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Smith Signs Now What

Created by: Bmke92
Team: 2024-25 San Jose Sharks
Initial Creation Date: May 8, 2024
Published: May 28, 2024
Salary Cap Mode: Accurate/Prorated
LTIR Enabled: Yes
Season Days: 192
Days Remaining: 192
Season Remaining: 100%
Projected Cap Hit Prior To Days Remaining Tooltip : $49,529,167
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Sharks need to use cap space and likely overpay for guys that will contribute but still grow to an extent with their young center core. The blueprint is hardworking, goalscoring forwards combined with two way defenseman who are able to break the puck out and get it out of the zone effectively. Many options out there, but i think this is a reasonable prediction based on whos out there.
Free Agent Signings
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3$950,000
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1$950,000
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$2,750,000
1$950,000
1$1,500,000
1$1,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$1,000,000
3$5,250,000
3$3,250,000
4$6,250,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Celebrini, Macklin
3$950,000
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SJS
  1. 2025 5th round pick (TBL)
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2024
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2025
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23$83,500,000$70,637,500$0$850,000$12,862,500
Prorated Cap Hit

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
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LW
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
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$1,450,000$1,450,000
RW
RFA - 1
$3,250,000$3,250,000
LW
UFA
Celebrini, Macklin
$950,000$950,000
$6,250,000$6,250,000
RW, LW
UFA
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
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$950,000$950,000
C
RFA - 3
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW, LW
RFA
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$950,000$950,000
C, LW
RFA
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
C
UFA - 1
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$3,250,000$3,250,000
LD
UFA - 2
$5,250,000$5,250,000
RD
UFA
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$2,350,000$2,350,000
G
UFA - 1
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$950,000$950,000
LD
RFA
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$1,250,000$1,250,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$3,400,000$3,400,000
G
UFA - 1
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$7,000,000$7,000,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$1,000,000$1,000,000
RD
RFA
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$1,100,000$1,100,000
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UFA - 2
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C
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May 28 at 2:36 p.m.
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Celebrini or Smith will likely take the 1C job from Granlund pretty quickly.
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May 28 at 2:37 p.m.
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Draft Macklin and absorb two more 20-win seasons while he and Smith get their feet wet. Spending money on middling UFAs right now won't speed up the process.

You've got your nucleus, and now you gotta be patient.
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May 28 at 2:40 p.m.
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Draft Macklin and absorb two more 20-win seasons while he and Smith get their feet wet. Spending money on middling UFAs right now won't speed up the process.

You've got your nucleus, and now you gotta be patient.


Yeah, they should only start actively adding to the roster when they have a couple of young defensemen playing full time. Right now they have none.
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May 28 at 2:41 p.m.
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Yeah, they should only start actively adding to the roster when they have a couple of young defensemen playing full time. Right now they have none.


This UFA pool is so bad overall that unless you're a contender hoping one final piece puts you over the top, you're gonna end up regretting the deals you make.

For a team like SJS, they're just so far away from contending that signing guys now will require overpaying and won't do anything to speed the rebuild process.
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May 28 at 2:43 p.m.
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Edited May 28 at 2:49 p.m.
Sharks just need to sign or trade for a few vets on short term contracts.

1 or 2 years.

Teams will be selling vets playing on bad contracts for cheap.

Young players need good vets to show them the way.

It's why I've been advocating SJ trading for Fabbri.

Or players like Fabbri.

1 year deal.

I don't care that he makes 4 mil.

The last thing we need to do is fast track our rebuild with expensive long term UFA's.

Then you end up like Detroit. 😬

Although they do have an excellent prospect pool.

Keep drafting high picks while we're bad and continue building. 😁
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May 28 at 3:06 p.m.
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DeBrusk is probably a guy they could sign on a 1-year deal high cap since he had a bad year and he's already blamed his broken hand for it. Don't think he'll be willing to sign a long multi-year deal there without getting more term.

Quoting: SharkTank
Sharks just need to sign or trade for a few vets on short term contracts.

1 or 2 years.

Teams will be selling vets playing on bad contracts for cheap.

Young players need good vets to show them the way.

It's why I've been advocating SJ trading for Fabbri.

Or players like Fabbri.

1 year deal.

I don't care that he makes 4 mil.

The last thing we need to do is fast track our rebuild with expensive long term UFA's.

Then you end up like Detroit. 😬

Although they do have an excellent prospect pool.

Keep drafting high picks while we're bad and continue building. 😁


To be fair, Detroit's rebuild wasn't to the studs plus their lottery luck has been bad, if it wasn't for good drafting they would have nothing really. They also didn't sign any of those long-term middle age guys until after 5-years of missing the playoffs.
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May 28 at 3:10 p.m.
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Quoting: ginandtacos
Draft Macklin and absorb two more 20-win seasons while he and Smith get their feet wet. Spending money on middling UFAs right now won't speed up the process.

You've got your nucleus, and now you gotta be patient.


