Show me one article where it's talked about Tampa's attempts to exchange, I think you mean trade, Killorn.
The expiration of a contract doesn't matter all that much, it's pretty insignificant if the player is useful. McDonagh is a 2D, would be a 1D still on a fee teams, we are trying to win now, we don't care about the 25/26 season right now. If Connor McDavid signs an 8 year deal for 15M a year his next contract and you know the last year he'll be only ECHL caliber but gives you 7 MVP seasons it's not a bad contract. Also not sure why you keep saying we need to clear 9.5M? We are only 3.5M over going into next season, clearing Johnson and signing ABB and Colton to 750k deals gets us cap compliant. We will need to move another contract to fill some gaps but we don't need an additional 6M, if we free up that much money it's to resign Savard, Coleman or Goodrow. Our cap situation isn't dire, we just want to move Johnson because he's slipped down the lineup not that he's a garbage player. He's not as good as he was a few years ago but still a middle 6 player.
Capfriendly -
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
2020-21: FORWARDS $38,025,924 - DEFENSE $24,237,500 - GOALIES $10,800,000 = около $73,000,000
2021-22: FORWARDS $33,841,666 - DEFENSE $22,375,000 - GOALIES $9,500,000
LTIR:
Stamkos - $8,500,000
Kucherov - $9,500,000
FORWARDS:
Stamkos and Kucherov - should return in the new season + $ 18,000,000.
FORWARDS (21 - 22) - about $ 4,200,000 difference.
RFA: Barré-Boulet, Colton.
UFA: Coleman, Goodrow
About $ 4,200,000 for four seats.
Stanley Cup challenger.
It will not work to save money without weakening the team.
RFA: Barré-Boulet, Colton - pay rise.
The balance for two players will be small.
DEFENSE:
DEFENSE (21 - 22) - about $ 1,800,000 difference.
UFA: Schenn, Savard
RFA: Foote (non-roster defense).
Approximately $ 1,800,000 for two seats.
Stanley Cup challenger.
It will not work to save money without weakening the team.
Foote - increase in salary.
The remainder will be small.
GOALIES:
GOALIES (21 - 22) - about $ 1,300,000 difference
UFA: McElhinney
About $ 1,300,000 per seat.
Stanley Cup challenger.
It will not work to save money without weakening the team.
Total: $ 73,000,000 + Stamkos and Kucherov + $ 18,000,000 =
$ 91,000,000.
I ask you not to ask me why the Capfriendly PROJECTED CAP HIT:
$ 98,794,780.
You can look at other lines yourself and subtract from this amount.
Or add up the amounts: FORWARDS + DEFENSE + GOALIES + Stamkos + Kucherov.
$ 91,000,000 - $ 81,500,000 = $ 9,500,000 = Kucherov -
$ 9,500,000
Exceeding the 2020/21 salary cap = about
$ 9,500,000.
Therefore, GM Tampa has added
Kucherov to the
LTIR roster since the start of the season.
It will not work to save money without weakening the team.
Therefore, Tampa needs to change at least two players.
The exchange of three players will give $ 5,000,000 - $ 7,000,000 of free money.
This will enable Tampa to:
Sign some good UFA players.
Increase your chances of winning the Stanley Cup.
Look on the internet for a bad contract.
Why The Athletic is looking to the future when ranking bad contracts.
Why so many others do it.
Why Mcdonagh's contract is rated D + (The Athletic). Johnson - C; Killorn - B
I can explain why I consider Mcdonagh to be the second candidate for the exchange.
It is necessary to cite many figures of extended statistics and forecasting. I'm too lazy to do this.
Just look Capfriendly (years UFA, RFA). I have indicated this in previous comments.
This data, the calculator and the Capfriendly website is enough.
My abilities have dried up.
I can't explain it more simply.
Good luck to you.
