Rumor: Teams wary of what Florida will do

[Hale The Villain]

Both are far better defensively, this is a heavily defensive minded team and Karlsson is awful on the back end, imo. Sure, we could use a better puck mover, but I'd rather a defensive minded guy with size than a Karlsson or Jones.

And again, the Cap is a thing.

Sure, and far worse offensively.

EK would be a good replacement for Montour. Certainly getting him at 5M x 2.5YRs is infinitely smarter than paying Montour 7.1M for the next 7 years until he's 38 years old.

If you prefer a more defensive D, fine, but I don't think fit is an issue whatsoever.

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

I don’t see us getting Karlsson but his offensive ability is something our backend lacks right now

 

[kerrabria]

Karlsson makes way too much sense. RHD that can help run their top PP unit.

He makes no sense. There's a reason that Karlsson hasn't made the playoffs a single time since that contract began. Successful teams don't pay roving, gunner style, pseudo-defensemen as top players. And they don't deploy those types on the top pair either.

Montour has far higher defensive upside than Karlsson, is a shooting threat from the top of the umbrella, and we let him walk.

We won't acquire Karlsson because he will never be more than a 4D for us. Even if we had the assets to get him retained down to $5m (the lowest possible amount given prior retention), that would preclude us from signing Ekblad or replacing him on the top pair this summer. And we're simply too well run for the organization to count on Karlsson as our best RD.

 

[boltsfan86]

I don’t see us getting Karlsson but his offensive ability is something our backend lacks right now

Which is why I found waiving Boqvist pretty strange, but I guess they wouldn't have unless they really had to

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Yall want Faulk?

 

[SEALBound]

If you don't want Karlsson, Pens could also send you Matt Grzelcyk for relatively cheap. Even though with the cap going up, Karlsson makes more sense.

ERod+1st+B prospect for Karlsson @7mil+Lizotte was discussed on the trade board.

 

[Ignatius]

Both teams acquired Karlsson and immediately got worse. It's not a coincidence.

I'm not going to speculate what goes on in Dubas' head, I'd probably have to suffer a brain injury to get that level of dumb.

You don't bring in a $10m d-man (who cant actually play defence) to be your #3, especially not if you want to win a cup. I'd also stay away from him even at 50% retained, but i understand others who may say he has some value there. But regardless of one's thoughts on Karlsson, Florida doesn't have expendable assets to make it worthwhile for Pittsburgh to keep $5m in dead money for multiple years so that's irrelevant.


I still wouldn't sign Karlsson to that but it's not a bad idea. I don't know that a team would even need to "give" Pittsburgh anything. Just being rid of Karlsson and his contract with no retention should be enough of an incentive

Forgive the off topic response but I would say that the Pens org brought in EK65 because of his novelty and how it would help them sell tickets and ensure a modicum boost in interest among the fanbase. Even after his most recent Norris trophy winning season he was never going to be some game changing addition that was going to thrust Pittsburgh back into contender status. I really think Doobie was more about sideshow intrigue with this one.

 

[Hale The Villain]

He makes no sense. There's a reason that Karlsson hasn't made the playoffs a single time since that contract began. Successful teams don't pay roving, gunner style, pseudo-defensemen as top players. And they don't deploy those types on the top pair either.

Montour has far higher defensive upside than Karlsson, is a shooting threat from the top of the umbrella, and we let him walk.

We won't acquire Karlsson because he will never be more than a 4D for us. Even if we had the assets to get him retained down to $5m (the lowest possible amount given prior retention), that would preclude us from signing Ekblad or replacing him on the top pair this summer. And we're simply too well run for the organization to count on Karlsson as our best RD.

You don't have to play him massive minutes. Forsling and Ekblad can continue to play on the top pair and Karlsson can play beside Mikkola on the 2nd pair.

It was a very smart decision to let Montour walk. Let some other team pay him 7M+ until he's in his late 30s based off of only a single season of elite production, which he'll never match again. He may be beter than Karlsson defensively, but he's nowhere near as good offensively.