These are solid recs. One thing to keep in mind is our long-time owner is entering the winter of his lifespan and I suspect he may start pulling on strings to try and accelerate the process for some success before he's gone. Especially now with Celebrini coming.
May 28 at 3:28 p.m.
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Zero chance TB does that. If they thought he was worth close to that he'd be wearing blue and white already
May 28 at 3:28 p.m.
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DeBrusk is probably a guy they could sign on a 1-year deal high cap since he had a bad year and he's already blamed his broken hand for it. Don't think he'll be willing to sign a long multi-year deal there without getting more term.



To be fair, Detroit's rebuild wasn't to the studs plus their lottery luck has been bad, if it wasn't for good drafting they would have nothing really. They also didn't sign any of those long-term middle age guys until after 5-years of missing the playoffs.


When it comes to Detroit, I don't count the end of the Kenny Holland era as part of their rebuild.

Yzerman arrived in 2019 and he's drafted very well for the most part.

Time will tell on his prospects but right now it looks promising.

I didn't like some their UFA signings.

Chiarot, Copp, Compher, Holl, Husso.

Too much term and trying to fill the 2C hole with bottom 6 guy's.

Trading for Petry was unnecessary.

Red Wings have indeed had more bad lottery luck than any team.

My tinfoil hat says it's because Mike Ilitch Sr. wouldn't shake Bettman's hand after losing to Pittsburgh in the SCF back in 2009.

He shook Mario Lemieux's hand.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but if you look at Detroit's horrible lottery luck it does look rather suspicious.

Never moving up a spot and either staying the same or going down.

Rangers just happen to move up to #2 then #1 in consecutive years.

I have nothing against the Rangers.

Just saying.

We all remember the travesty of Detroit falling to 4th but to Yzerman's credit he did get Raymond.

NHL changed the rule because of that.

1st can't fall more than to 3rd.
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May 28 at 4:25 p.m.
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When it comes to Detroit, I don't count the end of the Kenny Holland era as part of their rebuild.

Yzerman arrived in 2019 and he's drafted very well for the most part.

Time will tell on his prospects but right now it looks promising.

I didn't like some their UFA signings.

Chiarot, Copp, Compher, Holl, Husso.

Too much term and trying to fill the 2C hole with bottom 6 guy's.

Trading for Petry was unnecessary.

Red Wings have indeed had more bad lottery luck than any team.

My tinfoil hat says it's because Mike Ilitch Sr. wouldn't shake Bettman's hand after losing to Pittsburgh in the SCF back in 2009.

He shook Mario Lemieux's hand.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but if you look at Detroit's horrible lottery luck it does look rather suspicious.

Never moving up a spot and either staying the same or going down.

Rangers just happen to move up to #2 then #1 in consecutive years.

I have nothing against the Rangers.

Just saying.

We all remember the travesty of Detroit falling to 4th but to Yzerman's credit he did get Raymond.

NHL changed the rule because of that.

1st can't fall more than to 3rd.


Fair not to include the end of Holland's work but at the same time the organization is probably not trying to post an incredible playoff drought record to follow up the impressive playoff streak that they had going. The Husso pick-up was pretty smart, since he looked like a promising goalie, could have been the perfect transition goalie for Cossa (who seems to have fallen off the map). He only got 3-years so it's nothing too crazy. Holl was a serviceable D-man, 3-years isn't too crazy, Det does need to meet the cap floor, so not having all their contracts expire in the same year is good. Chiarot contract was questionable but again doesn't really affect them cap-wise. Getting a middle 6/bottom -guy to play 2C is probably out of necessity, and he figured that if they got a proper guy he could just slide down, so I don't think the Copp signing was bad really. The Compher signing the year after is what made things strange. The consequences of those two signings together might be felt in the next couple of years, but probably only if they get the opportunity to sign a superstar via FA.

Lol, the Bettman DET theory seems plausible. Funny how he's a conspiracy theory magnet. I wonder if NY wins the Cup this year, will he be willing to step down? Or at least, will Trouba get suspended for more than just 1-game instead of getting fined? Will a Canadian team be allowed to win a Cup?
May 28 at 5:22 p.m.
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Fair not to include the end of Holland's work but at the same time the organization is probably not trying to post an incredible playoff drought record to follow up the impressive playoff streak that they had going. The Husso pick-up was pretty smart, since he looked like a promising goalie, could have been the perfect transition goalie for Cossa (who seems to have fallen off the map). He only got 3-years so it's nothing too crazy. Holl was a serviceable D-man, 3-years isn't too crazy, Det does need to meet the cap floor, so not having all their contracts expire in the same year is good. Chiarot contract was questionable but again doesn't really affect them cap-wise. Getting a middle 6/bottom -guy to play 2C is probably out of necessity, and he figured that if they got a proper guy he could just slide down, so I don't think the Copp signing was bad really. The Compher signing the year after is what made things strange. The consequences of those two signings together might be felt in the next couple of years, but probably only if they get the opportunity to sign a superstar via FA.

