News Article: Dobber: Top 200 Free Agents & Salary/Cap Projections

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

From TSN: article from yesterday had some interesting info about the current market conditions for players.

"The message was simple yet still jaw-dropping. When asked to size up the trade market as a whole, this is how one NHL general manager framed it on Wednesday:

The number of franchise-changing players available or being talked about each day is astonishing,” the GM said. “It’s just that no one has any room for them.

There are now more than 50 names in play on the latest TSN Trade Bait board.

Each team has an incredible number of balls in the air between pushing to clear cap space, managing internal budgets, being unable to afford restricted free agents and juggling the free agent market ......."

So, as the article says, between teams needing to dump players, RFAs, UFAs, there is a glut of players available on the market now. Most teams first challenge is to try to find ways of dumping players to clear cap space.

While this info is not intended to focus on every single player that may be available, its definitely a factor to keep in mind when discussing trade proposals for the majority of players and teams. Some of the proposals that push big returns neglect the actual, current, market conditions.

 

[deca guard]

From TSN: article from yesterday had some interesting info about the current market conditions for players.

"The message was simple yet still jaw-dropping. When asked to size up the trade market as a whole, this is how one NHL general manager framed it on Wednesday:

The number of franchise-changing players available or being talked about each day is astonishing,” the GM said. “It’s just that no one has any room for them.

There are now more than 50 names in play on the latest TSN Trade Bait board.

Each team has an incredible number of balls in the air between pushing to clear cap space, managing internal budgets, being unable to afford restricted free agents and juggling the free agent market ......."

So, as the article says, between teams needing to dump players, RFAs, UFAs, there is a glut of players available on the market now. Most teams first challenge is to try to find ways of dumping players to clear cap space.

While this info is not intended to focus on every single player that may be available, its definitely a factor to keep in mind when discussing trade proposals for the majority of players and teams. Some of the proposals that push big returns neglect the actual, current, market conditions.

looks like red wings cap space has become very valuable

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

looks like red wings cap space has become very valuable

Yep, I've been saying this for months now, ever since news of the flat cap. Then the 20+ teams w/internal caps etc. It's Christmas time in early Oct. & through the offseason for us, I'm that excited.

In Yzerman's interview yesterday/day before, he said he won't spend picks on casualties or even regular players unless they're young enough to be part of the core. So no (2nd for 2 yrs of Leddy LD type trades). Seems like common sense, but lots of GM's do stuff like that every year, though some are in win now mode & it's justifiable.