Finding a possible top 6 LW

Not really seeing why the Yotes trade a guy entering his prime years, locked up at as near as makes no difference half the AAV, for RyJo, even if it comes with a 2nd and a 3rd.

They are trying to ball on a budget with how bad their gate revenue is with their temporary stadium, 8 million bucks a year is going to hurt them financially and it doesn't seem to line up with their timeline.

The coyotes aren't gonna pay Johansen, it's like 8 million in real dollars

I was sort of thinking that a guy like Johansen brings a strong locker room presence, but he also helps them meet the cap floor. Since the Little contract is expiring, they might need a bit of a boost to reach it. Of course I haven’t done the math, but I assume that this move would be helpful in that situation.

They only need about 9~10 milion for next season last I checked, but they also needed 8-9 players as well, so not really applicable. Only teams in the league that I know are below the cap floor for next season without any major internal signings to accomplish are Chicago and Carolina.

Carolina could be a fit, as they like taking distressed assets, but they only like to take them for cheap. I would at least clear out the 8 million to be used elsewhere.

Edit: Little contract runs to end of 24-25 season, as does Voracek, and Weber goes until 26-27 season, Ladd contract ends this season. They currently have ~55.5 million in cap spent, but only have 12 roster players, they can get above the cap floor on 11 league minimum deals.

Yeah, but I do think that going into the 24-25 season, they will have some problems. The Little contract expires then, and it’s hard to see the math working out. Maybe going into that season a Johansen to ARZ trade would make more sense