NJDevils1214 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Unless we get something else of value as well? But if we’re going to take on a sh!tty contract, I’d rather take one who is hurt and isn’t going to fvck up the product on the ice. I’d rather pay Clarkson to not play than pay Backes to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, mfitz804 said: Unless we get something else of value as well? But if we’re going to take on a sh!tty contract, I’d rather take one who is hurt and isn’t going to fvck up the product on the ice. I’d rather pay Clarkson to not play than pay Backes to play. If they gave us Carlo or something, than sure. If not..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 hours ago, MB3 said: No it’s not. Baseless rumors by people without a blue check mark means absolutely nothing. The second Laroque falsely reported Hall was an addict (which isn’t a word you throw around unless you know with 100% certainty), the Canadian media created a narrative. just like they created the narrative that P.K. Subban was selfish. (ducks) lol i'm not really sure if you're serious or not about the blue check mark comment, so i'll just assume it was a joke. Then there was rumours about it way before laraque made that comment... Then, one ex player on a radio show does not represent "Canadian media" lol I mean... that would be like me saying that American media is creating bullsh!t narrative because Larry Brook and Єklund (2.3% accurate) said something that wasn't true. I'll just ignore the Subban comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Backes? A 35 years old, 3rd line RW costing 6millions for the next 2 seasons, who got 20 pts last season... plus we'd have to send assets to get him? I can't see it You play a young guy like Anderson instead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Just now, SterioDesign said: Backes? A 35 years old, 3rd line RW costing 6millions for the next 2 seasons, who got 20 pts last season... plus we'd have to send assets to get him? I can't see it You play a young guy like Anderson instead Ugh, TWO years?? I thought it was just one. That’s even worse, why spend assets on that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, mfitz804 said: Ugh, TWO years?? I thought it was just one. That’s even worse, why spend assets on that?? Yeah there is literally no reason to trade for David Backes unless a nice asset was coming along with him for our time and trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Ugh, TWO years?? I thought it was just one. That’s even worse, why spend assets on that?? yeah and he has a Modified NTC so it wont be easy to move him for the bruins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Yeah there is literally no reason to trade for David Backes unless a nice asset was coming along with him for our time and trouble. Correct. And now I want something nicer because we’d have to suffer him for 2 years and probably put one of the kids’ development off. Seems like a bad move for both reasons. 6 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: yeah and he has a Modified NTC so it wont be easy to move him for the bruins Good!! Can he not want to play here like everyone else? Tell him it’s not that close to Manhattan!! Edited July 16, 2019 by mfitz804 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 32 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Good!! Can he not want to play here like everyone else? Tell him it’s not that close to Manhattan!! Maybe he simply found an old flyer that Lou use to send to players... "Are you an over the hill player with a chip on your shoulder? Do you want top minutes to prove that you still got it and prove everyone wrong? Would you like to get paid way too much for way too long and we're not even asking you to contribute much for it? Do you hate beards, having fun and the internet? Well the New Jersey Devils is where you want to be!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, SterioDesign said: Maybe he simply found an old flyer that Lou use to send to players... "Are you an over the hill player with a chip on your shoulder? Do you want top minutes to prove that you still got it and prove everyone wrong? Would you like to get paid way too much for way too long and we're not even asking you to contribute much for it? Do you hate beards, having fun and the internet? Well the New Jersey Devils is where you want to be!" “You’ll also need a new jersey number”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) I don't think Shero's stupid - this would have to be a Backes + Asset(s) for late pick. Like the Canes just did with Marleau. If we could get a late 1st out of this? Hell yeah sign me up. And then we'd immediately buy Backes out. Everything Shero's done thus far leads me to believe he understands a player like Backes doesn't fit the team he's trying to build. Edited July 16, 2019 by Devilsfan118 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Devilsfan118 said: I don't think Shero's stupid - this would have to be a Backes + Asset(s) for late pick. Like the Canes just did with Marleau. If we could get a late 1st out of this? Hell yeah sign me up. And then we'd immediately buy