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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 17, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.
Thread: Howw
The Isles OS to Marner rumors have been persistent all summer, have to think there is some validity to them. Whether or not it actually happens, is another story. But to answer the question, Leddy, Hickey and Boychuk all get moved either this season or next and that clears out enough CAP for Marner and gives some additional space for the Barzal, Pulock and Toews extensions.

My belief, and this is purely speculation, is that Lou is considering the OS (hence the persistent rumors about it) but is trying to workout deals with other teams to move out Leddy, Hickey and possibly Boychuk to offset the CAP. If he can work those trades out and give them enough comfortable CAP space to sign Barzal. Pulock and Toews, I think he will submit the OS. If he can't move out those guys, then I think Lou pivots to try in bring in a cheaper Top 6 FW.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 5, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.
Thread: I dont know what Im talkin about
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JeffW</b></div><div>You think that those a good trades? Zaitsev is a buyout waiting to happen why would a cap pressed team take him on? Especially by giving away 2 useful players.. Ottawa has no business offersheeting Karlsson, hes not the answer to their rebuild... Reilly Smith is worth much more than a 2nd and a 5th.. unless vgk just wants his salary gone</div></div>

What you're forgetting about is Vegas' cap situation. They're currently over the cap with no room to sign any players and they need to still. They won't get full value for players when they have to move them to shed cap. Zaitsev is not a buyout waiting to happen. People that actually watch him know he can still play. The casual fan that only pays attention to their own team calls him a buyout option. He's slightly overpaid, yes. But only by about $750K, it's the term that hurts. But he's still a NHL d-man so he's not a likely buyout candidate because he can still play and a buyout counts against the cap for 10 years.. I also said that Ottawa shouldn't offersheet Karlsson. Don't know why you reiterate that. Smith is worth more than a 2nd and a 5th, but to free up $5M in cap space and to be able to bring in Tyler Myers after that, he's not worth much more than that.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Buckoleboy</b></div><div>I don't disagree with that at all. I just saw how loaded they were with the picks and it wouldn't surprise me if they offer sheet someone. We are talking about Melnyk here. If E. Karlsson ends up going back to the Sens and Eug ends up smelling like roses from that whole debacle, who says they aren't in the playoff picture if they add someone like Wild Bill in?

The more I think about the Toronto trade the more I find it unlikely. The best situation for me (in my fantasy land anyway) would be if they shipped out Kadri. IMO, Eakin is an upgrade.</div></div>

You're right. It is Melnyk. The cheapest owner in the league and he'd much rather spend $925K on a pick than to go offersheet someone and pay them $6M+. They're far from the playoffs, at least 2 seasons away.

The Toronto trade is unlikely, but the value is there. Vegas sheds over $2M in cap and gets a similar d-man to Miller back in Zaitsev. But Toronto is also in a cap crunch so it's unlikely they're willing to take on more cap unless they flip Eakin after acquiring him. But the actual value of the deal isn't far off
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 5, 2019 at 1:28 p.m.