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I don't know what the best linemate site is anymore since NaturalStatTrick is now a pay site, so I can't really check the Nashville and LA time.
I use Frozen Tools, which seems accurate enough, but it's no NST
I don't know what the best linemate site is anymore since NaturalStatTrick is now a pay site, so I can't really check the Nashville and LA time.
If it was done this summer:Would love to have Fiala back again as I think he’s still got a lot of good years ahead of him. having 3 players that can drive lines on their own would be nice. Kaprizov-Rossi, Boldy-Ek, Fiala-Yurov would seem to suffice as 3 scoring lines. Foligno-anyone-Trenin would be a legitimate 4th line. Problem is I can’t make the math work.
Next year isn’t the problem, it’s more when we make Kaprizov the highest paid player in NHL history that’s going to get usIf it was done this summer:
Kaprizov (9) - Yurov (.925) - Zuccarello (4.125)
Boldy (7) - Rossi (?) - Fiala (7.875)
Ohgren (.887) - Eriksson Ek (5.25) - Hartman (4)
Foligno (4) - Khusnuts (?) - Trenin (3.5)
Gaudreau (2.1)
Parise (.833)
Brodin (6) - Faber (8.5)
Middleton (4.35) - Spurgeon (7.575)
Buium (.925) - Bogosian (1.25)
Whoever (.9)
Suter (.833)
Gustavsson (3.75)
Wallstedt (2)
Total ~$84.8M
Cap ~$92.5M
Space ~$7.8M
Problem is, Guerin probably doesn't want him back and Fiala probably doesn't want to come back (and he has a full NMC through next year).
He's priced pretty much perfectly to be a 2nd line driver behind a 1st line star.
We have Faber, JEE, Brodin & Boldy locked up at a combined ~$28M. We will be fine if Guerin doesn’t offer any (more) absurd extensions to veteran role-playersNext year isn’t the problem, it’s more when we make Kaprizov the highest paid player in NHL history that’s going to get us
Next year isn’t the problem, it’s more when we make Kaprizov the highest paid player in NHL history that’s going to get us
Agreed, but I think that Fifi would be thrilled to be playing with Boldy again, or Boldy and JEE.Rumor on the street is cap should go up quite a bit in the next few years so I think it could work, especially if you could dump a player like Trenin or Middleton.
Of course this is all a for-fun hypothetical because Guerin would never bring Fiala back and I can't imagine Fiala would fancy a reunion with Guerin either.
Agreed... big time thumbs down to Trenin signing. Hopefully there's more to come with him as the season progresses. Not seeing much of anything at the moment.Can't get over the fact that Trenin makes 4 million this year. Last season he was paid 1.7 and Billy G raised it to 4 M.
(His cap hit is 3.5)
He is overpaid but was much needed. He and healthy Foligno add toughness and physicality while Lauko & Marat bring speed. Light years ahead of the Lucchini, Letteiri types we used last year in the bottom 6Agreed... big time thumbs down to Trenin signing. Hopefully there's more to come with him as the season progresses. Not seeing much of anything at the moment.