BARKOV STAYS

Created by: CD282

Team: 2020-21 Florida Panthers

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 21, 2020

Published: Apr. 21, 2020

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

Here's why: Florida's ownership wants to contend AND take $10M off the payroll. Barkov makes just $4.75M next year - which is probably the best value contract in the league outside of an ELC. Retaining Barkov is the ONLY way to ensure both goals are met.

The $10M payroll reduction is going to happen more or less organically, do to pre-existing contract terms:

Barkov gets paid $2.15M less than last year
Huberdeau gets $900k less
Acciari gets $500k less
Ekblad gets $3M less
Bobrovsky gets $500k more
Driedger gets $200k more
Net: $5.85M savings

UFA:
Hoffman $5.65M
Dadonov $3.6M
Pysyk $3.5M
Haula $2.75M
Boyle $940k
Net: $16.44M savings

Total: $22.29M

Another way to look at it is the Panthers have $54.4M committed to contracts next year, with 13 players signed. If their self-imposed spending limit is $72M (they spent $82M this year) then that gives them $17.6M to re-sign their RFAs, none of which are going to get significant contracts. They could easily bring Haula and Boyle back too.

Buyouts

Scott Darling: $2,333,333

Retained Salary Transactions

Jason Demers: $562,500 (12.5%)

Recapture Fees

Roberto Luongo: $1,092,122

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
13	$81,500,000	$60,536,288	$0	$65,000	$20,963,712

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Huberdeau, Jonathan $5,900,000$5,900,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3	Barkov, Aleksander $5,900,000$5,900,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Connolly, Brett $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
		Vatrano, Frank $2,533,333$2,533,333 LW, RW UFA - 2
		Acciari, Noel $1,666,667$1,666,667 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 2
		Sceviour, Colton $1,200,000$1,200,000 RW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Yandle, Keith $6,350,000$6,350,000 LD NMC UFA - 3	Ekblad, Aaron $7,500,000$7,500,000 RD UFA - 5	Bobrovsky, Sergei $10,000,000$10,000,000 G NMC UFA - 6
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD UFA - 6	Strålman, Anton $5,500,000$5,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Driedger, Chris $850,000$850,000 G UFA - 1
Stillman, Riley $773,333$773,333 ($65,000$65K) LD RFA - 1

Top Comments

Apr. 21, 2020 at 8:52 a.m.

MG1986

#LeafsFever

Joined: May 2017

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While I otherwise might agree with your position, or perhaps, opinion, I have to the consider the nature of the Panthers, and specifically, their GM. That Vincent Trocheck deal makes me think Dale Tallon does not really know what he's doing. Also consider the fact that Barkov's next contract will likely see him get an AAV higher than what Auston Matthew's is currently making. So, if you do some projections here, the Panthers will need to start eventually considering next contracts for their top players and how that fits in to their cap. Especially if the cap is not moving as high as quickly as initially hoped for. Within 3 seasons, Barkov and Huberdeau will both be making over $10 million AAV a season, and when you consider Bobrovsky's current deal, that's a lot of money locked up in 3 players.

Apr. 21, 2020 at 9:14 a.m.

CD282

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 24,044

Likes: 7,751

Quoting: MG1986

I think they'll keep Barkov over Huberdeau, and if there's a CBO and Matheson gets axed that save a lot of money going forward. And we don't know if the $10M reduction is long term or not - it could be that FLA is in a good position to pay Barkov $10M+ in two years time. But even if they aren't, they will make that determination closer to the time, not this summer.

Apr. 21, 2020 at 9:31 a.m.

Shibbal18

Joined: Jan. 2016

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Likes: 9,027

Theirs is a 0% chance Barkov gets moved

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Apr. 21, 2020 at 10:02 a.m.

Shibbal18

Joined: Jan. 2016

Posts: 25,225

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Quoting: CD282

Ax Bobrovsky, save your 10, budget responsibly moving forward

Apr. 21, 2020 at 10:28 a.m.

CD282

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 24,044

Likes: 7,751

Quoting: Shibbal18

Ax Bobrovsky, save your 10, budget responsibly moving forward

It won't happen, I think they still believe in Bob and it'll be very difficult to convince ownership to pay him $47.5M to NOT play for Florida for the next 7 years. It only saves them $11M, which isn't enough to cover a decent replacement for 7 years, meaning it's a fiscally irresponsible route to take. Remember that ownership wants to reduce their salary costs, not increase them, and Bobrovsky's cap hit is immaterial to that goal.

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