Player Discussion: dylan samberg

[jokesondee]

Ehlers 9
Iafallo 3
Apples 3
Names 3
Volare 7
Barron 2
Kupari 2
Pionk 7
Sammy 6

That is only 42m while signing everybody that is up for a new deal and I don't think I am low on any of them and I am probably high on a few. Of course Chevy won't re-sign all of them and some rookies will join the squad and maybe a TD acquisition gets re-signed or comes in with time still on his deal.

I know Lowry, KC and Perfetti are up the next season but Chevy has done a great job all things considered.

I think Iafallo will get more elsewhere(something like 4X4) and is likely gone which is a shame cause he's a great swiss army type player. I think maybe a bit low on Vilardi.

 

[10Ducky10]

I think Iafallo will get more elsewhere(something like 4X4) and is likely gone which is a shame cause he's a great swiss army type player. I think maybe a bit low on Vilardi.

I agree about Alex but I just wanted to show that we could re-sign every player and still be under the cap. Just a great job by Chey and company...you know, not mentiong Chisholm and Kovs and Stempniak!

edit ... I also think Iafallo would play higher in the lineup on most other teams.

 

[Gm0ney]

I agree about Alex but I just wanted to show that we could re-sign every player and still be under the cap. Just a great job by Chey and company...you know, not mentiong Chisholm and Kovs and Stempniak!

edit ... I also think Iafallo would play higher in the lineup on most other teams.

The rising cap is helping quite a bit, otherwise the Jets would have just $35M to sign 2 x Top 6 Forwards (Ehlers, Vilardi), 2 x Top 4 Defensemen (Pionk, Samberg), 3 x Middle 6 Forwards (Iafallo, Appleton and Namestnikov), and 3 theoretically easily replaceable 4th liners (Barron, Kupari, Ford). That gets a bit tight without bridging Samberg and/or Vilardi.

Agents are going to be doing the math though. I think whatever seems like a fair offer in our heads today has to get bumped up 10% or more with the cap projections. The PA is predicting about +8.5% next season, +8.9% the following year, and +9.1% the year after that, for a compounded increase of nearly 29% over this year's $88M cap ceiling.

Agents will be starting from the POV that $9M for Pionk or $10M for Ehlers on July 1 will be a steal in 3 years. Chevy may not be buying that opening gambit, but a lot of UFAs might like their chances on the open market.

Bridging might also be the preferred option for Vilardi and Samberg in light of those predicted cap increases. Why lock in for 8 years now when you can have your cake and eat it too with a bridge?

 

[10Ducky10]

The rising cap is helping quite a bit, otherwise the Jets would have just $35M to sign 2 x Top 6 Forwards (Ehlers, Vilardi), 2 x Top 4 Defensemen (Pionk, Samberg), 3 x Middle 6 Forwards (Iafallo, Appleton and Namestnikov), and 3 theoretically easily replaceable 4th liners (Barron, Kupari, Ford). That gets a bit tight without bridging Samberg and/or Vilardi.
Bridging might also be the preferred option for Vilardi and Samberg in light of those predicted cap increases. Why lock in for 8 years now when you can have your cake and eat it too with a bridge?

A bridge would bring them to unrestricted free agency.
We have the room for those two, extend them now.
I hope nobody tries to offer sheet either of them.

 

[Gm0ney]

A bridge would bring them to unrestricted free agency.
We have the room for those two, extend them now.
I hope nobody tries to offer sheet either of them.

I meant Vilardi and Samberg may prefer to bridge - it would bring them to UFA right when the cap is projected to hit $113.5M. It's gonna be pretty tempting.

The Jets will have tons of room to match any offer sheets, so I wouldn't be too concerned. GMs don't generally poison-pill offer sheet each other.

I think the offer sheet compensations with a $95.5M cap will be about:

Up to $1,64M - No compensation
$1,64M to $2.48M - 1 x 3rd round pick
$2.48M to $4.97M - 1 x 2nd
$4.97M to $7.46M - 1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd
$7.46M to $9.94M - 1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
$9.94M to $12.43M - 2 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
$12.43M+ - 4 x 1st

To really screw the Jets, another team could offer Samberg or Vilardi a 2 year, $9.93M AAV deal. If the Jets match, they're paying a lot of dough and walk those guys right to UFA. If the Jets don't match, you get Samberg or Vilardi for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd...but NHL GMs don't tend to go for that kind of cutthroat stuff.