Henkka
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I was thinking pretty stupid that Wings should keep Samuelsson, if we can't get anyone from free agency. Because the problem is, that the buyout period for caphit compliance buyouts ends before free agency period. So, we can't sign a expensive free agent and then buy Sammy out. He has to be bought out before. He can't be burned down with waivers anymore, because that leaves 2.1 million caphit from that 3 million contract. Everything over 900k from player send down with waivers does leave a caphit in the future.
But this was only my stupid thinking.
Now, pretty much it's the most probable scenario. Buy that 3 million contract out, that costs for 2 million, and sign Daniel Cleary or Drew Miller a lot cheaper to get a roster player for Sammy's spot. This really is the obvious choise I'm thinking now, of course we should do it this way.
Many people hate Cleary, but would you hate him for like 1.5 million salary if that gives us also a possibility to go after Horton/Clarkson -level guys?
Scenario 1.
- Keep Sammy - 3 million caphit
Scenario 2.
- Buyout Sammy for 2 million + re-sign Cleary for 1.5 million. That costs 3.5 million in total salaries, but only Cleary's 1.5 mil caphit is left to Wings cap.
Scenario 3.
- Buyout Sammy for 2 million + re-sign Miller for 900k. That costs 2.9 million, less than Sammy by himself. If we get a an expensive free agent and there's no roster room for Miller, we can burn him to waivers without any caphit.
CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Johan Franzen ($3.955m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Gustav Nyquist ($1.250m)
Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Damien Brunner ($3.000m)
Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)
Tomas Tatar ($0.840m) / Joakim Andersson ($1.000m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m)
Drew Miller ($0.900m) / Cory Emmerton ($0.533m)
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m)
Kyle Quincey ($3.775m) / Brendan Smith ($1.750m)
Danny DeKeyser ($1.350m) / Jakub Kindl ($2.250m)
Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) / Carlo Colaiacovo ($2.500m)
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($5.292m)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
OTHER
Buyout: Mikael Samuelsson ($0.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $60,502,879; BONUSES: $1,010,000
CAP SPACE (24-man roster): $4,807,121
So this is the Miller-scenario. We have 14 forwards, Brunner, Nyquist, Andersson, Smith, Kindl and Miller signed in extensions. The roster is 24-men roster, over by one defenceman.
If you burn Lashoff and Miller through waivers, it doesn't make any caphit, but frees 1.8 million from the cap and you have 2+7+13 roster. Then we will have 1.8 + 4.8 million = total 6.8 million available for one UFA forward.
We could easily overpay for Nathan Horton.
And we will keep Colaiacovo as a depth defenceman. It's a luxury. This also work with Cleary, but then you should trade somebody else out like Eaves, there's no reason to send Cleary through waivers. But you would have those replacement forwards, if all UFAs pass Wings offers. You would have the incurance already in Cleary or Miller. If you get a better player, send them or somebody else out with a trade/waivers.
Nyquist - Zeta - UFA/Horton/Clarkson
Franzen - Dats - Brunner
Bertuzzi - Helm - Abdelkader
Tatar - Andersson - Cleary/Miller/Eaves
(Emmerton, Tootoo)
Kronwall - Ericsson
Quincey - Smith
DeKeyser - Kindl
(Colaiacovo)
Howard
Gustavsson
I would love this roster.
But this was only my stupid thinking.
Now, pretty much it's the most probable scenario. Buy that 3 million contract out, that costs for 2 million, and sign Daniel Cleary or Drew Miller a lot cheaper to get a roster player for Sammy's spot. This really is the obvious choise I'm thinking now, of course we should do it this way.
Many people hate Cleary, but would you hate him for like 1.5 million salary if that gives us also a possibility to go after Horton/Clarkson -level guys?
Scenario 1.
- Keep Sammy - 3 million caphit
Scenario 2.
- Buyout Sammy for 2 million + re-sign Cleary for 1.5 million. That costs 3.5 million in total salaries, but only Cleary's 1.5 mil caphit is left to Wings cap.
Scenario 3.
- Buyout Sammy for 2 million + re-sign Miller for 900k. That costs 2.9 million, less than Sammy by himself. If we get a an expensive free agent and there's no roster room for Miller, we can burn him to waivers without any caphit.
CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Johan Franzen ($3.955m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Gustav Nyquist ($1.250m)
Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Damien Brunner ($3.000m)
Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)
Tomas Tatar ($0.840m) / Joakim Andersson ($1.000m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m)
Drew Miller ($0.900m) / Cory Emmerton ($0.533m)
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m)
Kyle Quincey ($3.775m) / Brendan Smith ($1.750m)
Danny DeKeyser ($1.350m) / Jakub Kindl ($2.250m)
Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) / Carlo Colaiacovo ($2.500m)
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($5.292m)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
OTHER
Buyout: Mikael Samuelsson ($0.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $60,502,879; BONUSES: $1,010,000
CAP SPACE (24-man roster): $4,807,121
So this is the Miller-scenario. We have 14 forwards, Brunner, Nyquist, Andersson, Smith, Kindl and Miller signed in extensions. The roster is 24-men roster, over by one defenceman.
If you burn Lashoff and Miller through waivers, it doesn't make any caphit, but frees 1.8 million from the cap and you have 2+7+13 roster. Then we will have 1.8 + 4.8 million = total 6.8 million available for one UFA forward.
We could easily overpay for Nathan Horton.
And we will keep Colaiacovo as a depth defenceman. It's a luxury. This also work with Cleary, but then you should trade somebody else out like Eaves, there's no reason to send Cleary through waivers. But you would have those replacement forwards, if all UFAs pass Wings offers. You would have the incurance already in Cleary or Miller. If you get a better player, send them or somebody else out with a trade/waivers.
Nyquist - Zeta - UFA/Horton/Clarkson
Franzen - Dats - Brunner
Bertuzzi - Helm - Abdelkader
Tatar - Andersson - Cleary/Miller/Eaves
(Emmerton, Tootoo)
Kronwall - Ericsson
Quincey - Smith
DeKeyser - Kindl
(Colaiacovo)
Howard
Gustavsson
I would love this roster.
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