Proposal: Bring Lucic to MN

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Wondering if fans would do a trade around Lucic and 8OA for our 2nd this year? I think if we were going to really go for a rebuild I’d be fine with it, but otherwise I’d want nothing to do with that contract. It would just be interesting to have the opportunity to draft a Turcotte or Dach level player @ 8OA. By the time anybody we draft this year needs a new contract, Lucic would be gone.

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[DeagleJenkins]

i thought lucic couldnt be traded?

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

i thought lucic couldnt be traded?

This is if he waves his NMC

 

[DeagleJenkins]

This is if he waves his NMC

as much as they probably hate his contract, the player they get at 8 would probably make them wanna stick with where they are.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I don’t think Edmonton should be trading their pick just to get rid of Lucic and I don’t think they will be. I think a GM like Benning will be dumb enough to bite on some kind of trade that completely screws his team.

 

[Bazeek]

Wondering if fans would do a trade around Lucic and 8OA for our 2nd this year? I think if we were going to really go for a rebuild I’d be fine with it, but otherwise I’d want nothing to do with that contract. It would just be interesting to have the opportunity to draft a Turcotte or Dach level player @ 8OA. By the time anybody we draft this year needs a new contract, Lucic would be gone.

Holding back the vomit for a moment...

He's a LW making $6m for 4 more years. Assuming we don't just bury him, we'd probably need to move out Foligno for him to have any sort of a role on the team, so in that respect it's "only" an extra $3.125 in cap space for the next 2 seasons.

Still, having $13.5m tied up in Parise and Lucic while we've got a horde of younger LW's that deserve opportunity and playing time is hard to swallow.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Our 2nd? No.

A 6th? Possibly, but I wouldn't keep him on roster. Retain a portion and move on.

 

[DANOZ28]

its an interesting proposal but im worried we'd have to protect him in an expansion which i'd hate to do. i'd luv adding the 8th pick! then trading foligno.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

its an interesting proposal but im worried we'd have to protect him in an expansion which i'd hate to do. i'd luv adding the 8th pick! then trading foligno.

I'm pretty sure his being traded to us would require him to waive his contract clauses, and we wouldn't have to honor them after he does.

 

[Goose312]

I'm pretty sure his being traded to us would require him to waive his contract clauses, and we wouldn't have to honor them after he does.

I believe we would? I was under the impression the only time the acquiring team has the option to remove the NTC/NMC is if they acquired the player before it went into effect?

 

[DANOZ28]

this could solve our C issues replacing both staal & koivu in a few years. draft 2 top C's then year 4 maybe buyout the last year of lucic's contract.

 

[AKL]

Our 2nd? No.

A 6th? Possibly, but I wouldn't keep him on roster. Retain a portion and move on.

This is the only way I’d be down with this. I’d send a 3rd back though, but yeah, then I’d retain some salary and send him out for a 6th or something.

Draft Dach/Zegras/Turcotte at 8
Draft Newhook/Boldy/Knight at 12

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

This is the only way I’d be down with this. I’d send a 3rd back though, but yeah, then I’d retain some salary and send him out for a 6th or something.

Draft Dach/Zegras/Turcotte at 8
Draft Newhook/Boldy/Knight at 12

As bad as he's been, I think there'd be buyers for him at $3 million.

The question is whether we could absorb $3 million in dead money for the next 4 years. If we think we're players for Duchene/Panarin/whoever, then probably not. If it's an asset grab and a "1 step back for 3 steps forward" type of strategy, then I don't think it's a problem.

 

[AKL]

As bad as he's been, I think there'd be buyers for him at $3 million.

The question is whether we could absorb $3 million in dead money for the next 4 years. If we think we're players for Duchene/Panarin/whoever, then probably not. If it's an asset grab and a "1 step back for 3 steps forward" type of strategy, then I don't think it's a problem.

My plan was to retain 1-2M, whatever would be just enough to move him for a 6th

 

[Goose312]

My plan was to retain 1-2M, whatever would be just enough to move him for a 6th

You're not getting the 8th overall pick to take a guy overpaid by 1-2 million. If Edmonton or the Wild were to retain max then they'd be lucky to have anyone pick him up for future considerations.

 

[2Pair]

I'm pretty sure his being traded to us would require him to waive his contract clauses, and we wouldn't have to honor them after he does.

Nope

I believe we would? I was under the impression the only time the acquiring team has the option to remove the NTC/NMC is if they acquired the player before it went into effect?

Yep

 

[AKL]

You're not getting the 8th overall pick to take a guy overpaid by 1-2 million. If Edmonton or the Wild were to retain max then they'd be lucky to have anyone pick him up for future considerations.

Then I don’t do it. Simple.

But for what it’s worth, you’re crazy to think Lucic wouldn’t still have interest at 3M, maybe even 4.

 

[Hasbro]

i thought lucic couldnt be traded?

"Given away" is the phrase you are looking for.

 

[Goose312]

Then I don’t do it. Simple.

But for what it’s worth, you’re crazy to think Lucic wouldn’t still have interest at 3M, maybe even 4.

3-4 million for 4 years on a poor skating 4th line winger with a habit of taking bad penalties. The guy's a goon in a league moving away from exactly the only thing he's still able to bring. His career and ability to play hockey disappeared the last 2 seasons. But sure, I'm the crazy one for thinking that no team will jump at the chance to take Lucic because his worst in the league contract is reduced to just a top 5 worst in the league contract that's also buyout proof.

 

[Digitalbooya]

You want to what now?

 

[PuckInTheNards]

OK - I actually like this proposal. Don't think Edmonton would do it... but maybe Lucic and 8OA for Zucker?

 

[John Johnson]

I don’t think Edmonton should be trading their pick just to get rid of Lucic and I don’t think they will be. I think a GM like Benning will be dumb enough to bite on some kind of trade that completely screws his team.

I don't think even Benning is that dumb.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I don't think even Benning is that dumb.

Have you heard heard Lucic’s comments about going to Vancouver? It sounds like he’s already been made aware of something.

 

[Joey Moss]

What do you think is more valuable? The 8th overall player who could be with the team for 10+ years or the 6M in cap that is on the team for at most 4 years?

 

[John Johnson]

Have you heard heard Lucic’s comments about going to Vancouver? It sounds like he’s already been made aware of something.

Yeah but I feel like that's just Lucic making random comments, most likely because of his bad time in Edmonton. Lucic would not be recieved well in Van and the owner would also be upset in acquiring him. If they made a deal together it would be bad contract for bad contract.