Stanley Cup Experience

Created by: BleedBoltsBlue

Team: 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning

Initial Creation Date: May 4, 2019

Published: May 4, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Bare with me here... The Lightning lacked size, toughness and the so-called "grit" that is needed for playoff hockey. Added Ferland and Maroon (Jon Cooper coached Maroon in their NAHL days) for that reason. The last team to win a Stanley Cup without any players on its roster with previous experience was the 94 Rangers. Added OrpiK and Kuhnhackl for that reason. I understand many Lightning fans will say that we should use younger guys in the system, but the cup window is now. I am willing to keep them in the minors if it means winning a cup next year.

Point gets a bridge deal, Lightning maintain a pretty tight salary structure (shown by Kucherov bridge deal), this bridge deal will take him to the end of RFA and he will get PAIDDDD.

Traded away Johnson for picks because he has the most value of guys that can be traded. Palat was a tougher trade so I pretty much just picked a random team that would allow his cap to get off the books and salvage something. Both Johnson and Palat would have to waive their trade clauses.

This team won 62 games for a reason so major changes are not needed, the Lightning should keep Killorn and Miller for the fact of size and they have good chemistry with line mates and for their defensive aspects they bring. Johnson is not a driver of play, evidenced by his lack of assists and Palat cannot stay healthy.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Point, Brayden	4	$7,500,000
Paquette, Cédric	3	$1,250,000
Erne, Adam	3	$925,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ferland, Micheal	3	$4,000,000
Maroon, Patrick	1	$2,000,000
Kühnhackl, Tom	2	$925,000
Coburn, Braydon	1	$1,750,000
Orpik, Brooks	1	$1,000,000

Trades

TBL

2019 2nd round pick (CAR)
2020 2nd round pick (CAR)

CAR

Johnson, Tyler

TBL

2020 3rd round pick (OTT)

OTT

Palat, Ondrej

Buyouts

Matthew Carle: $1,833,333
Vincent Lecavalier: $0
Ryan Callahan: $2,666,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2019
2020
2021

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,000,000	$80,339,998	$0	$1,362,500	$2,660,002

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Ferland, Micheal $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Stamkos, Steven $8,500,000$8,500,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 5	Gourde, Yanni $5,166,666$5,166,666 C, LW, RW NTC UFA - 6
Miller, J.T. $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 4	Point, Brayden $7,500,000$7,500,000 C, RW UFA - 3	Kucherov, Nikita $9,500,000$9,500,000 RW UFA - 8
Killorn, Alex $4,450,000$4,450,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 4	Cirelli, Anthony $728,333$728,333 ($182,500$182K) C, LW UFA - 1	Joseph, Mathieu $728,333$728,333 ($182,500$182K) LW, RW UFA - 1

Maroon, Patrick $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Paquette, Cédric $1,250,000$1,250,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 2	Kühnhackl, Tom $925,000$925,000 RW UFA - 1
Erne, Adam $925,000$925,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hedman, Victor $7,875,000$7,875,000 LD NMC UFA - 6	Sergachev, Mikhail $894,166$894,166 ($850,000$850K) LD/RD UFA - 1	Vasilevskiy, Andrei $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
McDonagh, Ryan $6,750,000$6,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 7	Cernak, Erik $697,500$697,500 ($147,500$148K) RD UFA - 1	Domingue, Louis $1,150,000$1,150,000 G UFA - 1
	Rutta, Jan $1,300,000$1,300,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Coburn, Braydon $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD UFA - 2
Orpik, Brooks $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD UFA

Top Comments

May 4, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

loganreid

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 281

Likes: 50

Let's see how long it take BOLTLOVER to call you a "disneylander" lol

ChytilMania liked this.

May 4, 2019 at 12:40 p.m.

loganreid

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 281

Likes: 50

Paquette's not getting longer than a year if he does resign. He's that 13th forward mould perfectly where he could just as easily be swapped with a top line guy from the AHL.

Your logic is sound but I can't see them moving off of Palat. Johnson definitely, but I don't think it'll be this season.

May 4, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

BleedBoltsBlue

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 26

Likes: 4

Palat is a really tough trade. I figured Paquette was getting some security with this new contract considering he had a career year in points, I believe. Plus Jon Cooper LOVES the guys that came up with him through the AHL. Its why Palat and Johnson are always in the Top 6 when they sometimes shouldn't be.

May 4, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

BOLTLOVER1

BOLT LOVER

Joined: Dec. 2018

Posts: 2,120

Likes: 358

Well I dont think Cooper has much leverage anymore .. most tenured coach in NHL and time for change .. get rid of the home grown shrimps asap or team will NEVER win. ..

OBVIOUSLY I agree with get experiece/grit/ leadership approach or team will never win

On interesting note .. I thought Paquette had good year and developed nicely including PK .. Tampa may lose him to a team that sees him as 3rd line center upgrade .. Erne totally replaceable but Paqueete will be interesting.. my bet .. he is signed by Tampa in next several weeks.

And YES Disneyland tickets for the bridge baffons.. they would all fail GM 101

May 4, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

BleedBoltsBlue

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 26

Likes: 4

I was on the train of “Fire Cooper” after being swept but I quickly got off because you don’t fire a coach that wins 62 games. It’s tough to justify that because then who do you hire?

Erne is replaceable but he will be back because of 2 reasons: 1) first full season in NHL last year, can’t replace after that small of a sample size. 2) bigger forward that Tampa doesn’t have, he just needs to understand that he’s 210 lbs and play like a net-front player. He plays like a perimeter player

Paquette may leave but he has a role on a perennial contender, tough to leave when you have a solidified role.

As for bridge deals...... only young players who have elite potential get higher bridge deals in the Lightning system. Gourde didn’t get one, and neither did Miller. Johnson and Palat were figured to have elite potential after Palat was a Calder nominee and Johnson scored 72 points one season so they got small bridges and they haven’t panned out. Kucherov got one for obvious reasons and Point should as well but they have been consistent for the past few seasons.

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