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Isles 2022-23 - Return of an Old Friend

Created by: slapshot723

Team: 2022-23 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 20, 2022

Published: Jun. 21, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

This is mostly unlikely, but a fun scenario I thought of.

Back in 2014-15, the Isles "kid" line at the time was Lee-Nelson-Strome. I always thought Lee and Nelson have shown really nice chemistry, even though they're both goal scorers. Strome, who was the playmaker on that line, had a very nice season. In my opinion, he played equally as well with Lee and Nelson as he did with Tavares (and I think Kulemin was on the left side?). I think Capuano killed Strome's confidence and a coach like Lambert might give him a better role here. There's also very scarce depth at RW in free agency. Everyone is either too old or will be too expensive.

That being said, I'd only want Strome back if he's willing to take a one-year, prove-it deal on a contender. He most likely will get a larger contract somewhere else, but it'll probably be on a bad team.

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Trades

SEA-NYI Trade

Beauvillier for Dunn straight up seems like a fair deal. Maybe pieces add on both sides but the general framework makes a lot of sense. Dunn essentially takes on the Toews/Leddy role we desperately need, while Beau gives Seattle a young linemate for Beniers and has existing chemistry with Eberle.

NSH-NYI Trade

Cap dump move for both teams in an odd way. Nashville gets two forwards, one veteran (Bailey) and one project (Bellows). Bellows and Cody Glass were junior teammates and seemed to have great chemistry with one another, that could be a fun line to recreate in Nashville. They also move on from Myers, who was very disappointing. NYI saves some cap and gets a depth defenseman and forward (Oliver).

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Free Agents

Domi

Max Domi also signs a one-year, prove-it deal. I think Domi would be an incredible fit with Barzal and Wahlstrom. He's faster than Lee so he can keep up with Barzal, and also is physical enough to protect Barzal and Wahlstrom.

Varlamov

In this scenario, NYI also gets to keep Varlamov. Looking at the goaltending market, and how the playoffs have played out, I really want to keep this tandem together unless we can get a decent backup at super cheap.

Greene

Andy Greene comes back as the 7th defenseman.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Dobson, Noah		3	$4,000,000
Salo, Robin		1	$750,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Greene, Andy	1	$750,000
Domi, Max	1	$4,000,000
Strome, Ryan	1	$3,500,000

Trades

Buried

Richard Pánik: $250,000 ($1,375,000)
Philippe Myers: $1,425,000 ($2,550,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$80,514,963	$245,796	$1,287,500	$1,985,037

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Domi, Max $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Barzal, Mathew $7,000,000$7,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Wahlstrom, Oliver $894,167$894,167 ($537,500$538K) RW RFA - 1
Lee, Anders $7,000,000$7,000,000 LW NTC UFA - 4	Nelson, Brock $6,000,000$6,000,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Strome, Ryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, C UFA - 5
Parise, Zach $750,000$750,000 ($750,000$750K) LW UFA - 1	Pageau, Jean-Gabriel $5,000,000$5,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Palmieri, Kyle $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 3
Martin, Matt $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Cizikas, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 C UFA - 5	Clutterbuck, Cal $1,750,000$1,750,000 RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Pelech, Adam $5,750,000$5,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 7	Pulock, Ryan $6,150,000$6,150,000 RD NTC UFA - 8	Sorokin, Ilya $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 2
Dunn, Vince $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Dobson, Noah $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD RFA - 3
Salo, Robin $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 2	Mayfield, Scott $1,450,000$1,450,000 RD UFA - 1	Varlamov, Semyon $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Greene, Andy $750,000$750,000 LD/RD UFA
Johnston, Ross $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW UFA - 4
Olivier, Mathieu $750,000$750,000 RW UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Barzal, M.		Lee, A.		Domi, M.
	Wahlstrom, O.		Dobson, N.

Power Play 2
Palmieri, K.		Nelson, B.		Strome, R.
	Pulock, R.		Dunn, V.

Penalty Kill 1
	Pageau, J.	Parise, Z.
	Pelech, A.	Pulock, R.

Penalty Kill 2
	Cizikas, C.	Clutterbuck, C.
	Dunn, V.	Mayfield, S.

Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:07 a.m.

eatfreshrefresh

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Someone very stupid is gonna give Ryan Strome a lot of years and a lot more money than that. Wouldn’t be opposed, though, at that price

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:11 a.m.

villenash

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I can't see NSH trading for a big money, multi-year contract dump like Bailey when they have Jeannot, Carrier, and Fabbro to sign the following season. Maybe if it was just a 1-year deal, but the 2nd year just complicates things.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:11 a.m.

