Salary Cap: 2016-17 roster and salary cap discussion

[Appleyard]

Schenn's agent will have a hard time getting more than early 4's...

the rate has kind of been set for ~Schenn calibre RFA guys over the last few years in the ~$3.5-4.4 range

Couturier, Henrique, C. Smith, Wilson, Silfverberg, Johansson, Eakin, Atkinson, Backlund, Kadri...

the contract number just depends on how long the term is really.

 

[bb12]

That's the point

We're a 2nd line LW away from contending, with Provorov Sanheim Morin NAK Lindblom Myers Friedman, and the 2016 draft picks coming

Still doesn't explain what you plan on doing with simmonds

 

[Dabest]

Still doesn't explain what you plan on doing with simmonds

Shipping him off for assets

 

[bb12]

Shipping him off for assets

Why? He is still young. One of the toughest guys on the roster, a 20-30 goal scorer. What good does trading simmonds for assets do this team at all?

 

[Dabest]

Why? He is still young. One of the toughest guys on the roster, a 20-30 goal scorer. What good does trading simmonds for assets do this team at all?

Starts the retool

 

[Broad Street Elite]

Starts the retool

The retool started a couple years ago.

 

[KrazyKat]

I have a feeling we can get Jones in the draft.
Imagine this. This is 4 quality lines with speed.


Voracek--Giroux--Simmonds
Jones--Couturier--Schenn
Raffl--Laughton--Koneckny
Leier--Bellemare--Read

Del Zotto--Gudas
Provorov--Gostisbehere (Because this will be our future top 2)
Streit--Macdoanld


That has mad potential.

 

[beetee15]

I don't want read in this teams future

 

[Brophy]

I don't want to read into this teams future. All I know is Hextall is my co piolet.

 

[OzFlyers]

Read would be the perfect fourth liner if he was paid a bit less.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Read would be the perfect fourth liner if he was paid a bit less.

I agree, we need Read talent players for the 4th line. Not for the 2nd/3rd and then even worse players playing the 4th.

 

[Rebels57]

I think there's a reasonable chance Read is traded at the deadline, if not this year, than next.

 

[backburner]

Think Jamie McGinn would fit into our team next year?
UFA we could possibly sign for ~3m that can play top 6/ LW


or is Raffl a better choice than him?

 

[thelos]

I think we'd be better off keeping Raffl over McGinn.

 

[Curufinwe]

Hard to say without knowing their contract demands. Maybe we could afford both.

 

[Curufinwe]

If they bought out Umberger that would free up $3m to sign a guy like McGinn, but I don't think he's worth more than that.

22 player roster, $70m cap hit

Voracek-Giroux-Simmonds
Read-Couturier-Schenn
Raffl(2.2)-Cousins(.7125)-Konency
Laughton-Bellemare-Umberger
VdV

MDZ-Gudas(2.7)
Ghost-Streit
Provorov-Schultz/MacDonald

Mason
Neuvirth

 

[deadhead]

Cousins is going to make the team next year, he's playing better than Laughton.
Leier has a good shot, especially if he hits the weights this summer, he just needs to get a bit stronger, he'll never be big, but he's fast and fiesty.
Straka has an outside shot, Hextall has been saying nice things about him.
AK has an outside shot, he has a NHL body, depends how far he's progressed.
Though I have no problem stashing Lindblom, AK and Fazleev in the AHL next year as insurance against injuries.

 

[Hurricane28]

If they bought out Umberger that would free up $3m to sign a guy like McGinn, but I don't think he's worth more than that.

22 player roster, $70m cap hit

Voracek-Giroux-Simmonds
Read-Couturier-Schenn
Raffl(2.2)-Cousins(.7125)-Konency
Laughton-Bellemare-Umberger
VdV

MDZ-Gudas(2.7)
Ghost-Streit
Provorov-Schultz/MacDonald

Mason
Neuvirth

How long are the new deals? 2 years for all of them?

 

[Curufinwe]

Two years seems fair.

 

[beetee15]

if you wanna keep read around for the 4th line fine thats okay, but nothing in the last two seasons suggests that he should be given top 6 minutes moving forward. He was never the same after the oblique injury if im not wrong

 

[bb12]

if you wanna keep read around for the 4th line fine thats okay, but nothing in the last two seasons suggests that he should be given top 6 minutes moving forward. He was never the same after the oblique injury if im not wrong

I've said this before, I like the sound of Leier - PEB - read. That's a good 4th line. IF konecky makes the team and we find another lw...try laughton

 

[flyersfan187]

I've said this before, I like the sound of Leier - PEB - read. That's a good 4th line. IF konecky makes the team and we find another lw...try laughton

That's a small line

 

[bb12]

That's a small line

Small but defensively very strong. We are small. That's why even though cap wise it will be almost impossible, but Lucic should be Hextalls #1 target

 

[Prongo]

Hexy got out of Hartnell's contract so he can put himself into the same situation with Lucic?

 

[Hiesenberg]

I'm actually intrigued to see what's going to happen when Hextall will be in the drivers seat to start signing these guys. I mean, his first few years will have been low key signings and under the radar signings.

How does he negotiate the big guys?