Theorizing Kuzys No Trade List

Created by: brady_t12

Team: 2021-22 Washington Capitals

Initial Creation Date: May 30, 2021

Published: May 30, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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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

Kuznetsov has a 15 team NTC. Everyone wants to say "there's no way Kuznetsov waives to go there" on almost every team he's traded to, so let's talk about it.

No = Kuzy is NOT waiving
Yes = Kuzy WOULD waive

Trades

WSH

ANA

No.

Rebuilding team, no real big Russian presences. Most likely a no-go.

WSH

ARI

No.

I'd imagine Kuznetsov has little to no interest in playing in Arizona. Hot and no Russians and perennial rebuilder.

WSH

BOS

Yes.

I could see Kuzy waiving to go to Boston and be the 2C behind Bergeron. Team is a contender most years and has a few great contracts in their top 6. Could win a cup here.

WSH

BUF

No.

I'm not explaining this one LOL

WSH

CGY

No.

From my understanding, Calgary doesn't really gravitate towards Russians, so this just feels like a no on all sides.

WSH

CAR

Yes.

Svechnikov and Kuzy? Sounds like a fun time.

WSH

CHI

No.

Rebuilding team, young centers are coming up to take the stage here. No Russian presences really.

WSH

COL

Yes.

I think Kuzy would be happy to play with Burky and Gruby again and would love to be on a cup contender.

WSH

CBJ

No.

While many people like to send him to Columbus in their AGM posts, it's pretty likely he doesn't want to go there. Stars keep leaving Columbus, so I doubt Kuzy wants to be there for four years.

10.

WSH

DAL

Yes.

He would likely be paired with Gurianov here. I think Dallas is in a weird spot, but Kuzy could make them a contender. That being said, I don't see how Kuzy could get traded here. But he wouldn't block a trade.

11.

WSH

DET

No.

I just don't think Kuzy wants to be on a rebuilding team. Maybe in a year or two he would allow a trade here, but no for now.

12.

WSH

EDM

Yes.

I think Kuzy just doesn't block the trade here because he knows he's never getting traded here.

13.

WSH

FLA

Yes.

Gets to play with Bob before he's bought out. Would be an amazing #2 center behind Barkov.

14.

WSH

LAK

No.

Rebuilding team with too many good young centers coming up and no Russians. No interest from Kuzy.

15.

WSH

MIN

Yes.

This one makes the most sense. An up and coming team with a young star Russian winger who needs a #1 center. This is Kuzy's dream spot.

16.

WSH

MTL

Yes.

MTL needs a center if they lose Danault and they got Romanov on the back end. I can see him waiving to come here, easy.

17.

WSH

NSH

Yes.

With the emergence of Trenin and with Askarov on his way up, Kuzy may want to play here. He will fit nicely with the other two 8 million dollar centers LOL

18.

WSH

NJD

No.

On the edge with this one, but I think Kuzy knows he'd be in an odd spot if he ended up in New Jersey. Devils have their 1-2 down the middle, so it doesn't make sense for either party.

19.

WSH

NYI

No.

Team culture here will be way too strict for Kuzy's liking. Could see him waiving though due to Trotz being here since he played his best hockey under Trotz.

20.

WSH

NYR

Yes.

I'm sure he would love playing with Buchnevich and Panarin.

21.

WSH

OTT

No.

Rebuilder with a couple good young centers on their way up. Maybe in a couple years, but not now.

22.

WSH

PHI

Yes.

Even though they have plenty of centers or guys who can play center, Kuzy would waive here. Philly is a coin flip on being a contender each year. Provorov on the back end is a nice plus for Kuzy.

23.

WSH

PIT

No.

I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that he would play in Pittsburgh with Malkin, but it just doesn't make sense for him to go here and play 3C. Trade wouldn't happen regardless.

24.

WSH

SJS

No.

Mainly US and Canadian roster and in a bad state of limbo. There are pieces here that belong on contenders, but on awful contracts. Kuzy doesn't want any part of it, and I'm sure San Jose doesn't either regardless.

25.

WSH

SEA

Yes.

Depending on the roster makeup here, Kuzy may be happy to give this one a try. He could be the undisputed no. 1 here and rejuvenate his career a bit. He won't get exposed in expansion, but a trade could make sense.

26.

WSH

STL

Yes.

St. Louis is in a precarious spot right now, similar to the caps. Core is aging a bit but they're still contenders. I doubt they'd trade for Kuzy, but I'm sure he'd be happy to play with Tarasenko.

