Patrick Kane Staying in Detroit, Guentzel Reportedly Signing with Bolts, More Free Agent Talk 

How much did they sign Kane for?

@@davids9520 nothing is official. Apparently waiting til tomorrow to announce

@@DPBida Thank you.

Got raymond who may be the best player in draft

@@urmamaisalama24 Red wings got Yzerman with 4th pick, definitely the best player in 1983 draft. Brian Lawton was first pick....Brian who?

Obviously he knows all about Buffalo - Kane is a total hockey nerd and I think there really is something about an original 6 team with him. there is a difference. He has always said he wanted to be in a place where hockey matters. Certainly can't slight Buffalo fans as they are maybe one of the most loyal in the NHL - it is just a much smaller market

So it's a 5.75 million contract if he does not get injured.

He better step up and get to scoring goals

@@winkletown8828 ??

Pacific doesn’t have the same steep drop off

@@IXXVIIVIISharks, Ducks, and Flames isn’t a steep drop off?

@@JAAMcrew You’re looking from the bottom up!

They played worse statistically when they had him and a full healthy roster than when they didn't have him.

A small part of me wanted him to go to Chicago to get a year worth of highlight reels with Bedard.

@@JarradBruessel32Well, Larkin was healthy until Kane came along.

@@JarradBruessel32 but our season didn’t get derailed until Larkin went out for 2 weeks

@@Jack-iu5um and kane was supposed to make up for that and didn't

That would be 2 great lines

Stammer - Larkin - Raymond Cat - Kane - Danielson

@@seanorr2003 Danielson would get Calder

@@TheJimmyStDenisShow everyone's sleeping on that kid, he was Bedard's nemesis.

@@TheJimmyStDenisShow I'm not sure Danielson makes the team but I'm thrilled with your optimism.

Granted Im a old Hawks fan, so hard for me to say anything nice about Detroit, but I think hes done a good job so far.

It’s working, I’m not a hater or D-rider of Yzerman, each year has seen concrete improvement people are just impatient he is gonna take a long slow route he said it in his first interview. Put it in retrospect Buffalo and Ottawa have struggled as many years as red wings (exception 2017 senators) and they had far more lottery wins and ahead start on rebuild

@@RedWings80 Exactly

@@RedWings80 especially when you consider what Holland left him with. A horrible farm system, barely any talent on the team. He inherited a team in shambles cause of Hollands need to keep the playoff run alive

@@DPBida precisely, poor resource management(picks) as well as a terrible amateur and professional scouting department (Tyler wright was BRUTAL) leaves your team rebuilding for a decade

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov Been a while since I heard a debate about best line in hockey but that line could be the next “perfection line”

@@bodhithomas5684they wouldn’t play them all on one line

@@dodgersallday4290 oh trust me, they did it with Stamkos, Point, and Kucherov

BARKOV CLEARS

@@bodhithomas5684not that often. And Stammer was a lot than guentzel is

I heard 8 years. Which would take him to 42. That’s not bad if you ask me. 24 million and its all guaranteed. He’s made 100 million already.

Yeah the rumour was 8 years at 3 mill AAV.

@@eaglesdude25 Obviously he was not going to play 8 more years - the structure was such that he would play 3 or 4 more years - and be bought out for the remainder it is an attempt to circumvent a higher cap number. it is creative but not surprised Stamkos said - hard no - he just scored 40 goals for F sake .

that is an awesome deal for both - I was hoping he wanted to stay - it was plainly obvious that he really enjoyed playing in Detroit glad it could work out

might be an interesting Monday for StL Blues

I think he did a detailed Paris and Suter buyout video when it happened where he went through all that.

Whelp, should just started with chat GPT... NHL teams buy out players primarily to gain salary cap flexibility and to address roster management issues. Here are some key reasons: 1. **Cap Space Relief**: Buying out a player's contract allows a team to spread the remaining salary over a longer period at a reduced cap hit, providing immediate relief to fit under the salary cap. 2. **Performance Issues**: If a player is not performing up to expectations, a buyout can be a way to move on from that contract without having to trade the player or keep them on the roster. 3. **Roster Space**: Teams may need to free up roster spots for younger or more promising players, and buying out an underperforming or surplus player can facilitate this. 4. **Financial Flexibility**: By reducing the cap hit, teams have more flexibility to sign new players, make trades, or extend contracts of key players. While buying out a player does result in a financial penalty that impacts the cap over several years, the immediate cap savings can be strategically advantageous for managing the team's overall salary structure. Number 1 was the answer I was looking for. Still wish there was a better way to search specific videos on the channel.

@@Jmanrocks321 better than paying them full value to drag their corpses around the ice some more. parise just retired, i believe, and suter just got bought out by another team, so two teams are paying him to not play for them. i wish i could get that gig.

Those were really , really bad deals and they were for a long long time. The buyout is about freeing up cap space - plain and simple both players could still play - albeit not up to the level that their contracts were paying them as they both played last year in the NHL. The structure of the buyouts - were that they were going to have to eat a lot of dead money the first couple of years but it goes down substantially after that. Minnesota has a pretty good thing going - they have GOT to have a player or two to protect Kaprisov - he is too freaky of a talent - I would hate to see him end up like Paul Kariya

One year makes me think Kane will probably retire afterwards

@@jeremynelson5311 With his hip it's better for everyone if he goes a year at a time. With his playing style he can easily play till he's 40.

