And? Our issue is that too much cap is being used up by players that are essentially useless to the team. Having those contracts expire allows us to use the dead cap space more effectively. Right now over 12 mill of that 25 mill is used up on fourth liners and #8 dmen. Don’t you agree around 8 mill of the 12 could be used elsewhere?Sure we have 25 million in cap space in 2020 but need to sign 12 players.....
And? Our issue is that too much cap is being used up by players that are essentially useless to the team. Having those contracts expire allows us to use the dead cap space more effectively. Right now over 12 mill of that 25 mill is used up on fourth liners and #8 dmen. Don’t you agree around 8 mill of the 12 could be used elsewhere?
Yes I am down for Persson. Is he likely to accomplish that task of contributing offensively?
Bah. Our team sucks.
Even if you assume Nurse gets 6 mill to be your #3 dman, you think two top six wingers will cost almost 19 mill? Maybe double check your math.Well Lucic Larson Russell are still on the roster.
Chiasson McDavid Drasaitl
XXX - RNH - XXX (RNH most likely is gone that trade deadline)
XXX - XXX -XXX
XXX - Khaira-XXX
Klefbom - Larsson
XXX - Russell
XXX - XXX
Koskinen
25 Million Barely covers 2 Top 6 wingers and a #3 Dman
Larsson needs a new contract after next season as well so what does his extension cost $5-$5.5 million a year range? Add that on top of Nurse’s $6-$7 million extension that’s easily $12+ million between them both. Then if RNH decides to stay that’s another $7 million at least.Well Lucic Larson Russell are still on the roster.
Chiasson McDavid Drasaitl
XXX - RNH - XXX (RNH most likely is gone that trade deadline)
XXX - XXX -XXX
XXX - Khaira-XXX
Klefbom - Larsson
XXX - Russell
XXX - XXX
Koskinen
25 Million Barely covers 2 Top 6 wingers and a #3 Dman
Sure we have 25 million in cap space in 2020 but need to sign 12 players.....
Larson and Nuge are up the year after, which has another 20 mill off the books on top of the 25 next year. Their new deals don’t impact next years cap.Larsson needs a new contract after next season as well so what does his extension cost $5-$5.5 million a year range? Add that on top of Nurse’s $6-$7 million extension that’s easily $12+ million between them both. Then if RNH decides to stay that’s another $7 million at least.
Well I could see a number of these guys on ELC's playing that season:
Bouchard
Benson
1 of Samorukov or Broberg
Marody
Yamamoto
McLeod
On cheap deals coming off their ELC's
Jones
Lagesson/Bear
That should be some serious potential bang for their buck with a number of these guys.
Puljujarvi ain't gonna be here.Next year our team will be a ton of graduating prospects. This is Jones, Bear, and Lagesson's last years of waiver eligibility. Bouchard, Yams, Samorukov, Benson, Marody, and McLeod all have strong chances of making the roster. Lot's of the expiring contracts can be replaced by them. Realistically, we should be able to sign a top-6 winger from FA.
Chiasson - McDavid - Draisaitl
Galchenyuk - Nuge - Puljujarvi
Benson - McLeod - Yamamoto
Lucic (?) - Khaira - Kassian
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Bouchard
Samorukov - Jones
I really like the look of that team.
Well Lucic Larson Russell are still on the roster.
Chiasson McDavid Drasaitl
XXX - RNH - XXX (RNH most likely is gone that trade deadline)
XXX - XXX -XXX
XXX - Khaira-XXX
Klefbom - Larsson
XXX - Russell
XXX - XXX
Koskinen
25 Million Barely covers 2 Top 6 wingers and a #3 Dman
Next year our team will be a ton of graduating prospects. This is Jones, Bear, and Lagesson's last years of waiver eligibility. Bouchard, Yams, Samorukov, Benson, Marody, and McLeod all have strong chances of making the roster. Lot's of the expiring contracts can be replaced by them. Realistically, we should be able to sign a top-6 winger from FA.
Chiasson - McDavid - Draisaitl
Galchenyuk - Nuge - Puljujarvi
Benson - McLeod - Yamamoto
Lucic (?) - Khaira - Kassian
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Bouchard
Samorukov - Jones
I really like the look of that team.
So top six wingers and #3 dmen go for around 8 million a year each?
Hogwash.
Larsson needs a new contract after next season as well so what does his extension cost $5-$5.5 million a year range? Add that on top of Nurse’s $6-$7 million extension that’s easily $12+ million between them both. Then if RNH decides to stay that’s another $7 million at least.
That team looks god awful.
You have a third/fourth liner on the top line, a non NHLer on the second line, the third line should not include any AHLers other than Benson since he's had a good year of development, and even then he should be with proven vets, and the fourth line is a defensive nightmare.
The D core having 3 rookies, 2 of which have no professional experience outside a cup of coffee in the AHL is a surefire way to ruin all three of them, especially when the guys sheltering them are Larsson who's been trash lately, Nurse who's not suitable for being the defensive presence on a line with a rookie offensive D, and Klefbom who's a strong gust away from missing 6 months and leaving Nurse Larsson as the top pair with rookies everywhere else.
Even if by "next year" you mean 2020/21, it's crazy to think any part of this roster looks realistic or good outside of Mcdavid, Drai, and RNH.
Nope but roughly 15 millions will be used or more for those positions leaving crumbs for the rest of the roster
IMO Persson could very well walk into a top four job.
Probably not likely, but he’s got the skill set to do so.
Hall, Galchenyuk, Hoffman, Schenn, Toffoli, Kreider, Granlund.Is the market for wingers next year even that great?
Hall will likely get locked up by NJ, which leaves a fairly mediocre crop. It's going to be the same problem a year from now.