2020 7-Round Mock Draft 4.0 (UFA Lists on Pg 33)

[Duke16]

Idea for continuation: Roster freeze ---> Standings determined via vote --> 2021 trade deadline --> Standings vote again, this time to determine playoff teams and winners --> Seattle expansion draft

Too much?

I would be down to participate, not so down to host it lol

 

[Soli]

Brad Marchand ($6,125,000) - Patrice Bergeron ($6,875,000) - David Pastrnak ($6,666,666)
Alex Galchenyuk ($3,000,000) - Anze Kopitar ($5,000,000) - Charlie Coyle ($5,250,000)
Nick Ritchie ($1,498,925) - David Krejci ($7,250,000) - Ondrej Kase ($2,600,000)
Tyson Jost ($1,250,000) - Jumbo Joe Thornton ($1,900,000) - Chris Wagner ($1,350,000)

Zdeno Chara ($1,500,000) - Charlie McAvoy ($4,900,000)
Torey Krug ($6,850,000) - Dustin Byfuglien ($3,000,000)
Matt Grzelcyk ($1,600,000) - Connor "Cliffy Hockey" Clifton ($1,000,000)

Tuuka Rask ($7,000,000)
Jaroslav Halak ($2,750,000)
​

Spoiler

ANZE KOPITAR

We added Anze freaking Kopitar! At 50%! We effectively busted open our contender window wide open and shut everyone else's window closed.


CHARA & KRUG RE-SIGN

We kept the Captain in the fold for another season, as long as he wants, and made Krug a Bruin for life at caphits reflective of the Bruin's buy-in Championship culture.


THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS

Jumbo Joe Thornton comes full circle and returns to the team that drafted him in search of a Stanley. Jumbo Joe brings inspiration and drive for a Bruins squad that's been there before. I'm very excited about Thornton taking Jost under his wing and awakening the inner goal scorer that advanced stats and the junior career predict.

BIG BAD BREWING

Dusty Byfuglien is a figurative bear on skates, this was literally a no brainer. Last we saw Dusty he was an impact player that brought the pain every game. With the new CBA rules, he's a 35+ year contract so if he decides to hang them up next offseason, his caphit won't remain.


POURING GASOLINE ON HABS & BRUINS

Bruins signed former Hab Alex Galchenyuk, who is eager to get on the other side of the Boston/Montreal rivalry. Sources say PK Subban spurred advances from Bruins management. Poor decision PK.


TOP PROSPECTS

Jack, Jack, Jakub, Jakub-Forsbacka, Jeremy, Jack, Jack... and Trent.

Thanks @Eich Jackel for hosting a great mock! Maybe next time I'll even show up to the first 5 rounds of the draft.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Bergeron - Kopitar - Krejci - Thornton is the most wise old center group I've ever seen

 

[uncleben]

Idea for continuation: Roster freeze ---> Standings determined via vote --> 2021 trade deadline --> Standings vote again, this time to determine playoff teams and winners --> Seattle expansion draft

Too much?

Maybe just -> standings vote -> Expansion

We lose one of our guys right away!

 

[uncleben]

HERE is the link to all the signings so far - as well as further links to all the UFAs still available!

There are still some really good names out there!
Like, Idk if Eich is playing hard ball as the agent for Holtby, but shocked he hasn't signed!

And if this dies off with noone signing Uncle Leo, I will be sad

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Bergeron - Kopitar - Krejci - Thornton is the most wise old center group I've ever seen

Can't wait to see those shutdown abilities on lines 3 and 4.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

SIGNING ALERT



LW Carl Grundstrom
2 years, $1.5M AAV

LHD Nathan Beaulieu
1 year, $1.8M AAV

NYI MEDIA PRESS RELEASE

NYI.com-
"It's been a truly eventful week of drafting and free agency, the kind of which I haven't had since my free-wheeling days back in the 80s," pointed out exhausted Islander GM Lou Lamoriello. "We're closing up our planning until camp starts with the addition of Carl up front and Nathan on the blueline. Carl is just the kind of net-crashing young man we want to see next to the likes of Brock and JG in the upcoming seasons. We were very confident in his abilities when I drafted him with Toronto and feel he's at that point in his young career where we're going to see just what he's capable of. Beaulieu is a former first round draft pick who needed time, like so many defensemen, to turn into the type of player you can trust in your end of the ice. It has meant filing down on the offensive contribution he was once thought to be capable of, but he's at that point where he can offer our younger defenseman a good bit of support."

"In general, the cap realities have forced my hand and we've lost a lot of what has made us successful in recent years in just a short period of time. A ton of character, the kind you can go to war with come hell or highwater, has departed the franchise and coach Barry Trotz will join up with a team that he'll need to form into a winner, practically from scratch."

