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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 12 at 12:54 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 16, 2022 at 11:45 p.m.
Thread: Hold on
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Kjell_Forsman</b></div><div>Can't see mike retaining that much without a top prospect coming back. Sorry, Boucher is not a top prospect.</div></div>

While you might not see it, the problem lies with the rest of the league. The rest of the league can’t afford Karlsson without any retention. And pretty much, there are only 2 teams can could actually take on the full hit of Karlsson, but neither Arizona nor Chicago, are in a place to make that kind of move when they are in the midst of a rebuild.

MG will have to retain at the very least down to 8mil for other teams to be able to take Karlsson’s contract on, with it being more than likely a lot closer to 6mil. EK would have to go below market value, even with retention, for a move to occur. And the Sharks would also likely have to take back cap as well. If MG is looking to get what was paid for EK in return, he should remove that fantasy from his head real fast. Just look at the Eichel and DeBrincat trades. Value wise, they got less than what they would have gotten. For DeBrincat, few teams would have been able to fit his 9mil QO. As for Eichel, injuries and his 10mil cap hit tanked his value. SJ should definitely take the best offer for EK, as long as he is willing to waive, since it is quite unlikely a better one comes along.