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Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

Jul 18 @ 11:27 AM ET
Eklund: MORE on Laine and Montreal, Flyers dealing? and PTOs Scare RFAs....Buzz@1
Tumbleweed
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: avid reader of the daily douche news
Joined: 03.14.2014

Jul 18 @ 11:30 AM ET
ryder, halak and a 2nd for laine
dickflair
Joined: 02.21.2018

Jul 18 @ 11:34 AM ET
mmm hmm
Jaybird74
Season Ticket Holder
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Joined: 07.04.2012

Jul 18 @ 11:49 AM ET
Try domi, Weber for laine
obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 11:51 AM ET
Try domi, Weber for laine
- Jaybird74


Jets can keep him.... wouldn't trade Domi alone for Laine
Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Montreal, QC
Joined: 06.03.2008

Jul 18 @ 12:00 PM ET
Eklund: MORE on Laine and Montreal, Flyers dealing? and PTOs Scare RFAs....Buzz@1
- Eklund

You all know how I work. I report rumors and often move on to the next one. I don't often follow up after I report a rumor unless there is more to it.


gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:01 PM ET
According to Ek only the Flyers and Habs are allowed to acquire star players. E5
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:02 PM ET

- Alexzanki

We won't hear it publicly.
leafluver27
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.20.2012

Jul 18 @ 12:04 PM ET
Jets can keep him.... wouldn't trade Domi alone for Laine
- obie

Really?! Why is that?
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:08 PM ET
ryder, halak and a 2nd for laine
- Tumbleweed

Jets will have to add. Perhaps the rights to Dale Hawerchuk and Bobby Hull.
Leafcup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Aurora, ON
Joined: 06.16.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:09 PM ET
Jets can keep him.... wouldn't trade Domi alone for Laine
- obie


That would be dumb
obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 12:11 PM ET
Really?! Why is that?
- leafluver27


Because I'll take my chances winning with a guy like Domi as opposed to Laine
obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 12:12 PM ET
Jets will have to add. Perhaps the rights to Dale Hawerchuk and Bobby Hull.
- gergeswillems


Don't be silly, Habs need D... Teppo Numminen or no deal
uofcguy
Calgary Flames
Joined: 03.18.2019

Jul 18 @ 12:13 PM ET
I always thought GMs gave veterans a try-out for the following reasons:

1) Personal favour just to help a veteran keep the dream alive.
2) You can help in the pre-season when I’m forced to play a certain number of “veterans” each game.
3) I’m open to adding you, but not convinced you still belong in the NHL. So definitely don’t want to waste a contract on you, even if its league minimum and can buried in the AHL. So just giving you a chance to show your stuff. And most times it leads to nothing. Like last year when there were over 30 PTOs and only a couple of guys received an NHL contract.

But Ek shared a whole new angle that I’ve never thought of before…SCARING RFAs. So maybe the Flyers bringing in Chris Stewart puts pressure on RFA Travis Konecny to sign a deal. I mean Stewart has scored 28 goals before, something Konecny has never done. Maybe the Leafs should invite Wendel Clark, Dave Andreychuk, Gary Leeman and really put some pressure on Marner to sign. Seems far-fetched but that’s what he’s hearing from his sources.
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:15 PM ET
Don't be silly, Habs need D... Teppo Numminen or no deal
- obie

Randy Carlyle is available.
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:17 PM ET
I always thought GMs gave veterans a try-out for the following reasons:

1) Personal favour just to help a veteran keep the dream alive.
2) You can help in the pre-season when I’m forced to play a certain number of “veterans” each game.
3) I’m open to adding you, but not convinced you still belong in the NHL. So definitely don’t want to waste a contract on you, even if its league minimum and can buried in the AHL. So just giving you a chance to show your stuff. And most times it leads to nothing. Like last year when there were over 30 PTOs and only a couple of guys received an NHL contract.

But Ek shared a whole new angle that I’ve never thought of before…SCARING RFAs. So maybe the Flyers bringing in Chris Stewart puts pressure on RFA Travis Konecny to sign a deal. I mean Stewart has scored 28 goals before, something Konecny has never done. Maybe the Leafs should invite Wendel Clark, Dave Andreychuk, Gary Leeman and really put some pressure on Marner to sign. Seems far-fetched but that’s what he’s hearing from his sources.

- uofcguy

All RFAs are scared right now. Ek's right. We'll see massive amounts of signings after all the PTO dominos. We may not hear it publicly but it's happening.
obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 12:20 PM ET
Randy Carlyle is available.
- gergeswillems


I said Teppo or no deal!!!
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:21 PM ET
I said Teppo or no deal!!!
- obie

Cranky. No wonder your Habs can't make a big Splash.
obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 12:23 PM ET
Cranky. No wonder your Habs can't make a big Splash.
- gergeswillems


What are you talking about? Didn't you hear EK? Habs are about to land Laine!! Splash this!!
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:25 PM ET
What are you talking about? Didn't you hear EK? Habs are about to land Laine!! Splash this!!
- obie

But Laine is a RFA and is scared right now. The PTOs are ruining his confidence. How will Bergy repair his damaged psyche?
Glak18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "It's pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty psssted".", PA
Joined: 06.26.2007

Jul 18 @ 12:27 PM ET
Soooooo....

Flyers are trying to clear space to "bring in" another forward. Bring in would only mean sign as in sign a UFA. Obviously if they traded for someone that would most likely mean losing some salary so signing would be the only option here.

Which forwards are available who would cost more than 2m?

Marleau, Pominville, Brassard, Thornton, Moulson, Williams, McGinn, Vanek, Boyle, Sheahan, Rieder, Maroon

Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope! ALL would be a LARGE brain fart.

As soon as the Flyers OVERpaid for Hayes their options disappeared for adding quality depth at a cost unless they move a defenseman that balances out the salary. Now if Provorov is demanding 7+ million and the Flyers cave then moving Ghost has to be done. Fans who don't want Ghost traded can thank Provy's agent for that.
obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 12:28 PM ET
But Laine is a RFA and is scared right now. The PTOs are ruining his confidence. How will Bergy repair his damaged psyche?
- gergeswillems


Damn PTOs!!
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Jul 18 @ 12:29 PM ET
Damn PTOs!!
- obie

They're very intimidating. Especially Chris Stewart.
uofcguy
Calgary Flames
Joined: 03.18.2019

Jul 18 @ 12:30 PM ET
I looked last year and noticed the Leafs didn't bring in anyone on a PTO and maybe that's why Nylander dragged out so long. He was never SCARED about a PTO stealing his job.

Meanwhile, in Edmonton, Darnell Nurse was dragging on. Then the Oilers brought Jason Garrison in on a PTO on August 28. A few weeks later Nurse signed a 2-year extension, probably SCARED about losing his job to Garrison.

There might be something to this. Thank you Ek (and your sources) for introducing a new angle to this that fans probably didn't think of before.

obie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Oshawa, ON
Joined: 09.17.2005

Jul 18 @ 12:34 PM ET
They're very intimidating. Especially Chris Stewart.
- gergeswillems


I guess so, he netted 6 goals for the Nottingham Panthers last year, enough to scare most of those greedy RFAs
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