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I hope JBB is an actual wizard

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Team: 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning
Initial Creation Date: Sep. 30, 2020
Published: Sep. 30, 2020
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I'm glad this team got a Cup before cap hell officially kicked in for the Lightning. This might the toughest offseason this front office has seen. As a fan, I'm confident that JBB can find a way to navigate this mess and keep all the important pieces in tact but it won't be easy. On a incredibly serious note, Stamkos might be placed on LTIR. He played just 2:47 all playoffs and was supposed to be ready to go for this bubble tournament but something else happened to him. No one really knows what it is because of them being in the bubble but there's a lot of signs pointing to another lengthy Stamkos absence (maybe even permanent) and while his contract being on LTIR doesn't solve the cap crisis permanently in Tampa, it does provide some relief and gives Tampa flexibility. Obviously, the reports aren't saying that but they are saying JBB has been looking to shop players who aren't expected to leave and a lot of them are going to be reluctant when it comes to waiving their NTCs. If Stamkos has to be put on LTIR, that means JBB can keep mostly everyone here in Tampa but you know that's a long shot of an assumption of what will happen. I could've put Stammer on LTIR for the purpose of this Armchair GM, assuming he does have to miss all of next season with whatever he's dealing with and kept Killer/Johnson but obviously I'd rather have the captain over those two any time of the year. I could see Bobby Ryan ringchasing now that he is out of Ottawa and Tampa would be a likely destination if he were willing to take a serious discount to play here (which i mean maybe) and if he were to join, it would replace Killorn's goalscoring we would be missing if he were to be shopped. The other UFA moves being Rutta, Bogosian and Maroon all back on similar deals, keeping the cap roughly the same. The RFA signings of Cirelli, Sergachev, and Cernak are maybe a little based on their performances in the bubble and I wouldn't be shocked if they were lower in AAV but during their ELCs they have all earned a pay raise. Only one I didn't sign is Masin as he has left for the KHL.

One last thing: Wouldn't it be funny if Tampa moved McEhlinney for whatever they can get for him and signed Lundqvist on a league minimum as their new backup?

Okay so I'll admit I might have lowballed Cirelli and Sergachev by a million or less each respectfully and I knew when I made the Johnson trade I should have sent him to DET so he could be 2C again
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
3$925,000
3$925,000
2$700,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$925,000
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$850,000
1$850,000
1$850,000
2$850,000
2$1,250,000
3$4,000,000
3$3,750,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$1,250,000
1$1,000,000
1$750,000
1$1,000,000
Trades
1.
TBL
  1. 2021 6th round pick (EDM)
EDM
  1. Paquette, Cédric
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Any cap JBB is able to clear here helps.
2.
TBL
    Coburn could retire now that he has his Cup. While he's still serviceable, he's stated he wants to end his career in Tampa so why not end it on the highest note?
    ANA
    1. Coburn, Braydon
    3.
    TBL
    1. 2020 5th round pick (TBL)
    OTT
    1. Verhaeghe, Carter
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    Verhaeghe might not be back at all. Tampa has better overall players than him ready to go. Still a good 2 way guy for any team who needs bottom 6 depth to be honest
    4.
    TBL
    1. 2020 2nd round pick (BUF)
    2. 2021 4th round pick (BUF)
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    Buffalo makes the most sense due to their lack of goal scoring wingers outside of Skinner and Olofsson. With the addition of Eric Staal, BUF could use another solid addition to their top 6. Only issue here is their cap situation is a little rough since they have to sign Reinhart, Mittelstadt (cheap), Kahun, Olofsson, Ullmark and Montour. I doubt they have much room left in cap after the resigning starts but who knows.
    BUF
    1. Killorn, Alex
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    I don't think BUF has the cap to make a deal like this but they could use the goalscoring depth plus Killorn is a big body. Only problem is he falls down a lot. His value is the highest it has ever been as he is coming off a career year and is a Stanley Cup champ. In a normal cap rising year, he'd probably fetch a late 1st + but considering we're in a flat cap year, a lot of teams (unless desperate) would stay away from him.
    5.
    TBL
    1. 2020 7th round pick (NJD)
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    Purely a cap dump, any return outside of Schneider's albatross of a contract is fine.
    NJD
    1. Johnson, Tyler
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    I could never see TyJo actually waiving his NTC to go to NJ but weirder things have happened this year. Johnson just isn't the player he used to be and his contract is now a full on liability to Tampa. JBB either moves it now some magical way or he waits a year on Seattle to join and do what he can then to make the Kraken take him off the books here. Starting next year he has a modified NTC so I definitely could see that being the most realistic scenario happening around Johnson but any extra cap this offseason is crucial.
    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
    23$81,500,000$80,625,924$0$500,000$874,076

