Any players, as many as you want, at $12 million per year x 4 years, how many do you take?

[Goose]

Hypothetical:

Seattle is told they can poach any players in the league they want at expansion at a cost of $12 million per year (let’s say on 4 year contracts, so 12x4 for arguments sake).

If you’re GM and offered this, how many/who do you take?

Cap is currently 81.5, so the max you could take is 6 players, leaving you 9.5 million to fill out the rest of the team.

Restriction: You cannot turn around and trade these players: they are with you for the full 4 years.

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[48g90a138pts]

Hypothetical:

Seattle is told they can poach any players in the league they want at expansion at a cost of $12 million per year (let’s say on 4 year contracts, so 12x4 for arguments sake).

If you’re GM and offered this, how many/who do you take?

Cap is currently 81.5, so the max you could take is 6 players, leaving you 9.5 million to fill out the rest of the team.

Restriction: You cannot turn around and trade these players: they are with you for the full 4 years.

None

Great teams are built with great depth. If you have one guy at $12 mil that's fine, but any more than that you have to make sacrifices elsewhere in the lineup. That Golden Knights model is a great example, Seattle should follow it.

 

[bigbabybuda]

I'd take Dahlin and Mcdavid and work from there. I considered Jones but I'm confident Dahlin will be the best Dman in the League in a year or 2. I'm close to taking another center also (Matthews) but probably wouldnt.

You can afford those 2 players at that salary.

 

[kthx]

Preferably 0 but teambuilding with 1 is possible aswell.

 

[Goose]

I'd take Dahlin and Mcdavid and work from there. I considered Jones but I'm confident Dahlin will be the best Dman in the League in a year or 2. I'm close to taking another center also (Matthews) but probably wouldnt.

You can afford those 2 players at that salary.

Yeah I think my answer is 2 or 3, curious if there are people who would go Up to 5, 6 seems insane but would make sense if this was NBA instead of NHL.

I agree McDavid/Dahlin (or Hedberg as he’s still in his prime more or less), I’d probably take McKinnon to boot.

 

[Grandpa]

One or two. The key is not to reward plugs and heart & soul grinders who can be replaced with waiver wire fodder.

 

[LeHab]

Sign as many as you can that are worth this money then trade a few.

...eh didnt noticed the no trade.

 

[Goose]

Y

Sign as many as you can that are worth this money then trade a few.

Yeah that’s the right answer, that’s why I put a no trade restriction on the hypothetical though.

 

[ijuka]

Of course. At least one, McDavid. But perhaps also Crosby etc. I'd probably pick a total of 3 or 4 players like this.

People who are picking 0 or 1 are IMO not doing it right. The overpay might be 1-2mil but just getting the player is worth more than that. Like think about a trade for Crosby. Would you get him just for taking a cap dump that brings the total salary to 12mil? No chance.

 

[SillyRabbit]

McDavid, Jones, Dahlin and MacKinnon would be my picks.

I'd split them all up. You have two guaranteed productive lines and two elite defensive pairings.

Fill the rest with cheap complimentary players who could benefit from playing with those four guys.

 

[pled]

sorry but its literally impossible 9.5m isn't enough to fill 14 roster spot at minimum salary

the team would look horrible even if you take the 6 largest contract in the nhl right now:

Panarin McDavid Spezza
Marleau Matthews Rieder
Zykov Tavares Grant
Leipsic Wallmark Bourque
Gauthier Timashov

Simek Karlsson
MacDermind Doughty
Irwin Weber
Holl

Campbell
Jarry

is barely under this year cap.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

Maybe I'm a bit more aggressive than most. I would do:

1. McDavid
2. Hedman
3. Dahlin

Leaves $45.5m for the rest of the roster.

Debated adding another C such as Crosby, MacKinnon, or Draisaitl but then you'd need to be really lucky with contracts on the other guys to make it work.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Hmmmm, 4 years and going for it from the get go....

I'd want Marchand and Bergeron (hate to admit it) Mcdavid obviously.........then who?

Am I weird for saying that? You have to have a great goalie and a top D man but who to choose?

It's an interesting question Kyle

 

[Goose]

Hmmmm, 4 years and going for it from the get go....

I'd want Marchand and Bergeron (hate to admit it) Mcdavid obviously.........then who?

Am I weird for saying that? You have to have a great goalie and a top D man but who to choose?

It's an interesting question Kyle

I was curious if anyone would take a goalie (Vas?) for 12. I personally don’t think any goalie is worth over 8 and even then, I would be cringing as a GM if I needed to spend 8 on a goalie.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

I was curious if anyone would take a goalie (Vas?) for 12. I personally don’t think any goalie is worth over 8 and even then, I would be cringing as a GM if I needed to spend 8 on a goalie.

If you already have a great goalie like that you pay because you have to, where's your other goalie coming from? They're a crapshoot.

But if you're an expansion team it's different.

Totally new team, does it go smoothly for the best goalies in the league like that? I don't think so. I think you take a top D man like Hedman for example and fill the rest out. Bergy and Marchand can do their line and McDavid can carry his own.

 

[SI90]

McDavid Matthews and Kucherov.

2 franchise centers and winger.

can fill out the defense and find a starter.

 

[Hustlr]

McD
Matthews

Fill

Maybe Ovechkin.

 

[ijuka]

It is also quite dependent on ELC players. If you have several of those taking up top 6 spots, for example, you can save a good amount of money.

 

[vHAB]

I think grabbing both McDavid and Draisaitl would be an interesting option, both elite young players who can center and carry their own lines but also have established chemistry if needed. I also like the idea of grabbing Dahlin, as others have proposed, to build the defense around. IMO you can build around three such contracts for such impactful players.

 

[Hustlr]

I think grabbing both McDavid and Draisaitl would be an interesting option, both elite young players who can center and carry their own lines but also have established chemistry if needed. I also like the idea of grabbing Dahlin, as others have proposed, to build the defense around. IMO you can build around three such contracts for such impactful players.

So you want to build around what Edm already has while paying them 3M extra? Ya I’d add Dahlin.

edit: upon rereading this it seems you’re trying to bait Drai haters into something. Goodluck

 

[vHAB]

So you want to build around what Edm already has while paying them 3M extra? Ya I’d add Dahlin.

edit: upon rereading this it seems you’re trying to bait Drai haters into something. Goodluck

What? I really don't care what anyone thinks about Draisaitl, I'm not an Oilers fan, I was just sharing my opinion on what I'd do that's all. Now I remember why I barely post here these days.

 

[Hustlr]

What? I really don't care what anyone thinks about Draisaitl, I'm not an Oilers fan, I was just sharing my opinion on what I'd do that's all. Now I remember why I barely post here these days.

Well played victim card.

 

[vHAB]

Well played victim card.

I'm speechless

 

[voxel]

And how does the league compensate the teams that lose Matthews, McDavid, Kucherov, Jones, Dahlin, etc?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

McDavid. Mackinnon. Dahlin.