Lean into the burn

Created by: Tucson

Team: 2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 22, 2022

Published: Jul. 22, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

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Anaheim is on the rise but could use a top 4 defenseman. Jones is a legit top pairing guy who would fit in well. Basically at the cost of cap space and a prospect (while also throwing a cap dump in) isn't bad value. A bad return for what they paid but that's Hawks fault. Can't get hung up on that now that they've traded Cat, Hagel, and Dach.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Jones, Caleb		1	$1,000,000
Kurashev, Philipp		1	$950,000

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CHI

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$82,500,000	$56,384,296	$237,500	$850,000	$26,115,704

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Domi, Max $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Kurashev, Philipp $950,000$950,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 1
Athanasiou, Andreas $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Raddysh, Taylor $758,333$758,333 RW RFA - 2
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 2	Blackwell, Colin $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Johnson, Reese $800,000$800,000 RW, C RFA - 2	Lafferty, Sam $1,150,000$1,150,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2	Entwistle, Mackenzie $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Stillman, Riley $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD RFA - 2	Mitchell, Ian $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 1	Stalock, Alex $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
	Regula, Alec $866,667$866,667 RD RFA - 1
Jones, Caleb $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Moore, John $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 1
Khaira, Jujhar $975,000$975,000 LW, C UFA - 1

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Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.

Garak

Joined: Jun. 2019

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I get the sentiment, but even considering all of that, this is still an unacceptable return. I would much rather keep him around if for no other reason than to help CHI reach the cap floor, than accept that trade.

Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:37 p.m.

NickC1988

Chicago

Joined: Jun. 2015

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Quoting: Garak

I think with retention the return would be a little better. I'm indifferent when it comes to moving Jones, I don't think it'll make a difference either way.

Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:41 p.m.

Tucson

Joined: Dec. 2020

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Quoting: Garak

Could alternatively use the cap space to gain assets by taking on bad contracts. That could make up for some of the shortage in the trade.

Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:07 p.m.

Garak

Joined: Jun. 2019

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Quoting: NickC1988

I think with retention the return would be a little better. I'm indifferent when it comes to moving Jones, I don't think it'll make a difference either way.

Quoting: Tucson

Could alternatively use the cap space to gain assets by taking on bad contracts. That could make up for some of the shortage in the trade.

I'm indifferent on moving him too. I have zero attachment to Jones being in a CHI sweater. But that is just not an acceptable return. We aren't VGK who has to give away players for nothing or next to nothing to get cap compliant.

Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:57 p.m.

Jded

Joined: Jun. 2016

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Tempting from the ANA perspective because the return is relatively minimal. That contract is just so heavy. Anaheim could have a pretty tasty D in a couple years with him though:

Fowler - Jones
Mintyukov - Drysdale
Zellweger - Helleson/Warren
+Lacombe, Luneau, Vaakanainen, Hinds, Thrun, Moore, etc

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