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[MR4]

TBL will be in cap hell if they get Karlsson, I don't think it's a smart move

 

[Alan Wake]

TBL will be in cap hell if they get Karlsson, I don't think it's a smart move

It'll be a fun first world problem to have though.

 

[NotProkofievian]

TBL will be in cap hell if they get Karlsson, I don't think it's a smart move

Cap hell = best hell.

 

[780il]

Cap hell = best hell.

Not when your Edmonton rn lol

 

[Everblades13]

TBL will be in cap hell if they get Karlsson, I don't think it's a smart move

I'll be honest, I can live with that if it means having Erik Karlsson on our team.

Plus I think our cap situation isn't as bad as some people make it seem.

 

[AndreRoy]

Cap hell = best hell.

Ask Chicago fans how that’s been working out for them since all those huge contracts kicked in.

 

[AndreRoy]

I'll be honest, I can live with that if it means having Erik Karlsson on our team.

Plus I think our cap situation isn't as bad as some people make it seem.

Right now it’s tight but manageable; add Karlsson (especially at the expense of a good chunk of our top young, cheap talent) and it’s a completely different story.

 

[King 88]

"Cap hell" well if you spend your cap on shit players then its sure is hell.

 

[markog]

Ask Chicago fans how that’s been working out for them since all those huge contracts kicked in.

They would be more or less fine if they would just let go Seabrook which was the latest deal.

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

Ask Chicago fans how that’s been working out for them since all those huge contracts kicked in.

I’m not conversant with Chicago’s recent signing history. Were some of those massive contracts pre-Cups? If so, then ask them if they would trade a couple bad years of cap hell against a couple of championships? I know what I would pick.

 

[AndreRoy]

They would be more or less fine if they would just let go Seabrook which was the latest deal.

They also haven’t come close to a Stanley Cup since those contracts kicked in.

 

[AndreRoy]

I’m not conversant with Chicago’s recent signing history. Were some of those massive contracts pre-Cups? If so, then ask them if they would trade a couple bad years of cap hell against a couple of championships? I know what I would pick.

Nope, those contracts kicked in post-Cups. They haven’t been serious contenders since. Which is precisely why the Lightning would do well to avoid their fate, especially considering that this group of players has yet to win a championship.

 

[markog]

They also haven’t come close to a Stanley Cup since those contracts kicked in.

Well they were no.1 in West in regular season in 16/17 and than everything fell apart.

 

[crazyhawk]

Well they were no.1 in West in regular season in 16/17 and than everything fell apart.

What is a GM to do? Team wins 3 cups = core has to get big money and term. This core is done ( save for Kane ) as there are too many hard miles on their bodies ( even Keith ) to leave enough gas to make another run. Time for a retool ... or wait until Seabs and Toews at least are off the books!

 

[VoluntaryDom]

@ me if any updates come out

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

Nope, those contracts kicked in post-Cups. They haven’t been serious contenders since. Which is precisely why the Lightning would do well to avoid their fate, especially considering that this group of players has yet to win a championship.

That’s what I was wondering.
I don’t know. I certainly wouldn’t be unhappy getting EK, I also don’t want to give away the farm. That being said, I have my doubts that this current group of players is ever going to win a championship. I don’t know if it’s coaching, on-ice leadership, or what. But what’s going on now, it ain’t working.

 

[markog]

What is a GM to do? Team wins 3 cups = core has to get big money and term. This core is done ( save for Kane ) as there are too many hard miles on their bodies ( even Keith ) to leave enough gas to make another run. Time for a retool ... or wait until Seabs and Toews at least are off the books!

I didn't mean any bad I just said they were no. 1 in West 15 months ago. Of course they have to pay them, Seabrook on the other hand - that was the big mistake, his contract and play killed everything.

 

[IceManCat]

With Tampa already having a number 1 and great depth in Stralman and McD I don’t think its necessary to give up forward depth or prospects for a position you don’t need. Or get into a cap space crunch because of it either. Better to get another depth damn that’s a 3-6 and save the money.

 

[WesMcCauley]

Right now it’s tight but manageable; add Karlsson (especially at the expense of a good chunk of our top young, cheap talent) and it’s a completely different story.

Have to get rid of Killorn if they get EK. Callahan only a short term problem which will be fine even if he isnt willing to go somewhere else his last year or both of his contract years. Palat or Johnson are likely gone aswell but they will fetch good returns so thats not an issue except that they have a ntc

 

[Cmac66]

Ask Chicago fans how that’s been working out for them since all those huge contracts kicked in.

Small difference that Tampa is good at Scouting Chicago are not the best, We have such a deep Prospect pool.

 

[ijuka]

TBL will be in cap hell if they get Karlsson, I don't think it's a smart move

cap hell due to having too many elite players is quite different from cap hell due to too many bad contracts on mediocre players.

 

[BB88]

Ask Chicago fans how that’s been working out for them since all those huge contracts kicked in.

They have though 1 elite player making huge money, they have Toews/Seabrook bringing the team down with their money.

Tampa is one of the deepest teams and no one on that roster even today is making Toews money.

 

[Everblades13]

cap hell due to having too many elite players is quite different from cap hell due to too many bad contracts on mediocre players.

Yeah if Erik Karlsson is the reason you're in cap hell then you're probably fine.

Additionally, we probably overuse the term cap hell. Lacking cap flexibility isn't the same as cap hell when most of your good players are locked up.

 

[Ridley Simon]

It'll be a fun first world problem to have though.

Assuming they win. Can tell you as a Caps fan, last summer sucked balls. Tore apart the “best team on paper” after losing to the Cup Champs in 17. Sure it worked out, but no one thought it would. No one.

I dunno.