Pretty Realistic 2018-2019

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Created by: FryesLeapMaine

Team: 2018-19 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 11, 2018

Published: Jan. 11, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

This was kind of boring to do, but sometimes thats the best thing and means it's done right. I have a couple notes.

Most people think McQuaid and Spooner are gone so my question was: why not package them together? Edmonton has 8M cap space this season and the cap should go up around 5M so the deal could work. They have a need for secondary scoring and toughness so these players fit their needs.

The second deal was a way to keep our 2nd round pick. I value Beleskey around a negative 2nd rounder. We've done too well in the 2nd round to surrender one for someone to take Beleskey. Donato, Carlo, Forsbacka-Karlson, Lauzon, Lindgren and Studnicka.... all really high prospects. By adding Vatrano and taking on Dorsett I think it should change the value to giving a 3rd. It's still hard to give, but I'd really appreciate having Beleskey's contract erased in 2019-2020 when McAvoy, Carlo, Heinen and Cehlarik are up.

I kept it simple. Two non-blockbuster deals and no UFA's because none are vital.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Blidh, Anton	1	$750,000
Grzelcyk, Matt	2	$1,500,000
Kuraly, Sean	2	$1,200,000
O'Gara, Rob	1	$900,000
Spooner, Ryan	3	$3,000,000
Vatrano, Frank	1	$900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Khudobin, Anton	2	$1,500,000
Schaller, Tim	2	$1,200,000
Chara, Zdeno	1	$4,000,000

Trades

BOS

2018 2nd Round Pick #38 or so
2018 4th Round Pick #100 or so

The Bruins move on from some players that they don't necessarily need. Spooner has been very good this season. I think he's worth a high 2nd rounder if he stays at this rate or dips a bit. If he keeps getting better then the Bruins might just sign him or they'll likely ask for a late 1st. In this mock I'm betting on him staying at the level he is right now.

McQuaid is a solid guy who a ton of people rightfully have made a mock trading him to Edmonton. There isn't a need for him in Boston and he'd be useful for Chiarelli to acquire.

EDM

Additional Details:

Peter Chiarelli gets a versatile F and a tough defenseman.

Spooner gives Edmonton a scorer who would take some of the burden off of McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins. He's playing RW right now, he's played LW before and he's played C in the NHL the most. That's a flexible player which is what I view Edmonton needing.

McQuaid brings needed toughness to Edmonton. He's an upgrade over Eric Gryba. Even just having the guy play 60 games a season (he's injured a lot) is worth a 4th rounder. They need better team chemistry and McQuaid is a positive influence to have. He'll fight anyone anytime, especially if someone takes a run at a teammate while he's on the ice.

BOS

Dorsett, Derek

Additional Details:

The Bruins take back Dorsett and place him on IR.

VAN

Beleskey, Matt
Vatrano, Frank
2019 3rd round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

Vancouver takes a 3rd + Vatrano to take on Beleskey and Bury him for 2 more years because they won't need a lot of Cap if Gudbranson leaves and the Twins get a serious pay decrease. I don't think they should be making more than 5M next season if they are even re-signed at all. There should be extra cap space in Vancouver at this point unless they buy a big fish in free agency.

Buyouts

Dennis Seidenberg: $1,166,667
Jimmy Hayes: $866,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2019
2020
2021

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$80,000,000	$65,858,168	$774,000	$1,270,000	$14,141,832

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW NMC UFA - 7	Bergeron, Patrice $6,875,000$6,875,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Pastrnak, David $6,666,667$6,666,667 RW UFA - 5
DeBrusk, Jake $863,333$863,333 ($425,000$425K) RW, LW UFA - 2	Krejci, David $7,250,000$7,250,000 C NMC UFA - 3
Heinen, Danton $872,500$872,500 ($212,500$212K) LW, RW UFA - 1	Backes, David $4,500,000$4,500,000 C, RW NMC UFA - 3	Cehlárik, Peter $742,500$742,500 ($132,500$132K) LW, RW RFA - 1
Schaller, Tim $1,200,000$1,200,000 LW UFA - 2	Kuraly, Sean $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, LW UFA - 3	Bjork, Anders $925,000$925,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Blidh, Anton $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1		Acciari, Noel $725,000$725,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chara, Zdeno $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD UFA - 1	McAvoy, Charlie $916,667$916,667 ($500,000$500K) RD UFA - 1	Rask, Tuukka $7,000,000$7,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Krug, Torey $5,250,000$5,250,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2
Grzelcyk, Matt $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA - 2	Carlo, Brandon $789,167$789,167 RD UFA - 1	Khudobin, Anton $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 2
O'Gara, Rob $900,000$900,000 LD UFA - 1	Miller, Kevan $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Dorsett, Derek $2,650,000$2,650,000 RW UFA - 1

Jan. 11, 2018 at 5:02 p.m.

deleted9018390uifoewu890

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Solid moves. Can't argue the logic. Bruins will certainly need to clear cap room, though Bergeron, Backes and Krejci won't last forever. Certainly you don't want to part with a bird in the hand that you think will make the Bruins stronger for some future cap room that you might not ever need.

Jan. 11, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.

FryesLeapMaine

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Quoting: Truebeliever

So, you are suggesting Vatrano is a bird in the hand LOL!?!? I think everyone on here is intelligent and educated enough to realize a random 3rd rounder is a bird in the bush at this point.... I can't believe how much love you have for Vatrano. "a bird in the hand" Jesus, he had a couple moderately successful half seasons but decided to crap his jock this year. I see him as a throw-in in any mid sized deal at this point.

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Jan. 11, 2018 at 6:49 p.m.

deleted9018390uifoewu890

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

I don't have any love for Vatrano. He can play in the NHL. The average third rounder never makes it to the show. That's all I was saying.

Jan. 11, 2018 at 8:21 p.m.

FryesLeapMaine

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Quoting: Truebeliever

I don't have any love for Vatrano. He can play in the NHL. The average third rounder never makes it to the show. That's all I was saying.

I would still kind of argue the fact that Vatrano can play in the NHL. He's had 2 mediocre half seasons and was a no-show this season which was the most important. I'm simply saying there was no "bird in the hand" in that deal so you wrote it wrong whatever you were saying. Both Vatrano and the 3rd are birds in the bush so you shoulda said something like "2 birds in the bush yada yada yada" Getting rid of Beleskey during the 2019-2020 season could be vital. It depends how much the cap goes up, but right now I'd like McAvoy, Heinen and Carlo on long term deals and Celarik is the dark horse. He could be worth a long term deal if he makes the show next season and impresses. McAvoy's contract could easily be 9m or more if he keeps progressing rapidly. If McDavid is worth 12.5 than McAvoy's gotta be pretty high if he stays going on the way up.

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Jan. 12, 2018 at 12:58 p.m.

Gofnut999

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Edm likely to be sellers rather than buyers. Cant see them moving picks or adding salary when they are trying to dump it with McDavid’s contract kicking in. But Chiarrelli isn’t a trade genius so who knows.

Not enough incentive for Nucks to take Beleskey”s contract there.

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