Goodrow Buyout

That’ll be a no from Arizona dawg

Not even close for Keller with retention.

Cut Goodrow's buyout in a trade for Armia
2 years instead of 4 with a high end of 1.4m instead of 3.6m
Low end for Goodrow is lower -200k while Armia's is 33k

MTL wouldnt do it 1 for 1 though
I mean we value Goodrow but the term is a rough one
That said its an upgrade on Armia so we're willing to give up our buyout on Armia if the price is favorable

If Goodrow can't be dealt in a pure salary dump trade it makes no sense to trade him unless it is for a player with 1 or 2 seasons left at a salary lower than his. Even with that I would rather go the buyout route. Not sure why alot of people are so dead set against a buyout. I get the costs will be on the books until the end of the 2030-31 season. Everyone has to keep in mind that after the 23-24 season (right now only a 1 million cap increase but there could still be a chance that get bumps up another million or 2), the cap will start going up 3.5 - 4.5 million a year so those dead cap hits, even in the 26-27 season that will have the highest hit, is not that bad.

Miller's deal will be higher - most likely 4yr with a 4mil AAV. Jones can't sign a contract for under 975K per RFA rules (has to be qualified with at least a 5% raise but the salary can't exceed 1million).

Instead of Eller perhaps a different player who is younger and may come in a little cheaper like Bjugstad.

Sorry but that trade with AZ isn't enough.

The trade is not enough in general - 1mil in retention would not be the dealbreaker. $1million in retention is maybe worth a late round pick at best.