cirell and cernak are are staying in Tampa on 3 year deals when it’s all said and done.
option 1. They trade johnson and a first round pick in 2021 to Detroit.
option 2. They trade killorn to Nashville for a 4th round pick in 2021.
3. option 3 they also trade Coburn somewhere for a 7th rounder.
if nobody wants killorn or johnson nexts then they move gourde and palat.
and if gourde or palat won’t waive there NTC then they waive them and there is no way they don’t get claimed in my opinion they can help way too many teams.
All 3 of these moves get us under the cap to sign cirell, cernak, volkov and Joseph.
Yes an all three weaken this team. Correct me If am wrong but were you not of those who was promotinh that Sergi, Cernak, Cirelli could all be kept for about 6 mil and that Sergi and Cirelli would not get over 3 mil?
Anywho now 2.4 over the cap After signing Cernak who is going to get 2 to 2.5 we will be right at 5 mil over. It makes no sense to move Johnson and Killer, Johnny had 14 goals and Killer 26 exactly who is going to make up those 40 goals? Cirelli sure is not even resigning Joseph and Volkov all three combines are not going to pot 40. It makes the most sense to combine Johnson with Cirelli but still your right at the top of the cap then is where you dump Coburn but thates the situation even muddier even with Coburn we only have 6 guys on the roster now Foote would be the 7th guy but there is not enough cap to even do that if you dump Coburn the you can put two ELC's on the roster on D not something that is a positive. I would guess the Coburn dump would get us Foote and Witkowski rotating on D but we are still at the top of the CAP with no flexability to make a move due to injury or a deadline add. I get it The numbers work to move both Johnson and Killorn but imagine the Adds Yzer would want to take 10 mil in CAP for the term left.
Now know this I was a season ticket holder in Nashville since inception until 2012 I know that team and Poile. Last year the Preds lost 11 million dollars they just let Craig Smith and Grandlund walk so yes they need scoring but the deeper question is why they let them walk. The reason is they lost 11 mil last year and if there is a season the ownership group does not have the stomach for half filled arenas to no fans icing a team whos window now looks to have closed with Rinne who has another year at 5 mil and no proven starter that is going to win 35 to 40 games. The Preds for years did exactly what the bolts are doing with Vasi continue to run him out there and pray he does not get injured because the back-up can not get it done. If Nashville wanted Killer he would have been signed and thats one place I would have liked to see him go cause I still pull for the Preds as well. And Killer would slide in on the 2nd line and give then a net front presence they have not had since Horqvist was traded. He would also help a near dead PP that the Preds have.
I like Gourde a lot but again your looking at a long term at over 5 while there are UFA's still unsigned out there with the same skillset that can be had for half the hit. Palat would be an option and I hated on him thru the last couple regular seasons but its tough to give up his 17 regular season goals and 11 in the playoffs to sign RFA's. Its a tough position but JBB has a plan or he would not have pulled the trigger on Sergi again there is a deal in place or he is convinced there is not going to be a season. Which might make some happy that want to keep Cirelli but it adds a year to Stammer, Kuch, Point, Vasi, Hedman aging does not stop and not playing for a year degrades any player. So in the end I still think Cernak is signed and Johnson and Cirelli is packaged it just makes sense.
