Everyone has to chill

Created by: HatterTParty

Team: 2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 21, 2022

Published: Jan. 21, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

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Subject: Alex Debrincat

Everyone has to step back and relax for a second.

Detractors, understand that cat is definitely worth a king’s ransom. How you define is certainly subjective, but his numbers, contract, health, and age all factor into it. Will he get as much as eichel? With all due respect, I don’t know and I don’t care, so long as it’s a trade that sets the hawks up with pieces for the future. Please stop using eichel as the standard, cuz the Sabres are not a good indicator for getting good trades.

Cat lovers, y’all gotta stop acting like people would be stupid not to pay huge for debrincat. I definitely wouldn’t! He has huge value, no doubt there. However, he has the benefit of having Kane next to him. It’s NATURAL for teams to see that and question his ability to create his own opportunities. Personally, I say he never gets traded and eventually becomes a lifer or leaves in free agency one day. Either way, it’ll years till he’s leading to anything significant in the playoffs.

Trades

CHI

Holloway, Dylan
Yamamoto, Kailer
2022 1st round pick (EDM)
2023 2nd round pick (EDM)

EDM

DeBrincat, Alex

CHI

2022 2nd round pick (PIT)

PIT

Fleury, Marc-André ($3,500,000 retained)

Retained Salary Transactions

Olli Määttä: $750,108 (18.37%)
Marc-André Fleury: $3,500,000 (100%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$81,500,000	$59,162,547	$452,439	$2,965,000	$22,337,453

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Kubalik, Dominik $3,700,000$3,700,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Strome, Dylan $3,000,000$3,000,000 C UFA - 1	Connolly, Brett $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Hagel, Brandon $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW UFA - 3	Borgström, Henrik $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA - 2	Carpenter, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Kurashev, Philipp $842,500$842,500 ($32,500$32K) LW, C, RW RFA - 1	Khaira, Jujhar $975,000$975,000 LW, C UFA - 2
	Dach, Kirby $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) C, RW RFA - 1	Yamamoto, Kailer $1,175,000$1,175,000 RW RFA - 1
	Entwistle, Mackenzie $811,667$811,667 ($32,500$32K) LW, C RFA - 1
	Lafferty, Sam $750,000$750,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 1
	Holloway, Dylan $925,000$925,000 ($400,000$400K) LW, C RFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
De Haan, Calvin $4,550,000$4,550,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Jones, Seth $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Murphy, Connor $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $800,000$800,000 G UFA - 1
Stillman, Riley $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD RFA - 3		Morris, Cale $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Jones, Caleb $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Gustafsson, Erik $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Johnson, Reese $880,833$880,833 RW, C RFA - 1	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
		Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Jan. 21, 2022 at 10:58 p.m.

tsyls

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 6,731

Likes: 4,825

This sounds 100% correct. Cat is definitely worth a lot, but can’t ignore the circumstances surrounding his play. Definitely helps playing with kane, but doesn’t mean he’s not worth a lot.

Jan. 21, 2022 at 11:27 p.m.

SociallyHawkward

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 5,638

Likes: 5,788

Only time debrincat regularly plays with Kane is on the pp. Hawks always change up their lines. I'd be disappointed if that was the return the hawks got. Better off keeping cat instead of hoping Holloway becomes as good as cat

Jan. 21, 2022 at 11:37 p.m.

cpg74

Joined: Feb. 2019

Posts: 129

Likes: 27

Edmonton cannot take on DeBrincat's contract without money going the other way. Take Keith at full $$ was a mistake. They have no room, have to resign Puljujarvi and find a #1 goalie .....they're screwed.

Jan. 22, 2022 at 12:09 a.m.

BestGMBenning

Joined: Oct. 2021

Posts: 2,109

Likes: 480

Not to mention his contract is an absolute steal.

Jan. 22, 2022 at 10:58 a.m.

Garak

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 10,810

Likes: 10,552

Quoting: SociallyHawkward

It's not just hoping Holloway is as good as Cat. You have to consider those picks as prospects that could possibly be ready for the NHL right away or even two years after drafted. Also, you have to consider the money that free's up for the hawks. They could definitely bolster their roster in free agency with that 6.4mil and also not having to plan ahead for his giant raise in summer 23. There are tons of great UFA options over the next few years. If the hawks decide they are rebuilding, they shouldn't be tying themselves down with big contracts. So moving Cat would suck, but could be a smart move for the long term.

All of that being said, I don't think Cat really helps the Oilers situation. Scoring goals isn't really a problem for them right now. It's the other end of the ice that needs to be remedied. They have enough offensive talent to not have to worry about forwards too much.

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