Value of: Anthony Cirelli

[HawksDub89]

Another thing to consider is Cirellis game isn’t likely to age well.

He plays a hard two way game.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

If the rangers wanted to do some cut throat business this offeseason theyd

1) trade goodrow and trouba to teams that want veterans leadership. Obviously not proposing them to tampa here

2) trade their 2024 1st for cirelli

3) Sign Perron on a 1 year deal allowing othmann and berard one more year in hartford

4) sign a cheap vet RHD to play 6D until the TDL, someone like chad ruhwedel and start the season as follow

Kreider-Mika-Kakko
Panarin-Trocheck-Laff
Cuylle-Cirelli-Perron
Edstrom-Rempe/Brodzinski-Vesey

Lindgren-Fox
Kandre-Schneider
Jones-Ruhwedel
Robertson

Igor
Quick

 

[Peter Griffin]

If Buffalo is willing to move 11th overall it’s hard to see Hronek returning more than that to interest TB.

Yea that would be hard to beat.

 

[Toby Flenderson]

Would welcome him with open arms in Pittsburgh. Would need to get creative with cap space though.

Pens: Cirelli

Bolts: Pickering + Smith (50% retained by team X)

Team X: Tampa draft pick to retain 50% of Smith’s contract ($2.5M for 1 year)



-Tampa gets 3.5M in space, good prospect, and a win now player that can contribute on a cheap deal

-Pens get the best player in the deal. A very good 3C who will take over a top 6 role once Sid/Geno are gone

 

[Point21]

Cirelli is a good 2C and a perfect 3C, can expect 18+ minutes a night with PK time. value wise would vary by team but if its Buffalo, i would probably look at either the 11th overall pick and maybe a 4th for Cirelli and a 7th. If Tampa wanted a player or 2 instead, i would look at a 1-2 of Kulich/Quinn/Rosen/Johnson/Ostlund and maybe a small add if necessary

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Cirelli is a good 2C and a perfect 3C, can expect 18+ minutes a night with PK time. value wise would vary by team but if its Buffalo, i would probably look at either the 11th overall pick and maybe a 4th for Cirelli and a 7th. If Tampa wanted a player or 2 instead, i would look at a 1-2 of Kulich/Quinn/Rosen/Johnson/Ostlund and maybe a small add if necessary

Quinn is the only one off off the table out of the ones you mentioned. I'd wonder about Krebs if they wanted a young RFA center who has top 6 potential still.

 

[blinkman360]

7 more years at 6+M? Scored 20 goals once, and never more than 45 points? Ehhh... maybe a team like CHI, Utah, SJS? I mean, the contract will look better as the cap goes up, but will Cirelli? At 26 yo, we have probably seen his peak, though it can be argued that he might produce better on a team where he has more favorable usage.

A few years ago he was the hot new kid on the block, but right now.....meh.

It's certainly possible. I don't think Brock Nelson started scoring at a decent clip until he was 27-28. Obviously not the norm but it is possible.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Could see Canes in on this. Cirelli seems like a very RBA type player and while you'd love more offense out of your 2C, it's a hole on the roster for sure and having Aho - Cirelli - Staal - Drury would be very beastly defensive C depth.

 

[Diaspora]

The leafs should be all over this guy. He would be a good replacement for Tavares

I think I'd rather see the Leafs give up assets for Cirelli and clear cap by offloading Tavares to Buffalo (yeah, I know, NMC, blah blah blah) in a reasonable deal. Sabres would be willing to work with a short-term 3C while prospects mature.

 

[Point21]

Could see Canes in on this. Cirelli seems like a very RBA type player and while you'd love more offense out of your 2C, it's a hole on the roster for sure and having Aho - Cirelli - Staal - Drury would be very beastly defensive C depth.

If the Canes wanted him, i would ask for Nikishin and thats probably where the conversation ends lol

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

If the Canes wanted him, i would ask for Nikishin and thats probably where the conversation ends lol

I mean, thats just dumb. We wouldn't trade Nikishin for Petey. Cirelli is a player that Tampa might need to move because of cap issues and he's never hit 50 points. Like honestly that's just a super delusional ask.

 

[GeauxPreds1]

I think I'd rather see the Leafs give up assets for Cirelli and clear cap by offloading Tavares to Buffalo (yeah, I know, NMC, blah blah blah) in a reasonable deal. Sabres would be willing to work with a short-term 3C while prospects mature.

