Unholy
kesbae
Planning for this current season I can agree with, but the failure to not make the obvious adjustments throughout the season and mid-game.. is just self sabotage by this staff.I just don’t know how anyone could look at this and not think it’s part of the development plan. Yes they will play more next year.
Barkov played 17 / 17 … 19 / 19 …. 22 / 22 minutes his first 6 seasons. And has been pretty 20 the rest of his career so far.
The vets were signed to 3 / 4 / 5 year deals to help shelter the youth, make it so they’d all basically accept bridge deals (to kick the salary cap can issues down the road), and as a lot of these deals are looking to expire, the kids will take the reigns.
This wasn’t some happy accident, we have plenty of cap space going into this season, with some money coming off the books.
$6.75 mil with McGinn and Fabbri coming off. Husso and Kylington another $5.80 mil. Lesson and Isac another $2.55 mil.
With the following RFA’s (Isac and Leason also RFA’s) to sign. Dostal / McT / Colangelo / Washe / Nesty / Helleson. Following next season : we have
Johnston and Harkins coming off with $ 1.9 mil, Gudas and Trouba with 12 mil.
With the following RFA’s …. Zegras / Leo / Cutter / LaCombe / Minty / Zelly / Moore.
Plus Sennecke and Luneau (who will be an RFA with Z and company I believe) in the wings.
Then after that year you have…. Gibby / Strome / Killorn coming off the books (if not sooner) with
$17.65 mil.
Rising cap and what not, we are primed to pay our young talent and add something without blowing up our young core, although trades will be made.
Frustrating as a fan yes, logical if running the franchise…. Also yes.
Especially with their talk about wanting to play in more meaningful games
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