Lol, the Bettman DET theory seems plausible. Funny how he's a conspiracy theory magnet. I wonder if NY wins the Cup this year, will he be willing to step down? Or at least, will Trouba get suspended for more than just 1-game instead of getting fined? Will a Canadian team be allowed to win a Cup?


Husso pickup wasn't smart at all.

It simply hasn't worked out for Detroit.

He's stunk when he's has played and can't stay healthy.

Cossa hasn't fallen off the map at all.

What an ignorant comment.

He just got done playing leading Grand Rapids to the AHL semi finals and losing to a favored and stacked Milwaukee team.

Leafs fans warned everyone for years how bad Holl is.

It was a horrible signing and now Yzerman is going to have to eat a warm sandwich.

Yzerman isn't perfect you know.

It is ok to criticize him when he makes mistakes.

What are you, Yzerman's agent?

You're literally justifying Yzerman's every move.

Copp and Compher are 3rd liners and both were signed to be pretend 2Cs and clearly they're not.
May 28 at 6:25 p.m.
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This UFA pool is so bad overall that unless you're a contender hoping one final piece puts you over the top, you're gonna end up regretting the deals you make.

For a team like SJS, they're just so far away from contending that signing guys now will require overpaying and won't do anything to speed the rebuild process.


Bingoooooo
May 28 at 7:45 p.m.
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Yeah, they should only start actively adding to the roster when they have a couple of young defensemen playing full time. Right now they have none.


Agree the only UFA should be Defenders. Especially a RHD PP guy. i'd even consider Barrie on the cheap or reacquiring burns
Forwards the pipeline is loaded. We should be trading for Cap dumps,, R.Smith, Rakell, Fabbri, Sheary, Mikheyev, Schmidt
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May 28 at 10:39 p.m.
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Husso pickup wasn't smart at all.

It simply hasn't worked out for Detroit.

He's stunk when he's has played and can't stay healthy.

Cossa hasn't fallen off the map at all.

What an ignorant comment.

He just got done playing leading Grand Rapids to the AHL semi finals and losing to a favored and stacked Milwaukee team.

Leafs fans warned everyone for years how bad Holl is.

It was a horrible signing and now Yzerman is going to have to eat a warm sandwich.

Yzerman isn't perfect you know.

It is ok to criticize him when he makes mistakes.

What are you, Yzerman's agent?

You're literally justifying Yzerman's every move.

Copp and Compher are 3rd liners and both were signed to be pretend 2Cs and clearly they're not.



Husso not working out doesn't make the signing a bad one. It just didn't work out which is often the case with goalie signings. I didn't realize that Cossa played in the A last year, but for someone of his draft calibre, I wouldn't expect it to be his first. So he did kind of fall off the map for a bit but he has time. My point though about Cossa is that he's going to need time and had the Husso signing worked out then they would have been set until he was ready. It didn't workout, so now they still need to find someone.

Toronto fans rip on every defender who makes costly mistakes in a significant role. Not sure what Holl's role was in Detroit last year, but the biggest problem with Holl in Toronto was that he was playing a role for which he wasn't suited. He would have been fine as a 3rd pairing defender.

I know Yzerman is not perfect, but I don't criticize GMs for move that look bad in hindsight or for signing role players without looking at the overall context of the team. I didn't justify every move. The Compher signing wasn't a good one especially considering he had already signed Copp to a similar deal for a similar reason. Otherwise, playing Copp as the 2C would have been fine until they got a real one. I know he signed Compher because he has more offense to him than Copp but I think he should have accepted that he already signed one "pretend 2C". Can't get mad at a GM for trying to field an NHL roster vs an AHL one. A lot of the Detroit fans just wanted him to keep tanking and solely rely on the draft, which is unrealistic and would likely have resulted in Larkin's exit. Yzerman might pay for the Compher/Copp signing and the Holl one but that time hasn't come. Chances are those 5-year deals are the only ones that will become an inconvenience.
May 28 at 11:42 p.m.
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Why does Kunin sign for 1x2.75M when his QO is 1x3M? If he's signing a 1 year deal he's getting the full 3M. Considering the cap situation, the only motivation for the Sharks to decrease that number is if they're going to try to flip him at the TDL.
May 29 at 2:17 p.m.
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Quoting: ginandtacos
This UFA pool is so bad overall that unless you're a contender hoping one final piece puts you over the top, you're gonna end up regretting the deals you make.

For a team like SJS, they're just so far away from contending that signing guys now will require overpaying and won't do anything to speed the rebuild process.


my argument isnt about contending, its about helping the development of Smith and Mack using cap space to sign Vets that are actual contributors rather than other prospects like Musty and Gushchin that need to develop as well. Keep in mind, after moving off all these contracts, the sharks need to get to the floor. Granlund and sturm are great candidates to be moved at the deadline, which opens up more spots for guys with the cuda, but overall they need to have an actual roster in training camp and not pencil in the kids yet.

And this has nothing to do with speeding up any rebuild, its all about giving the young guys some actual contributors to help them rather than leaving Kunin as the 2C and "tanking"
 
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