The nmc blah blah is a very important part though. I just think Tavares waiving is close to 0 and him waiving to a non contender is 0

 

[Point21]

I mean, thats just dumb. We wouldn't trade Nikishin for Petey. Cirelli is a player that Tampa might need to move because of cap issues and he's never hit 50 points. Like honestly that's just a super delusional ask.

in all honesty, i would probably ask for a package around Drury/Trikozov/Gunler/1st/Nybeck

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

in all honesty, i would probably ask for a package around Drury/Trikozov/Gunler/1st/Nybeck

Sure, those are definitely pieces that could be discussed for Cirelli.

 

[Gurglesons]

If the Canes wanted him, i would ask for Nikishin and thats probably where the conversation ends lol

lol. k.

Cirelli would be a cap dump. Not sure what team is paying their best prospect for him. Maybe a team like Pittsburgh or Washington?

 

[Chainshot]

Cirelli is a good 2C and a perfect 3C, can expect 18+ minutes a night with PK time. value wise would vary by team but if its Buffalo, i would probably look at either the 11th overall pick and maybe a 4th for Cirelli and a 7th. If Tampa wanted a player or 2 instead, i would look at a 1-2 of Kulich/Quinn/Rosen/Johnson/Ostlund and maybe a small add if necessary

Gotta bunch of 7ths burning a whole in BriseBois's pocket, gotta add that in?

 

[Point21]

lol. k.

Cirelli would be a cap dump. Not sure what team is paying their best prospect for him. Maybe a team like Pittsburgh or Washington?

twas just a joke

 

[KrakenSabresMike]

Cirelli is a good 2C and a perfect 3C, can expect 18+ minutes a night with PK time. value wise would vary by team but if its Buffalo, i would probably look at either the 11th overall pick and maybe a 4th for Cirelli and a 7th. If Tampa wanted a player or 2 instead, i would look at a 1-2 of Kulich/Quinn/Rosen/Johnson/Ostlund and maybe a small add if necessary

I bet you would take 1-2 of those but set your sights waaaay lower bc of his salary

 

[Point21]

I bet you would take 1-2 of those but set your sights waaaay lower bc of his salary

His salary isnt as bad as it seems

 

[SlavinAway]

Could see Canes in on this. Cirelli seems like a very RBA type player and while you'd love more offense out of your 2C, it's a hole on the roster for sure and having Aho - Cirelli - Staal - Drury would be very beastly defensive C depth.

If he was a righty I could definitely see it. May still be interested depending on price and what they're able to do with KK.

 

[tsujimoto74]

A 26yo C who has already won two cups and is known for being defensively responsible. He'd definitely get a 1st + from someone

If he had a smaller cap hit, he’d absolutely get that from a (pretty sure fire) playoff team, but what playoff team has room to pay a player of his ilk north of $6m without sending cap the other way?

 

[My3Sons]

His salary isnt as bad as it seems

It’s not a selling point though. At best it’s neutral but realistically that’s a lot to pay for a third line center if you are a good team. If he is going to be a second line center it’s fine but is that really in the cards for him?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

His salary isnt as bad as it seems

His salary is maybe like a touch high but there are a lot of teams where it would be totally fine. It's also 8 years and he's only 26 so as the cap goes up you're getting a lot of 'prime' years so at $6.25 it going to be just fine.

Cirelli is just a different type of C so it depends on tam construction. If you have a 1C who can put up 90 points or more then having a really good defensive guy behind him who can put up 45-50 could be fine. If you're a team that lacks offense though it could be tough.

 

[57special]

Frankly, I'd do 11 OA for Cirelli. Perfect fit for what we need in Buffalo.

I'd rather the Sabres pick Yakemchuk at 11, and send one or two of their gazillion forward prospects to TBL. TBL need young players who can play now, on ELC's. I am not saying give them Benson, but surely they can spare Kulich + Krebs? Remember, if they are eating all that salary it really benefits TBL.

 

[Uberpecker]

11oa, Krebs, Johnson, Rosen
for
Cirelli and Cernak

as a starting point.

Sabres fix two of their biggest problems (3c, shutdown d), Bolts downgrade those same positions, but get younger in the process with players that still have upside. They also gain cap relief and two blue chip assets.