Speculation: Your 2016 Lightning offseason predictions

[Todd1a]

What are your Lightning off season predictions?

1. The Lightning shock the hockey world and sign Stamkos at 10 million dollar per year cap hit for 8 years.

2. The Lightning bridge kucherov for a 3 year 4.7 per year deal.

3. The Lightning trade Jason garrison for a 2016 draft pick and prospect.

4. Tampa trades condra and a 7th round draft pick for a 2017 5th round draft pick

5. Tampa buys out the contract of Matt carle.

6. Tampa bay trades Alex Killorn and nesterov for a rhd.

7. Tampa gets great offers for Ben bishop but does not trade him.

8. Tampa extends hedman in August for a 8 year contract.

9. Tampa drafts a goalie with one of there two
Second round draft picks.

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[CupsOverCash]

Tampa re-signs Stamkos to a 8 year 9.1 per year contract.

Trades Bishop and Filppula for cap space.

Buy out Carle.

Re-signs Kucherov to a cap friendly deal and for solid term as well.

Actually makes a solid signing for depth scoring at a 1-2 year deal.

 

[DFC]

-Stamkos walks.

-Matt Carle is bought out.

-We trade from our prospect pool, maybe Vasy, to acquire a 2C. Filppula might also be involved.

-We sign a bottom-six scorer.

 

[MattM92]

-Stamkos walks.

-Matt Carle is bought out.

-We trade from our prospect pool, maybe Vasy, to acquire a 2C. Filppula might also be involved.

-We sign a bottom-six scorer.

I'll slightly change it

-Stamkos walks

-Carle bought out

-We retain both Bishop and Vasi

-We have a bit of a turnover in our bottom 6. A combination of at least 3 additions/subtractions.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

1) Stamkos is out

2) Kuch extended for 6.5 mil

3) TyJo/Palat both extended for 5.5 mil

4) No Hedman extension till at least mid season

5) Bish/Vasy both stay for now

6) Carle bought out

7) a lot turnover on the bottom six

8) Nesterov out

9) Flip stays

10) A couple UFAs are brought in but nothing that'll blow your socks off

11) Team goes into next year looking underwhelming compared to these past two seasons

 

[CupsOverCash]

10) Team goes into next year looking underwhelming compared to these past two seasons

It may look underwhelming but I bet were going to be one of the best teams in the league record wise. I have a feeling that Drouin has a monster MVP type season.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

It may look underwhelming but I bet were going to be one of the best teams in the league record wise. I have a feeling that Drouin has a monster MVP type season.

I hope so! I just mean on paper we won't look as strong compared to some teams that will inevitably get stronger.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Ryan Callahan traded to New York for Rick Nash

 

[Todd1a]

Ryan Callahan traded to New York for Rick Nash

Oh hose you didn't say that lol

 

[DaBolts]

Tampa re-signs Stamkos to a 8 year 9.1 per year contract.

Trades Bishop and Filppula for cap space.

Buy out Carle.

Re-signs Kucherov to a cap friendly deal and for solid term as well.

Actually makes a solid signing for depth scoring at a 1-2 year deal.

I think you've covered it except Namestikov is allowed to walk also.

 

[DaBolts]

Ryan Callahan traded to New York for Rick Nash

That's just wrong. IN any time line or known universe.

 

[HoseEmDown]

I think you've covered it except Namestikov is allowed to walk also.

Wait what? You can't be serious?

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

Ryan Callahan traded to New York for Rick Nash

i will gas the plane!!

2 years nash instead of 4 callahan ? 2 million cap difference done

i think with our speed guys we could actually get a couple GREAT years from nash

odds of getting anything more than bitterness from callahan? LOW

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

predictions carle bought out
mattius ohlund allowed to retire!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the big one

stamkos signs 8 years 9.3 million
our 4 other ufa's signed if they want to stay in minors blunden tamberlini taormina 625 each angelidis 675

rfa's paradis mcginn not offered
killorn 3.75 x 3 think he will be traded though at some point
jt brown 1.25 million 2 years
namestnikov 2 years 1.75 million
adam wilcox 2 years 860k
nesterov 1 year 800k
kucherov 6 years 6 million
paquette 2 years 670k
gudslevskiy 2 years 635 k
jam broll witkowski 625k 1 year deals for year

think we trade a variation of filppula and/or garrison might take multiple team trade but i think we land shattenkirk this offseason if we cant keep him some trade involving vatanen johnson barrie etc.. or lindholm is some nice names out there somehow think is more likely we trade st louis

we will waive condra to put in minors before season see if he gets picked up

think we find out the market for ben bishop but he doesnt move till feb trade deadline

 

[More 2004]

-Stamkos walks.

-Matt Carle is bought out.

-We trade from our prospect pool, maybe Vasy, to acquire a 2C. Filppula might also be involved.

-We sign a bottom-six scorer.

Yup, about sums up my thoughts.

 

[Stammertime91]

Agree with DFC.

Some of these predictions are a bit much. Personally don't think we make more than two trades. Maybe 3 if Condra is involved in one.

 

[The Gongshow]

Stamkos walks

 

[BoltSTH]

VL4 signs a 1 day contact, and retires a Bolt.

 

[Todd1a]

VL4 signs a 1 day contact, and retires a Bolt.

Does he have to sign we are still paying him ?

 

[Todd1a]

i will gas the plane!!

2 years nash instead of 4 callahan ? 2 million cap difference done

i think with our speed guys we could actually get a couple GREAT years from nash

odds of getting anything more than bitterness from callahan? LOW

Absolutely not no to Rick Nash

 

[Hoek]

Vinny is still under contract to LA, and he can't retire, then immediately unretire and sign with us.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Absolutely not no to Rick Nash

Why? He's actually good Callahan sucks.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Why? He's actually good Callahan sucks.

I would do that trade. Doubt the Rangers would.

Nash Stamkos Drouin
Palat Johnson Kucherov
Brown Namestnikov FA
Paquette Boyle

That looks like a dangerous top 6

 

[Todd1a]

Why? He's actually good Callahan sucks.

5.8 cap to a 7.5 cap hit you do understand we need every dollar for this year and next

 

[tjs*]

The Rangers would never go for this but I'd trade Callahan for Nash with enough retention to bring his cap hit down to Callahan's $5.8M (a little over 25% if I'm doing this properly - not sure how retention works with contracts with uneven annual salaries in terms of the cap hit.) We keep him on the team for one season and then buy him out in 2017 before we have to resign everybody. If my methodology is correct with the retention our cap hit on the buyout would be about $1.73M in 2017 and about $2.03M in 2018. Assuming replacement by a player on his ELC we'd be looking at saving about $3M in effective cap space for resigning players.

I would do that trade. Doubt the Rangers would.

Nash Stamkos Drouin
Palat Johnson Kucherov
Brown Namestnikov FA
Paquette Boyle

That looks like a dangerous top 6

For one season, before we lose half of it.