    Roster

    Left WingCentreRight Wing
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    Stamkos, Steven
    $8,500,000$8,500,000
    LW, C
    NMC
    UFA - 4
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    Point, Brayden
    $6,750,000$6,750,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 2
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    Kucherov, Nikita
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
    RW
    NMC
    UFA - 7
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    Palat, Ondrej
    $5,300,000$5,300,000
    LW, RW
    NTC
    UFA - 2
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    Cirelli, Anthony
    $3,750,000$3,750,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 3
    Ryan, Bobby
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
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    Goodrow, Barclay
    $925,000$925,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 1
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    Gourde, Yanni
    $5,166,666$5,166,666
    C, LW, RW
    NTC
    UFA - 5
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    Coleman, Blake
    $1,800,000$1,800,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
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    Maroon, Patrick
    $750,000$750,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
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    Barré-Boulet, Alex
    $759,258$759,258
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
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    Volkov, Alexander
    $925,000$925,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
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    Stephens, Mitchell
    $850,000$850,000
    C
    UFA - 2
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    Joseph, Mathieu
    $800,000$800,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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    Hedman, Victor
    $7,875,000$7,875,000
    LD
    NMC
    UFA - 5
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    Rutta, Jan
    $1,250,000$1,250,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
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    Vasilevskiy, Andrei
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
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    UFA - 8
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    Sergachev, Mikhail
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 3
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    Cernak, Erik
    $1,250,000$1,250,000
    RD
    UFA - 3
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    McElhinney, Curtis
    $1,300,000$1,300,000
    G
    UFA - 1
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    McDonagh, Ryan
    $6,750,000$6,750,000
    LD
    NTC
    UFA - 6
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    Foote, Cal
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$500,000$500K)
    RD
    RFA - 1
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    Bogosian, Zach
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    RD
    UFA - 1

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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 11:58 a.m.
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    MitchMarner_16
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    If that’s what JBB offers those rfas they will be bombarded with offer sheets
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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
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    The trades are good, only the Cirelli and Sergachev signing that are unrealistic
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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.
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    There's literally no way Cirelli and Sergachev put even a pencil on those deals
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.
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    The only way i see Tyler Johnson waiving his full NTC is for a chance at either a 1C or 2C position, And NJ has Hischier and Hughes at 1C and 2C so noway he waives there.
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:05 p.m.
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    Quoting: MitchMarner_16
    If that’s what JBB offers those rfas they will be bombarded with offer sheets


    you know, as probably biased as it is for me to say this, i feel like more attention is going to be on the Islanders' RFAs more than Tampa's. Barzal, Devon Toews, and Pulock plus they have about as much as cap as we do and Barzal will fill that up so. Also players dont have to accept offersheets that come to them from other teams but I see what youre saying, I just gave them bridge deals tbh
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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:05 p.m.
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    The only way i see Tyler Johnson waiving his full NTC is for a chance at either a 1C or 2C position, And NJ has Hischier and Hughes at 1C and 2C so noway he waives there.


