Burakovsky

Created by: CD282

Team: 2019-20 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: May 9, 2019

Published: May 9, 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

This is not an offersheet or a trade, this is in the event that Washington doesn't qualify Andre Burakovsky. He must be given an offer for $3.25M this summer - a contract that he hasn't earned - otherwise he becomes a UFA. They can try to offer him less, but seeing as he's getting 4th line minutes in Washington he really has no motivation to take that discount to stay. He probably doesn't think he's a 4th liner either, and I don't blame him for that. Washington can attempt to trade him also, but I'm not sure anybody is going to want him at $3.25M when they can get similar production for half that amount.

The one city he can play in the top-6 is Edmonton, so they sign him to a "show me" contract; Puljujarvi too. McDavid gets the task of rehabilitating their careers, which sounds bad but he has experience with both. Puljujarvi has scored very well with McDavid in the NHL so there's really no risk there, while Burakovsky had very good stats next to McDavid in the OHL.

If this works, it allows for a formidable 2nd line. Holland brings in some UFA's that he's familiar with to strengthen the bottom six.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Puljujärvi, Jesse	2	$1,500,000
Khaira, Jujhar	2	$1,000,000
Starrett, Shane	2	$800,000
Gambardella, Joseph	1	$800,000
Burakovsky, André	2	$1,850,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
McElhinney, Curtis	1	$1,500,000
Sheahan, Riley	2	$1,200,000
Filppula, Valtteri	1	$2,500,000

Trades

EDM

Pysyk, Mark

FLA

Russell, Kris
2020 5th round pick (EDM)

EDM

Burakovsky, André [RFA Rights]

WSH

Buyouts

Benoit Pouliot: $1,333,333
Eric Gryba: $300,000

Buried

Brandon Manning: $1,175,000 ($2,250,000)
Kyle Brodziak: $75,000 ($1,150,000)

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
23	$83,500,000	$74,638,665	$0	$602,500	$8,861,335

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Burakovsky, André $1,850,000$1,850,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	McDavid, Connor $12,500,000$12,500,000 C UFA - 7	Puljujärvi, Jesse $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW UFA
Benson, Tyler $808,333$808,333 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW UFA - 2	Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, C UFA - 2	Draisaitl, Leon $8,500,000$8,500,000 C, LW UFA - 6
Khaira, Jujhar $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C UFA - 2	Filppula, Valtteri $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Gagner, Sam $2,835,000$2,835,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Lucic, Milan $5,250,000$5,250,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 4	Sheahan, Riley $1,200,000$1,200,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Kassian, Zack $1,950,000$1,950,000 RW UFA - 1
Gambardella, Joseph $800,000$800,000 LW UFA - 2	Cave, Colby $675,000$675,000 C RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Klefbom, Oscar $4,167,000$4,167,000 LD UFA - 4	Larsson, Adam $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 2	Koskinen, Mikko $4,500,000$4,500,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Nurse, Darnell $3,200,000$3,200,000 LD UFA - 1	Pysyk, Mark $2,733,333$2,733,333 RD UFA - 1
Sekera, Andrej $1,500,000$1,500,000 ($500,000$500K) LD/RD UFA - 1	Jones, Caleb $720,000$720,000 ($70,000$70K) LD/RD UFA - 1	McElhinney, Curtis $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 2
	Benning, Matthew $1,900,000$1,900,000 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

May 9, 2019 at 7:09 p.m.

TraderJoes

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 476

Likes: 185

Could happen. But don't you think other teams would make a better offer than $1.8 mil?

May 10, 2019 at 6:56 a.m.

CD282

Joined: Mar. 2017

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Quoting: TraderJoes

Could happen. But don't you think other teams would make a better offer than $1.8 mil?

I think it's possible for other teams to offer more money, but not to offer a better opportunity. IMO Bura needs to play for his next contract, and he couldn't ask for a better situation than Edmonton next to Connor.

May 10, 2019 at 8:10 a.m.

Yojimbo

Joined: Apr. 2018

Posts: 5,351

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I think that if you have Burakovsky on your top line, your team is in more trouble that you think.

May 10, 2019 at 8:23 a.m.

CD282

Joined: Mar. 2017

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Quoting: biglite351

I think that if you have Burakovsky on your top line, your team is in more trouble that you think.

Could be, but they played well together in junior. And Burakovsky has some skill, he has scored 12 goals in each of the past 3 seasons, I think he can do well given the right situation. He isn't getting the opportunity in Washington. And the team is designed so that the 4th line takes more of the tough D-zone minutes to free up the top 2 lines for offense.

May 10, 2019 at 8:25 a.m.

TraderJoes

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 476

Likes: 185

Quoting: CD282

True. I really like what you've done here. Do Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins have any experience together? And who is Benson, is he really capable of playing top 6?

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