The only BRODIE TO EDM that actually works

Created by: CD282

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 28, 2023

Published: Jul. 28, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

... for Edmonton, at least. Leafs fans insist on sending Brodie to Edmonton in multiple posts each day, completely ignorant of the fact Edmonton has no cap space due to pending contracts for Ryan McLeod and Evan Bouchard which are projected to eat every last dollar of available cap space. So the only way for Edmonton to take Brodie (and fulfill Leafs fans wildest dreams 😋) is to make the deal cap neutral for the Oilers. One way to do that is to have a third party retain 50% and receive a decent player in return. In effect:

Edmonton: 2nd + Kulak for Brodie
Chicago: $2.5M x 1 retention for Kulak
Toronto: Brodie for 2nd

This way Toronto gets 100% cap relief and an asset, Edmonton remains cap compliant and gets an upgrade for a 2nd, Chicago gets a big, fast LHD who can help shelter all those young defensemen in their transition to the NHL.

Trades

CHI

Kulak, Brett
2024 2nd round pick (EDM)

EDM

CHI

Brodie, TJ

TOR

2024 2nd round pick (EDM)

CHI

EDM

Brodie, TJ ($2,500,000 retained)

Buyouts

Josh Bailey: $2,666,667
Brett Connolly: $1,166,667
Henrik Borgström: $183,334

Retained Salary Transactions

Jake McCabe: $2,000,000 (50%)
TJ Brodie: $2,500,000 (50%)

Recapture Fees

Duncan Keith: $1,938,456

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$83,500,000	$72,668,457	$0	$4,362,500	$10,831,543

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Bedard, Connor $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) C RFA - 3	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Reichel, Lukas $925,000$925,000 ($505,000$505K) LW, C RFA - 1	Foligno, Nick $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Perry, Corey $775,000$775,000 ($325,000$325K) RW UFA - 1
Athanasiou, Andreas $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Guttman, Cole $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 1	Kurashev, Philipp $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 2
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 1	Dickinson, Jason $2,650,000$2,650,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Raddysh, Taylor $758,333$758,333 RW RFA - 1
Donato, Ryan $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2	Blackwell, Colin $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Entwistle, Mackenzie $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Kulak, Brett $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 7	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Tinordi, Jarred $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD UFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Söderblom, Arvid $962,500$962,500 G RFA - 2
Phillips, Isaak $859,167$859,167 ($32,500$32K) LD RFA - 1	Zaitsev, Nikita $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
Roos, Filip $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 1

Top Comments

Jul. 28, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

Leafsfan98

Leafs going to Leafs

Joined: Dec. 2022

Posts: 9,959

Likes: 3,010

I like that move... Allows Toronto to get Dumba and get an additional 2nd

CD282 liked this.

Jul. 28, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Timmah007

Joined: Jun. 2020

Posts: 8,634

Likes: 3,931

Chicago could counter by offering future considerations for kulak. That could be a positive for both clubs or stepping stone towards Brodie at 50% but will cost Edmonton more to fully pull this off in my opinion. Brodie is an intriguing name im 50/50 if worth pursuing.

Jul. 28, 2023 at 6:59 p.m.

CD282

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 24,087

Likes: 7,771

Quoting: Timmah007

So Kulak has no value to you? IMO he's worth a 2nd round pick.

NucksnOilers liked this.

Jul. 30, 2023 at 12:03 p.m.

Timmah007

Joined: Jun. 2020

Posts: 8,634

Likes: 3,931

Quoting: CD282

So Kulak has no value to you? IMO he's worth a 2nd round pick.

Absolutely think he’s got value but I don’t think GMs such as holland at this time will extract that value. Would Chicago value kulak high enough to spend 5+ million on this upcoming year? Just think with the again limited cap growth this off-season it leaves guys like kulak who by all rights should carry decent value as toss ins or add ons in trades. He’s a good player but a tough sell at this time for this type of move. Don’t think this idea is bad just timing of it doesn’t fit current landscape of the league. If Chicago is willing to invest that type of money they could shop around and get possibly a better player from a team stresses over cap space. Not going to complain about the situation holland is in has done an amazing job over the past few years but he’s caught in a position of weakness to negotiate this one.

Jul. 30, 2023 at 1:45 p.m.

CD282

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 24,087

Likes: 7,771

Quoting: Timmah007

From Chicago's standpoint, paying Kulak $5.25M + $2.75M + $2.75M is better value than paying Athanasiou $4.25M + $4.25M. I think there's enough value there for the Blackhawks to consider this. Especially seeing LHD is an area of extreme weakness for them right now.

See All

DISPLAY SETTING

BETTING ODDS

LOCALE

ARCHIVE

CBA

CALCULATORS

FANTASY HOCKEY TOOLS

TOOLS

PLAYERS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

INTERACTIVE FEATURES