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Realistic Hope with Lou- B

Created by: bkt42bkt42
Team: 2024-25 New York Islanders
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 3, 2024
Published: Jun. 4, 2024
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
A little more realistic (yet also unlikely) plan than the Plan A I listed, but Lou is able to still make 4 trades and get to swap blueliners (Pulock for Chychrun basically), add that same top line wing (Ehlers) and replace the bottom six with a host of contenders like Tsyplakov, Kaliyev, Carrick and Bailey to the group of returnees in Cizikas, Engvall, Holmstrom, Fasching and MacLean. They keep Lee and look for a rebound and if not they can move his expiring deal next offseason with just a year left. Reily re-signs seems like a given and they add another blueliner (Dermott) for depth but basically this was a Ehlers/Chychrun focus all the way
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$925,000
2$900,000
1$900,000
2$1,625,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$875,000
1$1,000,000
2$1,500,000
2$1,333,333
Trades
1.
NYI
    I think it will be Utah or San Jose where Lou looks to move Pageau (depending on who is on his 15-team NTC), attaching his extra 2nd round pick to complete the deal without having to use any retention since the center is only owed 7.5 million in actual cash
    UTA
    1. Pageau, Jean-Gabriel
    2. 2024 2nd round pick (VAN)
    Additional Details:
    Utah will have an abundance of cap space and will be willing to make a couple of trades like this as the continue their retool. Adding another second rounder gives them now 10 selections in the first 4 rounds of the draft
    2.
    NYI
    1. Ehlers, Nikolaj
    Additional Details:
    Again, I think this trade makes too much sense not to happen as Lou gets his top line winger in exchange for Pulock, who probably isn't willing to waive his full NTC unless there is a caveat and this would be him returning close to home. I still feel it is unlikely, but hopefully Lou can get it done. Salaries are a near match, but a future 4th rounder has to be added as a sweetner for the Jets to accept
    WPG
    1. Pulock, Ryan
    2. 2025 4th round pick (NYI)
    Additional Details:
    Ehlers is very likely to be traded this offseason and the Jets want a RD to pair with Morrissey and they get this with the veteran Pulock. Salaries are close, so it is even steven in that regard but Winnipeg also gets a later middle round pick in the deal
    3.
    NYI
    1. Chychrun, Jakob
    Additional Details:
    Lou likes to trade his 1st round picks (Islanders havent drafted a player in the first round this decade) and he sends it to Ottawa along with two prospects to get Chychrun, who is on the final year of his contract and isn't looking to re-sign. Lou immediately locks up the talented 26-year old
    OTT
    1. Bolduc, Samuel
    2. Iskhakov, Ruslan
    3. 2024 1st round pick (TBL)
    Additional Details:
    Ottawa needs defenseman and would prefer not to trade Chychrun; but he knows he is probably losing him for nothing after the 24' season and adds a third first rounder and a couple of prospects in the process. Iskhakov is undersized and talented and Bolduc gets a fresh start after failing to latch on in the early going in NY
    4.
    NYI
    1. Kaliyev, Arthur [RFA Rights]
    Additional Details:
    A complete prospect RFA swap with both disgruntled and underachieving forwards getting fresh starts
    LAK
    1. Wahlstrom, Oliver [RFA Rights]
    Buyouts
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2024
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    2025
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    2026
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    23$87,700,000$87,608,333$0$1,000,000$91,667

    Roster

    Left WingCentreRight Wing
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    $6,000,000$6,000,000
    RW, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    $8,500,000$8,500,000
    C
    NTC
    UFA - 7
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    $9,150,000$9,150,000
    C, RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 7
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    $7,000,000$7,000,000
    LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 2
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    $6,000,000$6,000,000
    C, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    RW, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    $3,000,000$3,000,000
    RW, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 6
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    $2,500,000$2,500,000
    C
    UFA - 3
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    $950,000$950,000 (Performance Bonus$1,000,000$1M)
    RW
    RFA - 1
    $1,625,000$1,625,000
    RW, LW
    RFA
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    C, RW
    UFA
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    $925,000$925,000
    RW
    RFA
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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    $2,500,000$2,500,000
    LD
    RFA - 1
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    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    RD
    RFA - 1
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    $8,250,000$8,250,000
    G
    NMC
    UFA - 8
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    $5,750,000$5,750,000
    LD
    NTC
    UFA - 5
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    $4,600,000$4,600,000
    LD/RD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    $2,750,000$2,750,000
    G
    NTC
    UFA - 3
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    $1,333,333$1,333,333
    LD
    UFA
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    $3,500,000$3,500,000
    RD
    NTC
    UFA - 6
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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    $900,000$900,000
    LW, C
    RFA
    $875,000$875,000
    LD/RD
    UFA
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    RW
    UFA
    Taxi Squad
    Logo of the New York Islanders
    $787,500$787,500 ($0$0$0$0)
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the New York Islanders
    $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0)
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the New York Islanders
    $838,333$838,333 ($0$0$0$0) (Performance Bonus$80,000$80K)
    LD
    RFA - 3

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    Jun. 4 at 10:51 a.m.
    #1
    Au-revoir Dorion
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    Not that the idea of the package is way off but im not sure the sens would value Bolduc much, LD is the deepest position in the org, and its entirely possible we draft another one at 7OA as well.
    Jun. 4 at 12:38 p.m.
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    OTT declines
    Jun. 4 at 2:22 p.m.
    #3
    Barzal4208
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    Quoting: Borocop
    Not that the idea of the package is way off but im not sure the sens would value Bolduc much, LD is the deepest position in the org, and its entirely possible we draft another one at 7OA as well.


    You could be right and it might take a different prospect all together like George or Odelius to get them to accept, but they are likely trading Chychrun at some time and I doubt many teams offer more than a 1st round pick for him....much less coupled with two other prospects
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