Speculation: Jets upcoming cap crunch

[Baksfamous112]

View attachment 161303 View attachment 161305 Cap bumps to 82.5M.

Trade Perreault to the Habs for a nothing prospect.
Trade Kulikov and a 2nd to Detroit for a 7th.

Sign Laine $9.5M x 8 years
Connor $7.5M x7 years
Trouba $7.5M x 5 years
Chiarot $1.5M x 2 years
Myers $3M x 3 years
Copp $1.75M x 3 years
Tanev $1.25M x 1 year
Brossoit $900k x 1 year

Montreal doesn’t want Perreault, even for a nothing prospect

 

[RogerRoger]

Yup, that's how I have it.

Unless Brossoit collapse, I don't see a way he's making only 900K, there are too many goalie starved teams for none of them to trade or force a trade via offer sheet.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Why do people look at committed dollars and figure the remaining cap is all they will have to re-sign players in future. Rosters are not static and they can move people out to free up cap. Its such a lazy exercise to say well they have 56 on books and 23 in space so they’re screwed. Thats not how things work.

That's all they will have. . You know they can't make trades to move out money. That's INSANITY!

 

[DRW204]

Key is not to sign bottom 6 players ie Brandon Tanev to long term contracts and have ELCs replace his skillset and position. Same goes for Myers who can be replaced by Poolman. They'll need to move Kulikov and Perreault.... Trouba is also the wildcard if he is willing to re-sign and what he brings back in a trade.

Jets fans talk about cap issues and many other things all the time, we just do it on our own board instead of the main one...

QFT

 

[Jimmyjets]

Unless Brossoit collapse, I don't see a way he's making only 900K, there are too many goalie starved teams for none of them to trade or force a trade via offer sheet.

I agree. If that's the case then we have Comrie instead at 650K. He has to go through waivers for the first time next year and has been the long term plan for our backup tender for a while. He didn't show well last year but it's why Brossoit was only brought in on a one year deal. Comrie has looked really strong this season for the Moose.

Ultimately the Jets have a cap crunch coming but will be able to deal with it keeping our top 9 forwards, top 4 D and starting goalie so it isn't that big of a deal.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Why does every thread on the mainboard somehow involve the leafs...

 

[RogerRoger]

I agree. If that's the case then we have Comrie instead at 650K. He has to go through waivers for the first time next year and has been the long term plan for our backup tender for a while. He didn't show well last year but it's why Brossoit was only brought in on a one year deal. Comrie has looked really strong this season for the Moose.

Ultimately the Jets have a cap crunch coming but will be able to deal with it keeping our top 9 forwards, top 4 D and starting goalie so it isn't that big of a deal.

Also, if the Jets really believes in Brossoit and Comrie, they can deal Helle and relieved a lot of cap that way.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Connor, Laine and Morrissey will all get raises, but they'll be on the team for a long time. Myers or Trouba is gone. Perreault and Kulikov could be offloaded to help. The Jets are bringing up some ELC players who can replace what is lost on defense. With a good core for top-6, good drafting and good prospect development for the bottom 6, I'm not concerned at all.

That's certainly the HF Boards crutch (we have guys in the system who can automatically replace established veterans).

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Also, if the Jets really believes in Brossoit and Comrie, they can deal Helle and relieved a lot of cap that way.

....so the Jets are going to trade their #1 goaltender who they just signed to a long-term deal and was a Vezina finalist last year to run with that tandem? Also, how easy do you think it is to offload those kinds of contracts?

 

[McDLT]

Montreal doesn’t want Perreault, even for a nothing prospect

Moving Perreault won't be a problem.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

....so the Jets are going to trade their #1 goaltender who they just signed to a long-term deal and was a Vezina finalist last year to run with that tandem? Also, how easy do you think it is to offload those kinds of contracts?

Don't shield Hellebuyck, Wheeler and Little when Seattle expansion draft arrives.

 

[DCarriere]

Bridge Connor, trade Trouba for a cheaper, lesser player....using as an example from my team...Sanheim.

They will be fine.

Bridging Connor would be a terrible, terrible mistake. If I'm the Jets, I try to get him to sign an Ehlers/Scheifele type deal. That's their best option.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Bridging Connor would be a terrible, terrible mistake. If I'm the Jets, I try to get him to sign an Ehlers/Scheifele type deal. That's their best option.

Nylander just signed for 7 million dollars. It is safe to say the Scheifele deal is not going to be a thing lol.

 

[RogerRoger]

....so the Jets are going to trade their #1 goaltender who they just signed to a long-term deal and was a Vezina finalist last year to run with that tandem? Also, how easy do you think it is to offload those kinds of contracts?

There are multiple teams that would line up for a decent goalie, sure he's had one and a half good year and he's not playing great this season so there is uncertainty there. But it can be moved.

 

[McDLT]

Bridging Connor would be a terrible, terrible mistake. If I'm the Jets, I try to get him to sign an Ehlers/Scheifele type deal. That's their best option.

A long-term deal is definitely the best option, but Connor is arguably better than Ehlers was when he signed that deal. With the regular contract inflation that we see, I think that people are correct in their projections that Connor will get something like $7M - $7.5M AAV over 7 or 8 years. Scheifele took a team friendly deal/signed before he got super good, so you can't really use him as a comparable.

If for whatever reason the Jet's cant afford to lock up Connor long term (can't move Kulikov's contract), they will probably bridge him as a last resort.

 

[SLAYER]

HF: The Jets are in a lot of trouble and won't be able to keep their talent

Slayer: Makes it work

HF:

In fairness that was @Whileee who put in the effort... I'm much too lazy for that.

 

[cheswick]

This is the point I'm making.

The Jets have a Ferrari roster. Laine is a hell of a paint job but he sure isn't the engine.

And I think $10M is a low estimate for him. He's going to get paid like a generational player. He's not.

Your logic doesn't make any sense. Laine doesn't drive play. Isn't worth $10mm but that's what he's gonna get paid at the minimum. Why? You have some insight NHL GM's don't?

 

[kdog82]

If Laine scores 50+ this year he's gonna demand 13 million per. Brace yourselves Jets fans. It's gonna hurt or get ugly real fast.

 

[TheCLAM]

I feel better about the Leafs cap situation

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

If Laine scores 50+ this year he's gonna demand 13 million per. Brace yourselves Jets fans. It's gonna hurt or get ugly real fast.

If he demands that much, he should be shamed for being selfish.

 

[Machinehead]

Your logic doesn't make any sense. Laine doesn't drive play. Isn't worth $10mm but that's what he's gonna get paid at the minimum. Why? You have some insight NHL GM's don't?

Players are paid on reputation

 

[cheswick]

If Laine scores 50+ this year he's gonna demand 13 million per. Brace yourselves Jets fans. It's gonna hurt or get ugly real fast.

He can demand anything he wants. No team in the league is gonna offer him that much. And if a team does offer him $13mm the Jets would gladly take their 5 first round picks since they'll be finishing in the lottery for all those years.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

There are multiple teams that would line up for a decent goalie, sure he's had one and a half good year and he's not playing great this season so there is uncertainty there. But it can be moved.

We've played a quarter of the season and you're ready to dump your starting goaltender that was just signed to a long-term extension? I'm glad NHL GMs aren't that fickle.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Don't shield Hellebuyck, Wheeler and Little when Seattle expansion draft arrives.

Hope the Jets win a cup by then.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

9 million is more likely than 11 for Laine.