Lucic like Russell is a nmc for the duration but a nmc with a modified ntc in the last 2 years.
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Lucic like Russell is a nmc for the duration but a nmc with a modified ntc in the last 2 years.
Faelko
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Cap Friendly shows he has a NMC as well as a modified NTC where he submits lists where he can be traded. Either way, he has to be protected unless he waives the NMC.
However, he can be bought out.
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This is literally three years away right now. By then, I'm sure one of Bouchard, yams or pool will be the new whipping boy. JP is almost there already.
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I think it’s at least possible...I’m not so sure it wasn’t always the plan, haha.
Lucic won't be here 3 years from now, not worried about that. It's still a problem for the Oilers because we want to have more than 4 good forwards in 2 years time no matter what.
Presumably the plan is to at some point soon not be a pretender squad with McDavid. We need to be a legit good team soon that means having more than 4 worthwhile forwards sooner than later.
Whether that means having both Yamo and Pulju pan out or having to acquire another good forward like Stone or Duchene, one of the two has to happen and that causes a problem if you have to protect 4D.
Presumably the plan is to at some point soon not be a pretender squad with McDavid. We need to be a legit good team soon that means having more than 4 worthwhile forwards sooner than later.
Whether that means having both Yamo and Pulju pan out or having to acquire another good forward like Stone or Duchene, one of the two has to happen and that causes a problem if you have to protect 4D.
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If somehow the Oilers could get Panarin and not give up:
McDavid, Drai, Nuge, Klef, Nurse, and Larsson then I feel like we could be a sneaky playoff team.
McDavid & Nuge On Top line
Drai and Panarin on the 2nd (would be absolutely sick). Panarin is also an unreal transition player meaning he’d mitigate to a degree having weak puck movers on the backend.
Also I know Panarin probably wouldn’t sign and extension with us but I wouldn’t mind him as a rental (assuming reasonable cost to acquire). Dream would be get him, he loves playing on a team with McD...loves having Drai Centre him and he decides to sign on long term with us (think Paul George in the NBA)
McDavid, Drai, Nuge, Klef, Nurse, and Larsson then I feel like we could be a sneaky playoff team.
McDavid & Nuge On Top line
Drai and Panarin on the 2nd (would be absolutely sick). Panarin is also an unreal transition player meaning he’d mitigate to a degree having weak puck movers on the backend.
Also I know Panarin probably wouldn’t sign and extension with us but I wouldn’t mind him as a rental (assuming reasonable cost to acquire). Dream would be get him, he loves playing on a team with McD...loves having Drai Centre him and he decides to sign on long term with us (think Paul George in the NBA)
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I think that 20/21 is the potential lockout year so if there's a chance that happens I bet they'll delay Seattle. Terrible way to start into a new market with a work stoppage.
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I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I don't think there is much risk of a work stoppage this time. The first time we had a work stoppage, it was to introduce the cap, which was a massive blow to the NHLPA. The second time, it was not a whole lost season, and that one involved getting the players getting a far smaller percentage of earnings than before.
The league's basically won and won completely already. The league has already given offers to the NHLPA to extend the existing deal (if I recall, it was to allow players to go to the olympics). Perhaps the NHLPA has some gripes this time, but I genuinely believe that the league is far more willing to have a work stoppage than the players are. The players might demand some re-jiggering of the esgrow system but that problem is not so dramatic that it would nix a season.
But hey, that's not a guarantee. But, I wouldn't be surprised if the CBA would be renegotiated as part of Seattle expansion deal. The NHLPA enjoys having more teams in the league so it's a compelling strategy.
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He may be sitting out next year if thats his plan. Can't imagine a team offering more than 9. Kucherov just got 9.5 and was 2nd only to McDavid in points last year.
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I think the Islanders would pay him 10 million to play with Barzal.
Habs would pay him 10 million to make themselves relevant in the East again.
Devils have lots of cap space.
Panarin will get his number.
Kucherov wasn't an unrestricted free agent.
Tavares is at 11, Eichel at 10 it's not a big stretch for a point per game winger to get 10.
Hell depending on how much the cap goes up and if you believe Tavares took a discount Panarin ay 11 million per isn't out of the question.
Yeah it will be around that #. He’s hell of player though. So so fast. Amazing stick handler. He’s a right shot clone of Patrick Kane.
I always thought Panarin was getting carried by Kane with the Hawks. But Panarin is legit good. He’s proven that with Clb. He’s elevated anyone he plays with.
I remember that Columbus game last year when McDavid scored 100. McDavid and Panarin were just on another level compared to anyone else on the ice. Everything goes through both of them.
I feel Panarin would be the closest version of Hall. Both grab the puck in the defensive zone and carry it into the offensive zone and setup scoring chances by themselves. I just think he’d be the perfect winger for Drai.
We could finally have two legit scoring lines again
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Panarin would be a dream. Would need to shed a boatload of salary to get him. If he’s available, you go all in on that.
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You don't become a whipping boy in Edmonton until you sign a big contract. Right now it's Lucic, once he gets traded it will be Draisaitl. JP is safe until he starts making over 4 million a year.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Draisatl is the current whipping boy and Lucic is the darling because.... reasons.
CantHaveTkachev
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Eh... Seattle will maybe prefer to chance the work stoppage. The problem is if the CBA negotiation goes like it did in 2012/2013, and there is a truncated season with a brief compliance buyout window, Seattle is absolutely screwed for pressuring teams into moves like Vegas got to.
Also, I actually DON'T expect a lockout this time. I think the NHL is going into this preparing to make a fake concession for Olympics guarantees (they want to be in China) and reform to escrow and in turn will pressure for shorter term contracts. I don't see an issue as singularly contentious here as a hard salary cap or a huge shift in revenue share like the last two negotiations.
A handful of people are rightly happy with Lucic's general level of play while wishing Draisaitl was bringing more shift to shift. Drai is hardly the whipping boy and Lucic is far from everyone's favorite player, but whatevs.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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He’s making plays getting chances and being physical. Mostly what we signed him for. Production will come if he keeps getting chances the way he is.
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About 30 points. 6mil. This contract is right there next to Eriksson, Ladd, Backes, etc
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I’d rather have Looch than any of those guys because whether people like it or not he is a feared presence. Guys on this team barely even get looked at the wrong way, especially 97 and 93. Eriksson literally does nothing, no value just a pathetic excuse for an athlete.
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