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rriccobene

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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 21, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.
Thread: Clearing Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rriccobene</b></div><div>Yzerman was definitely a guru when it comes to drafting, trading, and developing; BriseBois being his prodigy, makes it a much smoother transition. However, Yzerman's weakness is shown in his contracts. Johnson isn't worth the $5m we pay him anymore in my opinion, and his full-NTC until 2021 hinders our trading ability. Killorn at $4.45m for 6 years really hurts us, and he has a full-NTC until 2020, where it becomes a M-NTC. Callahan isn't worth $5.8m for two more years, especially with a M-NTC and a NMC. Of the 18 players on our roster, including Palat and Vasy who are currently injured, 13 have some sort of NTC or NMC.

I think we will need to make some trades here soon, because guys like Sergachev, Volkov, Raddysh, Katchouk, Joseph, Cirelli, Foote, Barre-Boulet, Sommpi, Spencer, Cernak, etc. will soon become regulars and will want more than $2m a year. Obviously that won't be for 4-5 years from now, but of those 13 guys with a NTC/NMC, 9 are signed until 2021-22. The cap crunch is real, and BriseBois is going to have to do some tricky maneuvering to make it work.</div></div>

The cap crunch is real BUT the cap continues to go up year over year and although there is some uncertainly as to how much, and what the cap structure will be like after the new CBA is negotiated, there has been healthy growth. Let me put it this way, there are some teams that are cap-heavy with older slower players. The Kings come to mind, but with an continuous influx of youth, teams like the Lightning are weaving their way through this new, faster game with prospects that can handle that style of play. Sure there may be trades, perhaps of Tyler Johnson, and others, but the core will stick and the youth movement seems like it will continue. Don't be surprised if the Lightning draft Cal's brother this draft, by the way :P
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 21, 2018 at 5:08 p.m.
Thread: Keep the Core Intact
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rriccobene</b></div><div>Using the post-tax earnings calculator here on CapFriendly.com, it shows that a $7m contract, for example, would result in an earning of $4,444,310 in Tampa, and $3,290,029 in Toronto. Similarly, in Tampa, a $9.5m contract would result in $6,019,310 earning, and only $4,451,779 in Toronto. I would have to argue that while it may seem relatively small, we are still talking about an extra $1-1.5m post-tax which means a lot. Not to mention the fact that Tampa has great weather, and that the media is not as intense.

I also factored in the fact that three of Tampa's superstars have taken pay-cuts to stay here. Stamkos was reported to be drawing $9-10m from TOR, and stayed for $8.5m. Hedman, who is arguably the best defenseman in the league, stayed here for under $8m. Kucherov, who is top-5 in points since 2015-16 and could easily draw upwards of $11m, stayed in Tampa for $9.5m. Players love to play in Tampa, which is why guys like Ryan McDonagh and JT Miller stayed in Tampa. Is $6.5m too low for Point? Probably. Point will probably attract $7-7.5m from Tampa, and what Nylander does, or doesn't do, will affect that.</div></div>

I won't argue with that. What I will say though is how people get paid makes a difference as well. Bonus money can be taxed differently than salary so there are ways to work around tax laws. They just don't seem to be as big an issue as some let on.