- Giroux_Is_God

what the hell?

Buyout rules need to be changed. You buy someone out, there done, off the books ! This kind of stupid rules prevents possible acquisitions of a player, and that makes no sense. So what, a team took a chance on someone and it didnt work out. Lets make it even dumber..If a team has to carry that money against the cap, from a buyout, for years, than the player cant play elsewhere for years.
- twpguy

Doesn't seem like this was well thought out. The salary cap is about keeping player spending down. How is that accomplished if they allow teams to just buy out a a player without it counting against the cap? Can't punish the player and end his career just because a team doesn't want the play anymore.

what the hell?
- Pelle31Forever

what the hell?
- Pelle31Forever

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/...to-his-mind-says-roenick/

Roenick throws Giroux under the bus. Hard.

Not really sure where Roenick is getting this from. G always seems to be fine with the media imo.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/07/15/giroux-lets-everything-get-into-his-mind-says-roenick/

Roenick throws Giroux under the bus. Hard.

Not really sure where Roenick is getting this from. G always seems to be fine with the media imo.
- hereticpride

Threw him under the bus? I didn't get that from this article. He sounded supportive of Giroux to me.

Threw him under the bus? I didn't get that from this article. He sounded supportive of Giroux to me.
- Dkos

Edit: oops, maybe not this article, but there's a similar article on the CSN site that makes Roenick sound more supportive

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/07/15/giroux-lets-everything-get-into-his-mind-says-roenick/

Roenick throws Giroux under the bus. Hard.

Not really sure where Roenick is getting this from. G always seems to be fine with the media imo.
- hereticpride

I don't feel G's problems are mental. Really hope he gets it together this season

I've been saying for some time......our amateur scouting might be the best in the business under Hextall's directive. But our pro scouting/evaluating is not up to that standard, whether that's him or the pro scouts or more likely both. Especially as we move towards bigger trades and a bigger FA signing or two in the next handful of years, that area needs work. Too many times repeating the same mistakes. This isn't amateur -- there is too much info available and less/no projection.
- Mononoke

I don't believe any of the trades Hextall has made has been about an immediate improvement of the current team, so I don't know if you can really grade him on that. Most of his trades have been about cap relief or gaining future draft picks. When he has had to bring a pro player back, it's been players with limited years left on their deals. As far as free agents, he's purposely been shopping the the clearance aisle.

All the veterans he's brought in have been stop gap players. I said earlier that I thought the Hartnell trade was a bad one. I'm also not a big fan of the Weise signing. I don't believe a good amount of what Hextall says publicly and that's fine with me. I don't believe a word he said about Filppula and Lehtera. They were just players he had to bring back in order to get the draft picks and they have the cap room to take them on at the moment.

My concern at this point is when does Hextall see this team turning the corner? This year may be the start of it as it seems there are going to be a significant number of rookies on the team along with the few kids that are already here.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/07/15/giroux-lets-everything-get-into-his-mind-says-roenick/

Roenick throws Giroux under the bus. Hard.

Not really sure where Roenick is getting this from. G always seems to be fine with the media imo.
- hereticpride

I love the first comment on the article "Giroux is injury prone."

Yeah he wasn't fully-healthy last year, but Christ the guy has missed like 5 games since 2012-2013