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Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XVI

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With the expansion draft set for 2021, we can rule out the already small possibility that Kravtsov plays this season and burns a year off his ELC
 
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effen said:
What made him not a great candidate IYO?
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I think after two NHL seasons, we didn't really know what Brady Skjei was as an NHL defenseman. But we should have been able to rule out a star. So what is the future UFA contract we're protecting ourselves from? Don't think the risk is made up for in reward.
 
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Go Away Staal said:
Yeah I’ve seen comparisons made to kuznetzov and Tarasenko and how they hung back in Russia.

As far as I remember, they both had other things that kept them home.
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The Blues and Caps had great depth and they wouldn't get a spot on the team immediately. That's probably where Kravtsov's situation differs.
 
kovazub94 said:
If the Rangers are smart they will sign Buchnevich to a 5-year contract at about $4m per.
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They absolutely should lock him into an Arvidsson-style deal. He hasn't broken 60 like Arvidsson, but I'd easily give Buch the long-term commitment now to keep him cheaper through his prime. The only one I'd worry about bridging now is Pionk.
 
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effen said:
Funny that a huge point of complaints FOR YEARS was bridging too many guys, then as soon as a guy isn't bridged and struggles its suddenly sooo stupid not to
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Oh, well what you do is see if the guy out played his bridge deal. That guy should have gotten a longer deal. The guy that got a long deal and struggled, he should have been bridged.

I'm glad you brought it up, I thought I was going crazy.
 
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Mac n Gs said:
They absolutely should lock him into an Arvidsson-style deal. He hasn't broken 60 like Arvidsson, but I'd easily give Buch the long-term commitment now to keep him cheaper through his prime. The only one I'd worry about bridging now is Pionk.
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Long term contracts signed now will pay of a ton 2-3 years down the line if the player performs. To get those great contracts on the books is a — must — if we ever want to be able to contend, it’s probably more important than a FOA pick.

Gorton must step up and make the right calls. Bridging these guys to ‘wait and see’ if they perform must be a complete no-no.
 
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Ola said:
Long term contracts signed now will pay of a ton 2-3 years down the line if the player performs. To get those great contracts on the books is a — must — if we ever want to be able to contend, it’s probably more important than a FOA pick.

Gorton must step up and make the right calls. Bridging these guys to ‘wait and see’ if they perform must be a complete no-no.
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In general I would agree, but it also has to depend on each individual player obviously. And Skjei for example, at his age and skill level, doesn't exactly stand out as a player who in 2 years would be making exponentially more than he is now. The risk outweighed the reward for him.
 
DanielBrassard said:
In general I would agree, but it also has to depend on each individual player obviously. And Skjei for example, at his age and skill level, doesn't exactly stand out as a player who in 2 years would be making exponentially more than he is now. The risk outweighed the reward for him.
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@31 was making the same point but I disagree. Even a marginal improvement coupled with a rising cap can make quite a difference both in real dollars and in cap hit %.
 
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