Staying Competitive in a Flat Cap Revisited

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Created by: raymondchris38

Team: 2020-21 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 20, 2020

Published: Aug. 20, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Just my (2nd) take on trying to get out of the hell that is Vancouver's salary cap.

Trades:
See below

Signings:
I think Tanev unfortunately will be too expensive to bring back and will also deteriorate quicker. Hamonic is a similar player who will be cheaper and I think will be more consistent through the years. He made Hanifin look good in Calgary so I think being with Hughes will be a similar partner to Tanev. Due to the cap maneuvering, I was able to resign Toffoli for 5 years and also assumed we could resign Markstrom at $5mil per (debatable though). We probably won't be able to sign Brossoit but getting a backup at $1,250,000 shouldn't be too hard. RFA signings are pretty self explanatory.

Line Combinations
I think Vancouver could sport a very competitive lineup with these players. Looking at the forwards, the 1st line is all about offense. Miller, Petey and Boeser will light it up again. The 2nd line takes care of both ends. They can generate offence as well as look after their own end. Assuming Podkolzin is ready to make the leap, the 3rd line would be our energy line. They aren't the biggest but they are very capable of playing with grit and high tempo. They can also put up offense as well. The 4th line are smart players who are responsible and do the little things right.
Defence is similar to this year, Hughes and Hamonic (Tanev's replacement), Brodin and Stecher (similar to Dumba?), and Edler and Myers. Fantenberg can sub in wherever as well.
Special teams also gets an upgrade. Top powerplay stays the same but 2nd powerplay gets more experience. Podkolzin also excels in the net front presence. Penalty kill also gets better with additions of Rakell, Brodin, and Hamonic.

Expansion Draft Consideration:
In an ideal world, taking Myers or Hamonic would be the best. We'd get cap room and Juolevi, Rathbone, and Rafferty could make the jump to the NHL. If we lose a forward we could get MacEwen to fill in. Hoglander could also be ready to make the leap.

What do y'all think?

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Podkolzin, Vasily		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Gaudette, Adam	2	$2,300,000
MacEwen, Zack	2	$950,000
Motte, Tyler	3	$1,250,000
Stecher, Troy	5	$3,500,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Toffoli, Tyler	5	$5,000,000
Markström, Jacob	3	$5,000,000
Hamonic, Travis	5	$5,000,000
Fantenberg, Oscar	1	$1,000,000
Brossoit, Laurent	1	$1,250,000

Trades

VAN

Brodin, Jonas ($2,083,333 retained)

MIN

Baertschi, Sven
Demko, Thatcher
2021 1st round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

After 2020-2021, Vancouver's left side will look pretty thin and let's face facts, Seattle will likely take Demko if we leave the roster the way it is. They will also be a division rival so if we try to work out a deal to keep him they may not do us any favors. Minnesota is listening to offers on Brodin, they are looking for their goalie of the future, let's give it to them. Package Demko with a 1st round pick and a roster player like Sven Baertschi to clear cap (based on similar deals in the past). Maybe include a conditional pick if they request it for resigning him. I would try to resign Brodin as well afterwards. Real stabilizing force on the backend for the Canucks. He can be used in all game situations for them. Also has tons of playoff experience.

VAN

Rakell, Rickard ($1,894,722 retained)

ANA

Sutter, Brandon
Virtanen, Jake [RFA Rights]
Woo, Jett
2022 1st round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

For this trade, you probably have to overpay a bit if you're Vancouver. Lots of teams will have interest in Rakell because of his low cap hit and I'm not sure if Anaheim is ready to move on from him. Anaheim definitely has a need for right shot Dmen and considering they are rebuilding, Jett Woo could be an attractive piece for them. Add in a sweetner like Jake Virtanen and they might bite. Anaheim has shown in the past that they are willing to take a chance on skilled forwards with character flaws and have had good results (ex: Daniel Sprong). If the money fits, I would try to resign him as well. He is very versatile and can play anywhere in the lineup. If it comes down to Pearson or Rakell, I'd go Rakell.

Buyouts

Ryan Spooner: $1,033,333

Recapture Fees

Roberto Luongo: $3,035,212

Buried

Jordie Benn: $925,000 ($2,000,000)

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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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$80,361,963	$1,700,000	$3,700,000	$1,138,037

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Miller, J.T. $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 3	Pettersson, Elias $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C, LW UFA - 1	Boeser, Brock $5,875,000$5,875,000 RW UFA - 2
Pearson, Tanner $3,750,000$3,750,000 LW UFA - 1	Horvat, Bo $4,125,000$4,125,000 C UFA - 3	Toffoli, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Podkolzin, Vasily $925,000$925,000 RW, LW RFA	Gaudette, Adam $2,300,000$2,300,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Rakell, Rickard $568,417$568,417 RW, LW UFA - 2
Roussel, Antoine $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Beagle, Jay $3,000,000$3,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Motte, Tyler $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Eriksson, Loui $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	MacEwen, Zack $950,000$950,000 RW, C UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hughes, Quinn $916,667$916,667 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 1	Hamonic, Travis $5,000,000$5,000,000 RD UFA - 1	Markström, Jacob $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 6
Brodin, Jonas $2,083,334$2,083,334 LD NMC UFA - 1	Stecher, Troy $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 2
Edler, Alexander $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 1	Myers, Tyler $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD NTC UFA - 4	Brossoit, Laurent $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 1
Fantenberg, Oscar $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD UFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Ferland, Micheal $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Miller, J.		Horvat, B.		Boeser, B.
	Hughes, Q.		Pettersson, E.

Power Play 2
Podkolzin, V.		Rakell, R.		Pearson, T.
	Toffoli, T.		Brodin, J.

Penalty Kill 1
	Motte, T.	Beagle, J.
	Brodin, J.	Hamonic, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	Roussel, A.	Rakell, R.
	Edler, A.	Myers, T.

Aug. 20, 2020 at 7:45 p.m.

GMs

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I think this is realistic, but I think you overpay quite a bit

Aug. 20, 2020 at 7:48 p.m.

BuckoJoyde

Being wrong is ok

Joined: Jun. 2019

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youre going into the right direction with the Rakell trade. However, despite my personal like for Jett Woo his value is pretty low after this year in junior imo and if I were GMBM I dont move him for this package. Lastly, please dont cite past mistakes for reasons a trade might happen. Its a bad look. Sprong wasn't a success.

Aug. 20, 2020 at 8:06 p.m.

C21

Joined: Aug. 2020

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I don't hate it but I think we're okay with not throwing more bodies the goaltender position, especially when we're bringing in an overpaid winger we really don't have room for & moving (and retaining on) Brodin to do it.

Aug. 20, 2020 at 8:07 p.m.

brocklesnar

Best In The World

Joined: May 2018

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VAN doesn't need to make these trades.

Aug. 20, 2020 at 8:12 p.m.

TanSor

Joined: Jun. 2017

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Nice tweet I found that sums up this trade

https://twitter.com/B_Marsh92/status/1295798118743769091?s=20

Aug. 20, 2020 at 8:24 p.m.

Bieksa_for_coachs_corner

Joined: Aug. 2020

Posts: 51

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Decent trade ideas but I don’t think VAN fans want to be without a 1st rd pick 3 years in a row...
Also I think Markstroms gonna go for more than 5 per

Aug. 20, 2020 at 10:15 p.m.

Nighthawk

2018 Canucks

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Overpay on trades especially for Rackell.
No cap to pay bonuses.
Trade Stecher & find a cheap 3rd pair RHD if not Rafferty.

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