Clay Brewer: Schenn and O'Reilly to Nashville

Barry is not messing around.

Josi / McD and LS on the backend... that is some nasty and skill.

ROR up front.. wow.. rebuild is happening now...

wish vertank was this with it.

Sounds like trots is establishing a whole new culture to this team as well.
The contract value length may not age well but what they bring to a locker room will last for years

Duchene to Dallas on one year deal @$3m. Looks like we’ll see him this season after all.

Love it

Like the O'Reilly signing. From everything I hear, sounds like just the right type of guy you want in the locker room during a rebuild. Schenn I'm indifferent on, but it doesn't offend me. Sounds like a poor mans Ekholm, who can help babysit more offensive minded D-men. Nyquist... Probably this years version of Zach Sanford. Maybe he'll surprise us and play above his head.

All-in-all inoffensive signings to add some veteran presence to a young team, and shouldn't get in the way of their development. Trotz probably overpaid for these guys, but I guess you kind of have too if you're trying to convince players to sign with a team that appears to be in a rebuild.

CapFriendly
@CapFriendly
·
7m
Gustav Nyquist #Smashville
2 years x $3.185M AAV

Breakdown:
2023-24: $3.185M
2024-25: $3.185M

Kyle Burroughs had never signed a one-way contract before this summer. That means his salary fluctuated depending on whether he was in the NHL or AHL. When the market opened, he quickly signed a three-year, $1.1 million AAV contract with San Jose.
(...)
Luke Schenn, meanwhile, signed his biggest contract since 2011 when he was with the Leafs, and $2.75 million is more than three times the AAV he got on his last contract with the Canucks, not to mention the fact that he earned three years of term at 33 years old.

These are well-deserved contracts for two of the best human beings you’ll meet in hockey.
- Drance/Dayal@TheAthletic

All three seem to be high character (O'Reilly/Nyquist/Schenn) .. I love these signings!

Barry is not messing around.

Josi / McD and LS on the backend... that is some nasty and skill.

ROR up front.. wow.. rebuild is happening now...

wish vertank was this with it.
- dozerD10

Carrier and Fabbro need to be gone and get some defensive guys. IMHO should have kept Duchene and bought out or traded Forsberg if he could find somebody to take him. Duchene over Nyquist any time. Johansen and Forsberg play alike and only assert themselves when it is advantageous to them and coast the rest of the time. Poile overpaid both of them. Young guys at the end of last season were fun to watch even though they didn't make playoffs. Training camp should be interesting to see who sticks and who goes. Maybe some vets get moved.

While not ideal in all aspects (is it ever? No), I'm extremely pleased that the Preds signed RFA's Carrier and Glass. The money and terms are fine at 1-yr for Carrier. It gives him the opportunity to bounce back from last year which was tough for all the Preds. He's younger and he's fast. Good signing.

Glass on a 2-yr is even better as he'll still be an RFA at the end of the new contract. Outstanding move. The upside is there for Cody Glass and I feel he's going to continue getting better and will prove to be a significant asset for the Preds.

Duchene signed for 1-yr x $3M at Dallas vs the $9M plus the limited NTC that would have kicked in yesterday had the Preds not given him the boot. That rather skimpy contract with the Stars was the best Duchene could get for a reason - it speaks volumes about how the other 31 NHL teams value the player.

Trotz/Poile could not deal Duchene before the deadline. Retained salary wouldn't even budge the interest meter from other teams. The org wanted him gone and I applaud them for getting the job done and saving a lot of cash in the process too. I liked Duchene to a limited degree but I'm glad he's gone. Great move.

Bryan Bastin over on OtF has an excellent analysis on the two RFA signings along with the UFA signings that might shed more light on the abilities of the players, what to expect and the reasoning behind it.

https://www.ontheforechec...d-oreilly-schenn-nyquist/

If you haven't read that analysis, doing so might shed a different light on what's transpired.

No one can predict the future but I also don't discount Trotz's comments about any of the signings either - there is thought and a plan behind the moves.

Get rid of Forsberg? Right...

While not ideal in all aspects (is it ever? No), I'm extremely pleased that the Preds signed RFA's Carrier and Glass. The money and terms are fine at 1-yr for Carrier. It gives him the opportunity to bounce back from last year which was tough for all the Preds. He's younger and he's fast. Good signing.

Glass on a 2-yr is even better as he'll still be an RFA at the end of the new contract. Outstanding move. The upside is there for Cody Glass and I feel he's going to continue getting better and will prove to be a significant asset for the Preds.

Duchene signed for 1-yr x $3M at Dallas vs the $9M plus the limited NTC that would have kicked in yesterday had the Preds not given him the boot. That rather skimpy contract with the Stars was the best Duchene could get for a reason - it speaks volumes about how the other 31 NHL teams value the player.

Trotz/Poile could not deal Duchene before the deadline. Retained salary wouldn't even budge the interest meter from other teams. The org wanted him gone and I applaud them for getting the job done and saving a lot of cash in the process too. I liked Duchene to a limited degree but I'm glad he's gone. Great move.

Bryan Bastin over on OtF has an excellent analysis on the two RFA signings along with the UFA signings that might shed more light on the abilities of the players, what to expect and the reasoning behind it.

https://www.ontheforechec...d-oreilly-schenn-nyquist/

If you haven't read that analysis, doing so might shed a different light on what's transpired.

No one can predict the future but I also don't discount Trotz's comments about any of the signings either - there is thought and a plan behind the moves.

Get rid of Forsberg? Right...
- blueline

Nice overview of the situation. The Turris, Joey, and Duchene signings have proven to be horrific for the amount of production they got from them. Barry is not screwing around! The culture had to change and I have faith that he can right the ship.

Nice overview of the situation. The Turris, Joey, and Duchene signings have proven to be horrific for the amount of production they got from them. Barry is not screwing around! The culture had to change and I have faith that he can right the ship.
- Polecat

Glad you stuck with the Preds even though you moved away long ago. It's been a few years that we've been on this site. Wow, time sure does fly.

A new namesake (for you!) racetrack opened a couple of years ago between Lynchburg and Fayetteville - Polecat aka PTC, a tight 2.1 mile 19-turn technical track. You're famous and the track is awesome and a ton of fun!

Glad you stuck with the Preds even though you moved away long ago. It's been a few years that we've been on this site. Wow, time sure does fly.

A new namesake (for you!) racetrack opened a couple of years ago between Lynchburg and Fayetteville - Polecat aka PTC, a tight 2.1 mile 19-turn technical track. You're famous and the track is awesome and a ton of fun!
- blueline

I didn’t leave the Preds, the Preds left me haha. Yeah, I’m very honored to have that track named after me…unbelievable, really