Salary Cap: Cap Situation Entering Free Agency

[Mickey Marner]

If holding out for a whole year would have hurt Nylander's trade value, then it also would have hurt his earning potential. He would become both easier to acquire and cheaper to re-sign.

 

[T_Cage]

If we can move Marner and acquire 2-3 Top 6 F for less cap hit (either in the acquisition. or using the freed up cap space in FA) then i am for it

I'm all for trading Mitch, but we cant do it just to "change the room" (even tho it prob does need a change), we have to use his value/cap space to get better

 

[al secord]

Decided this question was more on topic elsewhere.

With a salary cap, mid 90's detroit would've been cap tied and unable to sign Shanahan

 

[zeke]

Nothing surprising here. Imo it's 2 middle six forwards and a tandem goalie. I'd let the kids fight for the rest.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Nothing surprising here. Imo it's 2 middle six forwards and a tandem goalie. I'd let the kids fight for the rest.

They can't go into next year with both Engvall and Mik - especially on the same line

 

[Havoc]

Rather they prioritize goaltending and then figure out depth forwards after. Prefer a goalie on the roster that we'd have no problem giving full no.1 reigns too. Leave Campbell as high workload backup but season is over for him come playoffs.

Tandems is such a regular season thing. What's the last Stanley cup team to run a tandem in the playoffs. Makes no sense relying on goalies who work well in a tandem when you need a goalie who works well alone when it counts.

2018 caps is what I'd want. Holtby was in the 50s and Grub in the 30s (high work load backup). Then Holtby took sole reigns in the playoffs.

We have 2018 Grubauer in Campbell. Lacking the Holtby. Spreading the cap evenly among the remaining holes will be a massive mistake. Caps don't win the cup if Grubauer was the starter so don't know why we'd be interested having two Grubauers in a tandem.

 

[egd27]

We lost to the Habs this year because our topend failed. Our depth scored as much if not more than the Habs who were built on depth. That's without an 11M center playing on our "depth" lines.

So we want to trade a topend talent, because he didn't produce, to improve the depth that was largely adequate at least in scoring.

Who on the roster do consider depth within the context of your post?

 

[zeke]

They can't go into next year with both Engvall and Mik - especially on the same line

Both are luxuries as 4th liners, and decent 3rd liners with upside for more.

 

[zeke]

Who on the roster do consider depth within the context of your post?

The forward depth going into that series was Kerfoot, Spezza, Galchenyuk, Mikheyev, Thornton, Simmonds, Engvall, Nash.

 

[egd27]

Lol under no circumstance should Mitch Marner, a top 5 scorer, ever play consistently on the third line.

Why not if it leads to a more balanced attack which leads to wins? Mitch got paid, he doesn't need pad his stats anymore.

 

[egd27]

The forward depth going into that series was Kerfoot, Spezza, Galchenyuk, Mikheyev, Thornton, Simmonds, Engvall, Nash.

Ok....so aside from Spezza....2 ES goals and 1PP goal in 7 games. I suppose that's adequate, but just barely.

 

[zeke]

Ok....so aside from Spezza....2 ES goals and 1PP goal in 7 games. I suppose that's adequate, but just barely.

Those depth guys produced 6gls and 19pts in 7gms. I think you'll find that pace matches up well with the depth guys on pretty much any playoffs team this year.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Rather they prioritize goaltending and then figure out depth forwards after. Prefer a goalie on the roster that we'd have no problem giving full no.1 reigns too. Leave Campbell as high workload backup but season is over for him come playoffs.

Tandems is such a regular season thing. What's the last Stanley cup team to run a tandem in the playoffs. Makes no sense relying on goalies who work well in a tandem when you need a goalie who works well alone when it counts.

2018 caps is what I'd want. Holtby was in the 50s and Grub in the 30s (high work load backup). Then Holtby took sole reigns in the playoffs.

We have 2018 Grubauer in Campbell. Lacking the Holtby. Spreading the cap evenly among the remaining holes will be a massive mistake. Caps don't win the cup if Grubauer was the starter so don't know why we'd be interested having two Grubauers in a tandem.

They've gotta find a guy who can be the #1 because Campbell is injury prone

 

[ShaneFalco]

Those depth guys produced 6gls and 19pts in 7gms. I think you'll find that pace matches up well with the depth guys on pretty much any playoffs team this year.

Except they have no jam at all

 

[New Liskeard]

Galchenyuk- 1.25
Foligno- 2.25
Bunting- 1.00
Hutton 1.00

Goalie- 2.5

 

[egd27]

Those depth guys produced 6gls and 19pts in 7gms. I think you'll find that pace matches up well with the depth guys on pretty much any playoffs team this year.

Yea, aside from Spezza, it was adequate. Thank goodness for him.

 

[zeke]

Yea, aside from Spezza, it was adequate. Thank goodness for him.

"Aside from our good depth we had no good depth".

 

[ToneDog]

Nothing surprising here. Imo it's 2 middle six forwards and a tandem goalie. I'd let the kids fight for the rest.

Who are currently our top 2 LWers ?? Robbie and Soup ??

 

[Gallagbi]

Who on the roster do consider depth within the context of your post?

Outside the top line. Especially without JT

 

[zeke]

Who are currently our top 2 LWers ?? Robbie and Soup ??

Nylander would be #1.

 

[ToneDog]

Yea, aside from Spezza, it was adequate. Thank goodness for him.

Spezza as our best bottom 6 forward is not a good thing.

 

[Menzinger]

Spezza as our best bottom 6 forward is not a good thing.

why? 45 point pace in the regular season, 5 points in 7 games in the playoffs. Most teams don't have better guys than that in their bottom two lines

 

[ToneDog]

Nylander would be #1.

Nylander and Marener are our top 2 RWers. If you use Nylander on the LW then you need to add another top 2 RWer.

The way I see it our top priorities are a goalie, 2 top 6 LWers, bottom 6 depth and a bottom pair RHD (or use what we have now Dermott/Lily and Sandin/Dermott on your bottom pair).

 

[egd27]

"Aside from our good depth we had no good depth".

Aside from one depth player really stepping up, our depth scoring was adequate.

You're so sensitive Kyle.

 

[egd27]

Outside the top line. Especially without JT

Ok, if you're including 88, then for sure. Thanks for the providing the context you meant.