If Alex DeBrincat gets the Cole Caufield extension

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Created by: sensonfire

Team: 2023-24 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 5, 2023

Published: Jun. 5, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
DeBrincat, Alex	8	$7,850,000
Pinto, Shane	5	$3,000,000
Brännström, Erik	2	$1,400,000
Bernard-Docker, Jacob	1	$874,125
Gauthier, Julien	1	$840,000
Mandolese, Kevin	1	$840,000
Sokolov, Egor	1	$787,500
Ferguson, Dylan	1	$787,500

Trades

OTT

How would today's signing for Caufield serve as a comparable for signing DeBrincat?

MTL

1. They are both 5 foot 7

2. They are both Americans playing for Canadian teams

3. They are both in their early-mid 20s

4. They both shoot right

5. They both play LW

6. They both can easily score 25 goals a season

7. They both can play on the 1st powerplay unit

8. They both thrive playing with elite linemates like Patrick Kane and Nick Suzuki

9. They are both sub-optimal defensively.

10. They were both RFAs this season.

OTT

1,333,333 in additional cap space for when the Leafs buy out Matt Murray

TOR

OTT

DeSmith, Casey

PIT

Future Considerations

Buyouts

Bobby Ryan: $1,833,333
Colin White: $875,000
Michael Del Zotto: $750,000

Retained Salary Transactions

Matt Murray: $1,562,500 (25%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$84,833,333	$84,702,338	$0	$2,275,000	$130,995

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tkachuk, Brady $8,205,714$8,205,714 LW UFA - 5	Stützle, Tim $8,350,000$8,350,000 C UFA - 8	Giroux, Claude $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, C NMC UFA - 2
DeBrincat, Alex $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Norris, Joshua $7,950,000$7,950,000 C UFA - 7	Batherson, Drake $4,975,000$4,975,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Greig, Ridly $863,333$863,333 C, LW RFA - 2	Pinto, Shane $3,000,000$3,000,000 C RFA - 1	Joseph, Mathieu $2,950,000$2,950,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Sokolov, Egor $787,500$787,500 LW RFA - 1	Kastelic, Mark $835,000$835,000 C, RW RFA - 2	Gauthier, Julien $840,000$840,000 RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chabot, Thomas $8,000,000$8,000,000 LD UFA - 5	Zub, Artem $4,600,000$4,600,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Forsberg, Anton $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 2
Chychrun, Jakob $4,600,000$4,600,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Brännström, Erik $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD, LW RFA - 1	DeSmith, Casey $1,800,000$1,800,000 G UFA - 1
Sanderson, Jake $925,000$925,000 ($1,850,000$2M) LD UFA - 1	Bernard-Docker, Jacob $874,125$874,125 RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Thomson, Lassi $863,333$863,333 ($425,000$425K) RD RFA - 1
Kelly, Parker $762,500$762,500 LW RFA - 1

Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.

habs_need_Scoring

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slight difference is that Debrincat has two 40 goal seasons under his belt. Think he is going to come it a little bit higher than that.

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.

csick

KFTW

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Debrincat should come a little higher, right under Brady Tkachuk. Give him 8.15 x 8 years

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:40 a.m.

Burnout

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Don't see it as being all that comparable. DeBrincat is more proven, his contract will be mostly UFA years and he's got much more leverage. A full 8 year deal is probably in the mid 8s, possibly lower for less term if he'll be young enough to cash in after the contract.

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:41 a.m.

littlejerryseinfeld

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Caufield is coming off an elc with 4 RFA years remaining.

Debrincat has a high QO which he can take and walk to UFA. He also has 2 40 goal seasons

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:45 a.m.

SMH

Mr.

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DeBrincat situation is different, he has a lot more leverage so i think if you can sign him for an 8 yr deal under 8.35 it's a good deal

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.

PantsOffnJacket

Fire J.D. too

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DeBrincat is more likely to accept his QO and walk to UFA if he doesn't see an AAV of 8.5-9mil.

Caufield has barely played 100games and has less then 100pts, he's just not an equal comparison for DeBrincat.

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.

Brian_O_Blivion

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Like everyone else said, they are not comparable players. Debrincat is what you hope Caufield will become, not what he is currently. Debrincat will get at least a mil more. Also, calling Suzuki ‘elite’ and putting him in the same sentence as a living legend like Kane is faux pas.

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 12:08 p.m.

MrLaheySays

SunnyvaleSamsquanche

Joined: Jun. 2023

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finally!!! somebody said it hahaha Suzuki is a Mid 6 player. far from "elite", the Habs potential is high though.

Jun. 5, 2023 at 4:52 p.m.

SammyPollock

A rational Habs fan

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Quoting: MrLaheySays

finally!!! somebody said it hahaha Suzuki is a Mid 6 player. far from "elite", the Habs potential is high though.

I agree that on a bonafide contender Nick Suzuki would currently be a mid 6 player.

Jun. 5, 2023 at 4:56 p.m.

#10

Newtown

Birddog

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DeBrincat is bigger than Caufield and plays a much more physical game. DeBrincat will probably get 8x8. Could have gotten more but didn’t have the best season last year.

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