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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 2, 2022 at 4:19 p.m.
Thread: Resigning two key RFAs at 85 million Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>Skinner bouchard both laugh at those offers. Bouchard won't sign long term this early in his career 2-3 year deal max. I honestly can't wrap my head around those trades. I can't see any possible way they benefit Edmonton. Kinda looks like a slap in Jesse's face on the way out.</div></div>

Skinner's offer in hindsight is light
Bouchards offer is based on the Adam Pelech contract

You can't wrap your head around dealing Barrie for cap space and a right handed bottom six centre? You also can't wrap your head around EDM trading JPs rights away rather than getting nothing for him when they ultimately decide not to qualify him?

Honestly why would Bouchard want to sign a bridge deal? Players want the security of long term deals
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 8, 2022 at 5:12 p.m.
Thread: Connor Murphy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Garak</b></div><div>That is a whole lot of dumps to take on and on top of that you want almost $1M in retention and a 4th... CHI does not do this trade. You can say Barrie has value but he doesn't have Value to CHI. Especially if we are already burning a retention slot on Murphy. Because the only thing Barrie would possibly be good for is to be flipped, and that would require retention, in which case we would only have one retention slot available for the next two seasons and only two retention slots after that for two more seasons. CHI declines.</div></div>

The whole thing about rebuilding is you take on cap and you retain salary in order to receive better deals (weaponizing cap space).

Additionally teams will eat money in order to facilitate a trade, especially in season or around the deadline (as this trade would be)
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 28, 2022 at 11:41 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 27, 2022 at 1:25 p.m.
Thread: Taking from the SCF
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TML_Bias</b></div><div>I don't think there will be a bidding war for Barrie's $9.5 million owed / &amp; $9mil cap hit over the 2 years.

If SEA wants Barrie, I would hope they're aware that the price tag won't be this high, as there is little to no market competition for his services,</div></div>

This is the most TML bitter take I've read in a while.

Barrie is a 40-50 point RHD, with a reasonable contract.

Contract Comps: Justin Faulk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Damon Seversson ...... but hey that is off the top of my head, there is probably only another dozen or so that relate.

This is what I don't understand about the Barrie situation, he is a known commodity and teams with poor PP's should be lining up to get this player. COL moved him because of Makar, EDM should be doing the same because of Bouchard it isn't because of him being a poor player, it has everything to do with redundancy. Bouchard is on his ELC, he brings the needed offense to move on from Barrie.