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Parayko to Buf

Created by: BluesBandit
Team: 2020-21 St. Louis Blues
Initial Creation Date: Sep. 9, 2020
Published: Sep. 10, 2020
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Buffalo deal gives them an elite top pairing of Dahlin and Parayko. Parayko's shutdown D gives Dahlin more offensive freedom. Blues get a guy with Top 4 potential and a pick to give them another top prospect, hopefully Holtz or Rossi is there at 8.

The Granlund signing is one I've gone back and forth on. He seems to always play well against the Blues and I remember him being a hell of a player with Minnesota. I hope he signs a short deal betting on himself to get a bigger deal when the cap rises again. An alternate could be Galchenyuk or Soderberg, preferibly someone who costs less than 5 mil.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,750,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
8$8,500,000
2$4,000,000
Trades
1.
STL
  1. 2020 4th round pick (OTT)
2.
STL
  1. Jokiharju, Henri
  2. 2020 1st round pick (BUF)
BUF
  1. Blais, Samuel
  2. Parayko, Colton
  3. 2020 3rd round pick (STL)
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
22$81,500,000$70,897,181$306,349$1,275,000$10,602,819
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$5,350,000$5,350,000
LW
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UFA - 1
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$1,875,000$1,875,000
C
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
RW, LW
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UFA - 2
$4,000,000$4,000,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
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$6,500,000$6,500,000
C, LW
NTC
UFA - 8
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$758,333$758,333
RW
UFA - 1
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$894,166$894,166 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
C, RW
UFA - 1
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$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
LW, RW
RFA - 2
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$5,750,000$5,750,000
LW, RW, C
NTC
UFA - 1
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
RW, C
UFA - 3
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$1,475,000$1,475,000
LW, RW
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LD/RD
UFA - 1
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RD
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$4,400,000$4,400,000
G
UFA - 1
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$3,275,000$3,275,000
LD
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UFA - 4
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$6,500,000$6,500,000
RD
NTC
UFA - 7
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$750,000$750,000
G
UFA - 2
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$1,750,000$1,750,000
LD
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UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
RD
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ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$900,000$900,000
LW, RW
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$1,375,000$1,375,000
RD
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:54 a.m.
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Thats gonna be a no from Buffalo.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.
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Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
Thats gonna be a no from Buffalo.


You'd be wrong to refuse lol
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:56 a.m.
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Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
Thats gonna be a no from Buffalo.


Pretty sure it's a no from St Louis as well, No way i see Armstrong dealing Parayko any time soon.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:57 a.m.
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Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
You'd be wrong to refuse lol


No thank you.
Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:57 a.m.
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Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
Pretty sure it's a no from St Louis as well, No way i see Armstrong dealing Parayko any time soon.


thats fine. we have plenty of issues as a team that trading a 20 year old RHD and the #8 overall pick to still have 5 RHD dont fix.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:58 a.m.
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Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
You'd be wrong to refuse lol


I think Buffalo would accept, But doubt St Louis has any interest in trading Parayko right now.
Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:59 a.m.
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Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
I think Buffalo would accept, But doubt St Louis has any interest in trading Parayko right now.


Correct
Sep. 10, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 9:29 a.m.
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Buffalo needs more RD’s
Sep. 10, 2020 at 10:07 a.m.
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Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
I think Buffalo would accept, But doubt St Louis has any interest in trading Parayko right now.


you think parayko is worth the 8th overall pick and a top 4 20 year old defensemen to a team that is desperate for talent, not close to competing, and has 5 RHD already?

good lord.
Sep. 10, 2020 at 10:07 a.m.
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Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
Correct


incorrect
Sep. 10, 2020 at 10:07 a.m.
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You should be embarrassed that as a Blues fan (I assume) you gave up Parayko for that little.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.
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Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
you think parayko is worth the 8th overall pick and a top 4 20 year old defensemen to a team that is desperate for talent, not close to competing, and has 5 RHD already?

good lord.


Doesn't matter what i think, We can both agree that neither Buffalo nor St Louis are moving their best pieces in this deal.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.
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Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
Doesn't matter what i think, We can both agree that neither Buffalo nor St Louis are moving their best pieces in this deal.


I was responding to you saying buffalo would accept.
Sep. 10, 2020 at 10:36 a.m.
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Neither team wants to do it. Could either end up like the Carter-to-Columbus trade (Philly gets Couturier w/ 8oa and Voracek and wins big) or the Jordan Staal-to-Carolina trade (PIT gets Dumoulin, Sutter, and flops on the 8oa with Pouliot). But Carter had 11(!) yrs of a contract and Staal was a 24 yr old RFA vs 2 yrs of Parayko's contract... BUF has no reason to commit those pieces to 2 yrs of Parayko (it's BUF, he wouldn't stay) and STL has no reason to take on that much risk with a ready-built team. Value-wise, it's impossible to know without (a) seeing who is otb at 8 and (b) seeing what the player taken at 8 does between now and the end of his 2nd contract.
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Sep. 10, 2020 at 11:25 a.m.
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Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
I was responding to you saying buffalo would accept.


I was just being sarcasm there, I know it's a bad offer for the Sabres.
Sep. 10, 2020 at 11:43 a.m.
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Is Parayko really gonna be that much better than Joki will be in 2 years? Probably not
Sep. 10, 2020 at 11:03 p.m.
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Parayko is good and the trade would make a little sense if he was a LD but with this deal the Sabres end up worse
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Sep. 11, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.
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Quoting: Sabresforlife
Parayko is good and the trade would make a little sense if he was a LD but with this deal the Sabres end up worse


You nailed it.
If Parayko was LHD and Blais a RH RW it would make more sense.
I love Jokiharju, I have seen him do things no other defense has done.
He is developed beyond his age.
But Parayko IS solid, Jokiharju MAY be as good as he some day.
 
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