Quoting: Ste_Catherine_Street
Ok, but which Deadline rental, potentially speaking? Not sure who the AVS could get this spring,, and who knows about next year.
As for EJ, phhh. I don't know man. If I look around at other contracts and the way the position has been affected by the flat cap, I mean...look at what Toews just signed for with the AVS. I'd be shocked if a team took Erik Johnson for $4M against their cap, without taking a prospect in return. Maybe I'm pessimistic.
As for Bowers and Newhook, if only they were playing a real amount of hockey this year . Oh well, maybe next fall camp they'll surprise
There will likely be a good number of 3C's available at the deadline, though exactly which ones are available will depend on which teams are in the playoffs spots at that point obviously.
Potentially some of these guys will be available: Haula, Bonino, Cizikas, Zajac, Acciari, Wennberg, Staal, Tierney, Jenner, Copp, Lowry, Stastny, Bjugstad, Johansson, Danault, Backlund, Laughton, McCann, Eller.
Erik Johnson is a tough one. Even with retention of $2m it might still take a decent asset attached to him to move him as you said. That's tough to do though given that he has a 12 team no trade list. Avs might just buy him out and then resign him at a cheaper caphit. Time will tell.