Quoting: The_Architect
Exactly so it's supply and demand. Coleman and Goodrow were worth that ONLY to TB. What do you think Danault is gonna get? 7 mill? 5.5 MAX and he'll possibly take less to play for that team.
I think they were worth around that to most teams, Tampa overpaid because they needed it more than others, so yes, Supply and Demand was never an issue being discussed.
So do you believe that San Jose is in search of a 2/3C, Danault takes $4M, assuming a discount, that still means in a flat cap, you have $62M devoted to 8 players (doesn't include Hertl off of IR either). leaving you $19M to round out a roster of 15 other players. It doesn't work, unless Karlsson or Burns or Vlasic or Jones are moved. (and nobody is touching Jones)
The rest of the moves are equally as bad.
Winnipeg wants a 2C, and you give them a bunch of prospects and bottom-6 guys that are not centers for a rent-controlled top-6 winger.... they've been searching for a center for 3 years now, Hayes last year, Stastny the year before, and you give them unproven defenseman?
get out of here. lol