Episode 84 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 1-12-2024

Episode 84 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast, topics include-

 

#1. William Nylander’s new contract and cap room for the 2024/2025 season is not going to be a problem for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, T.J. Brodie and Ilya Samsonov at values of 5.5 million, 3 million, 5 million and 3.55 million dollars respectively, which just over 17-million-dollar value, and that’s just the larger of the contracts that will be coming of the books.

At the end of the 2024/25 season the contract of John Tavares at 11-million per season comes off the books as well, So the Toronto Maple Leafs will be just as the salary cap will increase as well on top of that.

 

#2. Montreal not only doesn’t need to acquire any player for any particular position, they have a legit contending roster, that they can ice from the opening game of the 2024/2025 that can and will compete with any team in the league on a level playing field and be a legit contender.

 

Starting 6 defensive pairings

 

David Reinbacher with Lane Hutson

Logan Mailloux with Kadian Guhle

Arber Xhekaj with Jayden Struble

7^th Defenseman Jordan Harris

 

Starting lines 1-4

 

Line #1 Joshua Roy-RW, Nick Suzuki-C, Cole Caufield-LW

Line #2 Alex NewHook-RW, Kirby Dach-C, Jaruj Slafkovsky-LW

Line #3 Filip Mesar or Emil Heineman-RW, Owen Beck-C, Sean Farrell-LW

Line #4 Jesse Ylonen-RW, Lucas Condotta-C or Oliver Kapanen-C, Micheal Pezzetta-LW or Riley Kidney at LW

 

Goaltending

Cayden Primeau

Sam Montembeau

 

#3. Why is the Cutter Gauthier for Jamie Drysdale and a 2^nd round pick in the 2025 trade between the Anaheim Ducks and the Philadelphia Flyers being viewed as anything other than a normal trade? This has gotten completely out of hand, unallowable and unexpectable behavior lines have been clearly crossed.

#4. The Montreal Canadiens do not need Trevor Zegras, stop the insanity.

#5. William Nylander’s new 8-year 92-million-dollar contract with an average annual hit of 11.5 million dollars per season, will not be a measuring stick for unestablished younger or future talent.

#6. The Montreal Canadiens loose defensive prospect Gustav Lindstrom to the Anaheim Ducks on the waiver wire.