Dumba Pipedream

Both Bouchard and McLeod will make more than that. It all depends how big of a discount Dumba is willing to take for one year of a great ring shot. Who knows.

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I guess the "pipedream" of whether or not Dumba will accept that meager a contract depends on how desperate he is and/or how important winning is to him. Friedman reported that the Coyotes are apparently very interested in him and have the roster and cap space to sign him to term and salary like he'd want - but is Dumba willing to play the next 5-6 years in a rebuild?

Evolving Hockey had originally forecasted Dumba at a $4.4M x 4 deal before free agency started; with the market now shrinking and a lot of signings going with short term because of the expected jump in the league cap in 2024-25. Dumba may have to accept a drop from his $6M level.

Dumba is going to take a 1 year deal with a team where he can play top powerplay and top minutes to maximize his next contract. He’s not going to take a deal to come to Edmonton for one year. He’s also really really bad and going to ask for way too much even though he’s a bottom pairing guy on any team.