Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXXI

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It’s tough to predict what will happen with the cap.

The cap potentially not rising much, if at all for the foreseeable future was something the players decided to risk by not wanting to renegotiate with the owners.

It would be devastating for the sport long term if there is zero cap growth over the next five years so I’m hoping things will change
More like six years. As RB said, the players will owe the owners over $1 Billion dollars after this season. The new US TV contract will help but not to that level. It’s less devastating than it is requiring a new paradigm for players and agents. And fans. Every major contract signed in recent years, not just Kreider, was based on the assumption of an increased cap in the future. It’s going to take a while for the system to work that out.

How would you like to hold Drew Doughty’s contract right now?
 
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Obviously some contracts that were debatable before Covid-19 hit that were banking on cap growth are going to look worse afterwards. Kreider and Trouba in particular. But in or around August the team is going to have a chance to lock up Kakko long-term at a price lower than it would be if the cap were growing. A year after that, they'll get that chance with Lafreniere. You'll take the good with the bad.
 
We complain about depth. WHY are we moving Kreider from LW? We can go three lines deep and cause issues for opponents with Kreider.

true - i think many are trying to move Laf up a line and it’s possible Buch is not here long term.
 
Innovating and entertaining!

He started the whole f***ing thing how doesn’t he get a goddamn f***ing penalty! :laugh:



Feel bad for Ani after that. Scores a goal, gets sucker-punched, 10 minute misconduct and 2 minutes for roughing. That’ll teach him to contribute.

dubinsky chaperones Bergeron, gets 2 minutes for roughing.
 
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Might actually be healthy for the league to stop taking revenue growth for granted.
 
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Haula does seem more practical a target than Granlund. I don't know that we had the cap room to be competitive for either.
 
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