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Carle signed with the Lightning tonight. I could see a trade in the Preds near future giving up a defensive prospect. There isn't much left in free agency, but we could get a pretty good return on some of our prospects.
 
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Losing Suter sucks but it isn't suprising - I'm not sure I'd have been too thrilled with a 13 year deal... Lock up Weber, add some speed on the wing. I have faith in Poile, I think he does a great job.
 
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I'm hoping if we deal it involves Blum. That would keep our best two young dmen here and we'd still have Ekholm on the farm. I also hope they don't trade away Wilson, although he'd have alot of value. I like what he can do, if he can just stay out of the dog house. All is not lost for the Preds. I think if we can bring in a vet on D and maybe a winger we can be pretty close to last years team.
 
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volville said:
I'm hoping if we deal it involves Blum. That would keep our best two young dmen here and we'd still have Ekholm on the farm. I also hope they don't trade away Wilson, although he'd have alot of value. I like what he can do, if he can just stay out of the dog house. All is not lost for the Preds. I think if we can bring in a vet on D and maybe a winger we can be pretty close to last years team.
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The worst thing they can do is match a max 1 year deal for Weber- let him walk and take the draft picks.

Also they need to keep Josi and Ellis whatever happens with Weber
 
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Blake25p said:
Shea Weber signed a 14yr $100M offer sheet with Philly, Preds have a week to match.
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The yearly is fine, and we have the cap room, but these 10+ year contracts are ****ing ridiculous.

We have to match. If after this year we are terrible and/or he still wants out, then trade Weber for a nice package of players + picks.
 
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If Poile lets both Suter and Weber go without getting any experienced players in return he ought to be run out on a rail. He would be the ultimate GM fail. The only thing he would get if they don't match the offer sheet is 4 1st round picks in the latter part of the round.

They're in a bad spot because they put themselves in a bad spot. Cooper, the beat writer for the Preds, said taking Weber to arbitration last year has come back to bite them in the butt. Sounds like it didn't make Suter or Weber happy. If they're both gone, they'll lose a ton of their fanbase.
 
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Preds have absolutely got to match.

He is your captain, the face of the franchise, and your strongest marketing tool as an organization and your best player.

You have no choice. If and a huge if, you let him walk...You get what you deserve. A half filled arena and a pissed off fanbase.
 
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seems to me Philly just made it easier for the preds to resign him. If the preds match then hes signed for the long haul. You'll have the best defensive player in the nhl for his whole career
 
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Toujours Pret said:
That's a pathetic fanbase.
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Yeah, you always find a rabid hockey fan base in the south especially one that could lose two of its best players.

Pro sports in general suck. Too much greed and players switching teams like they change underwear. It's a great diversion in between college football and college basketball.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
Yeah, you always find a rabid hockey fan base in the south especially one that could lose two of its best players.

Pro sports in general suck. Too much greed and players switching teams like they change underwear. It's a great diversion in between college football and college basketball.
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Wonder how you would feel about "players switching teams" if it were Nashville signing big named FAs?
 
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Mr_Henley said:
The yearly is fine, and we have the cap room, but these 10+ year contracts are ****ing ridiculous.

We have to match. If after this year we are terrible and/or he still wants out, then trade Weber for a nice package of players + picks.
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I will agree with this. Felt the same way with Kovy's decade and a half contract
 
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OrangeWilly said:
Preds have absolutely got to match.

He is your captain, the face of the franchise, and your strongest marketing tool as an organization and your best player.

You have no choice. If and a huge if, you let him walk...You get what you deserve. A half filled arena and a pissed off fanbase.
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Poile has shown he is either a tightwad or a bumbling fool. I'm sure the owners are telling him what to do, but he didn't make Suter or Weber happy by going to arbitration with Weber. If Preds match the Flyers offer, I'll be surprised. They are a small market team that usually doesn't do that.

It's up to the owners, but there was an article a few months back that said that they were still losing money overall even with a number of sellouts last year. Most of the games I attended were full or near capacity. With beers being $8.50 and other food being high as a kite, it's hard to believe they aren't turning a small profit.
 
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maybe im wrong, but I thought there was like an unwritten rule that you didnt mess with other teams RFA's in the nhl. Something like now everyone is going to hate the Philly GM cause other teams are going to start doing this now. idk just something i heard
 
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BearCat204 said:
Wonder how you would feel about "players switching teams" if it were Nashville signing big named FAs?
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I think it sucks. When has a FA really worked out for the Titans or Preds? There have been more busts than anything else.

I grew up before free agency when players stayed with teams. Now you cheer for a player and you're booing his ass the next year. Free agency is great for the players. It's great for the teams that rent-a-player and win a title.
 
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