Looking at cap structures across the league, it seems every other team is gonna be dealing with a cap crunch. Who on your team needs to take a hike? Who on your team would you like to keep, but you can't afford?
What returns will you tolerate?
Matheson 4.9m x 6y
Loads of potential and skill. A knock-off Kris Letang, but cannot stay in FLA. Completely useless and will only be a healthy scratch for us, but the right place could turn him into a stud.
Would take back pretty much anything.
Stralman 5.5m x 2y (NTC)
Bottom pair defensive RHD.
Would take back pretty much anything.
Brett Connolly 3.5m x 3y
Middle six depth scorer. Very streaky and overall a meh player. We could keep him, but wouldn't hesitate to offer him up in a larger trade.
Yandle 6.35m x 3y (NMC)
Middle pair offensive LHD. Can still rack up points and QB a power play. His contract isn't really bad for us, but we need a shake-up. We will be looking to move him for a replacement top 4 defenseman.
bold: it is a huge gesture of hope that a guy who has shown nothing whatsoever except world class skating, and ONLY that aspect of the game, could = a stud performer w/right club.
The 4.85 is a solid wince
but the overriding scream of pain is the 6 yrs term
The thought, which is really a hope only at this pt, that he is worth something at 3-3.5 is wishful thinking. He has done, and gives no indication that he actually can, be a fully productive player. Unless/until that changes, he has, and will continue to have negative value.
Now, negative value under the right conditions can still be moved vs other negative values, esp if there is a possible fit.
Today, Rangers are not a match for Math.
However, NY is a team w/deep pockets and while expense is not irrelevant, if we could dump enough immediate obligation and take Math on at 3.3 or so long term, then we are effectively paying $ to create cash flow.
Understand, NY has zero expectation Math will be productive. That would be a gamble vs., a bucking of the trend. For NY, he could be a stopgap while K'A Miller gets here upcoming season or following, and we have Jones, Reunanen and Robertson all as LD possibles, all elc.
He stopgaps, if we don't get lucky, which is not something we should expect or pay for, fine, we expose him on exp dr; if he's taken, great, if not, we hold as long as makes sense and down the road we can deal w/retention.
For THAT to work, we need the following:
- Staal at 5.7 expiring to waive and dealt to FL. He presum wants to stay NYC local, so there would have to be an understanding if he wants out, Panthers oblige and buy him out. This is added short term pain for Pants, but long term structural cap relief.
- Smith expiring 4.35
- FL retain 1.35 to = Math at 3.5
and
NY needs to juggle it's core/manage its roster.
Deangelo has to go for decent value. Panthers can use.
Compromise. Instead of all Dea return = picks this year, instead:
Deangelo
for
2020 FL 2nd, 2022 FL 1st + rfa rights to RD Chad Priskie
this is on top of the other deal for Math, like a package in 2 installments.
this would only work for NY this yr.
next yr Staal, Smith off the books and no need for Math as possible stopgap.
Warm up, Elvis: "It's now or never....".
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Stralman is solid but borrowed time. If a decent offer, go there.
Yandle is rough at 6.3+ x 3. Go younger, cheaper. If Habs will take for virtually free (7th rd) in exchange for taking on cap, go there, redeploy cap.
concur except Hank.
Geo to highest bidder
use Hank,
THEN
dep on how ready Wall is,
let Hank return [assuming he still has enough left in the tank and will be classy and do a Lou Gehrig and tell us if that is no longer the case] and have him sign 1 yr at a time only and only for league min.
That would be best case scenario
