Islanders wouldn't need to retain on a Leddy trade. The Kings have $20M in cap space and aren't going to be signing any big contracts before 2022.

There had to be a team that would give more than a 2nd for Led pipe

You might need that 500k if someone wants to try a fast one on Barzal/Pulock.

I’m doing it to show the isles can still fit their 3 RFA, it’s not that extreme to retain 500 k, although I agree the isles won’t have to retain any salary.

Detroit doesn't want a #7/ AHL d-man with 2 years @2.5M left on his contract and would certainly cost more than essential 2x 3rd round picks.

I honestly don’t think pulock would sign an offersheet. He grew up an isles fan , him and Trotz are from the same town. I feel like isles would have to lowball him for him to even consider an offersheet.

With barzal anything can happen, I don’t see an offersheet coming and I think lou will look to get him signed before than.

Bolduc is a great prospect, he’s worth more than a 3rd

Bolduc was isles 2nd round pick last year and was good, this trade is approved faster then you can say Lou. I'm a wings fan not isles btw

I know its nitpicking but can't even sign players to 700K deals anymore. Its 725K or 750K I think. Considering we're pinching every penny here, those 25-50K will make a difference when you only have 185K left over in cap.

Wouldn’t capfriendly prevent me from signing the contracts for 700k if that were the case?

I don't think they've updated it yet.

https://www.google.com/search?q=20-21+minimum+salary+NHL&oq=20-21+minimum+salary+NHL&aqs=chrome..69i57.6674j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The leafs signed kivilhalme to a 2 year 725 k AAV a few weeks ago, so I guess that’s the minimum now even though it increases in 21-22

Hickey would be DET's 3rd best Dman so there's that and Bolduc isn't incredible but a decent prospect.

It's $700K for one more season. And believe CF hasn't updated it; they probably go season-by-season

I see bolduc as a #4 Dman PP2 QB. Seems like a high floor prospect

On the team next year and much better than Hickey:
Danny DeKeyser, Filip Hronek, Moritz Seider, Patrik Nemeth, Gustav Lindstrom, and arguably Alex Biega, and Dennis Cholowski.

Prospects in Detroit's system that were drafted before Bolduc's position:
Jared McIsaac (36th), Antti Tuomisto (35th), and probably Drysdale (4th) in this year's the draft.

Prospects equal to Bolduc in Detroit's system: Albert Johansson drafted 3 spots later. Kasper Kotkansalo drafted 4 spots later in a previous draft.

Detroit passes. Bolduc would be 7/8th d-man on Detroit if he turned out. Detroit will have had 4 picks in the 1st two rounds in each of the past 3 drafts and they used their 2nd round pick on a d-man (Lindstrom) in the draft before that.

Then you haven't been paying attention to the players on next year's roster: Danny DeKeyser, Filip Hronek, Moritz Seider, Patrik Nemeth, Gustav Lindstrom, and arguably Alex Biega, and Dennis Cholowski.

Or the prospects in Detroit's system that were drafted before Bolduc's position:
Jared McIsaac (36th), Antti Tuomisto (35th), and probably Drysdale (4th) in this year's the draft.

Or the prospects equal to Bolduc in Detroit's system: Albert Johansson drafted 3 spots later. Kasper Kotkansalo drafted 4 spots later in a previous draft.

Or the fact they have 4 picks in the 1st two rounds of the upcoming draft. All of which are better than taking on a 2.5M cap for the next two years for a #7/ AHL d-man and a prospect whose path would definitely be blocked.

That Red Wings trade is horrible for NYI. Red Wings fans are declining? Clueless homers.

I don’t even know if I’d do it, but i guess we might have to in order to afford the 3 RFA.

I chose bolduc instead of wilde because Dobson , pulock , toews, and pelech are all solid defensively. Wilde has boom or bust feel to him but if he can put it all together he can be A dynamic defenseman.

Your trading a 7th defenseman worth only 2.5M Bolduc has top 4 potential. Throw in a 3rd and they can go back to being trash

Boychucks contract isn't as bad as it seems. Yes it's a 6 million dollar cap hit....but for the next two years they only pay him 4 million a season. They just need to need to find a team that can take that 6 million dollar cap hit (Ottawa for example) and a team that wants a pretty reliable defensemen for 4 million a year for the next 2 years. There's worse defensemen making A LOT more. As for those trades, you're seriously under estimating the value of these guys to only be getting a 7th rounder for them especially the Detroit deal a third rounder and 2 players for a 7th rounder? seriously?

Then you're choosing the wrong team to trade with as Bolduc would not be in the top 5 of Detroit's team going forward.

All higher picks with higher upside: Filip Hronek (53rd overall) currently plays on the 1st pairing, Moritz Seider (6th overall), Gustav Lindstrom (38th & 2nd pairing currently), Dennis Cholowski (20th), Jared McIsaac (36th), Antti Tuomisto (35th), and probably Drysdale (4th) in this year's the draft.

Then there are prospects equal to Bolduc in Detroit's system: Albert Johansson drafted 3 spots later. Kasper Kotkansalo drafted 4 spots later in a previous draft.

I think you're being the Homer and valuing a 19 year old that hasn't even made it out of the Q yet way above his potential. Has he even played on a Hockey Canada team?

Cholowski was below replacement level this season. Mic saad will probably be better than bolduc, tuomisto is not a better prospect than bolduc.

Bolduc was 8th among Dmen in points this season, has elite skating ability, which for his size is impressive. He’s also solid defensively and has a great slap shot. He signed a 3 year ELC and will be playing in the AHL next season.

It would make no sense to draft drysdale with hronek and Seider on the right side.

Cholowski already has parts of 2 NHL seasons and was sent down to the AHL to refine the defensive side of his game--both of those leagues are much better than the Q. I'd trust him to turn out to be a top 5 d-man in the NHL more than a 19 yr old Q player. That's why he was picked much higher. He's also only 22.

Always draft the best player available not for exact fit---and even if they don't there still will be players equal to Bolduc's potential in Detroit's 2nd round picks. Plus someone's going to want Zetterberg's LTIR contract for a high pick. Even without Drysdale, by your own admission Bolduc would be only 5th among Detroit's young d-men/prospects and a 3rd pair guy....before counting Detroit's other prospects which you looked down on the same way I look down on Bolduc: the organizational fit for such a trade is not there. That should be the proof.

And that's before Detroit makes a run at a top UFA d-man like Torey Krug (say 5x 7.4M) or throws an offer sheet for a 2nd round cost at Vince Dunn (say 2x 3.5M) that St. Louis can't match or uses Tampa's cap issues to try to pry Mikhail Sergachev.

Ahh perfect. That would explain it. Thought it was next year.