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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 17, 2023 at 5:12 p.m.
Thread: OPINIONS WANTED on realistic Kuznetsov moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Well he is paid the 21st paid centre and the 35th in point per game over the past four seasons. The only teams that cap fit his cap....and this post illustrated are out of playoff teams. Does Kutz want to waive to these teams. And certainly out playoff teams aren't giving up a lottery first for him.</div></div>

Well Kuzy just hired and entirely new agency with the purpose of getting him out of Washington. Now this is 2 separate conversations. IMO you take out his cap hit and he's still an amazing player. Teams will take risks for players of his skill level. Now if you factor in cap hit Kuzy value with no retention would be low like a 2nd + 3rd. something like that and he would need to go to a team like CBJ or Jets (assuming they move PLD). lets say Washington retains 3.9m - 2.8 million (my math isnt great) roughly 40-50% I'd say his value is worth a sizable amount more... Lets say Avs need a true 2c and Washington retains 3.9m. i bet Washington could get 1st + prospect or even additional pick. 65p 1b center at 3.9 -5millionm $$ will get a pretty great return.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Thread: What is the maket for Kuzy Opinions wanted
the byfield one was insane lmao.

I think they need to get at least one with hopefully some aspect of another out of these 3 things:
good futures -- a first round pick or equivalent plus a second round pick or equivalent
enough cap space to sign or trade for another impact forward to take his spot (think of someone like Schmaltz, Konecny)
actual good roster players, almost certainly forwards

One that has been going around a lot that I think makes a lot of sense is Kuzy for Miller straight up, which solidly hits #3. The one here of a 24 1st and 25 3rd with no money coming back I think would almost certainly be accepted as well, although I'm not sure how many teams would be able to do something like that. Another one that's gone around a lot that seems reasonable is 23 1st to WSH, 23 2nd + B+ prospect to AZ to retain ~2.5m, Kuzy to CAR although I think Kuzy is maybe the least compatible player with Brind Amour's system. I could see something like Kuzy to SEA for 23 1st + Wennberg, where WSH is clearly downgrading at center and not getting the full 7.8m to work with but gets a pretty good roster player and a 1st in return. Another one that I would be fascinated by is some variation of Kuzy for PLD with picks probably going to WPG as well.

What they absolutely will not do is retain a ton of money or take on bad money in return or attach assets just to ship him out like DET with Vrana or even CGY with Monahan. The initial reporting on his trade request is still unconfirmed by the Caps' top beat writers and I don't think the relationship has soured so much that they would do anything necessary to get him out of town. He's frustrating at times (basically all the time this year) to fans and management but I've never read anything about him being a bad guy / locker room cancer and is still an extremely talented player.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJan. 27, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.