Carchidi says that negotiations with Voracek will start soon, and that he could get 7M a year. Hell if they can get him for 7M, offer that to him right now!
- MJL

Theres no way he takes just 7.

Theres no way he takes just 7.
- Just5

Long term 8 years ... i could see 7M per or 7.5M

Corey Perry got 8 years $69 million and he was 28 years old at the time. Voracek is gonna get paid.

Is there a link please for Hextall on B. Schenn going back to centre ?
- Chris48

Couple of beat guys mentioned it.

from what I can tell, B Schenn moving back to center is Carchidi speculating. I could be wrong, but I can't find a quote from Hextall, or any language even hiniting at it from Hextall. I think he's basing it on Gagner playing RW.

I wouldn't even attempt to guess line combos with a brand new coach. All bets are off, and anything is possible.

Couple of beat guys mentioned it.
- Jsaquella

Sam Carchidi ✔@BroadStBull
Sounds like B. Schenn will move back to C. Did well at RW late in yr.

Corey Perry got 8 years $69 million and he was 28 years old at the time. Voracek is gonna get paid.
- ravishingone

Voracek isn't Corey Perry

Couple of beat guys mentioned it.
- Jsaquella

I saw a quote on Broad Street Hockey mentioning Gagner playing the wing ... nothing about Hextall saying B.Schenn going back to Center

You're a goof. Find a girl son.
- flyer_nutter

so angry

from what I can tell, B Schenn moving back to center is Carchidi speculating. I could be wrong, but I can't find a quote from Hextall, or any language even hiniting at it from Hextall. I think he's basing it on Gagner playing RW.

I wouldn't even attempt to guess line combos with a brand new coach. All bets are off, and anything is possible.
- MJL

kk thanks

Speaking of Williams, what do we think a good deal would be?


His last cap hit was 3.65. He is 33 years old.

2 years 5 million seems reasonable.

I saw a quote on Broad Street Hockey mentioning Gagner playing the wing ... nothing about Hextall saying B.Schenn going back to Center
- Chris48

Guessing it was other parroting Carchidi.

Voracek isn't Corey Perry
- mochoson

So you think his agent is going to be satisfied getting a contract paying $1.5 million/yr less and he is younger because I think that just isn't going to happen.

Sam Carchidi ✔@BroadStBull
Sounds like B. Schenn will move back to C. Did well at RW late in yr.
- FrmRusiaWifGlov

Well, then who is moving to wing?

Guessing it was other parroting Carchidi.
- Jsaquella

I actually have no doubt Gagner starts on the wing here.

Speaking of Williams, what do we think a good deal would be?


His last cap hit was 3.65. He is 33 years old.

2 years 5 million seems reasonable.
- MBFlyerfan

Basically a bridge to Konecny. I can get behind that.

Corey Perry got 8 years $69 million and he was 28 years old at the time. Voracek is gonna get paid.
- ravishingone

Voracek: 0.23 goals / game ( 23 goals in 2013-2014) (22g in 2015 - 82 gpi)

Perry: 0.41 goals / game (43 goals in 2013-2014) (33 goals in 2015 - 67gpi)


Voracek plays with Giroux ( not bald)


Perry plays with Getzlaf ( is bald)

consider the variables my friend

So you think his agent is going to be satisfied getting a contract paying $1.5 million/yr less and he is younger because I think that just isn't going to happen.
- ravishingone

Your opinion is noted

Basically a bridge to Konecny. I can get behind that.
- hereticpride

Nooooooo

Guessing it was other parroting Carchidi.
- Jsaquella

lol

Voracek: 0.23 goals / game ( 23 goals in 2013-2014) (22g in 2015 - 82 gpi)

Perry: 0.41 goals / game (43 goals in 2013-2014) (33 goals in 2015 - 67gpi)


Voracek plays with Giroux ( not bald)


Perry plays with Getzlaf ( is bald)

consider the variables my friend
- Chris48

THAT Baldness gives a little less air resistance

Hextall transcript


On Michal Neuvirth

We’re excited about it. He’s a proven goalie, he’s a good goalie, and one of the attractive things for us with a backup goalie is God forbid something happens to Mase, he can carry the load. He’s done that in the past. We think we brought in a real good goalie that’s going to give us a real solid backup and I’m sure he’s probably going to play more than the typical backup.