The Panthers should have plenty of space to fit in both Karlsson and Ekblad. They have 72.5M committed for next season, and with the cap expected to jump to 95.5M, that would leave 18M after adding Karlsson (@ 50% retention) to sign Ekblad, Bennett and fill out the bottom of the roster with some depth.

You don't have to agree with adding Karlsson, but the points you bring up are laughable.

 

[Siignal]

Will be a wild twist if Montréal gets Florida's pick because the Flames have outperformed them

 

[Hale The Villain]

If you don't want Karlsson, Pens could also send you Matt Grzelcyk for relatively cheap. Even though with the cap going up, Karlsson makes more sense.

ERod+1st+B prospect for Karlsson @7mil+Lizotte was discussed on the trade board.

If Karlsson is getting a 1st it's probably with 50% retention. Not sure why the Pens would not retain the extra 2M if they are retooling/rebuilding. Would be a waste to not do so if it means expanding his market and getting a better return.

 

[kerrabria]

ERod+1st+B prospect for Karlsson @7mil+Lizotte was discussed on the trade board.

We're likely to lose Bennett this summer, our Top 9 can't lose Rodrigues too.

If we acquire Karlsson, it'll be for all futures. And any retention <$4m is a non-starter. I.e., the only way we acquire Karlsson is if Zito bends Dubas over. And even then, it'd be contingent on Zito's ability to get Ekblad signed to an insulting contract.

 

[violaswallet]

Like most trades for playoff rentals, unless you win the cup or at least go far in the playoffs because of the acquisition, it's a long-term loser.

There's no question trading Tippett + 1st for Giroux to get swept by Tampa in round 2 was not a good trade in hindsight.

I'll push back: Zito gave that core the best chance to get the cup and it didn't work. This gave him the certainty to do the Huberdeau Tkachuk swap..

 

[kerrabria]

The Panthers should have plenty of space to fit in both Karlsson and Ekblad. They have 72.5M committed for next season, and with the cap expected to jump to 95.5M, that would leave 18M after adding Karlsson (@ 50% retention) to sign Ekblad, Bennett and fill out the bottom of the roster with some depth.

You don't have to agree with adding Karlsson, but the points you bring up are laughable.

1) What assets are we giving up to get Karlsson at 50%? We're not giving up/downgrading any of our lineup regulars, and the only future assets we possess with any value are Gracyn Sawchyn, the 2026 1st Rounder, the 2026 2nd Rounder, and the 2027 1st Rounder. We're not giving up three of those to get a 4D.

2) Bennett will not sign for <$7m. Ekblad probably won't sign for <$6m. Even in that best case scenario (which we can't take for granted before July 1), we'd have $5m left to re-sign Samoskevich, Jeseper Boqvist, and at least two fourth line/bottom pair guys. That math doesn't work.

 

[TotalHomer]

The offense went dry for a month but in general it hasn't been an issue. The team is 3rd in GF in the league but middle of the pack in GA. While I wouldn't be totally against Karlsson at 50%, I still wouldn't give anything of value for him due to the length of that deal and because stylistically it isn't a great fit. Being great on the PP isn't enough.

 

[Hale The Villain]

1) What assets are we giving up to get Karlsson at 50%? We're not giving up/downgrading any of our lineup regulars, and the only future assets we possess with any value are Gracyn Sawchyn, the 2026 1st Rounder, the 2026 2nd Rounder, and the 2027 1st Rounder. We're not giving up three of those to get a 4D.

2) Bennett will not sign for <$7m. Ekblad probably won't sign for <$6m. Even in that best case scenario (which we can't take for granted before July 1), we'd have $5m left to re-sign Samoskevich, Jeseper Boqvist, and at least two fourth line/bottom pair guys. That math doesn't work.

If you're not willing to give you're probably not going to get.

If the Panthers want to add a top 4 D it'll likely cost a 1st+ based on what Pettersson just returned.

I expect it'll be a sellers market at the deadline this year. Not a lot of quality players available as of right now, a weak draft class coming up and the cap jumping should lead to some fairly high prices for decent players.

