BreKel
Joined: May 2016
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TRADES:
I get that the Krejci trade is made to get Tavares under contract, but the you jumped out of a boat, and missed water......
That is a serious serious over-payment. for Lindholm. On top of Krejci, our #2 centerman, you're trading a young NHL forward who is going to put up what, 42-50 points in his rookie season? You're also trading a high end prospect in Bjork. Why are we dealing all that? I hope this isn't one of those, "Krejci is a bad contract so you'll need to offer more to the other team so they take him". Because if it is, that's brutal. Krejci certainly is not a player who will need high end pieces added, just to be moved. If that wasn't the point of the trade, and you felt this was fair? Good lord.....Talk about overvaluing Lindholm. I wouldn't trade Heinen/Krejci, alone, for Lindholm. You're offering BOTH + Bjork? I don't get it. At that point, I'd want a defenseman coming back as the main piece.
SIGNINGS/RE-SIGNINGS:
You underpaid Chara. I don't see him signing for 3M. He'll get a 4-5M, 1-2 year deal (hoping 1) and that'll be that. If they got him for 3? Excellent, but I'm not sure why he's going to take that. Kuraly for 1.3M is very meh. I feel that's a slight overpayment off his ELC. I get he's making 925K already, but has he produced enough to get that type of payday? He's an RFA. I think you can get him for 1M. Schaller, if it's for 1Y, fine....1.2M isn't that bad, granted it's falling into that "paying your 4th liners". Czarnik could get an NHL job somewhere. I don't see him re-signing here, unless he's basically promised an NHL spot. No thanks on Wingels. 1M is a bit much to be paying a 13th/14th forward. You can find cheaper options. Cap counts come the TDL, so why take that on?
I don't like 2 year deals for Kuraly at that number, Khudobin (AAV high), and Holden, when you have big-time RFA's coming up after next season. All that money adds up.
Lineup:
Grzelcyk has uprooted BOTH Chara and Krug for a top 2 spot? I don't see it. JFK is not a RW, so why is he playing there? You gave up a lot and paid a lot for a 3rd line center.
Not a whole lot to like with this one. Thankfully, it's not realistic. Tavares to Boston is a pipe-dream.