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Chasing a 3 peat

Created by: Jim_Benning_Almost
Team: 2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 14, 2021
Published: Jul. 14, 2021
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Here's a potential of TB being able to take a serious run at another cup by leveraging assets which other teams have discarded, but are still good.
Assumptions:
- Suter and Parise want to stay together, want to win a cup, and will sign bargain deals.
- Various other veteren players who have made money, but not won, would come over.

Steps:
1) Grease Seattle to take McDonaugh (1st rounder, maybe more needed)
2) Trade a solid, young but expensive player to the team of the guy who originally drafted him. Probably not get his true worth because of flat cap year.
3) Bite the bullet and buyout Tyler Johnson. Don't think anyone is going to trade for him.

Then sign some UFAs who still have value:
- Bring back Goodrow, 3 x $2M
- Sign Parise & Suter, $1M each.
- Sceviour and Helm are reliable depth forwards with experience.
- Marc Staal wants a cup like his brothers.
- James Reimer is a solid back up who won't complain about being a back up.

23 player roster with $265k to spare.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$1,000,000
1$1,200,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,000,000
1$1,000,000
1$1,000,000
2$1,500,000
2$1,500,000
2$1,250,000
1$1,000,000
1$1,000,000
Trades
1.
TBL
    E-draft with some greasing
    SEA
    1. McDonagh, Ryan
    2. 2022 1st round pick (TBL)
    2.
    TBL
    1. 2021 2nd round pick (DET)
    2. 2021 3rd round pick (VGK)
    DET
    1. Cirelli, Anthony
    Additional Details:
    Normally AC would demand a higher return, but in this particular year, teams know that TB is up against a wall, so they look to take advantage...and Yzerman does just that.
    Buyouts
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2021
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    2022
    Logo of the TBL
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    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
    2023
    Logo of the TBL
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    23$81,500,000$81,379,844$145,122$0$120,156
    Left WingCentreRight Wing
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    Killorn, Alex
    $4,450,000$4,450,000
    RW, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 2
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    Stamkos, Steven
    $8,500,000$8,500,000
    LW, C
    NMC
    UFA - 3
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    Kucherov, Nikita
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
    RW
    NMC
    UFA - 6
    Parise, Zach
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    LW
    UFA - 1
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    Point, Brayden
    $6,750,000$6,750,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 1
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    Gourde, Yanni
    $5,166,666$5,166,666
    C, LW, RW
    NTC
    UFA - 4
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    Goodrow, Barclay
    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 6
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    Joseph, Mathieu
    $737,500$737,500
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
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    Palat, Ondrej
    $5,300,000$5,300,000
    LW, RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    Maroon, Patrick
    $900,000$900,000
    LW, RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    Colton, Ross
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 2
    Helm, Darren
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    C, LW, RW
    UFA - 1
    Sceviour, Colton
    $1,250,000$1,250,000
    RW, C
    UFA - 1
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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    Hedman, Victor
    $7,875,000$7,875,000
    LD
    NMC
    UFA - 4
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    Sergachev, Mikhail
    $4,800,000$4,800,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
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    Vasilevskiy, Andrei
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
    G
    NMC
    UFA - 7
    Suter, Ryan
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    LD
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    Cernak, Erik
    $2,950,000$2,950,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    Staal, Marc
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    LD
    UFA - 1
    Reimer, James
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    G
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    Schenn, Luke
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    Rutta, Jan
    $1,300,000$1,300,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    Foote, Cal
    $1,200,000$1,200,000
    RD
    RFA - 2

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    Jul. 14, 2021 at 4:15 p.m.
    #1
    DrumMan44
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    Seems low for Cirelli. The leafs could sure use a guy like him.
    Jul. 14, 2021 at 4:15 p.m.
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    buffbry
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    Pretty sure this is a fair offer for wings
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    Jul. 14, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.
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    I’d even upgrade that VGK 3rd smile

    I don’t see Tampa moving their younger guys.
    Jul. 14, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
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    No on every aspect from Tampa .. except Suter as D as Hedmen recovers.. no Tampa Cup without Mc Donough .. he stays
    Jul. 14, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.
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    Tampa would trade stamkos before they trade AC
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    Jul. 14, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.
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    Jim_Benning_Almost
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    Quoting: Imback123
    No on every aspect from Tampa .. except Suter as D as Hedmen recovers.. no Tampa Cup without Mc Donough .. he stays


    He's too expensive to stay, and likely easier to get Seattle to bite on him. Suter replaces him admirably...some would say even better.
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    Jul. 14, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.
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    Quoting: Oodz
    Tampa would trade stamkos before they trade AC


    Stamkos is more difficult to move than AC, plus he has a NMC, so he'll do whatever he feels like.
    Jul. 14, 2021 at 5:33 p.m.
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    Quoting: BStinson
    I’d even upgrade that VGK 3rd smile

    I don’t see Tampa moving their younger guys.


    It would be a philosophy of "all in" on a 3peat, that's for sure.
    Jul. 14, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.
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    Wings would accept in heartbeat!
    Jul. 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
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    Quoting: PuttinOnTheFoil
    Wings would accept in heartbeat!


    Would you accept Washington's #1 pick + Rangers' #2 pick? Because that's where I started in my head. This team design wasn't about the haul you could get for Cirelli, it was more about who you could potentially ice and win that 3rd cup in a row....this time without cheating the LTIR.
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    Jul. 14, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.
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    Quoting: Jim_Benning_Almost
    Would you accept Washington's #1 pick + Rangers' #2 pick? Because that's where I started in my head. This team design wasn't about the haul you could get for Cirelli, it was more about who you could potentially ice and win that 3rd cup in a row....this time without cheating the LTIR.


    7 years 5 Conference Finals .. 3 Cups .. 2 Stanley wins .. DYNASTY .. winners just win
    Jul. 18, 2021 at 5:58 p.m.
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    The fact that they protected McDonagh when they could have used his cap space tells me that they will pay to move Johnson to the Kraken. Gourde is definitely quite tempting tho. Dom has Gourde as the Kraken's number 1 center going into this season with 105 point pace in the Pacific. Depends how the Kraken want to build. If they are taking Carey Price then they go with Gourde, I think. If they avoid Price, they'll probably be all about assets moving forward (I have made a competitive team with Price and cap flexibility under 60 million but that is without Johnson) and go with TJ

    At the least..

    Tyler Johnson
    1st round pick in 2022
    2nd round pick in 2023
    Cal Foote

    But i think the Bolts need to give more
     
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