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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2018 at 12:09 a.m.
Thread: TBL Game Plan for 19-20 Season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>I_Know_Nothing_About_Hockey_Or_Any_Sport2</b></div><div>If he were free, I think he'd make us a better team, but obviously he isn't, and I think too many people are focusing on the actual value of these players instead of each team's needs. Sergachev is not as good as Karlsson, but he's also cheaper than Karlsson, a lot younger, and has potential to reach that level at some point, so I'd be cautious before trading him. He's certainly not as proven as Karlsson and may never reach that level, so maybe that's worth it is if you can keep Foote, Gourde, Point, Vasilevskiy, etc. and still avoid completely destroying the prospect pool. Otherwise, we can win a Cup without Karlsson. I also think that Faulk from the Hurricanes may be a cheaper option if Yzerman doesn't want to stand pat.</div></div>

Yes, if Karlsson hits free agency then maybe things change, but as it stands now I don;t think an EK trade is in their best interest. They can make it work, but it has a lot of risk. A potential trade is Sergachev, Raddysh and picks, and like you said, Sergachev is looking to be a stud, and as of next season would make at least 9 million less than EK (and is he 9M worse than him, probably not.). Then there is Raddysh, and who knows what he could turn into. Plus the picks, and this is not even to mentio n outting your team into cap hell in the coming years.

If McDonagh didn't get his extnesion for 6.75M (which I think is a good deal to be honest), then maybe there is room for EK. But yes, a cup for TB is definitely possible, if not probable with their current roster (and for years to come).

Faulk would be an interesting option, because he is much cheaper, and has two years left (unlikely to be extended afterwards I would think), and you can hold onto Sergachev on the back end. What do you think a trade for Faulk would look like? Here is my trade for him:

Raddysh
2019 3rd
2019 6th

Faulk
2019 5th

Raddysh is exactly what Carolina would want (aside from not being a center), but he is a young, inexpensive forward to add to their forward core (with Skinner on his way out), and Faulk is the odd man out as it is, and he is definitely on the trade market. I think this one goes through, Carolina may want a little bit more for him (perhaps ditch their pick in the trade and sweeten the deal just a touch on the TB side, but I think this is a solid deal for both teams. Trades from a position of strength on both sides (TB with forwards, CAR with D). Let me know what you think.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 5, 2018 at 12:56 p.m.
Thread: TBL Erik Karlsson Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>I_Know_Nothing_About_Hockey_Or_Any_Sport2</b></div><div>Tampa says no without a second thought. Maybe Yzerman gives up Sergachev for Karlsson, but there's no way he would move Point, much less Point <em>and</em> Palat. Those are their two most defensively responsible forwards who can shut down other teams' top lines, and the Lightning desperately need that. Karlsson is more offense-oriented, and the last thing Tampa needs right now is to sacrifice defense to improve offense. They have Stamkos, Kucherov, Point, Johnson, and Gourde all scoring 20 goals (Palat likely would have too without the injury), and lead the League in goals for last season. Meanwhile, they were only average in goals against (which isn't good if you're contending for a Cup and have a goalie who was nominated for the Vezina).</div></div>

Thanks for this level of insight, for the same reasons above is why I targeted Point and Palat for my devils. Maybe substitute Tyler Johnson for Palat and have Devils move Zacha to LW. Or add Steve Santini (our young defensive shutdown RHD) somewhere in place of a pick.