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Created by: NHLfan10506
Team: 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning
Initial Creation Date: Oct. 15, 2020
Published: Oct. 15, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
I too a stab at Tampa Bay's cap issues. And, well, I got them under $81.5 million, but took a meat cleaver to their roster. Sorry, guys...best I got.

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RFA contracts using Evolving Wild Projections:

Sergachev: projected 8 years x $6,500,000
Cirelli: projected at 6 years x $5,812,000 (using lowest: 2 years x $3,664,000)
Cernak: projected at 2 years $2,497,000
Joseph: projected at 2 years $1,424,000 (using lowest: 1 year x $1,134,000)
Volkov: projected at 1 year $784,000

*Evolving Wild provides projections for each possible length of contract (1-8 years).
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After RFAs signed: $93,183,166
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Trades:
BOS: Killorn and 2 prospects for Kase retained
NJD: Serg and TJ for Butcher
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After Trades: $83,191,499
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Buyouts: Coborn, Paquette
UFA: Kovalchuk
Demotions: Joseph
Promotions: Foote
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After final moves: $81,483,165
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Let me know what you think?
(not that anyone reads the comments anymore, they skip to the trades say, "my team laughs in your face"..."my gm hangs up the phone")
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$3,664,000
2$2,497,000
1$1,134,000
1$784,000
8$6,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$700,000
Trades
1.
2.
TBL
  1. Kase, Ondrej ($1,300,000 retained)
Buried
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2021
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2022
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2023
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
22$81,500,000$80,572,596$0$500,000$927,404
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$5,300,000$5,300,000
LW, RW
NTC
UFA - 2
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$6,750,000$6,750,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
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$9,500,000$9,500,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 7
$700,000$700,000
LW, RW
UFA
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$8,500,000$8,500,000
LW, C
NMC
UFA - 4
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$5,166,666$5,166,666
C, LW, RW
NTC
UFA - 5
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$900,000$900,000
LW, RW
NTC
UFA - 2
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$3,664,000$3,664,000
C, LW
UFA - 3
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$1,300,000$1,300,000
RW
UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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$1,800,000$1,800,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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$784,000$784,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$7,875,000$7,875,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 5
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$500,000$500K)
RD
RFA - 1
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$9,500,000$9,500,000
G
UFA - 8
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$6,750,000$6,750,000
LD
NTC
UFA - 6
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$2,497,000$2,497,000
RD
UFA - 3
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$1,300,000$1,300,000
G
UFA - 1
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$800,000$800,000
RD
UFA - 1
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$2,822,764$2,822,764
LD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$737,500$737,500
C
UFA - 2
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$833,333$833,333
RW
RFA - 1

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Oct. 15, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.
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No, I don't this trade will happen either. I think Sergachev will sign an offer sheet, and Johnson will be dumped, and cost way more to dump than we thought he would, a second at least, maybe more. Mark my words. Something has to give, But ya, the value in that trade doesn't line up.


Ok, just wondering why Bolts would not try and get assets
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Oct. 15, 2020 at 2:35 p.m.
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99% of time, I say that about offer-sheets. They are mostly fantasy.

This time is different because TB is in more of NTC hell than Cap hell. They cannot easily move pieces around.


We shall see. I would love Stevie to put an OS in for Serg.
Oct. 15, 2020 at 2:54 p.m.
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am I the only one to see that this still leaves Tampa one player shy of a full roster?
Oct. 15, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.
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am I the only one to see that this still leaves Tampa one player shy of a full roster?


That is not uncommon. Teams can manage the cap by going with 1 less healthy scratch in short-term. I think if they made these moves (or similar moves), they would be ok.
Oct. 15, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.
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Ok, professor.

Tell me what you'd do here.


Just scrap it. Bruins aren’t interested in taking on more cap at the wing position. I’m guessing Sweeney likes kase.

Don’t ask the bruins to retain. Not happening in any situation.

Want to send cap to boston? He better play D and shoot left.
Oct. 15, 2020 at 6:21 p.m.
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Don’t ask the bruins to retain. Not happening in any situation.


David Backes called and wants to know where his checks are being sent.
Oct. 15, 2020 at 11:08 p.m.
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David Backes called and wants to know where his checks are being sent.