Did you want a starter-worthy goalie and one to give Mason a push?

Yeah. There’s a lot of guys around the league that if they’ve got to pop in for a month or two they can do it and do it a good job, maybe not over the course of the year. I’m not referring to Michal there, because I think Michal is capable. He’s won championships in the minors, back to back, and obviously spent enough time in the minors to bring his game up to the NHL level. He’s had a successful NHL career. I don’t think Mase necessarily needs to be pushed, but when you can upgrade at any position, you take advantage of it, and this is an opportunity for us.

Were you content with watching other big names sign elsewhere today?

That’s fair to say. We’ll listen to anything that’s out there and if we can figure a way to get better we’ll try to do it, but we didn’t have the flexibility to go after a big guy. Quite frankly, I hope most years are like this year when you’re looking for one piece or two pieces. I don’t like going into free agency needing three or four bodies and you kind of end up blowing your brains out there. We feel like we got a real good fit for our team and we like our team here.

On the team’s mid-level forwards

We think Sam is a nice fit. Once we got him we had the option to buy him out, but he is a very skilled forward. I think in the right situation he can be a productive player for us. He is a player we were going to try and seek whether it was through a trade or free agency or what not. We felt like he was a good fit. We did our homework, we did our research, and everything came out good, so we feel good about Sam. Again, it upgrades the skill level of our team. It’s a one-year deal, which was attractive to us. We’re good with it, and quite frankly I’ve always admired Sam’s skill. I think typical to a lot of young players, I think the defensive side of the game hasn’t been a strength, but I know he’s gotten better, and I know our coach and the rest of our players are going to demand that from him, as will everybody on our team.

Will he play center or wing?

I see him more as a winger. That’s going to in the end be the coach’s decision, but talking to the coach, we kind of have him plugged in the wing. .. played all three positions last year. He’s certainly a guy that if you have injuries he can go into the middle, which is a nice option obviously. Again, we see him right now playing the right wing, but until you get to camp and start trying line combinations, we’ll see how it shakes out.

Is this similar to Del Zotto’s situation last year where you might extend him?

It’s too early to think about that. I will say we needed to upgrade our skill and we didn’t have a lot of flexibility. When the deal came along, and I know there was a lot of speculation about us buying Sam out. Quite frankly I’m not sure where that came from. I knew that was an option, but quite frankly we didn’t think too much about that. The skill level that he brings, we felt like we had to add to the skill level of our top nine. Given the price and the space we cleared out, we think he’s a good fit. I’ve talked to Sam three or four times now through the process, and he’s extremely excited to be here. I think Sam is a guy who really wants to prove himself. He’s a hungry guy right now, and he’s going to play the game the right way for us.

Is the plan to move Brayden Schenn back to center?

Well, like I said, these are all coaching decisions here. I would think that’s an option to have Brayden in the middle. But in the end, we’ll have our meetings leading up to camp and then we’ll come to camp and see where things shake out.

Any trade talks?

Nope. Nothing on that front. I’m not sure I’d share everything with you anyway, but there’s nothing on that front. Everybody was focused on the draft and now everybody’s focused on July 1st. Once you get through July 1st you kind of look at your holes and you try to fill them with the next step, which is trades. We’ll see where that goes.

Will you try to clear more space on the back end?

I think ideally we’d like to clear a little bit of space there, but we’ll see. We’re under the cap, albeit slightly, when we plug Del Zotto in, and you want some space to call players up too. We’re close, we’d like to clear a little bit more, but you’ve got to have a partner there. We’ll see as we move along here.

Hextall transcript


All That Stuff Hextall said.
- bmeltzer

I like that Hexy seems like he is going to make somewhat conservative cap management a key part of the foundation, rather than pushing the envelope as they have in years past.

That's why I'd stay away from Williams, Sharp, Semin, etc, and just look to add depth pieces.

