Team: 2021-22 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: May 31, 2021

Published: May 31, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Of course the idea is that even if COL does match, that basically guarantees losses for the Avs elsewhere, likely Landeskog who may get an offer from SJ for around 8mil if COL matches the Sharks' 10.5mil offer here for Makar.

Wouldn't be the first time Doug Wilson would pull something like this. CHI was too good too and he did it with Hjalmmarson to get Niemi. This would be on whole other level though.

4 BOLD MOVES:

1. Offersheet Makar. COL doesn't match not just to keep money for Landy and everyone else in the future, but there's TWO unprotected 1st rounders, a 2nd, and a 3rd coming back to them too. Sharks reunite the UMass kids with Ferraro, Leonard, and now Makar.

2. Ship Burns to SEA by shipping SJ's 1st round pick Weisblatt with his friend and likely middle-6 good young player in Gregor who's gotten experience with the Sharks the last 2 years. Those are two very, very solid pieces for SEA and with Burns still eating up almost half the game in his time on ice per game, he's not slowing anytime soon and his game's been very decent and evenkeel in both offense and defense than in years past where you had the high point totals in offense but poor defense.

3. Makar makes EK65 expendable. Blockbuster him to FLA for Bob who's the odd man out himself there in goal in a 1-for-1. SJ addresses goaltending, the contracts are basically a wash (EK65's the better player at his position with more upside so the extra year on his contract balances that out), and FLA gets a coveted RH-dman they can use.

4. Hischier gets Meier, they're both happy, NJ's top line is happy, it's a win-win.. Some NJD fans won't like the deal, but I think it makes a world of sense and it's more than fair value. Everyone's entitled to an opinion though and I respect that if it's not disrespectful or facetious in nature. On a lesser note they also get some of that experience and veteran presence they're looking for on defense with Simek (though he's still only 28); Sharks part with him given the logjam of LH-dmen with Pasichnuk and Kniazev behind Ferraro Knyzhov and Vlasic.

3 MINOR BUT KEY SIGNINGS:

1. Armia gives the team that big-bodied RW presence in the bottom lines for this suddenly very young team that probably still has an average age of 30 because of Marleau's resigning.

2. Larsson is that defensive anchor to pair with Vlasic. Replace Larsson with another defensive guy with similar probable cap hit like Savard from FA or even Braun from PHI for a 4th rounder.

3. Nosek on a 1yr deal fits the bill for a 3C guy who can drive some offense. He fills the role for a season before Robins/Bordeleau get ready to jump in the season after that.

Money all checks out as far as having enough to resign Hertl, Ferraro, etc.

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