Weekend at Louies

Team: 2022-23 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 19, 2022

Published: Aug. 19, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

I feel like I haven't had a large group of people mad at me in a long time, so let's do an ACGM. Hooray!

TRADES

-Vegas needs a starting goalie to contend; there's no way for them to rebuild now. Upgrading Brossoit to Varlamov is going to cost an asset; the Isles also have room to retain and the Knights have no room to keep Nic Hague, so he's the asset. Vegas gets Varly for 1x$3M, Isles get Brossoit and Hague.

-Let's play musical chairs. St. Louis probably would like to upgrade Robert Bortuzzo at RD3, no? They get hometown boy Scotty Mayfield at a bargain basement price, and give up a solid forward prospect in Alexandrov and next year's 2nd. Alexandrov gives the Isles another solid kid who should be ready to force his way into the lineup in the next year or two as the older contracts start aging off the cap.

-Toronto fans have been trying to give away Holl all summer long, so they get him for a Song and a late pick swap. The Leafs clear much-needed cap space to keep Sandin on board, and the Isles slightly downgrade their RD3 situation to gain some future assets. Everybody wins!!

Look, if Lou's not gonna spend the cap space might as well try and use it, right? Take advantage of some teams that need space and players by retaining smartly and getting assets back for your troubles. You've basically downgraded your backup goalie and RD3 in this situation and you've gained: Nic Hague, Nikita Alexandrov, a 2024 2nd, and moved up from the 5th to the 4th in 2024. And all it cost was eating some cap.

ROAST AWAY BABIES

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