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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 12, 2018 at 10:02 p.m.
Thread: TBL Game Plan for 19-20 Season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mikeb98</b></div><div>Thanks for the input. There is still 15M in cap space (@ an 80M cap), which Vasy and Sergachev would eat into massively, making it difficult to sign some of the players on one year deals that I have above. Also, I am interested to know who you think I have overpayed (I don't necessarily disagree, just curious).

There is also always the option of trading Tyler Johnson to create cap space, as some cheaper players such as Gourde or Raddysh (depending on how well he plays) could round out the top 6.</div></div>

If you reduce the term for Point by a couple of years, you can probably get him on around a $5,000,000 deal. I can certainly see why you wouldn’t want to do that, though, since he would be a lot more expensive to re-sign afterwards, but Yzerman tends to bridge good players and pay them later (Kucherov, Johnson, Palat, etc. all signed a bridge deal at around that salary a few years ago). That’s also more than I would expect for Stralman at his age and production. You could maybe reduce Koekkoek by a tiny bit, though it depends on how he does this year. I also might be under-estimating these just because I’m a Lightning fan and am internally biased to believe that players will take discounts to stay. Overall, though, this is probably one of the best attempts I’ve seen at managing their cap situation without making bad decisions and losing people because of it.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HotKuch86</b></div><div>Rather see something else with Karlsson</div></div>

If anyone could do that without losing too much, it would be Yzerman, but Karlsson’s expensive, both to acquire and to keep. Sure, he’s an elite player, but at some point you’re losing more than you’re really getting. If they lose Sergachev and Foote, and can’t re-sign Point and/or Vasilevskiy, those are huge losses that aren’t easy to recover from, especially since they’d lose many picks as well. I would much prefer to see the Lightning without Karlsson than without Sergachev, Point, and top prospects.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 12, 2018 at 8:15 p.m.
Thread: VGK and DAL Deals
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gpmack95</b></div><div>Then what do you think is a fair trade?</div></div>

there isn't one
as a fan of both teams, they don't make good trade partners

Pittsburgh is in "win now mode" and they're not moving Letang unless they are getting NHL bodies back
Vegas would probably like Letang but they're not moving the players they have to get him (it's not like they have a deep NHL ready prospect pool to replace them)

as for the Value of your trade

Haula was 1 goal shy of 30 and is on a steal of a contract
Collin Miller made great strides last year and is also on a steal of a contract
then you want a 1st and 2 seconds on top of that

just look at Letangs injury history and defensive struggles the past few years

He doesn't command this type of value
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 12, 2018 at 8:12 p.m.
Thread: We can and we will part 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mikeb98</b></div><div>If the Leafs were to get Brett Pesce, Gardiner certainly will not be part of the package. I say that because Carolina has Slavvin, De Haan, Fleury and Bean on the left, adding Gardiner would not make much sense, especially considering how they would like to add more scoring up front by trading one of their D (Faulk seems to be the one mentioned most frequently). I do agree that they could trade Pesce however, as they have Hamilton, Faulk and TVR on the right, but the package has to be right. Leivo could definitely be apart of that, but it would also take another body and a pick most likely. Other than that I like your team (I saw part two as well).</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>I_Know_Nothing_About_Hockey_Or_Any_Sport2</b></div><div>Nylander is worth more than that, though. And I'm not sure why the Hurricanes accept that trade, since they don't need Gardiner as much as they need a legitimate top center (Leivo isn't one of them, and he doesn't have anywhere near as much value as Leaf fans seem to assume). Kadri, Sparks, and a pick would probably be what the Hurricanes are going to ask for. That still works with the cap and improves your defense (you might be able to add a pick or a prospect from Carolina going to Toronto if that's an overpayment, though), but it doesn't work with the cap when Nylander is asking for more than that. You can probably make some trades to get the little bit of extra cap space you would need, but not without losing one of your depth players. Overall, the team remains a solid team that can contend for a Cup, but it's not going to be the team people seem to want, where one of Matthews, Tavares, or Kadri is on the ice for like 50 minutes per game.</div></div>

Thanks for the feedback, I'm new to this.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 12, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.
Thread: We can and we will part 1
Nylander is worth more than that, though. And I'm not sure why the Hurricanes accept that trade, since they don't need Gardiner as much as they need a legitimate top center (Leivo isn't one of them, and he doesn't have anywhere near as much value as Leaf fans seem to assume). Kadri, Sparks, and a pick would probably be what the Hurricanes are going to ask for. That still works with the cap and improves your defense (you might be able to add a pick or a prospect from Carolina going to Toronto if that's an overpayment, though), but it doesn't work with the cap when Nylander is asking for more than that. You can probably make some trades to get the little bit of extra cap space you would need, but not without losing one of your depth players. Overall, the team remains a solid team that can contend for a Cup, but it's not going to be the team people seem to want, where one of Matthews, Tavares, or Kadri is on the ice for like 50 minutes per game.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 12, 2018 at 6:32 p.m.
Thread: TBL Game Plan for 19-20 Season
I think you overpaid a few players, but not enough to get enough cap to do anything significant. You might want to take some cap off to help you with Vasilevskiy and Sergachev later, though. Gourde is also more of a winger than a center. I say move Gourde to Conacher's spot, move Conacher down to the fourth line, move Cirelli up to the third-line center, and move Volkov to the fourth-line center, as he is a natural center.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Crunchthenumbers</b></div><div>They clearly have the roster to win the cup. But I don’t see them as the favourites unless they get Karlsson. But I’m still jealous. Lol. The state tax bs better be rectified in the next CBA. The advantage is too big. No way Stamkos and Hedman should have signed those ridiculous team friendly deals. So jealous lol</div></div>

They were the opening favorites for next season, and though shutting down the Leafs has become harder, once the Lightning improve their defensive structure and chemistry, considering their offensive depth, they should be the better team even without Karlsson. But, just wondering, why is the fact that larger markets can offer lucrative endorsement deals and such is okay if lower taxes if unfair? And honestly, a lot of players think there's not that big a difference between making $7m or $11m and would take that kind of discount for nice weather, a chance to contend for a Cup, and to avoid having to move. The Lightning took full advantage of their tax situation, but to say that it's the only reason Yzerman could build a team like that is simply incorrect. I haven't seen the Panthers win a Cup yet, and the Stars don't seem to be able to build a perennial contender either....