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Created by: Eli

Team: 2019-20 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 19, 2019

Published: Dec. 19, 2019

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This season is not over. Make some trades today that could turn it around. Jones has been a top ten goalie, but the Sharks have imploded. Is the the problem, or can he still shine behind a different defense? Panik got 44 points in his last year in Chicago, but he and Eller aren't clicking on a checking line. Maybe Toews gets him going.

Plan on re-signing Lehner, long term, but only if he can show he's better than Jones, down the stretch. Make this trade early, so if Jones earns the job, the Hawks can still trade Lehner at the deadline.

I tried to build four even lines and three decent pairs on defense. If you'd make different lines, post your lines? If nothing else, I got some draft picks for guys likely to be traded, and I made trades the other teams should accept.

Trades

CHI

Jones, Martin
2020 3rd round pick (PHI)

SJS

Crawford, Corey

CHI

Pánik, Richard
2020 4th round pick (WSH)

WSH

Caggiula, Drake

CHI

Sbisa, Luca
2020 2nd round pick (WPG)
2021 3rd round pick (WPG)

WPG

Gustafsson, Erik

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$66,646,686	$0	$7,665,000	$14,853,314

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
DeBrincat, Alex $778,333$778,333 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW UFA - 1	Strome, Dylan $863,333$863,333 ($2,475,000$2M) C UFA - 1	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 4
Smith, Zack $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW, C M-NTC UFA - 2	Dach, Kirby $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) C, RW RFA - 3	Saad, Brandon $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Nylander, Alexander $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Pánik, Richard $1,375,000$1,375,000 LW, RW UFA - 4
Kubalik, Dominik $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW UFA - 1		Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 3
Sikura, Dylan $750,000$750,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 2	Kämpf, David $1,000,000$1,000,000 C UFA - 2
	Highmore, Matthew $775,833$775,833 ($107,500$108K) LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
De Haan, Calvin $4,550,000$4,550,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Murphy, Connor $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 3
Keith, Duncan $5,538,462$5,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 4	Boqvist, Adam $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 3	Lehner, Robin $1,400,000$1,400,000 G UFA - 1
Määttä, Olli $3,333,225$3,333,225 LD UFA - 3	Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD NMC UFA - 5	Jones, Martin $5,750,000$5,750,000 G M-NTC UFA - 5
Koekkoek, Slater $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Dec. 19, 2019 at 7:42 a.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Sharks take that in a heartbeat, gives them the chance to play Goalie roulette next year

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Dec. 19, 2019 at 7:47 a.m.

exo2769

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Sharks take that in a heartbeat, gives them the chance to play Goalie roulette next year

Agreed. There's zero chance the Hawks take on Jones's contract unless insane prospects are coming with. Merkely alone wouldn't be enough. 5 year's $5.75M for a backup is ridiculous.

Dec. 19, 2019 at 7:54 a.m.

Eli

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Sharks take that in a heartbeat, gives them the chance to play Goalie roulette next year

Yep. Sharks might even add a bit, because Crow is having a better year than Jones.

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Dec. 19, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

Eklund

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Quoting: exo2769

Agreed. There's zero chance the Hawks take on Jones's contract unless insane prospects are coming with. Merkely alone wouldn't be enough. 5 year's $5.75M for a backup is ridiculous.

Merkley is not being traded for an aging, oft injured goalie on the back 9 of his career...not even remotely considerable.

Idk why his idiot is trading Jones, Jones is untradeable with his contract. I’d much rather keep Jones and Merkley then take Crawford. I don’t mean this offensively, this trade shouldn’t exist at all.

Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:05 a.m.

Eli

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Who adds what?

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Quoting: Eklund

Yeah, Merkley seems high, given that Jones might bounce back, but adding something to move Jones' contract seems reasonable, and renting a future Hall of Fame goalie to climb four spots in the wild card race seems reasonable. Would you add Merkley for Lehner?

Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:16 a.m.

exo2769

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Quoting: Eklund

It's not for an aging goalie. It's shedding a $5.75M Jones. That's what his value is now. I 100% agree with you that this trade should NOT exist and 100% agree with you that SJ should keep Jones. He has negative value right now, but since it's THAT bad...and it is that bad...if you want to dump him then it would be an insane cost today.

https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/j/jonesma02.html

GSAA of -22.87 and -16.21 for the past 2 years. He's terrible.

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Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:26 a.m.

Eklund

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Quoting: exo2769

You misread my point, obviously. I said I wouldn’t trade Merkley for Crawford. I don’t care about Jones because he is not moveable. Merkley is a top offensive defenseman prospect and he is worth wayyyy more than Crow coming off major concussions and 34 years old. Not. Even. Close.

Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:31 a.m.

exo2769

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Quoting: Eklund

No, I heard you. You think the biggest piece of this trade is Merkley and wouldn't trade him for Crow. The reality is...those 2 guys are the smaller pieces in this trade. This biggest piece in this hypothetical trade has negative value...it's Martin Jones' contract. You're not even mentioning his value. The real question is...what else does SJ need to send in order to dump Martin Jones 5 more years at $5.75M of being literally the worst goalie in the NHL. Hawks don't have the space and wouldn't even do it for Merkley.

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Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:34 a.m.

Eli

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Who adds what?

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Quoting: exo2769

No, I heard you. You think the biggest piece of this trade is Merkley and wouldn't trade him for Crow. The reality is...those 2 guys are the smaller pieces in this trade. This biggest piece in this hypothetical trade has negative value...it's Martin Jones' contract. You're not even mentioning him. The real question is...what else does SJ need to send in order to dump Martin Jones 5 more years at $5.75M of being literally the worst goalie in the NHL. Hawks don't have the space and wouldn't even do it for Merkley.

^correct. And it isn't close, the way Jones is playing this year and last year, ever since the Sharks picked up Karlsson. But on a team without Karlsson, taking on Jones for Merkley might present an interesting gamble. Because Jones used to be good, and might get good again, at what would then turn into a fair price, and the Hawks have nothing more to play for this year.

Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

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exo2769

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Quoting: Eli

This is interesting. Sending BOTH Jones and Merkley to a team with plenty of cap. Stevie Y might do it. He's on a pure tank mission anyway.

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Dec. 19, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.

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Eli

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Who adds what?

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Quoting: exo2769

This is interesting. Sending BOTH Jones and Merkley to a team with plenty of cap. Stevie Y might do it. He's on a pure tank mission anyway.

Yeah, and the Sharks could throw in a 3rd for Bernier. But I think they'd be better off throwing in a 2nd for Crow, if he's up for helping Thornton, Marleau, and Burns push for the playoffs.

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