Who's on your 2024/2025 retool team?

[Cali Panthers Fan]

*Tanev or a Tanev comparable. Veteran defensively minded d-man. That group needs a stabilizing presence, especially if we plan to cycle some rookies through the lineup.

[Jiggy_12]

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

That obviously won’t happen. The kid will play in the NHL next year

Did I really need to use Green Text there?

Although, make no mistake there are people reading this thread who would make that complaint 3 years later and saying that was there opinion because that's on point for them.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by calculoso

Isn’t the rookie deal based on age and not automatically 3 years? As in draft and sign = 3-year contract, wait a year and sign = 2-year contract?

No, most are 3 years for drafted players. It's if they sign a NCAA player after playing 2 years of college after the college season where you burn 1 year of the entry deal even if the player doesn't play any games.

Jonathan Toews was a high pick but went to college the year right after being drafted but joined the Blackhawks a year after being drafted on an entry level deal. In most cases a highly drafted player wants to sign at the end of the season and burn the first year of a rookie deal and teams seem to be willing to oblige for the top level talent.