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Next Year Pipe Dream

Created by: bolts03
Team: 2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning
Initial Creation Date: Mar. 9, 2024
Published: Mar. 9, 2024
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
If everything worked out perfectly this is what I would do.
Trade for Hanifin’s signing rights at draft once Vegas realizes they can’t get a deal done.
Sign Stamkos for a deal that has more term but is a little cheaper AAV.
Buyout Sheary and save what you can. Trading his contract away would probably cost too much.
Trade away two of the right handed defensemen. If they could move Cernak that would free up a lot of cap space. For this I targeted a player in Maccelli that has term and could slot right in to the top 6. Perbix is moved for a draft pick as Crozier should be in the lineup.
Convince the top NCAA free agent Colin Graf to sign and put him directly in the lineup.
Give Howard a chance to provide some offense on a heavy line.
In my dream world this is a fun skilled lineup.
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
3$900,000
3$900,000
3$900,000
3$900,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$800,000
3$800,000
3$800,000
3$800,000
3$800,000
3$800,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
8$6,500,000
1$950,000
5$4,750,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Graf, Colin
3$900,000
Trades
1.
TBL
    Hanifin
    VGK
    1. 2024 5th round pick (TBL)
    Additional Details:
    At draft Vegas realizes Hanifin won’t sign with them and they trade his rights away. Tampa can sign him for 8 years.
    2.
    3.
    TBL
    1. 2024 3rd round pick (OTT)
    Additional Details:
    Any team that needs a right handed defenseman.
    Buyouts
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2024
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    Logo of the CHI
    Logo of the MIN
    2025
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the ARI
    Logo of the MIN
    Logo of the SJS
    2026
    Logo of the TBL
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    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
    Logo of the TBL
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    22$87,500,000$87,335,833$0$137,500$164,167
    Left WingCentreRight Wing
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $6,500,000$6,500,000
    LW
    UFA - 8
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
    C, RW
    NMC
    UFA - 6
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
    RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 3
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $4,750,000$4,750,000
    LW, C
    UFA
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $6,250,000$6,250,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 7
    Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
    $3,425,000$3,425,000
    LW
    RFA - 2
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $900,000$900,000
    LW
    RFA
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $3,150,000$3,150,000
    C, LW
    NTC
    UFA - 5
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $2,665,000$2,665,000
    RW, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $800,000$800,000
    RW, C
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $800,000$800,000
    C, RW, LW
    UFA - 1
    Graf, Colin
    $900,000$900,000
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
    $6,500,000$6,500,000
    LD
    UFA - 8
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $8,500,000$8,500,000
    LD/RD
    NTC
    UFA - 7
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $9,500,000$9,500,000
    G
    NMC
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $7,875,000$7,875,000
    LD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $867,500$867,500 (Performance Bonus$57,500$58K)
    RD
    RFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $775,000$775,000
    G
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $870,000$870,000 (Performance Bonus$80,000$80K)
    LD
    RFA - 1
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $975,000$975,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $800,000$800,000
    RW
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    $950,000$950,000
    LD/RD
    UFA

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    Mar. 9 at 8:50 a.m.
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    Would absolutely love Colin Graff
    Mar. 9 at 12:12 p.m.
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    Arizona isn’t trading Maccelli
    Mar. 9 at 12:23 p.m.
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    Arizona isn’t trading Maccelli


    I would say you are right but just curious what you would value him at?
    Mar. 9 at 12:45 p.m.
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    Quoting: bolts03
    I would say you are right but just curious what you would value him at?


    I would need something like the Mitts-Byram swap to consider moving him. Maccelli’s passing is just absurd and his defense is underrated. I like Cernak, but he’s a defensive D and we don’t have an offensive or two way guy on the left that would make him viable to use on the top pair. He’d likely land on the 2nd pair behind Durzi, and there’s not enough value in that for me to move Maccelli
     
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