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Senko1291 · 07-03-2019, 12:06 AM

Free Agency!

July 1st had arrived and we said goodbye to our UFA's that we weren't bringing back. We knew however with losing the players that put butts in the seats via TDL or FA we needed to make a splash to keep our city interested.

We decided to go after one of the premier FA on the market this year in Mark Stone. Stone and VGK could not come to an agreement so on July 1 he was fair game fir everyone.

We knew we had a ton of cap space and were going to struggle to get to the floor so the Seattle Totems offered Mark Stone a 6 year contract with an 8M AAV and a no trade clause. Mark Stone was blown away by the offer and in his words "nobody even came close" to getting near that. Mark Stone slept on it for a day or 2 but said that he saw a bright future in our new franchise and wanted to be there to help along with it so he signed.

Other notable FA signings:

B. Connolly 3 years 1.75M AAV
M. Janmark 2 years 1.55M AAV
N. Gusev 1 year 925k
B. Lynch 2 years 650k
B. Byron 1 year 725k
T. Cammarata 2 years 660k
A. Goulet 1 year 650k

We had also made a trade on July 1st after the Dallas Stars approached us and asked if we needed some C depth. After looking at our depth chart I noticed we could probably use someone as a 2C for the upcoming year and that C. Soderberg was likely to move down to a 3rd line role.

SEA trades C. Bigras & R. Hartman to DAL for Radek Faksa

We liked the style of game that Faksa brings and he is young enough to fit in with the group of players we are moving forward with. We thanked Chris and Ryan for their commitment to our new franchise and wished them nothing but the best.

Vacation time for everyone!

07-03-2019, 12:06 AM	#4
Senko1291 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 46	Free Agency! July 1st had arrived and we said goodbye to our UFA's that we weren't bringing back. We knew however with losing the players that put butts in the seats via TDL or FA we needed to make a splash to keep our city interested. We decided to go after one of the premier FA on the market this year in Mark Stone. Stone and VGK could not come to an agreement so on July 1 he was fair game fir everyone. We knew we had a ton of cap space and were going to struggle to get to the floor so the Seattle Totems offered Mark Stone a 6 year contract with an 8M AAV and a no trade clause. Mark Stone was blown away by the offer and in his words "nobody even came close" to getting near that. Mark Stone slept on it for a day or 2 but said that he saw a bright future in our new franchise and wanted to be there to help along with it so he signed. Other notable FA signings: B. Connolly 3 years 1.75M AAV M. Janmark 2 years 1.55M AAV N. Gusev 1 year 925k B. Lynch 2 years 650k B. Byron 1 year 725k T. Cammarata 2 years 660k A. Goulet 1 year 650k We had also made a trade on July 1st after the Dallas Stars approached us and asked if we needed some C depth. After looking at our depth chart I noticed we could probably use someone as a 2C for the upcoming year and that C. Soderberg was likely to move down to a 3rd line role. SEA trades C. Bigras & R. Hartman to DAL for Radek Faksa We liked the style of game that Faksa brings and he is young enough to fit in with the group of players we are moving forward with. We thanked Chris and Ryan for their commitment to our new franchise and wished them nothing but the best. Vacation time for everyone! Last edited by Senko1291; 07-03-2019 at 12:24 AM.