2016 NHL Offseason Thread
 

In this thread, we pay homage to our Pittsburgh Penguins overlords...

.....and I suppose we can talk about the Draft, free-agent signings, trades, and how much of a clunker this World Cup of Hockey is going to end up being.

Cats got Yandle today . Pretty stoked about that

is the cats the panthers?

**** the Pens and their bandwagon fans!

Ahhh a brand new thread to celebrate another Penguins cup!!! What a season this was!

Curious to see where Stamkos ends up. I'm hearing Buffalo is a possibility?

Also interested to see if the Kings can bring back Lucic. I know there's mutual interest, it's just a cap thing. If they do retain Lucic, they'll probably have to make some corresponding trade to free up space, and also lose Trevor Lewis (one of my favorite under-rated players).

LeCavalier retired today (no surprise there). Great career.

Will the Pens move Fleury? The Leafs acquired Andersen from the Ducks for a couple of draft picks and extended him 5 years.

Just some random thoughts on the offseason.

I think Toronto is leading the Stamkos sweepstakes.....
If he wanted to stay with Tampa, I imagine that contract would have been signed already.

Shattenkirk to the Bruins/Oilers/Panthers/Flyers/Sabres/Red Wings?

I've been watching this closely. If Stamkos signs with the Leafs he'd be taking an enormous home town discount, (due to taxes), and risking the prime of his career to play for a team that just finished completing the "Scorched Earth" aspect of their rebuild.

On the Leafs end, they'd be committing 9+M per year on a long term contract to a guy who's had a recent blood clot issue.

There are risks on both sides but this has been the ultimate speculation/ dream scenario in Leafland for the past year. Stamkos must really want to come back to Leafland if this were to transpire as expected.

This has the potential to be magical or horrific. Anything other than a Stanley Cup win in the next 5 years would deem it horrific.

ROFL **** you salty douchebag

Just let him vent! lol

NHL Mock Draft

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...chuk/86136442/

Not one goalie projected to go in the first round. Do the Chiefs have the first round pick?

Also, Auston Matthews is getting Eric Lindros (Flyers fan here) type hype. I'm going to have to watch some film on this guy.

I think people are just shocked that he's coming out of Scottsdale AZ. Most Scouts would have had him pegged to go 3rd overall last year behind McDavid and Eichel, (he missed that draft by 2 days),

For the draft tonight I think the #Preds select Defenseman Dante Fabbro with the 17th pick. Would love for Gauthier, Sergachev or Chychrum to fall to 17, but that is unlikely.

Rumor is Flyers are trying very hard to trade up to #4 in the draft.