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Cap space is an asset and if we don’t use all of our 2019/2020 space we lose an asset. Ottawa doesn’t need to “keep some” in case we want a UFA at the TDL. Can Ottawa afford to not use it?
Ottawa will be a cap floor team so will have approximately $20 million of unused space along with an additional $10 million of its own LTIR in Gaborik and McArthur. 2020/2021 we will likely also have a lot of cap space.
There are a lot of teams with cap trouble: Vegas; Tampa; Washington; Toronto; Winnipeg; Detroit; Edmonton (no to Lucic). There are a number of teams that are on the cusp of competing that might want to sign UFAs to put them over the top next year: Carolina; Phoenix; Florida.
Ottawa has a “thrifty” owner, but as a businessman he should recognize the benefit of getting assets on sale. Assuming Melnyk has a longer term view of his re-build and maintaining a competitive team, consistently making the playoffs, he will spend a bit more today for future revenue.
My premise is that with today’s salary cap, teams will only be able to remain at the top if they are able to have higher end prospects on cheap ELC and RFA contracts to support high end talent. Dorion drafts well, if we can grab more 1st and 2nd round picks now they can be turned into players and converted back to picks, in trades, in the future.
danielpalfredsson has done some really interesting work on different scenarios, hopefully he will add them in this thread.
There seems to be a lot of pressure for Marleau to be moved on so Toronto can access his cap space to sign their younger players. Marleau has a NMC but the thought was that he might agree to go back to SJS. SJS don’t have cap space for Marleau’s $6.25 million if they sign Karlsson, but if TO pays his bonus before trading him to Ottawa with their 2020 2nd round pick and Ottawa eats $5 million of cap and $1 million of salary this would give SJS a cheap 3rd or 4th liner.
What cap dumps, 3rd party salary retention’s, and other would you propose?
Ottawa will be a cap floor team so will have approximately $20 million of unused space along with an additional $10 million of its own LTIR in Gaborik and McArthur. 2020/2021 we will likely also have a lot of cap space.
There are a lot of teams with cap trouble: Vegas; Tampa; Washington; Toronto; Winnipeg; Detroit; Edmonton (no to Lucic). There are a number of teams that are on the cusp of competing that might want to sign UFAs to put them over the top next year: Carolina; Phoenix; Florida.
Ottawa has a “thrifty” owner, but as a businessman he should recognize the benefit of getting assets on sale. Assuming Melnyk has a longer term view of his re-build and maintaining a competitive team, consistently making the playoffs, he will spend a bit more today for future revenue.
My premise is that with today’s salary cap, teams will only be able to remain at the top if they are able to have higher end prospects on cheap ELC and RFA contracts to support high end talent. Dorion drafts well, if we can grab more 1st and 2nd round picks now they can be turned into players and converted back to picks, in trades, in the future.
danielpalfredsson has done some really interesting work on different scenarios, hopefully he will add them in this thread.
There seems to be a lot of pressure for Marleau to be moved on so Toronto can access his cap space to sign their younger players. Marleau has a NMC but the thought was that he might agree to go back to SJS. SJS don’t have cap space for Marleau’s $6.25 million if they sign Karlsson, but if TO pays his bonus before trading him to Ottawa with their 2020 2nd round pick and Ottawa eats $5 million of cap and $1 million of salary this would give SJS a cheap 3rd or 4th liner.
What cap dumps, 3rd party salary retention’s, and other would you propose?