truthbluth
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- Feb 2, 2011
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Simple Offseason... No major trades or signings. It's the "see what we have" approach.
1. Waive Deslauriers to Rochester
2. Gorges to LV in Expansion
3. Sign Brendan Smith to a 2-3 year moderate deal (3.25?)
4. Sign RFAs (ballpark #s
Foligno 1 yr / 2.0
Girgenson 2 years / 1.75
Larsson 2 years / 1.75
Lehner 3 years / 4.5
Ullmakr 1 year / 700k
Rodrigues 1 year / 900k
Kane-Eichel-Ennis - Kane and Ennis get to pump up their value with Eichel on a full blast offensive line.
Carrier-ROR-Okposo - This line works very well. They are going to see shutdown type shifts, while being relied on for offense. They can handle it, as long as ROR isn't Bylsma'd again
Moulson-Reinhart-Nylander - Unshackling Reinhart, under easy matchups. We squeeze every last ounce of usefullness out of Moulson before Fasching/Bailey take his spot.
Foligno-Larsson-Girgensons - reducing the burden on ROR by picking up matchups, d zone starts, and PK
x Rodrigues
McCabe-Risto - we need to find out under acceptable circumstances, whether this pair can work long term
Smith-Bogo - we need to find out if Bogo is a capable NHL defensemen under acceptable circumstances
Guhle-Antipin - both project to be big parts of the future, let them get acquainted early.
x Falk
Lehner
Ullmark
Basically... let's see what we really have... before making any major moves.
Oh... and this approach leaves us around 12 million in cap space.
I like it, but as the most capable dman on the market, I think Smith is going to get wildly overpaid/overtermed. I want no part of a 7 year-$5million deal like he might get for a 2nd pairing defenseman.