Speculation: 2023-24-25 Sharks Roster Discussion

[STL Shark]

I was looking at AFP Analytics latest contract projections. They're usually pretty accurate and they have Kovacevic pegged for a 2x1.5M contract as a UFA. This seems insanely low but maybe I'm overrating Kovacevic. He's 27 and this is his first season as a top 4 defenseman and he doesn't really provide any offense. I would have been happy with the Sharks giving him the Brett Pesce contract (6x5.5M) so it would rock if we can get him for significantly less than that.

Think that is too low and not updated from January. My guess is that his deal will look close-ish to the Chatfield deal, but probably a bit more if he hits the open market and the cap increases. My guess is something like 4 years at $4-4.5M. Split the difference between the Chatfield deal and the Matt Roy deal and that is probably the sweet spot to expect for him.

If that is the number, we should be aggressive in getting that done in addition to trying to add Ekblad with a high AAV deal. AFP has Ekblad at 7 years $6.8M. We should offer 5 years at $9.5M and get him equal money with 2 years less on the deal so he can go back to market and get another 3-4 year contract at age 34 just before he hits the 35+ contract age where teams start to shy away from term.

Add Schaefer and a Walman-Ekblad, Schaefer-Kovacevic, Muk-Liljegren defense doesn't look like total crap. Hope that Schaefer can move up to play with Ekblad by TDL time and then you basically can slide Dickinson/Cagnoni into Walman's roster spot for 2026-27 as the 3rd pairing LD and PP guy.

 

[STL Shark]

Or Korpisalo. If the Penguins are committed to a rebuild, I'm not sure they'd want to pay anything to get rid of a Jarry. They'll ride it out...

I'd see what you could get for taking on the Korpisalo and Coyle contracts. Addresses our backup goalie and gets us another veteran C/W hybrid for the 3rd line while Bystedt hopefully breaks into the league in spot duty on the 3rd line during the second half of next season.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I'd see what you could get for taking on the Korpisalo and Coyle contracts. Addresses our backup goalie and gets us another veteran C/W hybrid for the 3rd line while Bystedt hopefully breaks into the league in spot duty on the 3rd line during the second half of next season.

As long as Goodrow is going back, I’d be open to it.

 

[STL Shark]

As long as Goodrow is going back, I’d be open to it.

Whole point of it would be to utilize cap space to get something rather than just exchange bad contracts.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Whole point of it would be to utilize cap space to get something rather than just exchange bad contracts.

You are. You’re getting a bad player off the team and getting a better depth player in Coyle and a goalie you need anyway.

 

[gaucholoco3]

You are. You’re getting a bad player off the team and getting a better depth player in Coyle and a goalie you need anyway.

But why would Boston do that with Goodrow going the other way. That was the point. They get a bad contract and worse player for dumping those two. Also seeing how much backup goalies are making I don’t know how negative Korpisalo’s deal is.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

But why would Boston do that with Goodrow going the other way. That was the point. They get a bad contract and worse player for dumping those two. Also seeing how much backup goalies are making I don’t know how negative Korpisalo’s deal is.

The why doesn’t change just because they take a contract back. They still save 4.65 mil and give themselves an opportunity to be more efficient cap wise in the spots left behind by Coyle and Korpisalo. Korpisalo is in the bottom third of regular goalies used this season. It’s possible to view him as worse than other options for Boston since they have it easier to bring in free agents.

But if you take Goodrow out, they have to give up something like a 2nd to get someone to take them. Coyle isn’t good enough to outpace his own contract’s value much less compensate for Korpisalo’s negative value.

I’d rather dump Goodrow than get another mid to late 2nd rounder for taking all that cap.