Speculation: Predicting where the top 50 free agents land

[Malaka]

Believe Buff will sign in Chicago if he comes back. Maybe Florida for some Q and fishing. I wonder how COVID shakes up the player interests in going to particular cities...

Any interest in Willy Nylander for Dylan Strome?

Same age, more variable in terms of skill/value adds but I still think Strome is a legit top 6 C, capable of putting up 65-70 points a season. Will probably sign for 5.5m a year

 

[Jerkbait]

AP is set for life in St. Louis and would be a fool to go elsewhere.

Unless it was Toronto....

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Unless it was Toronto....

His Wife is from St Louis, So i doubt Toronto is happening.

 

[Dr Quincy]

His Wife is from St Louis, So i doubt Toronto is happening.

Man, never knew Giselle Bunchen was from Tampa.

Oh wait, athletes wives understand that their husbands careers are shorts, and that there are offseasons.

TOR isn't happening but it's because of cap, not spouses.

 

[McSuper]

While that's true for a lot of players when considering term, #1 picks who have proven productive in the NHL don't really have that concern. Thornton is still making 2 million this year and he's a hundred years old.

It's telling that Haula is the best C available and the only one in the top 25 free agents. He doesn't even play center full time and has eclipsed 40pts once in his career (55). Any teams not entirely happy with their center depth(which is probably most of the league) going into 20-21 are really going to have to pay a premium for it.

He the only guy I want Edmonton to be in on . Well Pietro as well but with no cap space that’s not happening

 

[Rebels57]

Philly has one of the highest available cap space (after RFA signings) of competing teams pursuing a top end D like Piet whe STL is cap strapped is perfectly logical

As much as i'd like to add Petro, they have too many RFA'S to extend the next 2 summers to be able to afford Petro.

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/flyers

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Yeah Lehner would be my target, Possibly something around 5 x $6.5m give or take.

I'd go 5yrs*$4.79 for Lehner. 3*$4.79M for Brodie. Both likely get at least 1 better offer is my guess. But for Brodie, not TOI, which DET max out & could outbid vs. any other top 4.

 

[habamillions]

Trade Nylander, Dermott, and Johnsson for futures (or players on ELC's), and roll with the roster below.

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That would be a terrible move. No depth at all. Leafs need defense but they need a cheaper version.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

I could see Tanev ending up in Toronto if the Canucks can't afford to re-sign him.
He's from Toronto, he looked fantastic paired with Rielly in that WC a few years back (they weren't on the ice for a single goal against), and Laurence Gilman is familiar with him and negotiated his most recent contract. Seems fairly likely, depending on Toronto's cap situation and Tanev's demands.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Krug la

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Krug la

He can then be crowned as the KingAmercain

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Believe Buff will sign in Chicago if he comes back. Maybe Florida for some Q and fishing. I wonder how COVID shakes up the player interests in going to particular cities...

Any interest in Willy Nylander for Dylan Strome?

Same age, more variable in terms of skill/value adds but I still think Strome is a legit top 6 C, capable of putting up 65-70 points a season. Will probably sign for 5.5m a year

Awful. Nylander is far better and Strome would be a defensively incompetent 3C on Toronto.

 

[Whileee]

Jets don't have the cap space for Pietrangelo, without trading away a significant contract.......which is counter productive. Can't see Winnipeg being interested in him.

If Little has a long term injury and has to go on LTIR, the Jets will have plenty of cap space.

 

[Hunter368]

If Little has a long term injury and has to go on LTIR, the Jets will have plenty of cap space.

The point was/is......a big "if".

 

[Perennial]

Trade Nylander, Dermott, and Johnsson for futures (or players on ELC's), and roll with the roster below.

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Trading Johnsson and Kerfoot should clear enough cap to sign Pietrangelo... I don't think it would be wise to move Nylander

 

[Whileee]

The point was/is......a big "if".

Agree. Should be known by the offseason, whenever that is.

In any case, even if the Jets have the cap space I highly doubt that AP would end up in Winnipeg. My guess is that he'll be back with the Blues, somehow.

Jets are more likely to re-sign DeMelo, and maybe a veteran LD like Dillon.

If Little can't return and they have a poor playoff, I could see them trying something aggressive to acquire a good C.

 

[Hunter368]

Agree. Should be known by the offseason, whenever that is.

In any case, even if the Jets have the cap space I highly doubt that AP would end up in Winnipeg. My guess is that he'll be back with the Blues, somehow.

Jets are more likely to re-sign DeMelo, and maybe a veteran LD like Dillon.

If Little can't return and they have a poor playoff, I could see them trying something aggressive to acquire a good C.

Completely agree.

 

[Jerkbait]

His Wife is from St Louis, So i doubt Toronto is happening.

He is from Toronto and has family there. There was interest on the leafs end last year and they would welcome AP home in a heartbeat

 

[kilowatt]

I still think Krug would actually be a great add for LA. They’ve needed an offensive defenseman forever.

Krug - Doughty
Anderson - Roy
Clague - Walker

 

[poolparty98]

He is from Toronto and has family there. There was interest on the leafs end last year and they would welcome AP home in a heartbeat

leafs have too many bad contracts on the books to bring AP in, middle of a the pack team, capped out, and had the longest streak of any team in league to win a playoff series, cant see that happening. Pick your GMs wisely, that all that can be ssid.

 

[Erndog]

leafs have too many bad contracts on the books to bring AP in, middle of a the pack team, capped out, and had the longest streak of any team in league to win a playoff series, cant see that happening. Pick your GMs wisely, that all that can be ssid.

A bad contract essentially implies immovable.

Not a single one of the Leafs contracts is immovable.

 

[jetsforever]

Can't imagine Buff is playing anywhere after going through that whole messiness this year

 

[Syckle78]

A bad contract essentially implies immovable.

Not a single one of the Leafs contracts is immovable.

That's just a definition you made up. There's a lot of bad contracts in the league but as we have seen very few are immovable.

That said I don't think Toronto has any bad contracts.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Clifford to la Leafs can afford him

 

[Mighty Makar]

I have a feeling Hall or Hoffman end up in Colorado.