Todd Cordell: On Eric Gelinas' Extension

Todd Cordell: On Eric Gelinas' Extension
- Todd.Cordell

How much space are we expected to have next season? Do you think if both Larsson and Gelinas have big years it will hurt on their next contracts ?

Gelinas has been looking like Lou Ferrigno on his instgram. Really filled out in the muscle department. Hope that translates to the ice.

How much space are we expected to have next season? Do you think if both Larsson and Gelinas have big years it will hurt on their next contracts ?
- blizzzard

We have about 24mil in space next year.

We have about 24mil in space next year.
- MartysBetter88

Nice would like to see more henrique like deals ! If they both prove to be worth four million after next season.

UFA forwards

Ryder
Jagr
Brunner
Havlat
Bernier

UFA defensemen
Salvador
Zidlicky

RFA defensemen
Larsson
Gelinas

I expect 5-7mil to be split between Gelinas/Larsson.
I think Zidlicky could come back for 1 year/3mil.
MAYBE Jagr comes back if he has another 60 point season? 4mil?

leaves us with.. 10-14 mil in cap space I think. Maybe Lou lets Zidlicky go and signs a more shutdown type early 30s dman.. because he just couldn't bare to keep Fayne.

Cammalleri-Zajac-Jagr
Elias-Henrique-Boucher
Clowe-Josefson-Zubrus
Carter-Gionta-Ruutu

Greene-Severson?
Merrill-Zidlicky
Gelinas-Larsson

wouldn't hurt us to move a forward, even with those 4 UFAs coming off the books.

This is why I was never concerned with having Kovy AND Parise getting big deals, and Lou "overpaying" for Parise. We'll have the money for quite some time. Then when the D need a pay raise, Elias will be off the books. It would've worked so well.

How much space are we expected to have next season? Do you think if both Larsson and Gelinas have big years it will hurt on their next contracts ?
- blizzzard

Adam Larsson will be playing in sweden next season. He will start the season playing, because of his contract status, but by christmas he will be spending most of his time in the press box.

Adam Larsson will be playing in sweden next season. He will start the season playing, because of his contract status, but by christmas he will be spending most of his time in the press box.
- devfan30

Love how we're a couple weeks away from the season opener and we're already talking about next year

Adam Larsson will be playing in sweden next season. He will start the season playing, because of his contract status, but by christmas he will be spending most of his time in the press box.
- devfan30

lol

Adam Larsson will be playing in sweden next season. He will start the season playing, because of his contract status, but by christmas he will be spending most of his time in the press box.
- devfan30

Just curious but in 2011 who did you want us to take at #4 after RNH, Landekog, and Huberdeau went? A lot of people had Larsson going #1

Just curious but in 2011 who did you want us to take at #4 after RNH, Landekog, and Huberdeau went? A lot of people had Larsson going #1
- Senor_Elias

its so depressing to play revisionist history and look at old drafts and who we could've had. That road will drive you crazy

Todd Cordell: On Eric Gelinas' Extension
- Todd.Cordell

Love how we're a couple weeks away from the season opener and we're already talking about next year
- TheJerseyDevil1

It's been a long summer

Todd Cordell: On Eric Gelinas' Extension
- Todd.Cordell

Todd, this headline can be read in a very different way..

Todd, this headline can be read in a very different way..
- mdw7413

Hawt

Adam Larsson will be playing in sweden next season. He will start the season playing, because of his contract status, but by christmas he will be spending most of his time in the press box.
- devfan30

God, you are so dumb.

Hawt
- shvingter88

Tg said gelinas won't be UFA eligible till he is 27 so this is a good deal for him, larsson at 25

Clowe apparently got good news and appears to be cleared

Just curious but in 2011 who did you want us to take at #4 after RNH, Landekog, and Huberdeau went? A lot of people had Larsson going #1
- Senor_Elias

i personally wanted couturier, who fell into the flyers lap, but would have also been happy with either strome or hamilton, you would have thought lou would have learned from the failed bergfors,tedenby,josefson drafts that taking on overhyped swedish elite league player wasn't a smart move.

Just curious but in 2011 who did you want us to take at #4 after RNH, Landekog, and Huberdeau went? A lot of people had Larsson going #1
- Senor_Elias

Who is a star from that class that was taken in the first anyways seems to be a somewhat weaker first round class I'm sure a lot of people would have wanted coots who was also supposed to go first and then strome went right after us and he is just breaking into the nhl now Hamilton has likely had very sheltered minutes so far nuge has been decent but hurt every year landy is another great player but what's his potential is he a 50-60 point guy or 70 point guy ? None of the top guys really scream elite so far anyways

Adam Larsson will be playing in sweden next season. He will start the season playing, because of his contract status, but by christmas he will be spending most of his time in the press box.
- devfan30

Can we all calm down a bit with the hate on Larsson? He's younger than Gelinas and Merrill.

i personally wanted couturier, who fell into the flyers lap, but would have also been happy with either strome or hamilton, you would have thought lou would have learned from the failed bergfors,tedenby,josefson drafts that taking on overhyped swedish elite league player wasn't a smart move.
- devfan30

Bergfors was essential in us landing Kovy lol!

Who is a star from that class that was taken in the first anyways seems to be a somewhat weaker first round class I'm sure a lot of people would have wanted coots who was also supposed to go first and then strome went right after us and he is just breaking into the nhl now Hamilton has likely had very sheltered minutes so far nuge has been decent but hurt every year landy is another great player but what's his potential is he a 50-60 point guy or 70 point guy ? None of the top guys really scream elite so far anyways
- blizzzard

Landeskog is pretty darn good. he's a 60-70 point player with speed and grit. Love his game. You want a sure bet top line, or top pair, player in the 1st 5 picks. Crosby's and Kanes aren't always there, but you want that guy that can be on your top line for 10+ years. Landeskog is that. Hopkins may be that. Jury is still out on Larsson and Huberdeau, and Couturier.. but he looks more like a 2nd line center.

i personally wanted couturier, who fell into the flyers lap, but would have also been happy with either strome or hamilton, you would have thought lou would have learned from the failed bergfors,tedenby,josefson drafts that taking on overhyped swedish elite league player wasn't a smart move.
- devfan30

I don't think he was overhyped. I think 90% of the GM's would've taken Larsson in the scenario. I'm not writing him off, but hypothetically speaking, sometimes picks just don't work out. There were no predictors or anything, it happens all the time across all sports.