3 UFA signings to watch

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Created by: Kyle_Davidson

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 15, 2023

Published: Jun. 15, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

1. Kessel Says he wants to play another year, hawks can afford to overpay him with the intention of flipping him to a contender at the deadline if he plays well. Because it’s a 35 + contract the hawks can offer performance bonuses that will eat into the abundance of cap space this team will have while keeping the AAV down for trade bait. I would give Kessel 1 million in salary with a Bonus structure would include up to 2 million AAV for a GP of 41 and P threshold of 40. Also includes a 10 team limited NTC.

2. Connor Brown Limited severely in games played last season he is a bouncback/Value rebuilding asset. A consistent 30-40 point getter that would be easy to flip at the deadline after getting top line opportunity in chicago.

3. Sean Monahan - Similarly limited in GP and coming off a semi

3. Sean Mona

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Kurashev, Philipp		2	$2,500,000
Jones, Caleb		2	$2,500,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kessel, Phil	1	$1,000,000
Monahan, Sean	1	$4,500,000
Brown, Connor	1	$4,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bedard, Connor		3	$925,000

Trades

CHI

Bailey, Josh
2024 2nd round pick (NYI)

NYI

Johnson, Reese

CHI

Murray, Matt
2023 1st round pick (BOS)

TOR

2023 2nd round pick (TBL)

Buyouts

Brett Connolly: $1,166,667
Henrik Borgström: $183,334

Retained Salary Transactions

Jake McCabe: $2,000,000 (50%)

Recapture Fees

Duncan Keith: $1,938,456

Buried

Josh Bailey: $3,850,000 ($5,000,000)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$71,768,457	$0	$1,387,500	$11,731,543

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Monahan, Sean $4,500,000$4,500,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1	Bedard, Connor $925,000$925,000	Brown, Connor $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Reichel, Lukas $925,000$925,000 ($505,000$505K) LW, C RFA - 1	Athanasiou, Andreas $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Raddysh, Taylor $758,333$758,333 RW RFA - 1
Kurashev, Philipp $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 2	Dickinson, Jason $2,650,000$2,650,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Kessel, Phil $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW UFA
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 1	Blackwell, Colin $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Vlasic, Alex $916,667$916,667 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 1	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 7	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Phillips, Isaak $859,167$859,167 ($32,500$32K) LD RFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Murray, Matt $4,687,500$4,687,500 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Jones, Caleb $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Zaitsev, Nikita $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Tinordi, Jarred $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD UFA - 1
Entwistle, Mackenzie $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 1
Guttman, Cole $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 1

Jun. 15, 2023 at 10:04 p.m.

TheRealKyleDavidson

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Davidson said that he plans on keeping Mrazek and Soderblom as a tandem.

Jun. 15, 2023 at 10:15 p.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Kyle from Chicago

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Quoting: TheRealKyleDavidson

Davidson said that he plans on keeping Mrazek and Soderblom as a tandem.

He said he’s not going out and chasing for a goalie and that he is comfortable with that duo yes… but this trade is not in conflict with that idea.

Jun. 15, 2023 at 10:25 p.m.

LivingAnew

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Quoting: Kyle_Davidson

He said he’s not going out and chasing for a goalie and that he is comfortable with that duo yes… but this trade is not in conflict with that idea.[/quote

Could be a negotiating ploy. Or, he could still get Murray in a deal something along these lines - and promptly buy him out. PRESTO, CHANGO... Mrazek and Soderblom are still our goalie tandem, but now the Hawks have an additional, 2023 first-round selection. Happiness!

Jun. 15, 2023 at 10:32 p.m.

Jco5ta5

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4-time* Stanley Cup Champion Phil Kessel!!

Jun. 15, 2023 at 11:20 p.m.

Kyle_Davidson

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Kyle from Chicago

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Quoting: LivingAnew

I don’t know that I would buy into the idea that Davidson would try to negotiate through the media. I think he probably would be open to moving back into the first and with taking on Murray but only for the right prices. I don’t think he will chase treveling down with this trade idea because it’s not his problem to deal with.

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