Whoshattenkirkshoes
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Mcd is gone after this year. It's as obvious as betting Zegras 33-1 to win the scoring title at the tourney
I think we'd be boned without McD. I think we keep him till 2023, three years left is easier to move than his 6 years left right now anyways.
He was fantastic in our playoff run, specially the final.
I agree.
Palat's not a huge loss but he's valuable.
But that's not the key consideration. When next season comes around, McD will be a 32-year-old who's got a cap hit of $6.75m for the year and committed to a total of $33.75m over 5 years. Palat will be a 30-year-old with $5.3m just owed.
We'll need the extra $1.4m next year, and we'll need the McD savings after that, with Point due in '22 and Serg/Cernak/Cirelli the year after. McDonagh's got a NTC, which doesn't protect against expansion draft exposure, so it's really our best shot to move him.
I'm not too moved by idea we can't do without McDonagh. Cernak's been eating big minutes since his rookie season, and he'll be passing 200 games next year. Serg will be at 300 games. Would be great to round out our top 4 with McD, but he's not critical. We're better with him than without him, of course -- but there are better ways to deploy his $6.75m.
JBB might see it differently, of course. And he's the one with much more intel than any of us.
I agree that having Seattle take McD will be the easiest way to move his contract before it *may* become an anchor. Some of the decision could hinge on how JBB feels about Coleman and Goodrow staying and if they want to re-sign. Having Seattle take McD and Tampa trading one of Johnson/Palat/Gourde may give them enough room to keep Coleman and Goodrow, and still ice at least a 21 player roster to start 21-22. If they keep McD, it's almost a certainty that at least 2 of Palat/TJ//Gourde/Killorn are gone. Additionally, in this scenario, there likely wouldn't be enough left for Coleman, possibly Goodrow. I'm sure JBB has some ideas in the works but losing 3 top 9 F to keep McD seems steep vs maybe adding a small sweetener to have Seattle take him, just my opinion.
Agree to some extent, but even at F who is really ready to step in and take over what 2 of Palat/Gourde/Killorn/TJ bring now, plus likely Coleman? Barre-Boulet deserves a chance after what he's done in the AHL the past couple seasons, but both Raddysh and Katchouk seem borderline to be in Tampa anytime soon, if ever. There are some other younger guys with potential as well, but hard to say how long before they are ready.As others have noted, the cupboard is starting to become bare on the blueline on the farm. Keeping Foote and Witkowski for the well deserved Taxi Squad is going to leave almost nothing in ready reserve. Forward has depth, far better than the blueline.
As noted, the biggie is going to be who we offer Seattle to take which contract.
Coburn had one of my favorite goals in this era. This was before we were truly over the first round hump with the new core, and his goal was a gigantic sigh of relief in a deadlocked game 7. Without him, we may have never had that 2015 run.
Thanks for the memories boys.