He certainly was. Third best defensemen in this years playoffs with regards to shot attempts differential.
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A 2-3 year bridge deal can create $2-$3 million in cap space.
Someone's got to be bridged. All the cap problems that some feel begin next year occur only because their suggestions are bridging no one.
Players like Trouba on their 3rd contract need to be locked up. Players on their second like Morrissey can be bridged. It may be short term thinking, but it's in the teams best interest now.
The issue I have with bridging him is that it effectively only buys one year of cap benefit 19-20. Bridging him next year results in marginal impact and isn't the difference with regards to keeping a guy like Statsny or Myers.
Scenario 1: Morrissy bridge team stays the same less Statsney:
Forwards | | | | |
Line | Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | Total |
1 | Connor, Kyle | Scheifele, Mark | Laine, Patrick | |
| 1,775,000 | 6,125,000 | 3,575,000 | 11,475,000 |
| | | | |
2 | Ehlers, Nick | Little, Brian | Wheeler, Blake | |
| 6,000,000 | 5,291,666 | 5,600,000 | 16,891,666 |
| | | | |
3 | Perrault, Mathieu | Roslovic, Jack | Armia, Joel | |
| 4,125,000 | 1,106,666 | 2,000,000 | 7,231,666 |
| | | | |
4 | Copp, Andew | Lowry, Adam | Tanev, Brandon | |
| 1,000,000 | 3,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 5,500,000 |
| | | | |
Extras | Extra 1 | Extra 2 | | |
| 800,000 | | | 800,000 |
Froward total | | | | 41,898,332 |
Defense | | | | |
Pair | Left Defense | Right Defense | | |
1 | Morrissey, Josh | Trouba, Jacob | | |
| 3,000,000 | 6,500,000 | | 9,500,000 |
| | | | |
2 | Morrow, Joe | Byfuglien, Dustin | | |
| 1,000,000 | 7,600,000 | | 8,600,000 |
| | | | |
3 | Myers, Tyler | Kulikov, Dmitry | | |
| 5,500,000 | 4,333,333 | | 9,833,333 |
| | | | |
Extras | Chariot | Poolman, Tucker | | |
| 1,400,000 | 1,000,000 | | 2,400,000 |
Defense Total | | | | 30,333,333 |
| | | | |
Goalies | Starter | Backup | | |
| Hellebuyck, Connor | Mason | | |
| 5,250,000 | 4,100,000 | | 9,350,000 |
| | | | |
Grand Total | | | | 81,581,665 |
Estimated Cap Ceiling | | | | 80,000,000 |
Cap space remaining | | | | - 1,581,665 |
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As can be seen even bridging JoMo results in the Jets being $1.5 million over the cap. That means that no matter what a large contract has to be moved out. You won't be able to get the required savings by down grading a guy like Armia to a player on his ELC.
Scenario two:
Bridge Morrissey and somehow get rid of Mason without taking any cash back:
Forwards | | | | |
Line | Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | Total |
1 | Connor, Kyle | Scheifele, Mark | Laine, Patrick | |
| 1,775,000 | 6,125,000 | 3,575,000 | 11,475,000 |
| | | | |
2 | Ehlers, Nick | Little, Brian | Wheeler, Blake | |
| 6,000,000 | 5,291,666 | 5,600,000 | 16,891,666 |
| | | | |
3 | Perrault, Mathieu | Roslovic, Jack | Armia, Joel | |
| 4,125,000 | 1,106,666 | 2,000,000 | 7,231,666 |
| | | | |
4 | Copp, Andew | Lowry, Adam | Tanev, Brandon | |
| 1,000,000 | 3,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 5,500,000 |
| | | | |
Extras | Extra 1 | Extra 2 | | |
| 800,000 | | | 800,000 |
Froward total | | | | 41,898,332 |
Defense | | | | |
Pair | Left Defense | Right Defense | | |
1 | Morrissey, Josh | Trouba, Jacob | | |
| 3,000,000 | 6,500,000 | | 9,500,000 |
| | | | |
2 | Morrow, Joe | Byfuglien, Dustin | | |
| 1,000,000 | 7,600,000 | | 8,600,000 |
| | | | |
3 | Myers, Tyler | Kulikov, Dmitry | | |
| 5,500,000 | 4,333,333 | | 9,833,333 |
| | | | |
Extras | Chariot | Poolman, Tucker | | |
| 1,400,000 | 1,000,000 | | 2,400,000 |
Defense Total | | | | 30,333,333 |
| | | | |
Goalies | Starter | Backup | | |
| Hellebuyck, Connor | X | | |
| 5,250,000 | 1,500,000 | | 6,750,000 |
| | | | |
Grand Total | | | | 78,981,665 |
Estimated Cap Ceiling | | | | 80,000,000 |
Cap space remaining | | | | 1,018,335 |
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Only scenario that allows us to keep the status quo with a Morrissey bridge
Statsney Scenario's:
Bridging Morrissey and finding a way to get rid of Mason as shown above opens up 1 million in cap space (Make that two with a million dollar player coming out of the roster for him) We would still need to find 4 million.
Scenario 3: Morrissey bridge, Mason deal, Perrault dealt, Armia dealt:
Forwards | | | | |
Line | Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | Total |
1 | Connor, Kyle | Scheifele, Mark | Laine, Patrick | |
| 1,775,000 | 6,125,000 | 3,575,000 | 11,475,000 |
| | | | |
2 | Ehlers, Nick | Little, Brian | Wheeler, Blake | |
| 6,000,000 | 5,291,666 | 5,600,000 | 16,891,666 |
| | | | |
3 | Vesalainen, Kristian | Statsny, Paul | Roslovic, Jack | |
| 1,106,666 | 6,000,000 | 1,106,666 | 8,213,332 |
| | | | |
4 | Copp, Andew | Lowry, Adam | Tanev, Brandon | |
| 1,000,000 | 3,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 5,500,000 |
| | | | |
Extras | Extra 1 | Extra 2 | | |
| 800,000 | | | 800,000 |
Froward total | | | | 42,879,998 |
Defense | | | | |
Pair | Left Defense | Right Defense | | |
1 | Morrissey, Josh | Trouba, Jacob | | |
| 3,000,000 | 6,500,000 | | 9,500,000 |
| | | | |
2 | Morrow, Joe | Byfuglien, Dustin | | |
| 1,000,000 | 7,600,000 | | 8,600,000 |
| | | | |
3 | Myers, Tyler | Kulikov, Dmitry | | |
| 5,500,000 | 4,333,333 | | 9,833,333 |
| | | | |
Extras | Chariot | Poolman, Tucker | | |
| 1,400,000 | 1,000,000 | | 2,400,000 |
Defense Total | | | | 30,333,333 |
| | | | |
Goalies | Starter | Backup | | |
| Hellebuyck, Connor | X | | |
| 5,250,000 | 1,500,000 | | 6,750,000 |
| | | | |
Grand Total | | | | 79,963,331 |
Estimated Cap Ceiling | | | | 80,000,000 |
Cap space remaining | | | | 36,669 |
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This scenario barely gives us enough cap space to keep Statsny. I don't see the org being that tight especially considering you need space for injuries. We also weaken our depth by trying to keep an aging ok player. To me its not worth it.
Lock your core down long term and don't worry about overpaying the fringe good vets like Myers and Perrault.