COVID Cap Crunch - 2020 Offseason
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Wouldn't be stunned if this turned out to be a Vlasic-type deal where he's certainly worth it for a little while because of how good he is defensively but if his defensive play even dips a little bit that combined with a non-existent offensive game could make the back half of the deal a little rough.
Probably just confirms that Dumba is on his way out for forward help.
bustaheims
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herman said:
Part of me wonders if they'll try to get Suter to waive his NMC so they can expose him. They have leaned pretty heavily on him, but he'll be 36 by the time the expansion draft rolls around and carries a large cap hit.
That being said, they don't have a ton they really need to protect upfront, so, going 8-1 is probably the more likely option.
bustaheims said:
Even if you expect them to sign a top-6 forward like say Hoffman this offseason, they could still probably go the 8-1 protection route and the best forward exposed would be like... Luke Kunin? Maybe Jordan Greenway? I don't think they're really sweating that one. Still think Dumba gets traded by then though.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Yeah. They don't have a clear 4th forward to protect. They really only have one forward that they'd need to protect from a talent and age POV. Parise and Zuccarello are useful forwards, but with their age and cap hits, if they didn't have NMCs, I'd consider exposing them just to be rid of their contracts.
bustaheims said:
Oh I imagine Guerin would happily get out of either of those contracts if he could. I would guess even if he could expose them Seattle wouldn't touch Parise. Maybe they consider Zuccarello but only if he has a big season in 20/21.
Minnesota's really got themselves in bad shape up front.
herman said:
It makes sense for the owner to want to wait until later in the contract to pay the big bucks considering the financial situation right now, but that also benefits Brodin quite a bit because of how escrow is capped for the few years, right?
20/21: 20%
21/22: 14-18%
22/23: 14-18%
23/24: 10%
24/25: 6%
It's not surprise the big bucks kick in when escrow starts to take the biggest decrease.
Phileas Fogg
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Frank E said:
Heh, this is true. I wonder how some of the comments on that trade have aged.
Guilt Trip
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I'm betting the haven't aged well That Weber contract was horrible. Might still be for Nashville if Weber retires lol. I didn't see PK's game falling off the cliff like it has.Frycer14 said:
bustaheims
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Guilt Trip said:
A potentially significant injury didn't help much. Without that, Subban would probably still be one of the best blue liners in the league.
Playing for a completely inept Devils team wasn't exactly great for him, either. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see him bounce back if the Devils get their game together or if he moves to a new team.
L K
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Bender said:
Obviously Dubas hasn't necessarily done anything with the Leafs either. It's not like our top players were drafted with depth picks to come out of nowhere but it is interesting how Chayka got a reputation for being so awesome while not actually doing anything.
Arizona has had four seasons with Chayka as the GM. They finished with 70 points, 70 points, 86 points and 74 points (abbreviated season). The only year his team "made" the playoffs was in a season where they had the 22nd best record in the league. He accomplished nothing out of the way of any media scrutiny because noone cares about the team.