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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 28, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.
Thread: Do not trade Blackwood
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>yikes</b></div><div>Barabanov has been injured and 0 points in 6 games. There has to be changed to see that evaluation change this TDL.



It was a suggestion to check in. If Hoffman has a stat line that I suggested, to dump Fast and add a 2nd line scorer for a run, it’s more than fair. Thrun got a 3rd and you could argue if Hoffman has 20g he could return more then a third in some scenarios.</div></div>

Morrow is the Canes top RD prospect, and ultimately the successor for Burns. Hoffman isn’t getting a top prospect even if he hits 20 goals. Fast isn’t a cap dump either.

Even if Hoffman hits 20 goals, it’s unlikely he would even be a target for the Canes. Everyone already knows he is a 1 dimensional player, and completely useless everywhere else on the ice. The Canes tend to avoid those kinds of players like the plague.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 23, 2023 at 4:03 p.m.
Forum: NHL TradesAug. 6, 2023 at 3:31 p.m.
Thread: (PIT/MTL/SJS) - Granlund, Rutta, Petry, DeSmith, Légaré, 2024 1st (PIT), 2025 2nd (PIT) for Pitlick, Hoffman for Karlsson, Hamaliuk, 2026 3rd (SJS)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jpsnow13</b></div><div>All this is true, but you are missing out on<strong> the no 1 reason to make this trade. SJ saving a lot of money.
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Everybody said they would have to eat 25%+ to trade Karlsson away and were able to do it for half of that dead money.</div></div>
Are they though? Let's do the math.

Karlsson is owed $39M over the next 4 years. San Jose retained 13%, or $5M. They took back 3 players: Hoffman ($5M), Granlund ($11M) and Rutta ($5M). This trade is costing them $26M in cash over the next 4 years.

If they had simply retained 50% on Karlsson, that would have cost them $19.5M over the next 4 years. So this trade is NOT saving them money.

Here's the other thing: what would the return have been if they had offered to retain 50%? I would think it would be significantly higher in terms of picks &amp; prospects.

Yes they do free up more cap space in year 3 and 4 doing it this way, but with the cap set to rise significantly and SJS not poised to come out of their rebuild any time soon, is this really any use to them?

I don't see any way to couch this as a successful manoeuvr by Grier.