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Huge_Caniac_Abe_Lincoln

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Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 1:08 p.m.
Thread: vancouver
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>The_Rocket</b></div><div>maybe but i dont think that contract gets moved without either adding sweetners to it or taking salary back.

this reduces the commitment from 6 years to 2 years for carolina. its pretty obvious kotkaniemi is on the outside right now</div></div>

Then they buy him out with a cap penalty of 835k/year. The cap commitment for 6 or 2 years won't matter, the biggest cap crunch is this coming offseason - if they can get through it with KK on the roster (which I believe is the goal but may not ultimately be possible), then they would prefer to have him. As you pointed out above he is younger and a center, he still has a lot of time to turn it around.

To that end, he's still 23 so the 1/3 buyout is available next offseason as well. I could see a team taking him on with a late pick and trying to get him to work, to then buy him out next offseason for even less against the cap - again, only if the Canes are unable to keep everyone they want this summer.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 10:45 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 10:43 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 2:44 p.m.
Thread: Habs
I've said my piece on Necas trades but at the risk of sounding like a broken record, what incentive is there for Carolina to make that trade? I'm sure that value wise, looking at comps, it's a fair trade - probably even an overpay. Why would Carolina take a fair trade value on Necas? A late first in a weak draft, an early/mid first in a stronger draft a year later, a 3rd pairing defenseman, and a player who won't crack the roster for 2+ years don't really help a team that is competing right now. What does help said team is a dynamic top6 forward, and that's what Necas is.

If Necas's next contract demands are outrageous or he wants to leave then the value will be significantly less than this, but for right now, operating on the assumption the Canes want to re-sign him, this trade does not interest the Canes.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 3 at 3:33 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 2 at 9:25 a.m.
Thread: PLD Kakko Necas and UFAs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rb1481</b></div><div>So which is it? An overpay, or the picks/players arent what they would want? You can’t say both, you contradict your own statement</div></div>

It's an overpay, Montreal should not offer this much in a package for any one player that isn't a superstar. If offered this package, I still think the Canes decline because it's not what they would be looking for in a return for Necas. Those are not contradictory statements, they are complimentary. Teams don't trade players in a vacuum, and in Carolina's case they are contending and don't want to sell their players for futures.

If a team offered their next four firsts for Cole Caufield, far more than he is worth, Kent Hughes would probably decline because they are trying to exit their rebuild and futures would set them back.