Worst Case Scenario

Created by: Panic76

Team: 2020-21 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 4, 2020

Published: Jul. 8, 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

Trade Maatta or Smith if we can find takers
Maatta has value, especially with some retention
Let's be honest, Shaw is done
Plenty of extra cap space to negotiate with

Lines are as balanced as I could make them
3 scoring lines (Toews&Kubs, Kane&Friends, ErieGang)

Mitchell is a STUD!
If Seabs is healthy... Still probably sitting press box
Who knows? Maybe RoboSeabs will regain 2015 shape
4K and Carlsson fight for the 6th man spot
Kalynuk might see some games too

Delia is the backup unless Lankinen, Nalimov or Subban win the job at camp

Let me know what I missed or goofed

EDIT:
Moved Smith from Buyout to the AHL
Re-Signed Caggs for less

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Strome, Dylan	2	$4,000,000
Subban, Malcolm	1	$900,000
Koekkoek, Slater	2	$1,200,000
Kubalik, Dominik	2	$4,000,000
Caggiula, Drake	1	$1,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Crawford, Corey		2	$4,000,000

Buyouts

Olli Määttä: $680,600

Buried

Zack Smith: $2,175,000 ($3,250,000)

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
22	$81,500,000	$72,066,806	$1,090,244	$5,050,000	$9,433,194

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kubalik, Dominik $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Saad, Brandon $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1
Nylander, Alexander $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1	Dach, Kirby $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) C, RW RFA - 2	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 3
DeBrincat, Alex $6,400,000$6,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Strome, Dylan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C UFA - 2	Caggiula, Drake $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Highmore, Matthew $725,000$725,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Kämpf, David $1,000,000$1,000,000 C UFA - 1	Carpenter, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Keith, Duncan $5,538,462$5,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 3		Crawford, Corey $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 2
De Haan, Calvin $4,550,000$4,550,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Boqvist, Adam $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 2	Delia, Collin $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 2
Koekkoek, Slater $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 2
	Mitchell, Ian $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD NMC UFA - 4		Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 2
Sikura, Dylan $750,000$750,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1

Top Comments

Jul. 8, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.

exo2769

Joined: Jul. 2015

Posts: 15,682

Likes: 9,833

Edited Jul. 8, 2020 at 9:13 a.m.

I personally would not sign Drake to that deal. He's a fine player, but thats too much in the cap constrained situation. If we're looking for another high energy guy...Hagel could fit. if were looking for higher end talent...id like to see kurashev get a shot.

Also...again...just an opinion, but I'd burry Zach Smith vs buy him out. That can really help next year's cap and help teach the kids in Rockford how to be professionals. Heck even if an injury happens he can still be called up.

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Jul. 8, 2020 at 10:03 a.m.

Xqb15

Joined: Dec. 2019

Posts: 2,586

Likes: 1,142

I like the idea of what you did, but DeBrincat needs more TOI than a third liner but that is nitpicking.

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Jul. 8, 2020 at 1:56 p.m.

Cham

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 130

Likes: 31

Quoting: exo2769

I agree with this 100%, even Drake has said he doesn't know what his position is after this year likely due to how deep the team will be at training camp with 3-5 prospects becoming NHL level guys. Plus if we need a depth guy we need them to be a right shot RW since we have none outside of Carpenter and Entwistle if he makes the team.

Also as important as it is for young guys to learn from Kane, Toews, and Keith how to win in playoffs its just as important to learn from vets like Smith and Carpenter who have grinded their whole careers just to be in the NHL.

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