Lightning 2020-21 How to make it work under the flat cap

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Created by: Glorieux

Team: 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 12, 2020

Published: Aug. 12, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Just trying to figure out how the Lightning can keep the team together based on various NTCs / NMCs and a flat cap. Basically it means they:

1. Can't re-sign Sergachev. He's gone.
2. Can re-sign Cirelli for a short-term team-friendly deal.
3. Need to get rid of Alex Killorn since he's on an M-NTC and is a possible trade-able asset and older than Cirelli, so they'd rather have Cirelli as he's younger, cheaper, and just as good.
4. Need to get rid of Paquette; he's good but too expensive.
5. Need to pay for a lot of really good veteran players for the 4th line and as depth at the league minimum salary.

The only other way this could work would be to have some of the older players with NTCs / NMCs to waive them, which is really unlikely considering the Lightning are cup-contenders and the taxes are low in Florida so the dollar goes further.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Volkov, Alexander	1	$1,000,000
Cirelli, Anthony	1	$3,000,000
Cernak, Erik	2	$1,850,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Maroon, Patrick	1	$750,000
Grant, Derek	1	$750,000
Marleau, Patrick	1	$750,000
Spezza, Jason	1	$750,000

Trades

TBL

Kulak, Brett ($925,000 retained)
Poehling, Ryan
2020 1st round pick (MTL)
2020 2nd round pick (MTL)
2020 2nd round pick (CHI)

MTL

Buyouts

Vincent Lecavalier: $0

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	$80,541,666	$0	$500,000	$958,334

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW NTC UFA - 4	Stamkos, Steven $8,500,000$8,500,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 4	Kucherov, Nikita $9,500,000$9,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 7
Coleman, Blake $1,800,000$1,800,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Point, Brayden $6,750,000$6,750,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Palat, Ondrej $5,300,000$5,300,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 2
Goodrow, Barclay $925,000$925,000 C, LW UFA - 1		Gourde, Yanni $5,166,666$5,166,666 C, LW, RW NTC UFA - 5
	Marleau, Patrick $750,000$750,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Grant, Derek $750,000$750,000 LW, C UFA - 3
Volkov, Alexander $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Cirelli, Anthony $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, LW UFA - 3	Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Maroon, Patrick $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hedman, Victor $7,875,000$7,875,000 LD NMC UFA - 5	Cernak, Erik $1,850,000$1,850,000 RD UFA - 3	Vasilevskiy, Andrei $9,500,000$9,500,000 G UFA - 8
McDonagh, Ryan $6,750,000$6,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 6	Foote, Cal $925,000$925,000 ($500,000$500K) RD RFA - 1	McElhinney, Curtis $1,300,000$1,300,000 G UFA - 1
	Witkowski, Luke $700,000$700,000 RW, RD UFA - 1
Coburn, Braydon $1,700,000$1,700,000 LD NTC UFA - 1
Kulak, Brett $0$0 LD/RD UFA - 2

Aug. 12, 2020 at 1:02 p.m.

Bdawwwgy1

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grant aint taking that

Aug. 12, 2020 at 1:49 p.m.

Glorieux

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Quoting: Bdawwwgy1

grant aint taking that

I don't care if he takes it not. Point is how do the Lightning get everyone in under the cap? If not Grant then they'll either need to get rid of Cirelli as well (which I'm sure isn't what they want) or find some other cheap veterans for minimum contracts. If it's not Grant (you're probably right, they probably can't sign for that), then it'll be someone else taking a major discount.

Aug. 12, 2020 at 2:07 p.m.

jdecker92

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I'd rather keep Sergachev than Cirelli. We are already loaded with forwards who can play center, with more coming in the pipeline. Sergy is a future elite D-man that you need to keep at all costs.

Aug. 12, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

Glorieux

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Quoting: jdecker92

I'd rather keep Sergachev than Cirelli. We are already loaded with forwards who can play center, with more coming in the pipeline. Sergy is a future elite D-man that you need to keep at all costs.

If I were the Bolts I'd rather keep Sergachev than Cirelli also. Problem is that they can't afford to keep him. Check out my other post and you'll see why. The math just doesn't work unless Sergachev takes a massive hometown discount (even more of a discount than Point did).

Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

jdecker92

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Quoting: Glorieux

And I think he will take a hometown discount just like every player here has before. He realizes his best chance to win is here, as compared to other teams that could maybe afford him. Just look at last offseason, Point rejected an offer-sheet from Montreal in order to stay with Tampa. I think Sergy will do the same.

Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:43 p.m.

Glorieux

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Quoting: jdecker92

You might be right. But that'd be some discount. We're talking 50% off. At least Point only signed a 3 year deal. Sergachev would be turning down like 5-7 years (whichever he prefers) and a heck of a lot more money.

Aug. 12, 2020 at 10:15 p.m.

jdecker92

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Quoting: Glorieux

I could realistically see him taking a 2 or 3 year deal at 4.5-5 mil per, the Lightning should be out of cap trouble by then.

Aug. 12, 2020 at 11:54 p.m.

Glorieux

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Quoting: jdecker92

I could realistically see him taking a 2 or 3 year deal at 4.5-5 mil per, the Lightning should be out of cap trouble by then.

It'd be interesting to see if he does. If he does, then that'd be killer for the Bolts; heaps of sacrifices for the team. Wish there were more of that from other teams.

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