Opposite side of BUF trade I just saw

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Created by: exo2769

Team: 2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 11, 2021

Published: Jun. 11, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Clearly I made a few edits because Keith isn't going to BUF. ZERO chance that happens. Not even worth posting that part.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Hagel, Brandon	3	$2,000,000
Suter, Pius	1	$1,750,000
Kämpf, David	1	$1,250,000
Nylander, Alexander	2	$1,000,000
Gaudette, Adam	2	$1,250,000

Trades

CHI

Eichel, Jack

Additional Details:

Kirby Dach is obviously the main piece. Putting him back together with Cozens could truly be a really good thing for BUF going forward. Reichel is a responsible 2-way forward and the 1st this year should help too.

BUF

Additional Details:

Let's break down the cap implications on this side.

DeHaan has 1 year left of $4.5M and Connelly 2 years at $3.5M There needs to be a cap rebalancing that occurs when a $10M player gets traded. $8M going back has to be a guarantee.

The additional piece is Seabs. This really shouldn't be a big deal for BUF. They're NOT remotely close to the cap ceiling...and won't be any time soon because of their ELCs not getting raises. SO all BUF needs to do is be cap compliant on day 1 and then Seabs goes to LTIR. VERY easy to do.

CHI

Expansion

SEA

Zadorov, Nikita [RFA Rights]

Retained Salary Transactions

Olli Määttä: $750,108 (18.37%)

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	$64,428,509	$452,439	$2,882,500	$17,071,491

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
DeBrincat, Alex $6,400,000$6,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 5	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Kubalik, Dominik $3,700,000$3,700,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Suter, Pius $1,750,000$1,750,000 C, LW UFA - 2
Hagel, Brandon $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW UFA - 3	Borgström, Henrik $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA - 2	Strome, Dylan $3,000,000$3,000,000 C UFA - 1
Gaudette, Adam $1,250,000$1,250,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $1,250,000$1,250,000 C UFA - 2	Kurashev, Philipp $842,500$842,500 ($32,500$32K) LW, C, RW RFA - 1
Hardman, Mike $912,500$912,500 LW, RW UFA - 1	Carpenter, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1	Nylander, Alexander $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Kalynuk, Wyatt $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $800,000$800,000 G UFA - 1
Stillman, Riley $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD RFA - 3	Boqvist, Adam $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 1	Subban, Malcolm $850,000$850,000 G UFA - 1
Keith, Duncan $5,538,462$5,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 2	Mitchell, Ian $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 2
Beaudin, Nicolas $863,333$863,333 ($300,000$300K) LD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Delia, Collin $1,000,000$1,000,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:44 a.m.

JokiStan

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Thanks for posting the Chicago perspective, I didn't really realize Keith had a NMC

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:46 a.m.

exo2769

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exo2769

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Quoting: JokiStan

Thanks for posting the Chicago perspective, I didn't really realize Keith had a NMC

No worries. I wasn't trying to be mean about it. Just pointing it out.

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:53 a.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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A lot of cap dumps going the other way make the value better, but it's a splashy move that really doesn't help our position much. There's so many pieces we need before we can contend. My preference is that we continue developing and see if Dach can become a player comparable to Eichel on his own.

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:58 a.m.

exo2769

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Quoting: Stan_Bowman

The only thing I'd mention to that though is $9M in cap space. Getting a high end UFA is very realistic. Maybe it's Seth Jones or Linhold next year?

Jun. 11, 2021 at 10:01 a.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Quoting: exo2769

The only thing I'd mention to that though is $9M in cap space. Getting a high end UFA is very realistic. Maybe it's Seth Jones or Linhold next year?

We would have that option without this trade. This team isn't physically or mentally mature enough to compete. Let them develop naturally.

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 10:45 a.m.

kclar

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BUF probably says yes. Not sure if the Hawks would want to do this though. Dach is a beast

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 11:23 a.m.

Lenny54

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Quoting: kclar

BUF probably says yes. Not sure if the Hawks would want to do this though. Dach is a beast

I think the deciding factor in this trade is by the time Dach reaches his peak where will Kane and Toews be career wise if Chicago wants one more run with them they make this trade and it's not like Eichel will be over the hill a couple of years from now.

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Jun. 11, 2021 at 12:11 p.m.

Hockeyplayer1

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Dach will never be on the same level as Eichel? Is that really a question?
Adding Eichel for these pieces makes complete sense for the Hawks. All they need is to find a top pairing defenseman and they become a playoff team. Its either make big moves now or prepare for mediocrity for many years to come. The hawks don't have any superstars in the pipeline and constantly 8-15 wont get you one either. When Toews and Kane aren't useful anymore the hawks are will be stuck in mediocrity.

Jun. 11, 2021 at 2:54 p.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Quoting: Lenny54

If they want another run they will sign cheaper contracts and transition to depth roles. We have a good thing going rebuild wise and sacrificing it now in a half hearted/foolish attempt to contend is not going to leave anyone satisfied.

Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

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Quoting: Hockeyplayer1

Debrincat is going to be a top 5 goal scorer for the next decade, Dach is also projected to be up there and has show he can play playoff hockey in the series last year. Is eichel a top 10 player in the league I don't think so. Could he get there, perhaps its more likely then the 2 mentioned but organic growth with good surrounds is a good move for us to take.

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