Value of: Florida UFA's
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Djp
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They are 7/5/2 with about $19.5M in space.
At D they need a RD-- montour resign?
Lindell is an RFA
Reinhart is a UFA -- how much?
2 yrs left on Bob at $10M
If they could sign those 3 for 14.5M they would be 9/6/2 with $5M in space so sign/ promote 4F and 1 D for that.
At D they need a RD-- montour resign?
Lindell is an RFA
Reinhart is a UFA -- how much?
2 yrs left on Bob at $10M
If they could sign those 3 for 14.5M they would be 9/6/2 with $5M in space so sign/ promote 4F and 1 D for that.
lanceuppercut75
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They sign Lundell, obviously, an RFA, and Reinhart. Montour walks and they replace his PP presence with Deangelo or Schultz. Whether the new guy plays 2nd or 3rd pair RD, I don't know. It's going to be tricky to build a decent D with that budget.
Forsling - Ekblad
Mikkola - DeAngelo/Schultz
(OEL Kulikov are both UFA, need to build 3rd pair with cheap UFAs)
Balinskis
I saw something about Balinskis... maybe he's signed for a 1 way deal or something? Ideally for Florida, he's ready to be a 3rd pair guy and they can sign a league minimum 7D instead of a 3rd pairing guy.
Florida is hitting that point where their cap crunch is getting bigger and they're low on picks and prospects. Good drafting and smart GM moves can extend their window. Bad drafting and silly GM moves will close it relatively quickly.
Forsling - Ekblad
Mikkola - DeAngelo/Schultz
(OEL Kulikov are both UFA, need to build 3rd pair with cheap UFAs)
Balinskis
I saw something about Balinskis... maybe he's signed for a 1 way deal or something? Ideally for Florida, he's ready to be a 3rd pair guy and they can sign a league minimum 7D instead of a 3rd pairing guy.
Florida is hitting that point where their cap crunch is getting bigger and they're low on picks and prospects. Good drafting and smart GM moves can extend their window. Bad drafting and silly GM moves will close it relatively quickly.
They likely don’t care much about the 10 to 14 F but they may be cheap still
Reinhart and Montaur are the big ones obviously
I bet 1 stays
OEL may get more money elsewhere
Reinhart and Montaur are the big ones obviously
I bet 1 stays
OEL may get more money elsewhere
Crunchrulz
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There is a reason DeAngelo has been a member of so many organizations during his brief career and it is not for his goals and assists on the ice.
Florida has just won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history and certainly does not want to add a "problem child" like DeAngelo to their locker room.
Habs Halifax
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14 players signed with $19.5M in cap space. 9 players to sign to get to 23 man roster. 8 if they want to be tight and go with a 22 man roster.
Reinhart will get paid. Because it's Florida and no state tax, I'm going to say $9M for 8 years. Takes him to age 36. This is not some slam dunk signing and it does overlap those middle 30 years which can be tricky to guess on decline. Of course he will be good for the next 3+ years but 5+ can hurt. Hard to guess on this but they will sign him IMO.
Lundell should be bridged. Not sure what that looks like. 2x $4.75M?
Montour might be the one they let walk but he will be a big loss. After Lundell and Reinhart, they need to sign 7 guys with $6M in cap. If they move Knight for futures, that frees up $4.5M and can be replaced with a $1.5M goalie. So then it's 7 guys to sign with $9M in cap.
Panthers have a good top end core. They need to hit with their picks because depth is going to be a challenge moving forward.
Reinhart will get paid. Because it's Florida and no state tax, I'm going to say $9M for 8 years. Takes him to age 36. This is not some slam dunk signing and it does overlap those middle 30 years which can be tricky to guess on decline. Of course he will be good for the next 3+ years but 5+ can hurt. Hard to guess on this but they will sign him IMO.
Lundell should be bridged. Not sure what that looks like. 2x $4.75M?
Montour might be the one they let walk but he will be a big loss. After Lundell and Reinhart, they need to sign 7 guys with $6M in cap. If they move Knight for futures, that frees up $4.5M and can be replaced with a $1.5M goalie. So then it's 7 guys to sign with $9M in cap.
Panthers have a good top end core. They need to hit with their picks because depth is going to be a challenge moving forward.
Think we bring back Reino, Lomberg, Stenlund (if price is right, he’s incredible defensively), Lundel, OEL if he wants to sign at a low cost and we see Monty, Kuli and some others walk.
Can see an Ekblad trade as well, but we’ll see.
Can see an Ekblad trade as well, but we’ll see.
They don't really have picks, they don't care about that because they just are pretty empty when it comes to picks
Voodoo Child
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I think you have to keep Reinhart unless he pulls a Marner and asks for something like 11+, you try to get him for 9.5.
Montour is trickier, and you try but if one goes it’s likely him. He’ll have his suitors.
Montour is trickier, and you try but if one goes it’s likely him. He’ll have his suitors.
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Problem is it should take more like $20M to sign those 3, right?
So one of Reinhart or Montour probably has to walk. With the late Cup final this year, it must be really jarring for the players to come off that high, then immediately have to be thinking about where they're going. Next week half that team is gone!
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I could see the Leafs being highly interested in Montour. They are badly in need of a guy that can shoot the puck on their PP. He'll be offered more than the Panthers can afford to (or want to) pay him in FA.
I'd love to see a team tender Lundell an offer sheet. I could see my Flyers doing it. I just think he has some untapped upside. Probably won't happen though.
I think the Panthers try their best to re-sign Reinhart. I'd say it's 50/50.
I'd love to see a team tender Lundell an offer sheet. I could see my Flyers doing it. I just think he has some untapped upside. Probably won't happen though.
I think the Panthers try their best to re-sign Reinhart. I'd say it's 50/50.
SantosHalper
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You most certainly try to move off Ekblad. He’s already slow and while he played serviceable minutes in this Cup run, he’s only going to be even more of a risk moving forward and what he provided can be replaced by somebody much cheaper.
He’s got a Cup and is a relatively big name so there’s bound to be some want-to-be-contender who will look to make a splash and can convince themselves they can swallow his $7.5 million for a year.
He’s got a Cup and is a relatively big name so there’s bound to be some want-to-be-contender who will look to make a splash and can convince themselves they can swallow his $7.5 million for a year.
Djp
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The issue is they need a RD with experience. If not montour then they sign someone for st most $5M
At the same time with Reinhart is hoe much money is too much? They could replace Reinhart with say Debrusk and resign Tarasenko for the same to sign Reinhart.
Other factors are would Bob waive NMC to go elsewhere?
Hr has 2 yr left
In theory they could retain him at $5M and get a young LD in return
One year. Which will make it easier for the Panthers to trade him.
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