Rumor: Lightning trying to use draft picks to move bad contracts

[voxel]

Yeah you can thank Yzerman for that. Often overlooked by neutral fans, on how terrible he was at resigning's.

And 1st round drafting.

But seriously... some of those NTC/NMC were to keep cap hits lot.

 

[LeapOnOver]

In other important news, my neighbor has two rabbits.

 

[Rschmitz]

Lol If we offered a Team to take Point, they would happily give up their first for it even with a shitty contract attached to it.

That post was dripping with sarcasm even if the poster didn't emoticon it

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Going to take a lot to get rid of Johnson's bad contract. Gourde and Palat are much easier to move.

 

[FSL KINGS]

After that Ladd deal, what are the chances Johnson has AZ on his no trade list.

 

[vanarchy]

If we've learned anything it's that they will find a way.

 

[StickShift]

I enjoyed Frank Seravelli’s take on his podcast: SEA might just draft Mathieu Joseph, and THEN only after the draft come back to Tampa and ask if they want to make a salary dump trade. By separating the two transactions Seattle gets even more leverage.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

I enjoyed Frank Seravelli’s take on his podcast: SEA might just draft Mathieu Joseph, and THEN only after the draft come back to Tampa and ask if they want to make a salary dump trade. By separating the two transactions Seattle gets even more leverage.

Yeah they would be dumb to take one of their high priced guys first, Joseph or Foote would be great. Hopefully nobody helps Tampa out

 

[Wester]

Yeah you can thank Yzerman for that. Often overlooked by neutral fans, on how terrible he was at resigning's.

Nah, it's just the price of the lower tax thing. You have to give out NTC-s so players can't be traded out and getting less money because of taxes.

 

[AcerComputer]

When I look at Tampa on Cap Friendly they have 7 forwards with a modified or full no move. Do they have to protect all players with a modified also? If so they can’t protect Brayden Point

They have a Modified no trade, which different than a NMC. They have to protect players with a NMC, whereas a Modified no trade only prevents them from being traded not drafted in expansion.

 

[MikeyMike01]

I like how there’s always a bunch of people that complain about a tweet being so unnecessary. And yet each of those comedians post different versions of the exact same comment.

Seriously, go read the comments above mine, I could have just read one and skipped the entire page.

and then there’s always King Goober, who comes to complain about the jokes

 

[Seanaconda]

When I look at Tampa on Cap Friendly they have 7 forwards with a modified or full no move. Do they have to protect all players with a modified also? If so they can’t protect Brayden Point

You only have to protect people with full nmcs

 

[Bolt32]

Nah, it's just the price of the lower tax thing. You have to give out NTC-s so players can't be traded out and getting less money because of taxes.

Yeah same problem the Panthers have.

 

[Lightning1995]

Yeah they would be dumb to take one of their high priced guys first, Joseph or Foote would be great. Hopefully nobody helps Tampa out

So trading for players that can help your team is helping Tampa out? Remove Tyler Johnson from the equation. Every other player is on a good contract and can help a team contend.

 

[The Macho King]

I enjoyed Frank Seravelli’s take on his podcast: SEA might just draft Mathieu Joseph, and THEN only after the draft come back to Tampa and ask if they want to make a salary dump trade. By separating the two transactions Seattle gets even more leverage.

This is Galaxy brain stuff but would be bad GMing. Joseph was scratched for all but 3 games of two cup runs. You have a roster full of experienced and good playoff performers.

Taking Joseph - who yes has potential - over quality top 6, two way players you could if nothing else flip for more assets would be dumb.

 

[Kranix]

Gadrrioch, a proud newspaper man, just doing what all insiders do, tweeting what he's hearing, and he gets viciously trolled for 4 pages. Shameful

 

[HoseEmDown]

I enjoyed Frank Seravelli’s take on his podcast: SEA might just draft Mathieu Joseph, and THEN only after the draft come back to Tampa and ask if they want to make a salary dump trade. By separating the two transactions Seattle gets even more leverage.

What extra leverage do they get? If they let Palat go and say Landeskog walks you don't think Colorado will come calling to see the price? He would be a perfect replacement for him. If Drouin doesn't return to Montreal you don't think they'd have interest in Killorn? Arizona just took on Ladd for non 1st round picks, you don't think they'd take on a useful player in Johnson for similar? They have the leverage over the rest of the league right now in getting to choose which one they want for free, they pass that up they don't get a 2nd chance at a discount.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

So trading for players that can help your team is helping Tampa out? Remove Tyler Johnson from the equation. Every other player is on a good contract and can help a team contend.

You take them after for a sweetener or on waivers when they’re more desperate plus they lose some good talent on ELCs which will hurt Tampa down the road.

 

[sxvnert]

Picks to Seattle for tyler johnson.

 

[Agalloch]

Picks to Seattle for tyler johnson.

Most likely a side-deal to select Gourde or Johnson, yes.

 

[Todd1a]

Most likely a side-deal to select Gourde or Johnson, yes.

why would you need a side deal to take gourde he is actually good

 

[Agalloch]

why would you need a side deal to take gourde he is actually good

His contract.

 

[Leafs87]

They tried last year too

 

[BoltSTH]

Bolts will lose a couple of good F (Palat/Killorn/Gourde/Coleman (on top of Goodrow), and probably not be able to resign Savard, but the core is still there, and there are replacements in Raddysh/Smith/Stephens/ABB to fill the roster.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Boy that franchise is in deep trouble!
Probably going to lose a few support players and picks and suffer through having Kucherov play all year.
I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes…errr….skates!