Navigating the flat cap with Shaw back

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Created by: Wadejos123

Team: 2020-21 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 14, 2020

Published: Jul. 14, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Didn't speculate on draft picks or free agent signings to keep it realistic, however I had to sign a goalie because I'm unsure Crow is gonna be back next year. He just had a kid and with his concussion history he could be thinking about hanging them up before his head is too far gone. Signed Khudobin because he had really good numbers behind a really good defence last year, he can come here and get a 1.5 mil raise over what he made in dallas and has a chance to be a starter. Takes a 1 year deal to try and prove himself as a starter and sign somewhere as a starter next offseason. I trust him more than talbot or any of the other options out there at this point. Also gives us a season t evaluate Delia and Lankinen in the NHL and see what we have in them. Didn't buy out smith because I would really like to try and eat the last year if we can. Maybe his back injury is bad and he ends up on LTIR, worse case scenario if he can't contribute in the NHL anymore we can bury him in Rockford and he can help the kids develop which gives us another 1 mil in cap space

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kubalik, Dominik	2	$3,850,000
Strome, Dylan	1	$4,000,000
Caggiula, Drake	1	$1,750,000
Koekkoek, Slater	1	$1,200,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Khudobin, Anton		1	$4,000,000

Trades

CHI

2021 3rd round pick (ARI)

NJD

Määttä, Olli
2021 6th round pick (CHI)

Additional Details:

Eigther maata or Dehann needs to be traded

CHI

2021 2nd round pick (VAN)
2022 5th round pick (VAN)

VAN

Murphy, Connor

Additional Details:

Trade happens midway through the season. Mitchell is as advertised and Seabs is servicable following double surgery. Murphy is moved so Mitchell gets icetime

Buried

Zack Smith: $2,175,000 ($3,250,000)

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	$72,421,206	$1,090,244	$5,215,000	$9,078,794

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kubalik, Dominik $3,850,000$3,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Saad, Brandon $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1
Nylander, Alexander $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1	Dach, Kirby $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) C, RW RFA - 2	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 3
DeBrincat, Alex $6,400,000$6,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Strome, Dylan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C UFA - 2	Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 2
Kurashev, Philipp $842,500$842,500 ($82,500$82K) LW, C, RW RFA - 2	Kämpf, David $1,000,000$1,000,000 C UFA - 1	Caggiula, Drake $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Keith, Duncan $5,538,462$5,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 3	Boqvist, Adam $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 2	Khudobin, Anton $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 3
De Haan, Calvin $4,550,000$4,550,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Mitchell, Ian $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 3	Delia, Collin $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 2
	Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD NMC UFA - 4
Carlsson, Lucas $792,500$792,500 ($82,500$82K) LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Carpenter, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 2
Highmore, Matthew $725,000$725,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Koekkoek, Slater $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Jul. 14, 2020 at 9:50 a.m.

exo2769

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If you're talking about the TDL...i think you can get a lot more for Murphy. I personally wouldn't sign Drake for that much, but a lot of other Hawks fans are. Id also prefer to have Crow over Khuby.

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Jul. 14, 2020 at 10:19 a.m.

Petrock83

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How are you under the cap before the Murphy trade? I don't see a way that works.

Also way too much for Khudobin, he is a good backup, not a starter.

Jul. 14, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.

ForsbergForVezina

CHI NYI

Joined: May 2018

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This looks solid, quiet offseason might do us some good for once.

Maatta vs. De Haan is still a relevant argument for me that I think could go either way. I know you acknowledge it could be either that gets moved, but I'm really not so sure it has to be or should be Maatta tbh. He's younger, (slightly) cheaper, was better defensively last season and seemingly a bit more durable. On the flipside, all of these things make him more valuable in a trade. De Haan at points was playing out of position and role on the top pair with Keith or partnered with Seabrook (self-explanatory), so maybe that explains some of his decline in play. The injuries, coupled with his age concerns me more than that. I guess what I'm trying to say is is that if somehow makes more sense to move De Haan (which I'm kinda arguing that it does), I'd do that.

Really minor thing, just a concern I've had that I wanted to mention.

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Jul. 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Wadejos123

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Quoting: exo2769

If you're talking about the TDL...i think you can get a lot more for Murphy. I personally wouldn't sign Drake for that much, but a lot of other Hawks fans are. Id also prefer to have Crow over Khuby.

I would rather have crow too but who knows what's going on with his health

Jul. 14, 2020 at 11:01 a.m.

Wadejos123

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Quoting: Petrock83

How are you under the cap before the Murphy trade? I don't see a way that works.

Also way too much for Khudobin, he is a good backup, not a starter.

I probably should have thought about that lol

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Jul. 14, 2020 at 11:07 a.m.

SociallyHawkward

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Quoting: Wadejos123

I would rather have crow too but who knows what's going on with his health

Should've never traded Lehner.

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Jul. 14, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.

ChiHawk

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You can get more for Muprhy then a 2nd round pick. 2nd round pick and a good prospect or late 1st and AHL prospect

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