**Conditions: The pick is transferred to Arizona if Ladd:
1. Does not play in any professional games in 2022-23 while under his current contract, and
2. Does not retire prior to the conclusion of the 2022-23 regular season.
Result: Arizona will receive the 2023 3rd round pick
I'm voting Arizona because I'm tired of seeing that franchise flounder and the fact they've had the wherewithal to acquire more draft capital suggests good things. I can see them trading into the first round next weekend.
The coyotes could have easily gotten a first out of eating Ladd's contract. I see what the Isles are doing here. Great work by Lou and the front office. @AndrewLadd take it from here.
dude cap space is king in the flat salary cap world
how else would the islanders have been mugged for all of their lunch money
I think you’ve got the wrong idea here. The Islanders just cleared $15 million for a 2nd and a 3rd round pick over the last 2 days. (Plus swapping Leddy/Panik, but this is still a massive W for the Isles)
I'm voting Arizona because I'm tired of seeing that franchise flounder and the fact they've had the wherewithal to acquire more draft capital suggests good things. I can see them trading into the first round next weekend.
Just watch Bettman do something like become a dictator and veto any trade that gets ARI into the 1st round.
I'm voting Arizona because I'm tired of seeing that franchise flounder and the fact they've had the wherewithal to acquire more draft capital suggests good things. I can see them trading into the first round next weekend.
It would be a lot easier to cheer for them if they didn’t have the worst ownership in the league.
If Ladd is LTIRe next, that changes things a lot. Otherwise, despite my general sympathy towards NYI and their coach, I voted Arizona since they get to the floor and got paid for it while not taking any roster spot from the kids.
P.S. Thank you Lou for establishing a price for large cap dumps this off season.
I think you’ve got the wrong idea here. The Islanders just cleared $15 million for a 2nd and a 3rd round pick over the last 2 days. (Plus swapping Leddy/Panik, but this is still a massive W for the Isles)
well, no, that's still the whole point. you really think Lou Lamoriello wanted to burn 3 draft picks on dumping Andrew Ladd's contract? hell no. he had to because that's the reality of the salary cap world.
sure, he gets the cap space now to sign Sorokin/Beauviller/Pelech, but he still had to burn assets to do it.
again, to re-iterate, *cap space is king* nowadays.