    So what youre saying is I should've sent him to DET instead
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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:05 p.m.
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    Those Cirelli and Sergachev signings aren't even remotely realistic.
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:06 p.m.
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    There's literally no way Cirelli and Sergachev put even a pencil on those deals


    Ehhh I mean, they're bridge deals on a flat cap. If they were long term extensions, not at all
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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:06 p.m.
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    So what youre saying is I should've sent him to DET instead


    Yeah DET or MINN makes far more sense then New Jersey.
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.
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    Ehhh I mean, they're bridge deals on a flat cap. If they were long term extensions, not at all


    Even after the playoff run both Cirelli and Sergachev had, Good luck getting either one under $5.5m to $6.0m per.
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    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.
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    Good luck with all those NMCs though
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.
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    If Killorn was a RW Buffalo would probably accept. But they already have Skinner, Olofsson and Kahun on the left side.
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.
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    Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
    Even after the playoff run both Cirelli and Sergachev had, Good luck getting either one under $5.5m to $6.0m per.


    I mean sure I maybe lowballed it a little but we will have to see here soon what's really gonna happen.
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:10 p.m.
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    NJD declines...not taking cap dumps for nothing
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:10 p.m.
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    Quoting: Shibbal18
    Good luck with all those NMCs though


    the NTCs scare me more. Only one I moved is Johnson, like I said doubt he waives anywhere but Seattle but who knows? Killorn has just a no team list at this point on his contract but I don't know anything besides that
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:11 p.m.
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    I like the thought and description and the moves aren’t bad

    I actually think the Cirelli deal is realistic; he gets nothing more then 4.5 so 3.7-4.5 is fair sergachev asks more tho, closer to 5-6
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:12 p.m.
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    Quoting: NHLfan10506
    NJD declines...not taking cap dumps for nothing


    Well they get a like 70% serviceable forward, could have thrown in a 4th or something just to insure it but looking at their forward depth, they can use any help they can get.
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:13 p.m.
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    I like the thought and description and the moves aren’t bad

    I actually think the Cirelli deal is realistic; he gets nothing more then 4.5 so 3.7-4.5 is fair sergachev asks more tho, closer to 5-6


    Sergachev is so weird to guess on though like he's got the offensive talent to get paid but his defending sometimes just ruins his value so yeah I probably lowballed him more than Cirelli tbh
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:13 p.m.
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    Quoting: Sabres923
    If Killorn was a RW Buffalo would probably accept. But they already have Skinner, Olofsson and Kahun on the left side.


    Wait isnt Olofsson being played on the right tho? Or at least I thought he was anyways
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:13 p.m.
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    Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
    Yeah DET or MINN makes far more sense then New Jersey.


    Fair enough. I was close to doing DET for Johnson tbh
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:15 p.m.
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    Quoting: CallMeJack
    the NTCs scare me more. Only one I moved is Johnson, like I said doubt he waives anywhere but Seattle but who knows? Killorn has just a no team list at this point on his contract but I don't know anything besides that


    NTCs could be waive to AHL worst case scenario, where they would surely be picked up on waivers. Dont get anything but free cap though
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:15 p.m.
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    Wait isnt Olofsson being played on the right tho? Or at least I thought he was anyways


    LW last year, Olofsson - Eichel - Reinhart
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.
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    Quoting: Shibbal18
    NTCs could be waive to AHL worst case scenario, where they would surely be picked up on waivers. Dont get anything but free cap though


    Cap space is honestly worth more than draft picks this year for Tampa if Im being honest
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:19 p.m.
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    Quoting: Shibbal18
    LW last year, Olofsson - Eichel - Reinhart


    Good first line tbh. If Olofsson could play 2RW with Killorn*-Staal then your top 6 with Killer and Staal would be actually really hard to beat. Even with Kahun at 2LW it's still good
    Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.
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    Good first line tbh. If Olofsson could play 2RW with Killorn*-Staal then your top 6 with Killer and Staal would be actually really hard to beat. Even with Kahun at 2LW it's still good


    I dont mind flipping him to RW or Skinner. I wouldnt do it for a scrub or something stupid like Hall, but for Killorn I would. I have 0 faith he'd let himself get traded to Buffalo though lol
     
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