Quoting: buffbry
Wings have plenty of cap space so retaining on boychuck does nothing to add to the value. It's boychuck + wilde + 2021 1st for erne
I would do this for sure.
Quoting: OldNYIfan
Anaheim calls Detroit and raises with Max Jones for Boychuk (with retention), Wilde and the 2021 first. See Kase for Backes.
I would probably do this more but only problem is retention. If we had the choice between this and the Red Wings deal, I'd take the Red Wings deal to not be locked into retention.
Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
Sure dude how in the hell can you afford to give Krug 6 x $7,500,000 with Barzal and Pulock needing new deals? Barzal will come in at around $9m per and Pulock at $6m or $6.5m per you'd need to move out a lot of bodies Krug isn't wasting his time in New York doubt Detroit has any interest in Boychuk either.
Given COVID and what the RFAs dealt with last season, I think Barzal signs a two or three-year bridge deal. Pulock yes will sign at that cap hit.
Quoting: Hawkisles
Isles organization itself has said for awhile they need scoring help and won’t stop talking about how great their defense is. If the Isles get 7.5m in cap space, they’ll look for Barzal’s winger. And all this hinges on Ladd going to LTIR, and while I think at least one Islander ends up on LTIR, we can’t COUNT on it happening. I get you’re just entertaining someone else’s idea here, but I disagree with that idea.
Doubtful Ladd ends up on LTIR after playing in Game 2 of the ECF.
Quoting: ForsbergForVezina
With Pulock, Mayfield and Dobson on the right side, I can't see Shattenkirk or Barrie. Krug is way too rich for our blood and also somewhat superfluous, although I do like his game on the power play.
My hope is that Isles management is more concerned with keeping Barzal, Pulock and Toews before going out and getting new guys, especially guys we don't really need like Barrie or will be way too expensive like Krug. Besides, our biggest needs are at forward anyways. If we somehow do have the means to spend big in free agency, I'd rather get a guy like Evgeny Dadonov or Craig Smith rather than another defenseman
I'd sign Barrie if Pulock is traded for a scorer like Connor or Laine.