Overly optimistic Pettersson signing. Bad Hughes signing (walks to UFA). Disasterous Martinez signing.... no thx on Reilly.... Forsberg is whatever, but at less than 1m. he isnt worth 2.5m

i dont mind the sabres trade

optimistic on price or years

btw reilly has 22 pts in 38 games

only 2.5M bc of him being payed 1.5M in OTT (Now in boston trade recently) but very very underrated

If you get 6 years of Petey it starts at 9. 7x3 seems more logical. I think they both get bridge deals.

I realize the points that reilly has, but also when he started getting them is notable. Reilly was perhaps the worst defenseman defensively in the entire league up until Zub came over. Reilly looked lost and horrible, AHL level. Zub saved him. Also, we don't need a point-getting defenseman since Hughes and Schmidt already fill the offensive role - need a shutdown guy. Martinez is a nice piece, but he is not a 6m defenseman. Expect maybe 4.5x2

we need more people like you who give positive feedback

Martinez getting 6M$

Meanwhile most AGMs here have

Dahlin getting 4M$
Hall getting 6M$
Garland getting 4M$
Reinhart getting 5ish
Etc.

Like.

Yes some are RFAs but it still doesn't make sense

Absolutely

I'm struggling myself to avoid cynicism currently

Constructive criticism has to be the #1 priority

That said it can be hard to stay positive at times

Like when 34 year old Alec Martinez gets a 3Y / 6M$

Think the numbers you have signed Pettersson and Hugh’s works on a 3 yr bridge deal, if you want term Pettersson comes in around 9 and Hugh’s 8.25 and you sign them both for 7 yrs, I think with both having poor seasons to their standards and the flat cap, you strike and lock them up long term, both probably come in at a mil under what they would have got in a normal yr with the cap still going up every yr, might look like a steep price to pay right now but the last 4 yrs will look like good value contracts. One has to take into consideration on a 3 yr bridge deal we probably see our first cap increase that offseason which drives their next deals up and there will be no more playing nice, Nuks will have back the brink trucks up to play them that extra bump for taking bridge deals, but that at least insure there nuks for the next 10 yrs.
Forsberg 1.25
Boyd 950k
Martinez 4.5 x 2
Pass on Reilly
Eriksson your probably going have to add a mid level prospect or a 3rd
Don’t see Florida or the Bruins doing those trades
Virtanen is going to be tough to move his value couldn’t be any lower and the backloaded contract don’t see anyone qualifying him at that # unless he has a massive bounce back yr and scores 20, last offseason was the time to move him

Your right it’s hard to find anyone on here that doesn’t rip you for the moves you’ve make and then they turnaround and massively overvalue their players.
It can be toxic at times