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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 27, 2020 at 6:17 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 24, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.
Thread: What the Lightning should do
ISSUE is next year worse .. Coleman and Goodrow up for contracts and none go away. BUT situation is not that dire albeit tight.

1. TJ will go somewhere in NHL but will cost us a 2nd and prospect..
2. I would trade Gourde now and if cant/he says no .. waive him now.
3. TJ and Gourde are due $11M a year and $45M total .. if can't trade then now; forget next year as it will get worse. Tampa "saves" over $5M in Cap for next 4/5 years .. yea $6M dead money also but it all about freeing up space for next couple years.
4. Killorn and/or Palat would need to go this and next year .. again worse case if we eat 2/3 of TJ and Gourde contract over next 6 years.

This gets us to give 3 year contracts to RFAs ...

BETTER Strategy is to start to move Stamkos and Mc Donough next 2 years with Stamkos to LTIR ASAP.
HAVE to free up money for Point in 2022 and RFAs in 2024
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 23, 2020 at 9:50 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 23, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.
Thread: Stamkos or the Shrimps
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bluejackets2000</b></div><div>What about option #4???

It seems that Stamkos has had more injury problems of late, and is becoming more unreliable from that standpoint.
He is 30 and signed for 4 more years...the chances of him missing significant time for injuries down the road increases considerably.
Trading Stamkos while he still has a high perceived value.
I realize he has a NMC, but it may be easier to find somebody who would take a chance on him (at his term and salary, given his injury status).
(Stamkos has meant a lot to TB, but could still reasonably be moved as he has not yet reached "Franchise" status like Crosby in Pittsburgh or Ovi in Washington)

This would free up almost enough space (will probably still need to waive or unload one of TJ, Gourde, Killorn, or Palat).
Cirelli could then be signed and play 2C behind Point at 1C.
Just a thought.</div></div>

I am 100% in agreement with you on trading Stamkos as I have been harping for a YEAR to do this .. we won Cup without him as proof .. problem now is his injury and what he worth.. last year we could have got 2 #1s and had NO cap issues as his cap would cover Serg and Cirelli.. ugh
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 23, 2020 at 7:56 a.m.
Thread: Stamkos or the Shrimps
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>Actually Tampa did just that. Problem was that Gourde started to flourish just during that said bridge deal, meaning that yet another bridge deal wasn't a realistic option...</div></div>

Gourde NEVER broke out .. played 1st/2nd line where a chimp could excel with Point and Kuch .. Gourde is a low skill great hustling 3rd/4th line grinder .. TOTAL 100% contract error by JBB .. one of few to be fair..

I laugh at people here still thinking TJ and players have a choice with NTCs .. world is different now and will be worse in 2021 .. anyone can be waived with a NTC .. why Gourde hasn't been waived yet is beyond me .. only difference I see is TJ isn't coming back and to waive someone says we don't want you under any circumstances .. so waive TJ this year and waive Gourde next year could be the approach