Bruins have no more David backes-esque contracts left. Moore’s is a little rough, but the number is low enough so that it makes more sense to burry than retain.

Other than that all the bruins contracts are good.
Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:03 a.m.
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Just scrap it. Bruins aren’t interested in taking on more cap at the wing position. I’m guessing Sweeney likes kase.


You may have seen this...
https://www.thefourthperiod.com/oct-2020/bruins-still-shopping-for-assets
Sounds like they are looking for top-6 forward if they trade Debrusk for Weegar.

Quoting: Bcarlo25
Want to send cap to boston? He better play D and shoot left.


OEL
Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:17 a.m.
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The buyout window is closed and TB doesn't have anyone (that I've seen) filing for arbitration to open up that buyout window.

Not that it makes much difference in your cap if you sent them to the AHL. It might even save you a bit if one or both of Coborn or Paquette was claimed off waivers.
Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:45 a.m.
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You may have seen this...
https://www.thefourthperiod.com/oct-2020/bruins-still-shopping-for-assets
Sounds like they are looking for top-6 forward if they trade Debrusk for Weegar.



OEL


Pro tip, don’t trust a source when they won’t tell you who wrote it.
Oct. 16, 2020 at 10:50 a.m.
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Pro tip, don’t trust a source when they won’t tell you who wrote it.


That is true. David Pagnotta wrote that.
Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:31 a.m.
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That is true. David Pagnotta wrote that.


You have to hunt to find who runs that site. No byline means I’m not trusting that it’s worth anything
Oct. 16, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.
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You have to hunt to find who runs that site. No byline means I’m not trusting that it’s worth anything


He is not Bob McKenzie, but he has broken some stories. Other insiders trust him. He is on NHL satellite radio, NHL TV network all the time.

Its not like it would be crazy to see B's trade Debruska for d-man, then acquire another forward.
Oct. 16, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.
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He is not Bob McKenzie, but he has broken some stories. Other insiders trust him. He is on NHL satellite radio, NHL TV network all the time.

Its not like it would be crazy to see B's trade Debruska for d-man, then acquire another forward.


That would have made a bunch of sense a week ago when there were good d men and good forwards out there.

There’s an equation out there that needs to be factored in.

The d man acquired by moving debrusk has to represent a situation that is more appealing by a certain level than allowing the three left shot d that Sweeney likes to wet their feet in the NHL.

I don’t think Weegar gets you there. If schmidt doesn’t, weegar definitely doesn’t. I think the bruins are rolling with what they have on the left side, or they have a BIG fish targeted that we don’t know about (sergachev or lindholm).
Oct. 16, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.
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That would have made a bunch of sense a week ago when there were good d men and good forwards out there.

There’s an equation out there that needs to be factored in.

The d man acquired by moving debrusk has to represent a situation that is more appealing by a certain level than allowing the three left shot d that Sweeney likes to wet their feet in the NHL.

I don’t think Weegar gets you there. If schmidt doesn’t, weegar definitely doesn’t. I think the bruins are rolling with what they have on the left side, or they have a BIG fish targeted that we don’t know about (sergachev or lindholm).


Four teams that I'd think are selling a LD (not counting Kris Russell, Smith, Ghost, etc).

1. TB: Sergachev...but Coburn more likely I think.
2. PIT: Pettersson. Too many LD, other holes to plug.
3. CGY: Hanifin.
4. DAL: Been a little quiet out of Dallas...they were supposed to move a D-man to make room for Harley and get cap space to sign RFAs Hintz/Gurianov (and Heiskanen next year). I just have no idea who they would move.
Oct. 16, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.
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Four teams that I'd think are selling a LD (not counting Kris Russell, Smith, Ghost, etc).

1. TB: Sergachev...but Coburn more likely I think.
2. PIT: Pettersson. Too many LD, other holes to plug.
3. CGY: Hanifin.
4. DAL: Been a little quiet out of Dallas...they were supposed to move a D-man to make room for Harley and get cap space to sign RFAs Hintz/Gurianov (and Heiskanen next year). I just have no idea who they would move.


I guess my point is that unless the guy the bruins would be acquiring is a legitimate bonafide top pairing defensemen, I personally think its a bad acquisition inherently.
 
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