CarsonN89

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This is a great arm chair gm, well done!

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:12 a.m.

palhal

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Like your analysis but unless Strome and Domi have no better offers, I can't see them settling for just one year prove it contracts.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:15 a.m.

slapshot723

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NYI

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Quoting: villenash

Makes total sense. I figured taking Myers back would help. Is there something else NYI can take back for Nashville to take Bailey?

Quoting: palhal

Like your analysis but unless Strome and Domi have no better offers, I can't see them settling for just one year prove it contracts.

I think Domi won't get more than a two-year deal from anyone. He hasn't gotten anything longer than that his entire career and he hasn't proven he deserves more since his 72-point season.

Strome, you're probably right, as I mentioned above. Some bad team will offer him a six-year deal with a $5.5M cap hit. More power to him if he wants that, but he'd have a really nice role on NYI in this scenario.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:21 a.m.

Not_Isles5513

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Quoting: villenash

I think the idea is that Nashville would want to add some
middle six scoring if Forsberg leaves.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:21 a.m.

villenash

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Quoting: slapshot723

Makes total sense. I figured taking Myers back would help. Is there something else NYI can take back for Nashville to take Bailey?

Quoting: Isles5513

I think the idea is that Nashville would want to add some
middle six scoring if Forsberg leaves.

I suppose a lot depends on whether they re-sign Forsberg, as he would take up a sizeable amount of NSH's cap-- but I'm just not sure NSH is the right team either way. Their whole philosophy over the past couple of seasons has been to get younger, cheaper, bigger, and tougher; I don't see Bailey fitting that image. I don't dislike him, just not sure NSH is a fit. I saw an ANA post with a Bailey trade today-- it was an overpay by NYI to dump him, but I still think there is potential in a deal there.

Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:25 a.m.

gmgb

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Quoting: Isles5513

I think the idea is that Nashville would want to add some
middle six scoring if Forsberg leaves.

Using up $5M worth of cap space on Bailey just makes it harder for NSH to afford a top six player that can produce 30+ goals - whether that's Forsberg or someone else.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:42 a.m.

Not_Isles5513

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Quoting: gmgb

Using up $5M worth of cap space on Bailey just makes it harder for NSH to afford a top six player that can produce 30+ goals - whether that's Forsberg or someone else.

Hard to find 30 goal scorers. Bailey gets a lot of hate but he can add value to ur team.

Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:59 a.m.

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gmgb

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Quoting: Isles5513

Hard to find 30 goal scorers. Bailey gets a lot of hate but he can add value to ur team.

There will be UFAs like Forsberg, Nichushkin, Tkachuk on the market this summer. Players under contract like Miller, Patrnak, DeBrincat could be available. Fitting in any of those guys gets a little harder for NSH, with Bailey on the books. And like @villenash said above, Bailey doesn't really fit NSH's current identity. I don't see the Preds having interest in either player you're offering them here.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:03 a.m.

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Not_Isles5513

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Quoting: gmgb

There will be UFAs like Forsberg, Nichushkin, Tkachuk on the market this summer. Players under contract like Miller, Patrnak, DeBrincat could be available. Fitting in any of those guys gets a little harder for NSH, with Bailey on the books. And like villenash said above, Bailey doesn't really fit NSH's current identity. I don't see the Preds having interest in either player you're offering them here.

I didn’t offer him but I get what ur saying. Bellows is a solid player tbh. Didn’t get high TOI.

Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:09 a.m.

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gmgb

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Quoting: Isles5513

I didn’t offer him but I get what ur saying. Bellows is a solid player tbh. Didn’t get high TOI.

Yeah, my bad - you have the same profile pic as the OP

I'd prefer keeping Olivier over taking a flyer on Bellows. Olivier didn't get much of a chance with NSH this past season, but he has the physicality Hynes loves. Worked well on a line with Sissons and Trenin previously too, if NSH decides to move Jeannot into the top six full time.

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Jun. 21, 2022 at 12:09 p.m.

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Quillanrocks

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Nice GMing! Appreciate finding one where Seattle is offered a decent hockey deal, as opposed to just trying to dump their latest cast-off, cap dump, or pariah for draft picks!

I like Beauvellier. Could work, though I really wonder if Francis would move Dunn in a deal like this. (?) I honestly think he will hang on to Seattle's top assets and try to move one or more of them at next years deadline in a package for another '23 1st Rounder.

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