"As for the young men we drafted, the staff is very confident that we've added a number of surefire future NHLers of one sort or another, granted health be on their side. There's always going to be risk involved, especially when your first pick is in the third round, but I really like knowing we've added five soon-to-be collegians and three very talented Russians who clearly want to have a career of impact at the NHL level. You know, I've never been one to shy away from investing in a Russian I believe in. Now it's time for everyone in the organization to roll up their sleeves and get to work on the next season."


2020-21 ROSTER:
CAP = 73.37 MM
Contracts = 42/50

Lee (7 MM) - Barzal (7 MM) - Eberle (5.5 MM)
Beauvillier (2.1 MM) - Nelson (6 MM) - Mike Hoffman (7.6 MM)
Grundstrom (1.5 MM) - Pageau (5 MM) - Bozak (5 MM)
Khaira (1.2 MM) - Paquette (1.65 MM) - Amadio (700 k)
Johnston (1 MM) - Aberg (900 k)

Pelech (1.6 MM) - Pulock (6 MM)
Butcher (3.73 MM) - Mayfield (1.45 MM)
Beaulieu (1.8 MM) - Dobson (894 k)
XXX

Varlamov (5 MM)
Sorokin (925 k)


Bridgeport Soundtigers
LW Kiefer Bellows - C Aleksi Saarela - RW Tanner Fritz
LW Samuel Fagemo - C Garrett Pilon - RW Simon Holmstrom
LW Maxim Letunov - C Bobo Carpenter - RW Sheldon Rempal
LW Andreas Wingerli - C Cole Bardreau - RW Fabian Zetterlund

LHD Andreas Borgmann - RHD Grant Hutton
LHD Cameron Gaunce - RHD Bode Wilde
LHD Tony Sund - LHD Mitch Vande Sompel
LHD Dominik Masin

G Keith Kinkaid
G Jakub Skarek

ON LOAN TO CHL CLUB:
LHD Samuel Bolduc (ELC) = Sherbrooke Pheonix QMJHL
LW/C Blade Jenkins (ELC) = Saginaw Spirit OHL

ON LOAN TO ECHL AFFILIATE WORCESTER RAILERS:
RW Cole Coskey, C Felix Bibeau, LW Kyle MacLean, LHD Adam Brubacher, C Samuel Houde, and C Allan McShane

Top unsigned prospects:
G David Hrenak, RW Jesse Puljujarvi, D Robin Salo, C Reece Newkirk, RW Jonathan Dahlen, C Juho Lammikko, LW/C Andre Lee, C Jake Pivonka, C Patrick Moynihan, C Justin Schutz, D Christian Krygier, D Maxwell Crozier, D Benton Maass, D Braden Doyle

2020 NHL Draft picks:
3 - 77) LW Brett Berard from the USNTD program, USHL
3 - 83) D Tyler Kleven from the USNTD program, USHL
4 - 114) LW Pavel Gogolev from the Guelph Storm, OHL
5 - 145) C Dmitri Zlodeyev from MHK Dynamo Moscow, MHL
5 - 147) W Landon Slaggert from the USNTD program, USHL
6 - 176) C/RW Pavel Tyutnev from Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
7 - 207) LW Gunnarwolfe Fontaine from the Chicago Steel, USHL
7- 212) D Mason Langenbrunner from Eden Prairie High School, MIN

2021 NHL Draft picks:
2nd (LAK), 3rd, 4th (LAK), 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th

RED = Acquired via free agency
BLUE = Acquired by trade

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

FINAL SIGNING ALERT



C Chris Mueller
1 year, $750K



LHD T.J. Brodie
4 years, $6.15M AAV

RHD Radko Gudas
2 year, $3.5M AAV



RHD Paul LaDue
1 year, $750K



RW Tyler Pitlick
2 years, $1.75M AAV



C Carl Soderberg
2 years, $3.5M AAV



C Colin Blackwell
2 years, $900K AAV



RW Matt Luff
2 years, $1M AAV​

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Thanks to everyone for playing! PMs for the next one should go out in one or two weeks. I may make some minor tweaks to smooth things out / clear things up.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Final Update
- Roster is very much a projection, lots of opportunity there for young top prospects to dictate their own timelines and force their way into the picture

Ryan Getzlaf - 8.25M
Cam Fowler - 6.5
John Gibson - 6.4
Jakob Silfverberg - 5.25
Hampus Lindholm - 5.21
Sami Vatanen - 5.2
Erik Gudbranson - 4.0
Danton Heinen - 2.8
Pavel Zacha - 2.25
Derek Grant - 2.25
Carter Rowney - 1.13
Christian Djoos - 1.0
Nic Deslauriers - 1.0
Kodie Curran - 1.0
Jacob Larsson - 925k
Troy Terry - 925k
Sonny Milano - 900k
Max Jones - 863k
Sam Steel - 863k
Sam Anas - 800k
Malcolm Subban - 800k
Alan Quine - 800k
Sam Carrick - 700k


Total (14F - 7D - 2G) + Perry buyout (6M) = 65.816

Current projected lineup

Heinen - Getzlaf - Silfverberg
Zacha - Steel - Terry
Jones - Grant - Anas
Deslauriers - Quine - Rowney
Milano - Carrick - XXXX

