Quoting: Spanky227
you are pretty low on some of your salaries here.. and absolutely screwed next year as you have a ton of expiring RFAs you'll want to resign (Sergachev, Cernak, Vasilevskiy, Cirelli, Joseph, etc) and no notable salaries going off the books.
See below for salaries, and yes next year is just another year of massaging the cap. Killer and possibly Miller need to go, or Stralman resigning may need to be changed. Main parts can stay though.
Quoting: coga16
I dont think avs are going to be giving up a good young C and a 2nd for a guy who is still good but Tampa desperately needs to shed Cap....I believe you would have to od that the other way around.
and you are low on the Karlsson. Min is 9.5m. He wont take anything less than 9 regardless fo the state
Personally I didn't think Kamenev was above replacement, as he didn't show much in his 30ish games. Could switch with another young bottom 6 but I didn't see much room for him with Mac. Jost, and likely Cozens. And like I said Karlsson would have to take a small hit. If you actually look at salaries Mcdonagh is making 8,400,000 and P Kane at 9,800,000. They're actual take home cash is only 400,000 apart. More of a ego sacrifice on the cap number not his pockets.
Quoting: hockeyfanatic05
TB has no need for Karlsson and shouldn't sign him. If TB needs a RD, sign a more affordable role guy who does his job and thats all. No need to go out and try and get the best player for every position, because that will never work
Perfect debate, does Tampa actually need him.... Probably not, but the Leafs didn't really need Tavares either and they may be interested in shaking it up amidst some let downs. Tough to turn a superstar away if he wants to play for you.
Quoting: KoneDome
As a leafs fan, I hope you sign Karlsson for 7 years, because I think he is about to take a dive, if it hasnt already started....
And what incentive does Point have to take a short term deal where he has clearly proven he is deserving of an 8 year deal at an AAV that probably starts with a 10...
He may because of injuries and age but he is right in their core age group. Risk/reward. And Tampa has a very long history of young star's taking bridge deals and then taking care of them next time. It would start with a 10 in Toronto or most other markets, but Tampa has established a culture of this team first mentality. Maybe he goes against the grain but all their best players have followed that mantra.