- KreiderBomb

All the goalies are like that tho haha pavelec gonna pass out again playing behind Staal and Holden

Cmon Shatty make a damn decision already!

All the goalies are like that tho haha pavelec gonna pass out again playing behind Staal and Holden
- Slimtj100

We sign Shatty and I think one of those 2 are gone, most likely Holden

Dude, I would let it play out a bit.
- Pete V

Not right yet. If Shatty still has not signed officially with the Devils, despite what I am being made aware of is going to be "certainly" (exact word used) happening via tsn , then for "certain", his holdup is only due to him still wanting to play for the Rangers.
But how much "slightly less" in overall term money do those 2 words mean? As some, including myself and Jan have been saying all along, in that the highest overall money may not be his deciding factor, as dictated by 2 trades of him being nixed to EDM. & TAMPA, then a "certain" signing of him with the Devils is taking very long to be officially announced. That's due only to Shatty's dream he wants to come true, but in a very fair way.
Edit: Elliotte Friedman just said that Shatty would like to make the Rangers happen, but the Rangers ..... , I will just say would rather rebuild, and keep the free cap space. Their off season moves have lessened the depth of this roster to contend thus far.

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- 21peter

This was the one I wanted

I'd rather have had neimi then Pavelec for half the money
- Slimtj100

Niemi made no sense for them to sign for either type of rebuild they have in mind.
To re-tool & contend, we needed a Nillson cost type goalie. To rebuild, ... well, Gorton still doesn't want to admit that to be the case just yet. It will be certainly the case if Shatty becomes a Devil or signs elsewhere. Then we will know why they settled for Pavelic, and his .888 SAVE % of last season.

Possible he's using NJ's offer as leverage to get more term.
Honestly if I'm him, (despite saying this against my own team), why would he sign a 4 year deal at 28?
I hope this doesn't fall apart because they will not go to 5 years.

Possible he's using NJ's offer as leverage to get more term.
Honestly if I'm him, (despite saying this against my own team), why would he sign a 4 year deal at 28?
I hope this doesn't fall apart because they will not go to 5 years.
- puckhead17

He could get another 4 yrs at 33 and you get to play for your fav team rather then in a swamp.

I do like what the rangers are doing with him tho, they learned not go over in years on deals. They are sticking to 4 yrs, if it doesn't get him oh well.

He could get another 4 yrs at 33 and you get to play for your fav team rather then in a swamp.

I do like what the rangers are doing with him tho, they learned not go over in years on deals. They are sticking to 4 yrs, if it doesn't get him oh well.
- Slimtj100

Yea me too. He isnt the player I thought he was. Cant get burned as he gets older. Dont get me wrong he is still a very good player, but have to be careful.

The suspense is killing me. Luckily I was at work all morning and early afternoon and actually forgot about free agency today.

He could get another 4 yrs at 33 and you get to play for your fav team rather then in a swamp.

I do like what the rangers are doing with him tho, they learned not go over in years on deals. They are sticking to 4 yrs, if it doesn't get him oh well.
- Slimtj100

Newark isn't a swamp, it's a poop hole

Sharp back to Chicago
Cammy back to LA
Hartnell back to Nashville

All 1 year $1 million deals, when do we see Jagr back to NY on a 1 year deal?

Possible he's using NJ's offer as leverage to get more term.
Honestly if I'm him, (despite saying this against my own team), why would he sign a 4 year deal at 28?
I hope this doesn't fall apart because they will not go to 5 years.
- puckhead17

I said that the other day when his agent was "supposedly" in contact with Toronto. Why would he want to go to another location in Canada where the dollar value is less than the U.S. dollar, after not guaranteeing to sign long term with Edmonton when an agreed upon trade was made & cancelled due to that fact? The much further away distance Edmonton is only part of the reason.
Shatty also wouldn't be willing to ink long term in Tampa, where there is no state tax in Florida, after the Blues agreed to trade him for Drouin. Remember Callahan's additional holdout request he made to the Rangers?
Shatty's agent may just be (hopefully) trying to up a signing offer by the Devils or get one elsewhere, PRIOR TO him giving the Rangers a sort of "discount" off that higher price, in really only wanting to play here.

- eichiefs9

That is awesome!
Pavelec?
Is this part of a reality show Benoit Allaire is participating in?

He could get another 4 yrs at 33 and you get to play for your fav team rather then in a swamp.

I do like what the rangers are doing with him tho, they learned not go over in years on deals. They are sticking to 4 yrs, if it doesn't get him oh well.
- Slimtj100

I dont know about another 4 years, 4 years from now for him. People are already claiming his game is starting to downscale from his years in St. Louis.
I dont think it has but he f they are wary now, he may want an extra year.

Newark isn't a swamp, it's a poop hole

Sharp back to Chicago
Cammy back to LA
Hartnell back to Nashville

All 1 year $1 million deals, when do we see Jagr back to NY on a 1 year deal?
- KreiderBomb

That would be a kick in Sather's butt from years ago after thinking Jagr's career was really over for what he had demanded.

I dont know about another 4 years, 4 years from now for him. People are already claiming his game is starting to downscale from his years in St. Louis.
I dont think it has but he f they are wary now, he may want an extra year.
- puckhead17

Teams won't be any smarter in 4 years haha

I wouldn't have minded Hartnell 1 year for 1 million

I said that the other day when his agent was "supposedly" in contact with Toronto. Why would he want to go to another location in Canada where the dollar value is less than the U.S. dollar, after not guaranteeing to sign long term with Edmonton when an agreed upon trade was made & cancelled due to that fact? The much further away distance Edmonton is only part of the reason.
Shatty also wouldn't be willing to ink long term in Tampa, where there is no state tax in Florida, after the Blues agreed to trade him for Drouin. Remember Callahan's additional holdout request he made to the Rangers?
Shatty's agent may just be (hopefully) trying to up a signing offer by the Devils or get one elsewhere, PRIOR TO him giving the Rangers a sort of "discount" off that higher price, in really only wanting to play here.
- RangerSaver

or he's doing like every agent would do, take the offers back to NY & hope he flinches. Remember his agent, (as well as him), knows they have ample cap space, as well as not a lot of long term contracts, (staal, hank), hampering them down the road so they can use all of that as a negotiation

I wouldn't have minded Hartnell 1 year for 1 million
- TPC

takes a lot of bad penalties & his skills are starting to errode.

Teams won't be any smarter in 4 years haha
- Slimtj100

Would you say that about the Rangers, but instead, as of already this current minute, after having Deangelo & Kampher as their only signed right handed shooting d'men?

Teams won't be any smarter in 4 years haha
- Slimtj100

haha, no they wont. especially the ones with too much cap space

or he's doing like every agent would do, take the offers back to NY & hope he flinches. Remember his agent, (as well as him), knows they have ample cap space, as well as not a lot of long term contracts, (staal, hank), hampering them down the road so they can use all of that as a negotiation
- puckhead17

Your first sentence is exactly what I was implying in that post, in being hopeful that's the case, and for the delay why it has not yet been officially announced that he would become a Devil, or sign with some other team.

Would you say that about the Rangers, but instead, as of already this current minute, after having Steve Kampher as their only signed right handed shooting d'man?
- RangerSaver

Deangelo

Dan Girardi on NHL Network right now

Said Callahan pushed him hard to come to Tampa haha

Dan Girardi on NHL Network right now

Said Callahan pushed him hard to come to Tampa haha
- TPC

It wasn't the extra 6 million bucks? Ok dan lol