Someone needs to offer sheet Brayden Point

[Khelandros]

Its the best way to hurt Tampa. This team is going to be too strong going forward as it is... So I say go for it.

Its going to be up to Point whether to sign before ot not, but if he doesnt.... what better way?

Similar to the Marner situation of course.

This season is probably the best Tampa will be. They have 4 RFA and 4 UFA this off season with $10MM in cap space. The off season after that they have 5 RFA and 2 UFA. With probably about the same in cap space. An offer sheet won't make a difference cause this Tampa team will look vastly different next year.

 

[Sky04]

Probably not.

Tampa just can't go out and find 90 point players at will.

This reminds me of Red Wings fans telling everyone Nyquist etc would step in and be the Datsyuk/Zetterberg replacements.

Regardless it would be hard to find a team that would be a good fit I think. Most good teams can't afford to overpay and terrible teams would be giving up a lot of high picks. There would probably only be a couple of teams that this would make sense for.

And then there's the possibilty that Point doesn't have the same success with a different supporting cast. Its a pretty risky move and probably won't happen.

Found 2 in the last 3 years

 

[PuckSeparator]

there might be fear of offering so much for a small, albeit incredibly talented, young guy. I'm not sure I would want to mortgage my future on Point, tbh.

 

[BlueBaron]

Its the best way to hurt Tampa. This team is going to be too strong going forward as it is... So I say go for it.

Its going to be up to Point whether to sign before ot not, but if he doesnt.... what better way?

Similar to the Marner situation of course.

Probably the wrong logic (or lack there of) to approach this. You make decisions based on what is best for your club and not what will hurt others. Offer sheets as a weapon aren't a thing, I don't see why people keep hoping?

 

[al secord]

Why didn't Dreger think of this?

 

[Sky04]

This season is probably the best Tampa will be. They have 4 RFA and 4 UFA this off season with $10MM in cap space. The off season after that they have 5 RFA and 2 UFA. With probably about the same in cap space. An offer sheet won't make a difference cause this Tampa team will look vastly different next year.

Huh?

Pick one of Miller, Gourde, Palat and Callahan and 2 of Coburn, Girardi and Stralman. Those are the only things changing, if that counts as "vastly different" then sure but they've already got replacements for those guys in the pipeline coming up on ELC's.

 

[Captain Mountain]

I think the question is less if some other team will try to sign Point and more will Point sign an offer sheet.

I think he'll use it as leverage though.

 

[Bank Shot]

Found 2 in the last 3 years

And that's great.

Detroit also found two in a short span in Zetterberg and Datsyuk.

Lots of other teams have found clusters over the years. It just doesnt continue happening for the same team.

So you can believe whatever you want but if you think Tampa will continue to find a 90 point player every couple of seasons you are going to be wrong.

 

[jw2]

Offer sheets are dead. Colorado had every reason to offersheet Mark Stone last year and they didn;t.

Ottawa would match and he'd be stuck there for 8 more seasons. I dont think he wanted that.

 

[DomBarr]

i doubt there will be an official offersheet however....
I think that threat of it can be used to extract some very good players from TB in a trade
Tampa is not going to willingly give up Point...however his emergence and the potential need to pay big for him means that
Palat, Johnson, Miller, Gourde may be available for a price
even some of their prized prospects if someone is willing to take Callahan or Killorn

 

[PittsburghPens8771]

And that's great.

Detroit also found two in a short span in Zetterberg and Datsyuk.

Lots of other teams have found clusters over the years. It just doesnt continue happening for the same team.

So you can believe whatever you want but if you think Tampa will continue to find a 90 point player every couple of seasons you are going to be wrong.

I think it’s more than he’s just wrong. He clearly has no idea what he’s talking about. He jumped on the bandwagon and now pretends to be a hockey fan

 

[Khelandros]

Huh?

Pick one of Miller, Palat and Callahan and 2 of Coburn, Girardi and Stralman. Those are the only things changing, if that counts as "vastly different" then sure.

There is still a cap right? If you have $10MM in cap space, and you sign Point to lets say $8 AAV, you still need 2 defenseman plus a winger for less than $2MM. Tampa's great team is due to so many guys contributing on ELC contracts. Once Vasilevskiy contract is due the following season, there goes all of their cap space, plus shipping some players out. This will be a different team in a couple of years.

 

[Voight]

Its the best way to hurt Tampa. This team is going to be too strong going forward as it is... So I say go for it.

Its going to be up to Point whether to sign before ot not, but if he doesnt.... what better way?

Similar to the Marner situation of course.

Thats the result of great scouting and management.... not their fault other teams cant keep up.

 

[BeingTheThunder]

Thats the result of great scouting and management.... not their fault other teams cant keep up.

They could if it weren't for those blasted taxes...

 

[Beige Van]

It'd make sense for a playoff team with the cap space. But too much risk offering anything over 10m and losing 4x1 round picks. I can count on one hand players in the NHL that are worth 4 1st round picks.

 

[PensandCaps]

9-10 is what Point is worth. Even 11.

But a team offering 13+ im sure Tampa would laugh and take the 4 picks.

 

[haveandare]

Thats the result of great scouting and management.... not their fault other teams cant keep up.

Yeah I bet Pit and Washington are super jealous that they “can’t keep up” with TB.

 

[Razz]

What GM in his right mind would surrender 4 1st rounders?

 

[Mikeaveli]

There is still a cap right? If you have $10MM in cap space, and you sign Point to lets say $8 AAV, you still need 2 defenseman plus a winger for less than $2MM. Tampa's great team is due to so many guys contributing on ELC contracts. Once Vasilevskiy contract is due the following season, there goes all of their cap space, plus shipping some players out. This will be a different team in a couple of years.

Did you even read the post you replied to?

If one of Miller/Gourde/Palat/Callahan are traded and one of Coburn/Girardi/Stralman are brought back on a short term deal we are fine.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Not only will they get Point signed to a reasonable contract, they will also get EK65 to sign for a reasonable contract and blow everyones minds

Point is going nowhere so there is no need for constant threads made wishing you guys can get him on your team

 

[Eisen]

I don't like offer sheets. They do little to help the player and they are disrupting the team.

 

[Devilsfan118]

You're never going to see a successful offer sheet here with the tax situation in Florida being what it is.

If the NYR offer him 12AAV x 7 (and Point doesn't sign it right away), Tampa can just offer him a contract at 3/4 the AAV and Point would still come out ahead financially.

System's broken, man.

 

[Seanaconda]

Its the best way to hurt Tampa. This team is going to be too strong going forward as it is... So I say go for it.

Its going to be up to Point whether to sign before ot not, but if he doesnt.... what better way?

Similar to the Marner situation of course.

Tampa can go up to like ten for him so depending on the team that does it maybe they match maybe they don't

 

[Seanaconda]

This season is probably the best Tampa will be. They have 4 RFA and 4 UFA this off season with $10MM in cap space. The off season after that they have 5 RFA and 2 UFA. With probably about the same in cap space. An offer sheet won't make a difference cause this Tampa team will look vastly different next year.

They will prob ditch callahan somehow and then Miller or someone will get traded. Doubt their team is much worse tbh .

 

[trick9]

Thats the result of great scouting and management.... not their fault other teams cant keep up.

They are a great team for sure but...

Other teams can keep up. That is why Presidents -trophy is the only thing Tampa has won recently.