Quoting: jassan28
A high scoring Right handed D man at less than 5 mill can't be a dump with a top 10 point production amongst D man for recent memory
*cough* *cough* *His defensive game and Edmonton’s cap situation* *cough*
What I’m saying is this:
Take the example of the Kulikov trade. A top 4 D-man at only 2.25M is a steal, right? That’s worth at least a 4th round pick, if not a 3rd. But because of Minnesota’s cap situation, they got nothing in return.
Look also at the Monahan trade. Calgary was tight on cap, Monahan is a middle six centreman that has had 1/2 a point a game the last 3 years. Before those 3 years, he had over 1.00 points per game per year, and he has the potential to get back to that tenure. At 6.35M, you wouldn’t think it would be a cap dump to a team like Montreal that isn’t contending, right? It should end at least at Future Considerations if not Calgary getting a low pick. But, because of Calgary’s cap situation, Montreal took advantage of that and squeezed a 1st round pick out of them.
Point being, cap is worth a LOT now, in the current NHL, so a 4.5M number 4 D with offensive upside is going to cost you at least a 4th round pick to dump, especially with Edmonton’s horrible cap situation, if not more.