Seravalli: Kevin Hayes market heating up; COL/CAR/MIN interested, PHI open to salary retention

[RoyIsALegend]

Frank has suggested the Flyers are open to retaining 25-30% of Hayes' salary.

At $4-5m AAV, he'd be an attractive piece for teams. You'd get 4 playoff runs with him at a nice cap hit.

Avalanche, Hurricanes, and Wild mentioned as being interested, but I'd imagine a few more teams are poking around, too.

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[6ix]

Would make sense as a 2C for Avs I think. That’s probably their only true hole on the roster.

 

[MasterMatt25]

All 3 make sense. I'd say Colorado is most likely but Minnesota is best fit

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I don't think Hayes really fits the Avs style to be honest.. He seems like a lazy player and hasn't he been playing a lot of wing recently?

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I've talked myself into the Avs acquiring JVR and Hayes (with retention), and simply for a joke. JVR-Hayes-Rantanen, one of the largest lines in the league, and one of the softest. We can call them the manatees.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I'm much less interested in him at $5M then I would be at $3.5M tbh.

At a $5M cap hit there's other centers I like more that might be available.


At a full 50% retention I'd pay a bunch for Hayes though... Like 2023 1st + 2024 1st + Newhook + Behrens/Olausson +

 

[Vukotal Recall]

I get that it would be significantly more expensive in assets, and it hasn't been confirmed that Lindholm is available, but teams would be crazy not to opt for him over Hayes.

 

[AKL]

Minnesota is almost always interested when these reports come out and 98% of the time they don't actually pull the trigger, so I imagine that's all this is.

 

[howboutahug]

Heavy retention would be needed for it to make sense for the Avs. The acquisition of Hayes would almost certainly point to JT Compher departing in the summer. Is Hayes any upgrade to JTC? Not really tbh.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I mean.....sure....but htf is Bill going to fit him into the cap the next two years????

 

[Bender]

Heavy retention would be needed for it to make sense for the Avs. The acquisition of Hayes would almost certainly point to JT Compher departing in the summer. Is Hayes any upgrade to JTC? Not really tbh.

That's going to happen no matter what....

 

[McJedi]

I've talked myself into the Avs acquiring JVR and Hayes (with retention), and simply for a joke. JVR-Hayes-Rantanen, one of the largest lines in the league, and one of the softest. We can call them the manatees.

Rants tried to fight a 4th liner on Vegas last night. Blasted the dude in the face.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Are any trade talks cooling down?

 

[McJedi]

I'm much less interested in him at $5M then I would be at $3.5M tbh.

At a $5M cap hit there's other centers I like more that might be available.


At a full 50% retention I'd pay a bunch for Hayes though... Like 2023 1st + 2024 1st + Newhook + Behrens/Olausson +

That’s four first round picks. That’s ridiculous.

I also doubt the Flyers want to retain that much over 4 seasons.

Go to $4.5mm AAV (37% retention) and pull Newhook and the 2024 1st out of that offer.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Rants tried to fight a 4th liner on Vegas last night. Blasted the dude in the face.

Manatees can get mad too.

 

[howboutahug]

I'm much less interested in him at $5M then I would be at $3.5M tbh.

At a $5M cap hit there's other centers I like more that might be available.


At a full 50% retention I'd pay a bunch for Hayes though... Like 2023 1st + 2024 1st + Newhook + Behrens/Olausson +

With all due respect, you're wildly overrating Kevin Hayes... even with retention there's no way he's worth anything near that.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I'm much less interested in him at $5M then I would be at $3.5M tbh.

At a $5M cap hit there's other centers I like more that might be available.


At a full 50% retention I'd pay a bunch for Hayes though... Like 2023 1st + 2024 1st + Newhook + Behrens/Olausson +

I would bite your arm off for this offer. In real life. I would walk to the Caverns of Draconis, barefooted, and with my real mouth in real life chew your arm off for this offer. Afterwards I would thank you as I wept copiously. Please make it happen.

 

[Baksfamous112]

I'm much less interested in him at $5M then I would be at $3.5M tbh.

At a $5M cap hit there's other centers I like more that might be available.


At a full 50% retention I'd pay a bunch for Hayes though... Like 2023 1st + 2024 1st + Newhook + Behrens/Olausson +

Who exactly? At 5M Hayes is an excellent pick-up.

 

[57special]

You’d be buying high on Hayes. I sure wouldn’t want to bet on him staying healthy and producing like he has this year as he heads into his 30’s, but stranger things have happened.

Not a fit for MN cap wise, but with his 46% FO he’s an on ice fit.

 

[Deuce Awesome]

Never got the hype on this guy

 

[JoemAvs]

I have 0 interest in that guy unless we are talking 50 % retention (looks like that is not happening) and even then I wouldn't be a giant fan.

Hope the Avs stay the heck away. Much rather run with Compher than with that dude.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Who exactly? At 5M Hayes is an excellent pick-up.

Elias Lindholm for one.

 

[The Nuge]

He’s one of those players who goes from negative value to significant value depending on the retention amount. 25% gets him back to closer to what he’s worth but if they’d go up to 50% you’ve got to think you could get a pretty major haul and it’s only an extra like 1.75 against your cap on a team that might finish 2nd last in the East.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I have 0 interest in that guy unless we are talking 50 % retention (looks like that is not happening) and even then I wouldn't be a giant fan.

Hope the Avs stay the heck away. Much rather run with Compher than with that dude.

But…..it says they’re willing to retain…..

If you don’t think we can’t convince them to up it to 50% for a good offer I feel you overestimate Hextall.

 

[Baksfamous112]

Elias Lindholm for one.

Yeah, I doubt he would be available. Calgary would be stupid to trade that guy