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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 17, 2016 at 12:19 p.m.
Thread: CBJ Cap Moves and No 1 Center
I was looking at a few moves here and moving Johnson was strictly a cap deal to 1) make the RNH trade, and 2) have the roster flexibility to bring younger guys in (Milano, Rychel, Werenski, Puljujarvi). In two years new deals will be needed for Milano, Rychel, Jenner, Atkinson and Murray. Somebody with a large cap hit and no NTC had to go. I would've tried moving Tyutin or Hartnell but not knowing who they would list as a team they'd go to made it hard to include either of them in either trade.
The RNH deal may seem lopsided but consider that EDM will shake up their roster and trade one of their top young picks from the past few years to fill holes and add character to their team. They get a good top 4 D, a young 3rd line C who could play his way up the lineup in a few years, a good 3rd line F (Calvert) and a young D-man with good size who can crack their lineup in 2 years.
It's all subjective anyway, I'm trying to create deals that are fair both ways but not everyone will agree. That's why we are all making these imaginary deals from our laptops and not actually running an NHL team. Appreciate all of the feedback, good and bad.