OldNYIfan

OldNYIfan
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Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: NJD cap crunch teams WPG TBL VGK EDM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Clarkson isn't a cap consideration for Las Vegas because he is on LTIR. The Golden Knights would be unlikely to trade McNabb and Reaves because they are quality depth players and don't have much cap impact, either. They need to move somebody with a major salary like Pacioretty, Stastny or Stone (all of whom they just traded for, and two of whom they just signed long-term deals with), Fleury (how likely is that?), or Marchesseault, Karlsson or Smith. I think the two obvious choices are Karlsson and Smith, and the Golden Knight have a replacement for one of them.</div></div>

Karlsson plays center so more likely one of Smith or Marchesseault would be dealt but there's also Tuch that could be traded. I see Eakin being traded for cap relief this summer and for a decent return, someone will be looking for center depth.[/quote]

I think that Last Vegas is much more likely to keep Tuch long-term than Smith.
Forum: Armchair-GM17 hours ago
Thread: Option 1- move Zaitsev
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>What a breath of fresh air lol. It gets tedious defending myself from leaf haters sometimes. It’s funny how every RHD in the league gets a position boost but Zaitsev. He’s an average 2nd pair guy who can play 20-25 minutes a night. He’s defensively reliable and does have some offensive upside depending on deployment. I mean if zaitsev were put back on the power play and put up 30-40 points this year no one would want to move him lol.</div></div>

And nobody (including you!) seems to have remembered that DeMelo is on an expiring contract and will be UFA at the end of next season, which lowers his trade value immeasurably because he shows no sign of the mental illness that would be required to want to stay in Ottawa.