I'm just happy to see them finally find a goaltender that they're comfortable signing long-term. He's been great so far and the value should be there for at least the first few years.
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JoeSakic13
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How many people do you have on ignore?
Avs9296
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I'm happy to have the goaltending solidified for the foreseeable future. The Woods in net make me feel a lot more comfortable than the other 2 guys we had in before. CMAC put himself in a horrendous corner but kudos to him for changing things around midseason. Compared to where we were 6 weeks ago the goaltending is so much better and so is the locker room.
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So let's say Landeskog returns by the start of next season, and Rantanen re-signs for $12.5m. That leaves us at $91.645m with the roster below:
Landeskog ($7m) ----- Mackinnon ($12.6m) -- Rantanen ($12.5m)
Lehkonen ($4.5m) --- Mittelstadt ($5.75m) -- Nichushkin ($6.125m)
Wood ($2.5m) -------- Colton ($4m) -------- O'Connor ($2.5m)
Ivan ($845k) ----------- Kelly ($825k) -------- 4RW
13FWD
Toews ($7.25m) -- Makar ($9m)
Girard ($5m) ----- Manson ($4.5m)
3LD --------------- 3RD
7D
Blackwood ($5.25m)
Wedgewood ($1.5m)
Taking an optimistic view of the cap rising to $96m that would leave about $4.3m to re-sign two depth forwards and 3 depth Dmen.
Say two spots get filled by Ritchie ($950k) and Behrens ($905k) for a combined $1.855m... that would leave about $2.5m for your 13th forward and 6-7 Dmen at $830k each. Easily doable to ice a 22 man roster. That would see Malinski being traded as an RFA though if he's asking for a notable raise.
If the cap doesn't rise to $96m however you can find the necessary wiggle room by trading Wood (freeing up to $1.7m), or by re-signing Malinski and trading Manson (maybe that saves $2.5m if Malinski comes in at $2m?).
Either way Landeskog returning is absolutely manageable, easily so with a $96m caphit, or by trimming around the edges if the cap is closer to $93m.
Landeskog ($7m) ----- Mackinnon ($12.6m) -- Rantanen ($12.5m)
Lehkonen ($4.5m) --- Mittelstadt ($5.75m) -- Nichushkin ($6.125m)
Wood ($2.5m) -------- Colton ($4m) -------- O'Connor ($2.5m)
Ivan ($845k) ----------- Kelly ($825k) -------- 4RW
13FWD
Toews ($7.25m) -- Makar ($9m)
Girard ($5m) ----- Manson ($4.5m)
3LD --------------- 3RD
7D
Blackwood ($5.25m)
Wedgewood ($1.5m)
Taking an optimistic view of the cap rising to $96m that would leave about $4.3m to re-sign two depth forwards and 3 depth Dmen.
Say two spots get filled by Ritchie ($950k) and Behrens ($905k) for a combined $1.855m... that would leave about $2.5m for your 13th forward and 6-7 Dmen at $830k each. Easily doable to ice a 22 man roster. That would see Malinski being traded as an RFA though if he's asking for a notable raise.
If the cap doesn't rise to $96m however you can find the necessary wiggle room by trading Wood (freeing up to $1.7m), or by re-signing Malinski and trading Manson (maybe that saves $2.5m if Malinski comes in at $2m?).
Either way Landeskog returning is absolutely manageable, easily so with a $96m caphit, or by trimming around the edges if the cap is closer to $93m.
Avs9296
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If Landeskog comes back AND we keep Rantanen then Colton and Wood would for sure be the first ones to be put up on the chopping block. We'd have to look at Ritchie playing 3C or acquiring one with retained salary for like 1.5m
And we'd probably have to let Drouin walk, although after this year filled with injuries I wonder if he does another 1 year cheap deal and tries to have a good injury free year next year.
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If he keeps playing the way he is, I would be fine with a Wild mask. Me getting band for this comment in 3, 2, 1 ....
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If he keeps playing the way he is, I would be fine with a Wild mask. Me getting band for this comment in 3, 2, 1 ....
Perratrooper
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Saying on the block is probably the wrong wording by me, however I think it does make him more expendable knowing that we have a goalie signed for the next 5 years.
If he keeps playing the way he is, I would be fine with a Wild mask. Me getting band for this comment in 3, 2, 1 ....
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BrickNHL
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My girl got mad at me for saying the Laurens are my celebrity crushes
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Imagine pretending to be a sports guy then feeling comfortable enough to post this take
NHL goalies are barely worth anything. Unless some team just HAS to have him they're keeping him to slot in nicely as the #3.
He can get traded if he lights up the AHL, then NHL as a backup in year 2, and Blackwood is getting Vezina votes every year.
Hence why I said one of Manson or Colton traded plus Wood with the 92m cap.
Obviously the more it does actually rise the better.
Are they on purpose mocking the forum?0.25m too much.
But seriously, it's 0.25m too much.
I wish we had him a bit cheaper price. It's a pricey gamble.
Nothing. He is just a prospect.
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Why would we put you in a musical group for that comment?If he keeps playing the way he is, I would be fine with a Wild mask. Me getting band for this comment in 3, 2, 1 ....
dahrougem2
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LJ for me. That hidden Lebanese descent gets me.
If you let JT motha fugging stanley cup winner Compher go to UFA you'll end up losing a glue player in your middle 6.
And have to trade away a future captain to plug the hole at C and then overpay that 2C/3C.
