MY SEATTLE TEAM AFTER LOTs OF WORK

I think Jarnkroak over Johanson, and i'm guessing Toronto is gonna make a deal with Seattle to keep mcann since they just traded for him/

Apparently Pittsburgh and Toronto made this deal as they knew that Seattle was interested in both Kerfoot and McCann. This way, Seattle will only get one of them... I chose McCann.

Interesting perspective on this team @MacAttacks, and thanks for putting real thought into it. I like reading the thought process into things.

Only playerss that stand out to me are:
1) Drouin obviously. I would think that RF is reaching out to Danault for same/similar money to take him instead.
2) Alex Wennberg. I just don't like how he plays, and think there are better for the same price.
3) Jared McCann. I'd take Kerfoot instead, he's better and fills your Wennberg hole.
4) Joonas Donaski. He would be my second pick from Colorado. I would take JT Compher instead.
5) Dougie Hamilton. He's a great player, but I just couldn't see my way clear to 8 x $9M.
6) I think Dunn and Larsson are slightly overpaid as free agents.

Overall, great list. If I were RF, I'd keep $6 - $8M of cap space available for trade deadline dumps and to re-sign some RFAs next year. I think this Kraken team could make the playoffs, and could afford to rent a player or two.

Hey, thanks for your comments.
So I will also take the time to answer back 😎

1) I agree RF is touching base with Danault. Quick math: For a 5MX6, Danault would make ~13M in Seattle instead of ~10M for that same contract in Montreal (after escrow, agent fees and income tax). Montreal has the highest Income tax rate of the entire league and Seattle will now share the lowest rate with 5 other teams: DAL,NSH,VEG,FLA and TB. So if Danault is "stuck" at 5M per season maximum because of the flat cap, then at least he can take in an extra 3M being in Seattle... As you can see for those other 5 teams: VEG has no cap space, TB we wont even talk about... That would leave FLA, NSH and DAL. They won't have as good a team as Seattle. So very possible Danault chooses Seattle. But it's still not a lock, he might want to stay in Montreal "if" they can upper the ante. But I agree the mountain hike is pretty steep...

2) I agree Wennberg is not the ideal candidate, but the jury is still out... (see my other answers below)

3) For Kerfoot, I agree with you that I like alot of his playing. There is one key element missing in his play... I think if you are to be a #2 center on a strong contending team, you have to also be able to win more than half your faceoffs. Here are Kerfoot stats for this season:

Player Team FO% FO Games FO per game
Alexander Kerfoot TOR 40.8% 304 56 5.4

So for FO%, he isn't even in the top 100 of the league. If you count that there are 31 other teams, that means that on average there are 3+ centers better than him on FO on every team.
I just don't think you can be a bona fide #2 center with such a low number.

Also Kerfoot's size is on the smallish side, and out west you better be ready for Rock n' roll...

That put's him in probably as a #3 center. But in that case, I prefer McCann's size and versatility as my #3 LW, and he costs less than Kerfoot. But it's close.

4) For Donskoi, I agree with the switch to Compher. Nice suggestion. Approved

5) Getting a #1 right-handed RD is probably the hardest position to fill on the roster. Right-handed is much less abundant than left-handed, so that also costs a premium. Just for the fun of it, take a look at the players most GM's protected in the expansion draft. In the slots left to fill after the obvious superstars each team had to protect, GM's protected their big right-handed players (Except Pierre Dorion who protected Victor Mete as his 3rd defenseman, but he always does things out of sync... 🤣 It's as if other GM's just don't talk to him?!) So back to Hamilton. I have to think it is a blessing that Hamilton is a UFA at the same time that Seattle is coming in... My take is this: RF does not have a choice, he must sign Hamilton "whatever it takes" He will be the team leader and will normally be the highest paid player on the team. (Also, re: my Danault comments on income tax. If Hamilton wants the most money, Seattle is it. He can only get 8 years from Carolina or Seattle, and will pay less taxes in Seattle. RF should be able to get him.)

6) Yup, I agree. I can lower Dunn as he is RFA and not UFA. Larsson on the other hand is touchy as he is UFA. By how much? .5M ? Let me know for both and I will adjust.

7) If you have other ideas for a Wennberg replacement or more suggestions overall, I'm listening.
And would be glad to hear your opinion on my comments.

8) Your name and especially your picture are just cruel... LOL!

Cheers! 🍺🍺

Chicago would like to offer you this:

We give you Brett Connolly if you select Calvin De Haan