They statistically played worse with him and a full healthy lineup than without him. Screw kane

Boston im thinking

Edmonton

Carolina

There's no way in hell that happens but it would be very funny if he signed with the panthers

Please be Vegas.

Mmm idk I smell Steve Yzerman doing Steve Yzerman things again... That man is sneaky.. I don't know how he does it.. 🤷.. One thing I've noticed about Steve Yzerman is that because he's not in on every big name player, if you hear his name or his team interested in a player strongly as trade deadline gets closer or rumors are heating up on acquiring a player, it seems like a 90% chance at minimum that he's going to get that player..

@@thewizardofoz511Stamkos isn’t going to Detroit. He might end up in Nashville.

@@davidkruse4030 mmhmm .. just make sure you're here tomorrow... Don't go deleting your comment either ... 😂

​@@thewizardofoz511Stamkos will not end up in Detroit. They arent cup contenders.

@@mattgauthier7216 and after reading your comment do you think I've changed my mind on my thoughts on Stamkos coming here or do you think you made a difference and helped me see the other side of thoughts on Stamkos?

Meeting every team in other conferences twice: 24x2 = 48 games Meeting teams in same conference 3 times: 11x3= 33 games 48+33=81 games in all Playoffs: top 2 teams in every division qualify (6x2=12 teams) + best 3rd in each conference qualify (3 teams) + best remaining team qualify (1 team)

Nah you have to be a little cuckoo in the head to sign with detroit. Like taxi kane is 🤣

Him signing a 1 year deal with Detroit doesn't really say that since othet teams arnt allowed to talk to him before tomorrow...

@@JackoTV Sure they aren't 🙄

Yep - the clincher. He has had a lot of really serious injuries in his career and no doubt that has to factor in. No matter what team you follow - you have to admire the grit and determination of this young man to battle through the many set backs he has had to overcome

I think his poor playoffs in Hershey last year scared them off. Only thing is there are younger guys like Dube who deserve a shot too

Yes be cool signing

I don’t know if we ever had the money to sign Guentzel based on how they have been constructing this team, looks like we have about 12-14 million for 3-4 players. I would think they want to sign two top 6 D and a top 6 forward plus some depth…

I mean it was looking like a good chance before Tampa became aggressive, but not mad at all, still have a decent chunk of cap space to add some good depth.

Who cares, glad we didn't get him.

Said no one

@@ryanatkinson9622 14.5M to be exact

Hoping for Jeff skinner

Lol makes me think of McDavid and Draisaitl playing the same line and Drai always gets booted so it's like oh no... okay McDavid takes it now.

It’s cute you think top FAs want to go to Vancouver. Canucks are going to miss the playoffs next year.

@@dl4189 1, skinner is t a top ufa, and 2, look at how many players signed last season and resigned this season 🤦‍♂️😂 you have no idea lol

@@meme_ajin yeah exactly lol, it's like oh you thought you were gonna win cuz we got waved from the circle think again

it looks like that ship had already sailed. When Carolina met his asking price and he said no - it would seem like he had somewhere else in mind . Could have been Vancouver as the obvious familiarity with management /coach but clearly was not .

There is no way he is going to Shittsburgh - why would he want to ? they just traded for Kevin Hayes !! that place is more like assisted living

Yeah, but not Knowing was Hell.

Because Chicago can't win ALL the time😂

Doesn’t really fit their timeline. But crazier things have happened

@@bartsanders1553 Hey, it's been awhile. Thanks for your reply and have a great day!

@@SMG2fanatic Let's say he has four good years left. They should be competitive that last year. Maybe sooner.

@@bartsanders1553 yea, imagine getting a slap on the wrist for the SA scandal, not having to give up draft picks, then somehow getting 1&2 back to back. Wait, now that I think about it maybe they can?

According to Rag's sources, he was not willing to help his GM with a move to RW in June. So the deal will probably be after 7/1 when his NTC turns to 15 team and same sources include Kakko & Copp (1v1)...

It would be insane to let him go to market.

I ain’t no band leader …yeah I heard that story

Why watch then?

@@Phil00484 won't be worth it next season.

We have a real announcer now so it will seem better while the talent grows.

Only the most delusional fans thought his return was a possibility. Davidson made it pretty clear that door has closed. As for him signing in Detroit, meh. The rivalry’s been dead for a while now

Over what?

Foligno’s a “loser” and a “bum” - that’s pretty harsh, no?

Canes right now need to focus on the farm and try and reopen the cup window soon. Guentzel pulled a Tarasenko which sucks.

@@CarolinaBuckrush 8 for 8 was what Guentzel said he wanted, then he got too greedy! 'Canes are in a cunundrum with several players.

@@meddyven I mean the Canes just need to try and stop the bleeding and focus on their pretty solid pipeline of prospects.

I think he looks wonderful in the winged wheel