Backes out. Everything Shero's done thus far leads me to believe he understands a player like Backes doesn't fit the team he's trying to build. Basically this, I don't think Shero is dumb, if we were to acquire Backes I'm sure we'd be getting a pretty penny back along with him. He barely played on Boston last year in the playoffs, so if we got back an extra 1st rounder in exchange for keeping Backes as our 13th forward, I'd be fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Devilsfan118 said: I don't think Shero's stupid - this would have to be a Backes + Asset(s) for late pick. Like the Canes just did with Marleau. If we could get a late 1st out of this? Hell yeah sign me up. And then we'd immediately buy Backes out. Everything Shero's done thus far leads me to believe he understands a player like Backes doesn't fit the team he's trying to build. Backes contract has buyout protections built in. It gets you almost no relief financially. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Backes contract has buyout protections built in. It gets you almost no relief financially. Ahh.. well sh!t. In that case the price just went up for Boston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Ottawa Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 What a stupid story on TSN today about Rangers trying to clear cap space. Duh, every team is trying to do that except us and Phoenix. In other news, grass is green and ice is cold. Likely a story leaked from NYR to try and get more calls about the crap they are trying to offload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, Rob_Ottawa said: What a stupid story on TSN today about Rangers trying to clear cap space. Duh, every team is trying to do that except us and Phoenix. In other news, grass is green and ice is cold. Likely a story leaked from NYR to try and get more calls about the crap they are trying to offload. Someone will probably help them too. Someone always does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Off-topic but how do you guys use GIFs as your avatar? Every time I try to reduce the size and upload it or link it the site tells me it's still too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Just now, MadDog2020 said: Someone will probably help them too. Someone always does. As much as I hate to admit it, the Rangers do have some tradable assets. They will also have cap room coming in the near future...only players they're tied to long-term right now are Panarin (7 years), Zibanejad (3 years) and Skjei (5 years). Bigger hits like Shattenkirk, Lundqvist and Staal come off after the 2020-21 season. Sucks, I wanted them to be in cap hell, but the truth is they'll be in pretty good shape in short order, even if they're not right at this moment...hopefully they blow some of their future space on UFAs that don't pan out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, RunninWithTheDevil said: Off-topic but how do you guys use GIFs as your avatar? Every time I try to reduce the size and upload it or link it the site tells me it's still too big. But actually - I just use one of the free gif resizer websites out there. I shrink, crop, remove frames, optimize, etc. until the gif fits under the insane 100kb limit that @DevilMinder has set Can we get a bump on the avatar size limit DM? Assuming it wouldn't cause headaches of course. Edited July 16, 2019 by Devilsfan118 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 hours ago, NJDevils1214 said: Backes contract has buyout protections built in. It gets you almost no relief financially. Building on this. If we were to do this and take his $6m for 2 i’d Rather just suffer with the hit for the two years than suffer with half for 4. Granted we have at least a few raises to pay out, the $6m wouldn’t kill us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: But actually - I just use one of the free gif resizer websites out there. I shrink, crop, remove frames, optimize, etc. until the gif fits under the insane 100kb limit that @DevilMinder has set Can we get a bump on the avatar size limit DM? Assuming it wouldn't cause headaches of course. I couldn’t fit my picture entirely, have always had problems since they changed from a square to a circle. I have to see if resizing it like that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Devilsfan118 said: But actually - I just use one of the free gif resizer websites out there. I shrink, crop, remove frames, optimize, etc. until the gif fits under the insane 100kb limit that @DevilMinder has set Can we get a bump on the avatar size limit DM? Assuming it wouldn't cause headaches of course. yeah that's what I was doin, I guess I'll take another stab at it, thanks man! EDIT: got it, but yeesh the quality i got was traysh Edited July 16, 2019 by RunninWithTheDevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, MB3 said: Oh man, gif avatars really make mobile browsing a headache. like because of the visual or because of load times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, MB3 said: Oh man, gif avatars really make mobile browsing a headache. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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