Edited Jul. 5, 2022 at 11:12 p.m.. Reason: Edit
Quoting: Boltsradynasty
Nichushkin 6.1x5 ...TB I think the 2 players you touched wouldn't get the return it would take for TB to give them up
Compare Nichushkin 27yrs (25G, 27A, 52Pts) VS Nylander 26yrs earning $6.9mil (34G, 46A, 80Pts), Bunting 26yrs (23G, 40A, 63Pts), & Kerfoot 27yrs earning $3.5mil (13G, 38A, 51Pts). Also Nichushkkin has only had one season over 14 Goals or 34Pts. Last year Gaudreau 28yrs was making $6.9mil (43G, 86A, 129Pts) and Burakovsky 27trs was making $4.9mil (25G, 44A, 69Pts). Seems like $5mil is a reasonable salary. I put 3yrs considering that this would give him incentive to earn a bigger contract while still in his prime IF the production keeps up. More than willing to extend it 2yrs and even raise it to somewhere under $6mil.
Let's break it down. Tampa needs Cap space. Also they are more than likely heading into a transition period where they need to try to compete, yet look further down the road. They have several others to sign and positions to fill. Yes, the players beings traded away by Tampa require a high return. But there is always give and take in a trade.
Cernak (1G, 12A, 13Pts, 7+/-) VS. Holl (3G, 20A, 23Pts, 14+/-). Tampa looses 5years of youth and grit here. Gains offence. Also gains $950,000 in cap space. That's a whole entree level contract.
Colton is 25, Robertson is 20. Tampa gains 5 years here and all of Colton's contract in cap space. In terms of potential. Colton projects as a 20-30 goal scorer 3rd to 2nd line forward. Scouting report on Robertson projects as 2nd liner to All-Star 30-40 goal scorer like his brother.
Add in Mikhail Abramov 21yrs (projects as a 2nd to 3rd liner of similar offence as Colton) and a 1st round pick for a 4th.
All in all it look's like a perfect fit for Tampa's needs moving forward and reasonable extra incentive