This is my first post on here, I have been reading some of these over the past few months and wanted to give it a go.
Defence
With the quarantine situation, I don't think Chevy will want to make many deals, if any, at the trade deadline. However, that may not be a bad thing, as we wouldn't have to overpay any team for any given player, so we could go for Dougie Hamilton, which really ties our defence together nicely. I didn't resign Forbort, as he will probably be looking for a raise after the fairly good season he is having, and I would much rather use the cap space for some of the other signings and for contracts that will soon be ending.
Offense
Man, that centre depth is scary. I think that Stastny would want to resign in Winnipeg, and he has statistically played tremendously with Copp and Ehlers, so I kept that line intact. I think the Jets are going to give Perfetti the Kyle Connor treatment next year, and put him on the first line with Scheifele and Wheeler, which could be an interesting offensive line. The Connor-Dubois-Vesalainen Line is just an idea, as I think the speed of Connor and Dubois could help Vesalainen find his offensive game. The fourth line has just been on fire when together, and are both sound offensively as well as defensively, so they would be (arguably) the best fourth line in hockey. These lines could honestly just be rotated, as there is not really a dedicated first line; there's enough talent on each line to create offence and be solid defensively.
Goalies
I wouldn't keep Brossoit. He is having an amazing season, and I feel like he is going to command some money, which he definitely deserves after this season. But that makes room for Berdin, and just about every Jets fan is excited to see him play in the League, as he has been pretty solid in the AHL.
Expansion Draft
I would let Demelo go, as it frees up cap space, and lets some of our younger, more promising d-men play in their place (Stanley, Heinola). I don't have Samberg up on the NHL roster, as I feel he needs an extra year in the AHL to get comfortable; he hasn't been too good on the Moose this season, but after Beaulieu's contract is up, Samberg could very easily slot right in his spot.
Future
There are quite a few contracts that are ending after the 2021-22 season (Appleton, Vesalainen, Dubois) that may be looking for a significant raise, so the extra cap space, along with the possible retiring/leaving of Perrault, Stastny, Little, we would have enough cap space available until Blake Wheeler's contract is up (which should free up some money? Maybe?).
I like a lot of what you have done here, but I would look to pay Pionk maybe a little bit less, and I would play someone like Samberg or pretty much any other signing over Beaulieu.
I like a lot of what you have done here, but I would look to pay Pionk maybe a little bit less, and I would play someone like Samberg or pretty much any other signing over Beaulieu.
I agree with you, but in reality, if Morissey has a cap hit of 6.25 mill, then I could see Pionk demanding around the 5.5-6 range. Would love to have Samberg over Beaulieu, but lets be real here, is Maurice going to let that happen? Probably not
I agree with you, but in reality, if Morissey has a cap hit of 6.25 mill, then I could see Pionk demanding around the 5.5-6 range. Would love to have Samberg over Beaulieu, but lets be real here, is Maurice going to let that happen? Probably not
Oh man don't get me started on that guy. I'll tell you straight up I am not a fan of Maurice. Like at all.
If Hamilton makes it to free agency there will be a major bidding war on him, Teams like New Jersey, Detroit, Ottawa teams that have major salary to burn. Hamilton will get at least 7 x $8,500,000 if not close to Pietrangelo money.
McDavid, Connor
$250,000)
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