Speculation: Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines/etc) | 2024-25 Summer Edition

[qc14]

They should absolutely re-sign both Chychrun and LT and not doing so would be a pretty big failure IMO.

That being said ... I would much rather their numbers start with an 8 and a 5 than a 9 and a 6. All of their recent respective comps have been well below those numbers. Yes, the cap is going up, but even if it jumps to say $96M that's only a 9% increase. A 9% increase on Hanifin's deal puts you at exactly $8M. D'Accord and Blackwood signed their deals with the same cap environment and they are at $5M and $5.25M.

 

[Langway]

I would move Lapierre & Miro in the right deal, just not for a rental. They have what may be a rare opportunity here. If they can add a legit top sixer that can help drive the bus for a run or two in exchange futures that don't seemingly profile to do so...they probably should. Not like they don't have numbers behind them coming...

It's more a question of what's out there? Cozens was the closest thing to a smart idea on Seravalli's trade board but isn't quite ideal. They probably need more of a LW anyway. Failing that I'd take a flier on Frederic I guess for the 3LW spot. Nothing great but perhaps another glue guy type.

It may also be that no addition is as consequential as Strome finding his game again. That needs to be the top priority of the staff in the second half somehow some way. I would go as far as trying him between Protas and Wilson instead of loading up PLD's line as though regular season games were the stuff of prime match-up mentality. They need to be able to dictate. Surrendering on that front narrows margins pretty uncomfortably.