Speculation: How Does Dallas Make Cap Space in the Offseason

[SEALBound]

How is Marchment only worth a 4th? Dallas would get better offers from other teams

Yeah, you're probably right.

 

[MBTendy]

...Dallas in gonna be in a crunch with a lot of young teams that have a shyteton of Cap...he's a prime candidate for an offersheet that'll only cost a team their 2nd...getting a 1st for Bourque now and ridding yourselves of Dumba at the same time is a proposition that has merit for Dallas...

Don't worry, Bourque will be signed by Nill and company.

He'll be wearing a Stars jersey next season.

 

[De Montreal]

Id like the Habs to target Marchment + Bourque

I know the brass doesn’t want another project as a solution for the 2nd line centre and want more of a sure thing but Id like to gamble on Bourque

 

[TheGreenTBer]

At least one team in Dallas is all-in. The football team is only all-inp when its owner is with an intern.

 

[TLEH]

It's pretty easy, if Chicago starts sniping RFA's, not just from Dallas, one, they've now inflated every RFA contract for their own team.
If Bourque is getting a 4.3m AAV contract from Chicago, Kurashev is going to be too, as will Riechel and Nazar (at the minimum) as they are producing around the same as Bourque, they'll have a comparable as well.
Then you have the risk of an offer-sheet that walks Bedard right to UFA.
Sure they would match it, but they are not buying UFA years then and are losing control of the player at the time their window might be opening.
It's a risk most teams don't take, not because they can't snag the player, but because repercussions down the line aren't worth it.
Could they, sure, should they? sure probably, if only because it might force Dallas to move on from Marchment. Will they though? I doubt it.

Kurashev isn’t going to get resigned. Reichel sucks and Nazar is trending towards being worth that. “Retaliation” doesn’t come to mind as a reason I should not be adding a good going player ready to contribute.

He’d have to sign the offer sheet anyway. Maybe he won’t, but I’d still try. Not really about making Dallas worse. It’s about trying to get better.

 

[BelovedIsles]

That top line RD is just as hard to find as a top 15 C in the league IMO.
Maybe they go big, drop a lot of salary in trade and trade for Dobson?

Dobson for Robertson.

 

[LBpuzzels]

Can Dallas afford both Robertson and Hartley long term? If not which one would they look to move?

 

[Jumptheshark]

wont be hard. Most key players are already under contract. Bean will take a home town discount

 

[Hockey Dad]

Can Dallas afford both Robertson and Hartley long term? If not which one would they look to move?

Harley easily. Already rumors of a weird demands from Robertson.

 

[Rolo]

Would the Stars dump Seguin for say a 4th-7th + mid level prospect?

Chicago might be interested. Need to add talent (esp RH forwards), take a gamble on him meshing with Bedard or Nazar (if hes playing center)

 

[Patty Ice]

Marchment could easily fetch a 2nd rd pick+, he's by no means overpaid but more of a luxury Dallas can't really afford.

Sharks have multiple 2nds in the next 2 drafts and it wouldn't hurt to start adding more long term vets with the kids to start taking bigger steps forward. Marchment I can see fitting in Grier's vision and has familial ties with the team.

How does Ottawa's 2nd for Marchment sound?

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Seguin makes 10 mill for 2 more years and has a huge injury history while getting significantly older. Dallas is trying to go all in the next few years, they aren’t likely to trade guys who can help them today like Robertson. Seguin is the most obvious to be moved if he isn’t Ltired and it will take significant assets to move him even if he’s a decent player still.

Someone is going to be traded by them, that’s almost an accepted fact.

 

[CapSpace]

If Marchment is available Montreal should absolutely try to get him.

 

[LBpuzzels]

Would they move Harley to keep space for Robertson if his demands are too high or does the addition of Rantanan make losing Robertson easier.
I know the cap is going up alot but both of these guys look to be in positions to get big contracts after next year and it seems to look tight for Dallas.

Harley easily. Already rumors of a weird demands from Robertson.

 

[My3Sons]

Wouldn’t Dallas be better off paying a team to take Seguin than trading Robertson?

 

[EXTRAS]

Benn/Seguin can be moved on from + a couple of their overpaid bad dmen.

 

[Play]

Is Seguin 100% done for the season? So no concerns this season? And will he magically be healthy for the playoffs?

Doctor said close to or during playoffs