Lindholm - Vatanen
Fowler - Gudbranson
Larsson - Djoos - Curran

Gibson
Subban

AHL - San Diego Gulls

Trevor Zegras - Marco Rossi - Max Comtois
Nolan Foote - Isac Lundestrom - Andrew Agozzino
Jack Kopacka - BO Groulx - Chase De Leo
Antoine Morand- Alex Dostie - Kiefer Sherwood
Jack Badini - Tyler Sheehy - Bryce Kindopp

Josh Mahura - Cody Goloubef
Simon Benoit - Jani Hakanpaa
Kevin Bahl - Axel Andersson
Alex Breton - Hunter Drew

Anthony Stolarz
Lukas Dostal


Top Non AHL prospects
LD Philip Broberg, RD Justin Barron, LD Henry Thrun, LW Brayden Tracey, LD Jackson Lacombe


Signings

LD Jacob Larsson - 2 years 950k AAV
LW Sonny Milano - 1 year 900k
C Marco Rossi - 3 year ELC 925k
RW Kiefer Sherwood - 1 year 750k
C Alex Dostie - Qualified
C Chase De Leo - Qualified
C Alan Quine - 1 year 800K/450K (500K guaranteed)
RW Sam Anas - 1 year 800K/450K (500K guaranteed)
G Malcolm Subban - 1 year 800K/450K (500K guaranteed)
RD Sami Vatanen - 3 years 5.2M AAV
C Derek Grant - 2 years 2.25M AAV
RD Cody Goloubef - 1 year 750K/400K
C Tyler Sheehy - 1 year AHL/ECHL
LD Alex Breton - 1 year AHL/ECHL


UFA's released

RW Patrick Eaves, LD Michael Del Zotto, LD Matt Irwin, RD Chris Wideman, G Ryan Miller, C Blake Pietila, C Andrew Poturalski, C Kyle Criscuolo, C Justin Kloos, C Chris Mueller, G Kevin Boyle

Not tendered qualifying offer

RW Devon Sideroff, RD Joel Persson


Trades

Rickard Rakell to Edmonton in exchange for Philip Broberg, 2021 1st, 2022 2nd, 2020 5th

Josh Manson to New Jersey for Nolan Foote, Kevin Bahl, Conditional 2021 2nd (becomes 1st if Devils reach '21 playoffs), Conditional 2022 3rd (becomes 2nd if Devils miss '21 playoffs)

Brendan Guhle to San Jose for 2022 2nd, Emil Galimov

Adam Henrique to New Jersey for Pavel Zacha

2020 Draft

1-6 LC Marco Rossi
1-31- RD Justin Barron
2-36- LD Joni Jurmo
3-67 - RD Eamon Powell
4-111 - RW William Dufour
5-129 - LD Zachary Uens
5-144 - RW Dmitri Rashevsky
6-160 - LC Gage Goncalves

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Many thanks to @Eich Jackel for this incredibly entertaining, thrilling, and creative draft and free agency period!

And many thanks to all of you for your participation, deal-making, comments, and well, just generally making this thing a boatload of fun!

 

[uncleben]

Actually no takers on Holtby @Eich Jackel

 

[dathockeydoe]

Thanks for all the fun people! Even if I was distracted for... almost all of this. Haha

 

[CaptnCanada]

Well done!

 

[Llamamoto]

The Devils offer Holtby a 1 million x 7 year deal.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Actually no takers on Holtby @Eich Jackel

None

 

[OB5]

@Eich Jackel the king of kings

 

[Tapdog]

LAST MINUTE TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

Acquires - A Rousell, V Podkolzin, 2021 2nd, 2022 1st

Acquires - E Kane, R Merkley, K Lablanc, J Kellman

Just a little last minute fun as we await "MOCK 5.0"

UB to confirm

 

[uncleben]

Confirm^

 

[Mildan]

Did Carolina pick every prospect from Superelit?

 

[Dan Kelly]

Brad Marchand ($6,125,000) - Patrice Bergeron ($6,875,000) - David Pastrnak ($6,666,666)
Alex Galchenyuk ($3,000,000) - Anze Kopitar ($5,000,000) - Charlie Coyle ($5,250,000)
Nick Ritchie ($1,498,925) - David Krejci ($7,250,000) - Ondrej Kase ($2,600,000)
Tyson Jost ($1,250,000) - Jumbo Joe Thornton ($1,900,000) - Chris Wagner ($1,350,000)

Zdeno Chara ($1,500,000) - Charlie McAvoy ($4,900,000)
Torey Krug ($6,850,000) - Dustin Byfuglien ($3,000,000)
Matt Grzelcyk ($1,600,000) - Connor "Cliffy Hockey" Clifton ($1,000,000)

Tuuka Rask ($7,000,000)
Jaroslav Halak ($2,750,000)
​

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^^cup winning lineup!!