Voracek: 0.23 goals / game ( 23 goals in 2013-2014) (22g in 2015 - 82 gpi)

Perry: 0.41 goals / game (43 goals in 2013-2014) (33 goals in 2015 - 67gpi)


Voracek plays with Giroux ( not bald)


Perry plays with Getzlaf ( is bald)

consider the variables my friend
- Chris48

A very précise breakdown, I like it. I believe Jake will come in north of $7.5 million/yr. How far north, I'm really not sure. I would be very surprised if Voracek isn't extended before training camp.

Hextall transcript


On Michal Neuvirth

We’re excited about it. He’s a proven goalie, he’s a good goalie, and one of the attractive things for us with a backup goalie is God forbid something happens to Mase, he can carry the load. He’s done that in the past. We think we brought in a real good goalie that’s going to give us a real solid backup and I’m sure he’s probably going to play more than the typical backup.

Did you want a starter-worthy goalie and one to give Mason a push?

Yeah. There’s a lot of guys around the league that if they’ve got to pop in for a month or two they can do it and do it a good job, maybe not over the course of the year. I’m not referring to Michal there, because I think Michal is capable. He’s won championships in the minors, back to back, and obviously spent enough time in the minors to bring his game up to the NHL level. He’s had a successful NHL career. I don’t think Mase necessarily needs to be pushed, but when you can upgrade at any position, you take advantage of it, and this is an opportunity for us.

Were you content with watching other big names sign elsewhere today?

That’s fair to say. We’ll listen to anything that’s out there and if we can figure a way to get better we’ll try to do it, but we didn’t have the flexibility to go after a big guy. Quite frankly, I hope most years are like this year when you’re looking for one piece or two pieces. I don’t like going into free agency needing three or four bodies and you kind of end up blowing your brains out there. We feel like we got a real good fit for our team and we like our team here.

On the team’s mid-level forwards

We think Sam is a nice fit. Once we got him we had the option to buy him out, but he is a very skilled forward. I think in the right situation he can be a productive player for us. He is a player we were going to try and seek whether it was through a trade or free agency or what not. We felt like he was a good fit. We did our homework, we did our research, and everything came out good, so we feel good about Sam. Again, it upgrades the skill level of our team. It’s a one-year deal, which was attractive to us. We’re good with it, and quite frankly I’ve always admired Sam’s skill. I think typical to a lot of young players, I think the defensive side of the game hasn’t been a strength, but I know he’s gotten better, and I know our coach and the rest of our players are going to demand that from him, as will everybody on our team.

Will he play center or wing?

I see him more as a winger. That’s going to in the end be the coach’s decision, but talking to the coach, we kind of have him plugged in the wing. .. played all three positions last year. He’s certainly a guy that if you have injuries he can go into the middle, which is a nice option obviously. Again, we see him right now playing the right wing, but until you get to camp and start trying line combinations, we’ll see how it shakes out.

Is this similar to Del Zotto’s situation last year where you might extend him?

It’s too early to think about that. I will say we needed to upgrade our skill and we didn’t have a lot of flexibility. When the deal came along, and I know there was a lot of speculation about us buying Sam out. Quite frankly I’m not sure where that came from. I knew that was an option, but quite frankly we didn’t think too much about that. The skill level that he brings, we felt like we had to add to the skill level of our top nine. Given the price and the space we cleared out, we think he’s a good fit. I’ve talked to Sam three or four times now through the process, and he’s extremely excited to be here. I think Sam is a guy who really wants to prove himself. He’s a hungry guy right now, and he’s going to play the game the right way for us.

Is the plan to move Brayden Schenn back to center?

Well, like I said, these are all coaching decisions here. I would think that’s an option to have Brayden in the middle. But in the end, we’ll have our meetings leading up to camp and then we’ll come to camp and see where things shake out.

Any trade talks?

Nope. Nothing on that front. I’m not sure I’d share everything with you anyway, but there’s nothing on that front. Everybody was focused on the draft and now everybody’s focused on July 1st. Once you get through July 1st you kind of look at your holes and you try to fill them with the next step, which is trades. We’ll see where that goes.

Will you try to clear more space on the back end?

I think ideally we’d like to clear a little bit of space there, but we’ll see. We’re under the cap, albeit slightly, when we plug Del Zotto in, and you want some space to call players up too. We’re close, we’d like to clear a little bit more, but you’ve got to have a partner there. We’ll see as we move along here.
- bmeltzer

Thanks Bill