Davo Ikinzom
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Offer sheeting unproven players seems pretty dumb. That's how you end up paying a plug like Kotkaniemi 5m/y until 2030.
No it wouldn't be awkward. We'd match it. We can be over the cap in the summer. We aren't losing our best prospect. It's obvious he will replace Ekholm as our #1LD in time.Broberg really hasn't proven he's even a consistent NHL player.
But hypothetically you could maybe get him to sign a 1 year offer sheet that leaves your team open to walking away from the qualifying offer if he underperforms. Even something like a 1 year 3M would put Edmonton in a pretty awkward position.
Why does an NHL GM want to burn a 2nd just to mess with the Oilers?Which is exactly why a team like Calgary should think about an offersheet. Their LD to put it bluntly is bad. Best case scenario you get a young potential top 4 LD in the mix or you mess up the Oilers cap. Worst case you waste a 2nd and let Broberg walk without a QO.
Offer sheets aren't real threats.
Montreal offersheeted aho which Carolina matchedI think Carolina has proven what happens when you try to outsmart other GMs with an offer sheet. You end up overpaying players and giving away draft picks for nothing.
No NHL GM is realistically going to be the one to want to start that pissing match. Best case scenario you pay slightly less than you would in a trade (and way more money), and jack up the prices on every RFA you want to keep going forward.Hum yeah they are, to the teams offering them.
ANA has been a bit cheap in the past but people hope 2nd rounders become Broberg heck late 1sts which would be kind of where Anaheim pick is.ANA could sign him to 2.2M x 1 to make Edmonton think. Cost is only a 3rd rounder and it wouldn't seem too bad around the league considering EDM has signed Penner (ANA) in past.
They would still remain under cap floor.
This is my point exactly. The Montreal offer sheet on Aho actually made sense, as he was a star player. The revenge offer sheet for a high potential player who still hadn't put it all together? That was stupid, whether it was revenger or not. While a Broberg offer sheet wouldn't be "revenge", it would be, based on most of the discussions here, an attempt to "screw" the Oilers. For it to screw the Oilers, it would have to be the type of deal that also screws the team going after Broberg. Broberg isn't proven enough to make a large offer sheet to.Montreal offersheeted aho which Carolina matched
Next summer Carolina revenge offersheeted kotkaniemi
That wasn’t exactly a terrible move. The terrible move was giving him an 8 year extension when they could have walked away. I doubt Carolina offersheets kotkaniemi if Montreal didn’t offersheet aho in the first place.
Are you suggesting that Anaheim do the 4.4M offer sheet? Isn't that a 1st and a 3rd compensation? Edmonton likely doesn't match that, and they could end up as a cup contender and winning the draft lottery at the same time if the Ducks did this.ANA has been a bit cheap in the past but people hope 2nd rounders become Broberg heck late 1sts which would be kind of where Anaheim pick is.
I'd do a 4.4 million 1 year deal without even blinking.
I don't see it done and I mentioned how offersheets should be used more last year on teams like the Rangers and others.
But this could be a solid get.
God I hate this logic.ANA has been a bit cheap in the past but people hope 2nd rounders become Broberg heck late 1sts which would be kind of where Anaheim pick is.
I'd do a 4.4 million 1 year deal without even blinking.
I don't see it done and I mentioned how offersheets should be used more last year on teams like the Rangers and others.
But this could be a solid get.
4.4 million is only a 2nd round compensation.This is my point exactly. The Montreal offer sheet on Aho actually made sense, as he was a star player. The revenge offer sheet for a high potential player who still hadn't put it all together? That was stupid, whether it was revenger or not. While a Broberg offer sheet wouldn't be "revenge", it would be, based on most of the discussions here, an attempt to "screw" the Oilers. For it to screw the Oilers, it would have to be the type of deal that also screws the team going after Broberg. Broberg isn't proven enough to make a large offer sheet to.
Are you suggesting that Anaheim do the 4.4M offer sheet? Edmonton likely doesn't match that, and they could end up as a cup contender and winning the draft lottery at the same time if the Ducks did this.
Again. In the post I point out Anaheim has been a tad cheap. You are right you don't have to pay your 2nd round pick 4.4 million. Actually a majority of 2nd round picks barely get coffee in the NHL.God I hate this logic.
"people hope this pick becomes insert quality player".
You don't have to pay your draft pick 4.4 mill like you would be broberg in this scenario
Doesn't the next contract need to be 10% more or you lose them as a UFA?ANA could sign him to 2.2M x 1 to make Edmonton think. Cost is only a 3rd rounder and it wouldn't seem too bad around the league considering EDM has signed Penner (ANA) in past.
They would still remain under cap floor.
No, this is how you make sure Zegras, McTavish, Carlsson, Gauthier, Dostal, Mintyukov, etc all have a lot more leverage in their negotiations as RFAs.4.4 million is only a 2nd round compensation.
The actual number is 4.580917 million (this number I believe is the correct one) Once that number is crossed it becomes a 1st and a third.
Again. In the post I point out Anaheim has been a tad cheap. You are right you don't have to pay your 2nd round pick 4.4 million. Actually a majority of 2nd round picks barely get coffee in the NHL.
I am a fan of weaponizing cap space. This is how it is done.
I think we will just agree to disagree.No, this is how you make sure Zegras, McTavish, Carlsson, Gauthier, Dostal, Mintyukov, etc all have a lot more leverage in their negotiations as RFAs.
Right now, RFAs are incredibly cheap because offer sheets aren't a real threat. You start that war, make them become a real threat, and it could end up costing you millions of dollars a year down the line on every single RFA you try to sign
If those guys all get an extra 300k a year in AAV because you now risk offer sheets, that is nearly 2 mill a year you've just added to your cap, over the course of 5 years you've cost yourself 10 million dollars.
All so you could save a tiny bit of draft capital for the sake of paying Phillip Broberg 4.4 mill.
I think there is a reason we rarely see offer sheets. They are a lot more complicated than it seems on the surface.I think we will just agree to disagree.
From Jeff Jackson’s interview after day one of free agency it sounded like he may have Ceci trade in his back pocket. That would line up pretty closely with the money they need to get RFA’s signed and then they’d probably have to run a 21/22 man roster with league min guys in those PB slots.Forgive my ignorance... but how exactly do the Oilers plan on gettign under the cap, considering they are currently $2.4m over, with Broberg and Holloway to sign?
As for the concept of offer sheets, I think if you're a team in Edmonton's division and/or conference, who likes Broberg or Holloway, then the concept of a 1-year offer sheet is probably not all that risky. You can go up to $4.5m on a 2nd-round offer sheet.
Hand either or both of these guys a 1 year deal at $3.5m... and that puts Edmonton in a really tough position.
Yes, it's not ideal from a long term retention plan, as they can just ride qualifying offers to keep their salary near $3.5m.... but that's not really the end of the world if you believe in these guys.