27.

WSH

TBL

Yes.

It's not gonna happen, but Kuzy and Kuch would be deadly.

28.

WSH

TOR

No.

Again, I'm sure no interest from either side. No Russian presence and you've already got two elite centers here.

29.

WSH

VAN

Yes.

Plenty of ex-caps here already. Podkolzin is on his way up to the NHL soon. Kuzy would be happy to play here IMO, even with the logjam at center.

30.

WSH

VGK

Yes.

Okay, I'll throw the "Kuzy's a cokehead!" crowd a bone.

Blow and babes all day every day.

Oh, yeah, and they might need a center.

31.

WSH

WPG

No.

I just don't see Kuznetsov having any desire to be here. They have their young high end centers in Winnipeg and not much in the way of Russian players. Doesn't feel like a place Kuzy wants to be.

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
18	$81,500,000	$58,321,261	$472,927	$0	$23,178,739

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hagelin, Carl $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Bäckström, Nicklas $9,200,000$9,200,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Oshie, T.J. $5,750,000$5,750,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 4
Hathaway, Garnet $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Kuznetsov, Evgeny $3,900,000$3,900,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Mantha, Anthony $2,850,000$2,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Sheary, Conor $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Eller, Lars $2,415,000$2,415,000 C UFA - 2	Wilson, Tom $5,166,667$5,166,667 RW M-NTC UFA - 3
	Dowd, Nic $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 1	Sprong, Daniel $725,000$725,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Orlov, Dmitry $1,275,000$1,275,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Carlson, John $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 5	Vanecek, Vitek $716,667$716,667 G UFA - 1
Dillon, Brenden $3,900,000$3,900,000 LD UFA - 3	Schultz, Justin $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD UFA - 1
	Jensen, Nick $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD UFA - 2
	van Riemsdyk, Trevor $950,000$950,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Kempný, Michal $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD UFA - 1

Top Comments

May 30, 2021 at 1:18 p.m.

brady_t12

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Edited May 30, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

To consolidate, here are the theorized potential trade partners:

BOS
CAR
COL
DAL
EDM
FLA
MIN
MTL
NSH
NYR
PHI
SEA
STL
TB
VAN
VGK

Just to make this clear, this is not a list of teams it would make sense for them to acquire Kuznetsov. Trades to half of these teams would never happen with the current rosters they have. But this is where I believe Kuzy would waive to go to.

May 30, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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You blocked San Jose twice btw.

As for Columbus, they have a pretty good mix of russians in their lineup plus a player similar to Ovi to build easy chemistry with. As it stands I dont thibk Jones want to resign right now but that doesnt mean he wants out either. Columbus could bring in a solid coach thay will make players happier there. To summarize I dont entirely think he wpuld nlock them as an option

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May 30, 2021 at 1:28 p.m.

brady_t12

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Whoops, the first time I went over this, I accidentally skipped over Pittsburgh and went to San Jose. I forgot to delete the first San Jose to keep it in alphabetical order and now my count is a little off. I'll fix that.

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May 30, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

TanSor

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Kuzy is such an enigma to me. We make a ton of sense but I'd hate it if we ended up with an $8M 60 point center that's lazy in their own zone... On the flip side I'd love it if he had a resurgence in his career and returned to PPG form

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May 30, 2021 at 1:31 p.m.

brady_t12

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Quoting: TanSor

Kuzy is such an enigma to me. We make a ton of sense but I'd hate it if we ended up with an $8M 60 point center that's lazy in their own zone.

Honestly, after watching the way Kaprizov plays, it wouldn't surprise me if the two of them absolutely blew up together. Kuzy has been on a decline, so they could get him for a very fair/cheap price. I think he will be well worth the 7.8M cap hit for the next four seasons, especially next to Kaprizov. I truly think he will bounce back. His second half of the season was much better than the first half.

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Theorizing Kuzys No Trade List

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Description

Trades

WSH

ANA

WSH

ARI

WSH

BOS

WSH

BUF

WSH

CGY

WSH

CAR

WSH

CHI

WSH

COL

WSH

CBJ

WSH

DAL

WSH

DET

WSH

EDM

WSH

FLA

WSH

LAK

WSH

MIN

WSH

MTL

WSH

NSH

WSH

NJD

WSH

NYI

WSH

NYR

WSH

OTT

WSH

PHI

WSH

PIT

WSH

SJS

WSH

SEA

WSH

STL

WSH

TBL

WSH

TOR

WSH

VAN

WSH

VGK

WSH

WPG

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