Quoting: GMs
Kovalchuk might be a cheaper option than Tatar
For Tatar MTL will ask 2020 1st + Hallander or Poulin + 2020 1st round pick but JR would never do that so maybe drop the 2020 1st for a 2020 mid pick and a 2021 2nd round pick
Kovalchuk has 0 ability to effect 5v5 play. Those days are long gone. 7 games in MTL and 1 goal. Not much different than his pace in LA. He's not a top line winger anymore. He's done in this league.
Quoting: dgfresh78
I think Toffoli and Smith make the most sense if Pittsburgh doesn’t want to unload their farm system that they worked so hard to build back up. I would move Joseph or Hallander in order to get Zucker but I’m concerned that having Zucker would cause cap issues beyond this year.
It's a pretty unimpressive list isn't it. I mean especially for what teams want to ask for.
The cap going forward is such a huge issue. Marino is probably going to get 6+ on a long term deal. If he plays this way next year it's an 8 year deal they are looking at.
Get him through his prime and at a cap hit that's managable. But the issue for that is they won't have the cap space if they blow it on a winger this year or next without moving someone out other than jugs and chucky, who I already assume is out the door.
1.5 million on the cap this year, maybe 2 next. If you got to pay him out 6+ going forward, you are looking at needing at a minimum 3 million in cap space to spare. They got no one coming off the books really because they probably need to move Jugs before next year,, blueger and ZAR probably get a raise.
There simply isn't cap. Why put the team in a huge bind for unimpressive.
They need to make a swindle trade like they did with FL last year. Get a good young fast player who will fit the system.
I just don't know who they could grab to do that. But I think if they are going to find a RW that's what really needs to happen, or possibly play the two rookies. They can play 9 games each.
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