Hoffman is slightly better than Galch 5 v 5, he's just good on the PP, Dadonov>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Youre probably right, as i said either or. Dadonov might actually be better with geno. The russian to russian connection

On second thought I liked the dadonov idea so much i added him instead of hoffman, i feel like hoffman could get 8-8.5 from some other team.

That is a deadly top six right there. Not sure you'd be able to sign the goalies for that low, if the cap went up that much they'd probably ask for more. Would look for a better 3RHD as I don't think that third pair is NHL caliber.

How are you going to throw that money at Rodriguez and Simon? What have they done?

I think Rhuwedal is servicable enough. Schultz isnt the greatest defensively and he still does okay in third pair role. The top 4 will eat majority of the minutes anyways. The thing with goalies is that Jarry cant really ask for much. Murray signed for 3.5mill after winning two cups as a rookie, Jarry (although he has played well) only has one year of being a good goalie. So he gets a 2 or 3 year deal to show what he is. Murray has been a little inconsistent and that sort of hurts his pay. 5 is a bit of stretch I know but max I would pay him is 6. If he wants more then I am okay with trading him. I dont think goalies should make more than 6mill maybe 6.5mill. After that its just shooting yourself in the foot by signing them to more. I think the forwards are dangerous enough that the 3rd pair being meh and top 4 being incredible could be good enough to make this team really good.

You have to realize that despite being RFAs, they still need money. At the end of the day, Simon will make just over 1mill. Sure its becuase all his points come from playing with sid but he still gets points. Rodrigues' last contract was 2mill. Depending on how this season goes he will probably ask for around the same. he has looked good with his speed and forecheck so I have good hopes for the guy. Its not just throwing money at players. You cant expect both of the to sign for league minimum. Not how negotiating works.

That is too much for too long on the Dadonov contract. He's 31 next week. I'm not paying him for anything more than 3 seasons.

you have to understand why I gave him that. He is still a very good player that wont cost too much. Sure, with a 6 year contract the last 2 years may suck? But who cares? Cup window will be done by then and we need the best shot at winning now. Thats why I gave him that contract. Other teams could probably match that contract if you gave him maybe 3 or 4 years but 6 is too much for most contending teams for a guy in his early 30s but who cares if youre the penguins?