Very much an open question if Karlsson can be moved at the TDL. That's a lot of salary changing hands and may need a 3rd team as a clearinghouse to make the numbers work but then that adds to the overall price.
Michkov is years away, but Bedard Fantilli and Carlson will all be playing next year
I hope they don't buyout any contracts this offseason. They are nowhere close to contending so might have well let those bad contracts play out.
They have to do some buyout(s) because contending or not, rebuild or re-tool they need to get cap flexibility. I also agree with some comments in the game thread that at some point you have to say bad buyout or not enough is enough with the performance of some players. OEL comes to mind...it's a horrible buy out in many respects (far too long on the books etc), but the buyout is actually attractive for the first couple of years, then it becomes less palatable for a couple of years but that coincides with a time where the cap likely sees significant increases. After that it will be annoying to have the dead cap but it's not crippling.
When it comes to crappy teams in the turtle derby, games in hand don’t mean much. Maybe they gain 1pt from those 2 games…maybe.
Arizona and San Jose also have similar schedules to the Canucks. Montreal is the team we have to worry about because they have the hardest schedule left.
You can’t trade for the pick. Bedard’s rights are the most untouchable asset in the sport at the moment
I agree fourth is probably the goal and best possible outcome at this point. It almost guarantees us a top 5 pick in great draft.
