From cap hell to back to back Cup champions

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Created by: JuZZame

Team: 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 28, 2020

Published: Oct. 28, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Big RFA contracts are based on The Athletic projection (Sergachev, Cirelli, Cernak). Vatanen and Joseph contracts are based on Evolve Hockey projection of 1 year contracts. Kovalchuk is rumored to sign a minimum deal of 700k, and that was his last contract as well. Miller I also see signing a close to a minimum deal.

As for the trades, Johnson and 1st could go anywhere for future considerations, just have DET here because they have space and because of Stevie Y. Coburn and McElhinney also could go anywhere for basically no return.

Killorn and Paquette to NSH I can see happening now because they have space and also because Richards is now there on the bench. If not Killorn, then I could see Gourde traded there as well and he would fit well in NSH I think, and it would also add more cap space. Then ABB could possibly take his place as 3C.

And I know there have been no rumors about Vatanen, Miller and Kovalchuk signing with Tampa, but I could see them grabbing a few veterans players like Kovalchuk and Miller. Seemed to work for Dallas last season and Toronto is doing something similar as well. There is a chance that Kovalchuk might not be a fit in Tampa, but I think he is worth the shot at that price, even though he pretty much fell flat in the last playoffs. And Tampa could always add players at the deadline. And I'm sure they will at least add some size to D, just like last season.

And I know this not below the cap, but with little tweaks it could work.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Sergachev, Mikhail	3	$5,250,000
Cirelli, Anthony	2	$3,700,000
Cernak, Erik	2	$2,400,000
Joseph, Mathieu	1	$1,025,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Vatanen, Sami	1	$1,895,000
Kovalchuk, Ilya	1	$700,000
Miller, Ryan	1	$750,000

Trades

TBL

Future considerations

DET

Johnson, Tyler
2021 1st round pick (TBL)

TBL

2021 7th round pick (PHI)

PHI

Coburn, Braydon

TBL

2021 7th round pick (CHI)

CHI

McElhinney, Curtis

Buyouts

Vincent Lecavalier: $0

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$81,500,000	$88,008,424	$0	$500,000	-$6,508,424

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Palat, Ondrej $5,300,000$5,300,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 2	Point, Brayden $6,750,000$6,750,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Kucherov, Nikita $9,500,000$9,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 7
Kovalchuk, Ilya $700,000$700,000 LW, RW UFA	Cirelli, Anthony $3,700,000$3,700,000 C, LW UFA - 3	Stamkos, Steven $8,500,000$8,500,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 4
Goodrow, Barclay $925,000$925,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Gourde, Yanni $5,166,666$5,166,666 C, LW, RW NTC UFA - 5	Coleman, Blake $1,800,000$1,800,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Joseph, Mathieu $1,025,000$1,025,000 LW, RW UFA - 2		Maroon, Patrick $900,000$900,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 2
Killorn, Alex $4,450,000$4,450,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Stephens, Mitchell $737,500$737,500 C UFA - 2
	Paquette, Cédric $1,650,000$1,650,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hedman, Victor $7,875,000$7,875,000 LD NMC UFA - 5	Cernak, Erik $2,400,000$2,400,000 RD UFA - 3	Vasilevskiy, Andrei $9,500,000$9,500,000 G UFA - 8
McDonagh, Ryan $6,750,000$6,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 6	Vatanen, Sami $1,895,000$1,895,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
	Foote, Cal $925,000$925,000 ($500,000$500K) RD RFA - 1	Miller, Ryan $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Sergachev, Mikhail $5,250,000$5,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Barré-Boulet, Alex $759,258$759,258 RW, LW UFA - 1
Schenn, Luke $800,000$800,000 RD UFA - 1

Oct. 28, 2020 at 10:54 p.m.

villenash

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I don't think Killorn gets a 2nd - I just don't think they'll get fair value in any deals other than maybe Cirelli/Sergachev if they go that route. And NSH is trying to keep room open for their rookies, so not sure NSH is even looking to add anymore, let alone two players. And NSH wouldn't want to take on Gourde's cap

Oct. 28, 2020 at 10:56 p.m.

buffbry

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It will cost more then a first for wings to take TJ

Oct. 28, 2020 at 11:17 p.m.

DeadWingsv2

PlusMinus is stupid

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Quoting: buffbry

It will cost more then a first for wings to take TJ

Agreed. It's going to be a very late 1st and that's a LOT of years left. One scenario I've played around with, is Filppula (with salary retained) to Tampa for Tyler Johnson, a 1st and a 3rd.

Oct. 29, 2020 at 12:35 a.m.

justaBoss

What in tarnation

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Quoting: villenash

Tbh only a 2nd for Killorn is already very low value in itself.

Oct. 29, 2020 at 12:57 a.m.

buffbry

Buffbry

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Quoting: DeadWingsv2

Agreed. It's going to be a very late 1st and that's a LOT of years left. One scenario I've played around with, is Filppula (with salary retained) to Tampa for Tyler Johnson, a 1st and a 3rd.

I'd still want more. Like first and big prospect, foote or boulie

Oct. 29, 2020 at 8:07 a.m.

DiehardRedWingsFan58

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Try more like to Detroit Tyler Johnson+Tampa's 2021 1st round pick+Foote to Tampa Future Considerations.

Oct. 29, 2020 at 9:42 a.m.

villenash

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Quoting: justaBoss

Tbh only a 2nd for Killorn is already very low value in itself.

I just feel that the longer it goes on, the worse the deals are going to be for TBL

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