Bryan Rust 2years left 5.125 aav
Your numbers are approximately right, I have them about $100k closer to the cap than you.
Palmieri is 34 and makes 5MM$
I just read today that Seattle will only trade Gourde if they get a good return, which I am guessing puts us out of contention. I would love to add him, too.
As I said, I would target those players in FA, not in trade. We do not have the assets to acquire a top 9 forward by trade, imo.
Yes, expected to be short-term though.
The TDL ia March 7 .. and Gourde won't be back in the lineup .. still could be enough interest to get a "good" return , but it would be worth a poke.
We can sign Anthony Mantha to a performance bonus contract as well. Big bodied winger for Jimothy.
No way we get Giroux for 2.5 (I know signing bonuses) usually a good contract is 1 mil = 10 points and he's on pace for 45-50 so a 4.5-5 mil contract I'd expect. Still if you could bring in a 7.5/8mil top line winger you solve a lot of problems.
It's not a signing bonus, it's a performance bonus. It's the exact contract Bergeron signed with Boston after his nearly PPG, Selke-winning season, and it can have major benefits for the player. If the bonus is for playing 10 games, for example, he gets paid in a lump sum in October or early November, rather than gradually throughout the season.
Speaking of which, the fact of the matter is after Chia left, the Bruins drafting has been predominantly shit outside of 2016, yet they did so well still because their core just refused to age. You can attribute part of that to previous management, but let's also be f***ing honest, no one can predict how someone's career will be way into the future, so part of it is them striking the jackpot. Like it's great that Bergeron and Krejci took their training seriously enough to be still be a 1 and 2C respectively past age 35, but that's very rare in this league. Oh and they have an elite goalie coach.
People talk about trading him all the time, there is zero evidence that he wants out but the political climate & fans indirectly aiming their frustration with Trump have aimed there vitriol at Brady.
There is zero evidence of this & just made up by fans because of the political crap going on. What about the other Americans on the team? Have people thought out that they could leave if Brady does? What does this end up meaning that we no longer draft American players? What is the future with all of this? How come we don't hear the reverse of Canadians wanting out of American cities? What happens with the Raptors & Blue Jays? We need to keep politics out of sports or this is going to spiral out of control if it hasn't already.
He has Stutzle & Giroux on his line & Giroux will likely be re-signed.
If they really want Norris then I'd see something like:
Ottawa Sentators Make a Push for Vancouver Canucks Forward Brock Boeser in Deadline Trade
With less than a week until the NHL's trade deadline, a Canadian team has entered the mix to acquire Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser. Vancouverwww.yardbarker.com
Apparently we're linked to Boesser. Looking for term. Interesting but would require us to move big salary ie. Norris unless they retain 50% then it's a 3-4 mil contract.
Moving Norris has it's issues as the recent Pinto/Norris absence has illustrated.
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I hope Norris is not traded, I think it would hurt the team especially in the room without Norris. They may be able to move some guys without trading Norris that might make up the money such as Forsberg G ($.2.75) JBD ($.805K) & Amadio ($2.6) = $6.1 mil. Boeser makes $6.650 mil. I would expect that Ott would have to add either the 1st rd pick in 2025 or hopefully a later pick.
Damn, I wonder which team will go whale hunting and end up paying Boeser $8 million aav. He just doesn't score enough to warrant that cap hit, even with an increasing cap.
It's not just about pts with Boeser & if they were to place him with Tkachuk & Stutzle he could do very well. As the cap goes up so does the pay of players especially players who have a good history in the NHL, Boeser had 73 pts in the NHL last season. He turned down 5 yrs @ $8 mil & will likely want a little longer term. Bo Horvat is making $8.5 & his numbers are around the same as Boeser. My guess is that he will most likely make around the same as Horvat, if not a little more.
