SalarySwishSalarySwish

PIT relief valve

Created by: Hockey_Soul
Team: 2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 26, 2023
Published: Jul. 26, 2023
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Legend
Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
AKA "Weaponizing cap space"

I know it would be sacrilege to help Pittsburgh by taking cap space so they could add EK65, but if they paid enough, I think I'd do it.

Granlund is just another center option that can also play wing.

I know he's had a rough couple of years, but I've always like the player and felt he had lots of potential. His speed would be a nice add to the 3rd line. I've heard Jarmo say good things about him in the past too when he was playing for Finland, so maybe we could catch some lightning in a bottle with him?
Trades
CBJ
  1. Granlund, Mikael
  2. 2024 2nd round pick (PIT)
PIT
  1. Bemström, Emil
  2. 2025 7th round pick (VGK)
Buyouts
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2024
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the PIT
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the LAK
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
2025
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
2026
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
Logo of the CBJ
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$83,500,000$80,045,833$0$5,900,000$3,454,167
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$9,750,000$9,750,000
LW
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$3,750,000$3,750,000
C, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C, RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$1,850,000$2M)
LW, C
RFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$950,000$950,000 (Performance Bonus$3,200,000$3M)
C
RFA - 3
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$1,525,000$1,525,000
LW, C, RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$5,000,000$5,000,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$2,000,000$2,000,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$1,600,000$1,600,000
LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$2,500,000$2,500,000
C, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$975,000$975,000
RW, C
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$9,583,333$9,583,333
LD
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$6,250,000$6,250,000
RD
NTC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$5,400,000$5,400,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$4,725,000$4,725,000
LD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$2,600,000$2,600,000
RD
RFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$1,050,000$1,050,000
G
RFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$2,750,000$2,750,000
RD
UFA - 3
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$4,000,000$4,000,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 3
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$2,333,333$2,333,333
LD/RD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$1,100,000$1,100,000
RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$762,500$762,500
LW, C
RFA - 1

Embed Code

  • To display this team on another website or blog, add this iFrame to the appropriate page
  • Customize the height attribute in the iFrame code below to fit your website appropriately. Minimum recommended: 400px.

Text-Embed

Click to Highlight

Top Comments

Jul. 26, 2023 at 8:55 a.m.
#1
"Go sell ice cream!"
Avatar of the user
Joined: Jun. 2015
Posts: 3,206
Likes: 1,418
Dubas should definitely do that.
Jul. 26, 2023 at 9:19 a.m.
#2
Avatar of the user
Joined: Jul. 2021
Posts: 145
Likes: 130
This doesn't make sense for Columbus. It puts us closer to the cap which could screw us with bonus overages next year and it doesn't provide any significant long term help. Also Voronkov has to be up by Christmas, Sillinger won't be in Cleveland all season and scratching Foudy after the way he ended last season feels like a waste. We already have enough prospects for the future, that a second round doesn't move the needle for the downsides of this. There would have to be additional trades to move out players in order to make this worthwhile.
BoomerTheHero, SK101 and benjgc liked this.
Jul. 26, 2023 at 9:27 a.m.
#3
Be formless
Avatar of the user
Joined: Jan. 2016
Posts: 2,930
Likes: 1,061
Quoting: hopefullynextyear
This doesn't make sense for Columbus. It puts us closer to the cap which could screw us with bonus overages next year and it doesn't provide any significant long term help. Also Voronkov has to be up by Christmas, Sillinger won't be in Cleveland all season and scratching Foudy after the way he ended last season feels like a waste. We already have enough prospects for the future, that a second round doesn't move the needle for the downsides of this. There would have to be additional trades to move out players in order to make this worthwhile.


I agree with your last point that the 2nd rounder probably isn't consequential enough to take on the contract, but to the other points, injuries are going to happen and guys are going to get called up. Having Voronkov and Sillinger in Cleveland to start the year isn't a bad thing.

Also, I like the way Foudy started trending last year, but last season's results mean nothing now, and he still has to take someone's job if he wants in the lineup. I personally see him splitting games with Robinson at 4LW, much like Danforth and Olivier should at 4RW, and again, some injuries are going to happen, that is a certainty, so guys will get their opportunities to play.
Jul. 26, 2023 at 9:32 a.m.
#4
Avatar of the user
Joined: Jun. 2021
Posts: 877
Likes: 1,014
We dont need a 3C, this would be a waste of much needed cap space and doesnt address any need we have, it would actually just add to the logjam of bottom 6 forwards we already have.
Hockey_Soul, SK101 and benjgc liked this.
Jul. 26, 2023 at 9:42 a.m.
#5
CCM46
Avatar of the user
Joined: Oct. 2020
Posts: 638
Likes: 246
Penguins would definitely pull the trigger on this if it was on the table
See All