sunday

if you go over 24 hrs without mentioning Buchnevich do you get the shakes?

man Buchnevich is terrible since signing his crazy extension
- jimbro83

Facts are facts, he traded Buch thinking he had his replacement and then traded his replacement for a 7th round pick. The fact they (Lavy) is still putting Zib out there on the PP is another joke. U along with the rest kept blaming Gallant, but it’s clear now he wasn’t the problem.

It’s not like Drury just took over as GM this year…… he’s multiple years into being GM.

He’s responsible for trading Buch for scraps
Trading 1sts and 2nds for pure rentals
Trading Kakko (we can disagree about the value)
Allowing Kravtsov’s value to plummet until he got a 7th round pick for him
Signing Zib to his contract
Signing Laf to his (not saying it’s a bad one)
Signing Carrick (good)
Reilly Smith for a ridiculous over payment when PITT got him for less the year before and then he had a WORSE year from when they traded for him

The guys a putz
- nyrangers9479

You look at things with blinders on. You never look at decisions based on totality, or other circumstances as to why something was done

-How would feel if he signed Buch for 8 million bucks and only had 11 goals the season he got extended? Nor would we have Trocheck since the money couldn’t be given to both guys. Buch is regressing like Mika. And the main guy on the trade blew his knee out.

That trade is more bad luck then anything about him being a putz, and cap ramifications

-It’s all Drurys fault that Kravtsov didn’t make it. How? It’s convenient to blame for that too. Clark (frank)ed up drafting him, it wasnt Drury. He gave him all the time he could before he was a lost cause.

And look at him, he is playing in Russia lol

-Smith will probably get a second back anyway.

So it’ll be a wash one would think

-The year zib got extended he was in the MVP voting. And the following two seasons we was awesome.

Forgive him for not being Nostradamus

-any picks he traded he was going for a cup. I mean all GMs do this since the beginning of the NHL started trading picks

He got close, what can ya do 🤷🏻‍♂️

-Kakko is already being inconsistent for Seattle. Last 6 games he has 2 pts, and is -5. This is the same thing he did here, inconsistency after 6 seasons will get you traded.

Borgen was a necessity and Kakko was a luxury is about the extent of it

-Laf is guilty by association this year. It’s been contagious up and down the lineup where virtually everyone is having a down year

-Carrick shouldn’t be on this post he might be the best signing he’s had so far
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My point with being patient is he’s clearly not happy with the current core and is trying to fix it. Like literally all season he’s trying to do that. We just have to be patient

Facts are facts, he traded Buch thinking he had his replacement and then traded his replacement for a 7th round pick. The fact they (Lavy) is still putting Zib out there on the PP is another joke. U along with the rest kept blaming Gallant, but it’s clear now he wasn’t the problem.
- nyrangers9479

So the replacement had nothing to do with it?? He’s playing in Russia for Pete’s sake another gave up on him too

Facts are facts, he traded Buch thinking he had his replacement and then traded his replacement for a 7th round pick. The fact they (Lavy) is still putting Zib out there on the PP is another joke. U along with the rest kept blaming Gallant, but it’s clear now he wasn’t the problem.
- nyrangers9479

OMG who cares