If Bennett won't sign for less than 7M the Panthers should cut bait like they did with Montour. Let some other team make a dumb mistake signing him to that contract. It's not like they need him desperately with Barkov and Lundell at C.

The math works just fine.

 

[JKG33]

Forgive the off topic response but I would say that the Pens org brought in EK65 because of his novelty and how it would help them sell tickets and ensure a modicum boost in interest among the fanbase. Even after his most recent Norris trophy winning season he was never going to be some game changing addition that was going to thrust Pittsburgh back into contender status. I really think Doobie was more about sideshow intrigue with this one.

I 100% agree Dubas would be that stupid, but on a team with Crosby/Malkin/Letang they shouldn't have any problem moving tickets. And if they are, adding him as a 4th best player wouldn't move the needle

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

If they Dangle Jack Devine might be able to do something out of left field

 

[Kevin Musto]

I've crunched the numbers. This is cap compliant.

To Chicago:

-Spencer Knight
-Eetu Luostarinen or Evan Rodrigues
-Mackie Samoskevich
-the rights to Matvei Shuravin
-Florida 2026 1st round pick

To Florida:

-Seth Jones (@10% retention)
-Arvid Soderblom

 

[Sota Popinski]

It was a good trade for Florida in the long term. Tippett just isn’t a Florida player and never would I have been. Giroux helped them get their feet wet in playoffs.

That was a good trade for them. Tippett was not looking like an NHL player and the 1st was 2 years out

I hope they learned a lesson from it but it wasn't a good trade for them no matter how much you want to try to rewrite history. They got swept in the 2nd round by a team that didn't even win the cup. The only reason the 1st was 2 years out was because they wasted their next one on Chiarot

 

[FinlandPanther]

Will be a wild twist if Montréal gets Florida's pick because the Flames have outperformed them

Why would Florida care? You guys are playing for 10th. We’re playing for a cup.

I've crunched the numbers. This is cap compliant.

To Chicago:

-Spencer Knight
-Eetu Luostarinen or Evan Rodrigues
-Mackie Samoskevich
-the rights to Matvei Shuravin
-Florida 2026 1st round pick

To Florida:

-Seth Jones (@10% retention)
-Arvid Soderblom

Lmaooooooo. Beyond awful. The 10 percent retention kills me. For 50 it would still be a massive overpayment,

I hope they learned a lesson from it but it wasn't a good trade for them no matter how much you want to try to rewrite history. They got swept in the 2nd round by a team that didn't even win the cup. The only reason the 1st was 2 years out was because they wasted their next one on Chiarot

Yes it was lmao. They don’t win the cup without that trade. The only trade that sucked was Chiarot. That trade was beyond useless.

 

[FlyguyOX]

I hope they learned a lesson from it but it wasn't a good trade for them no matter how much you want to try to rewrite history. They got swept in the 2nd round by a team that didn't even win the cup. The only reason the 1st was 2 years out was because they wasted their next one on Chiarot

You're severely underrating the quality of Giroux.

 

[Sticksandsun]

Yall want Faulk?

love to Faulk.
any possible retention there? A mil or 1.5?

If they Dangle Jack Devine might be able to do something out of left field

Jackie boy is gonna be a Panther for a while *lights many candles*.
I'd hate to lose him, rather give many other of our F prospects.

I've crunched the numbers. This is cap compliant.

To Chicago:

-Spencer Knight
-Eetu Luostarinen or Evan Rodrigues
-Mackie Samoskevich
-the rights to Matvei Shuravin
-Florida 2026 1st round pick

To Florida:

-Seth Jones (@10% retention)
-Arvid Soderblom

No Reichel? Pass...

 

[Kevin Musto]

Lmaooooooo. Beyond awful. The 10 percent retention kills me. For 50 it would still be a massive overpayment,

If Florida waits till the offseason, they'll get him for Samoskevich + Shuravin. No retention.

If they want him at the deadline, Hawks would have to retain so price goes up

 

[FinlandPanther]

If Florida waits till the offseason, they'll get him for Samoskevich + Shuravin. No retention.

If they want him at the deadline, Hawks would have to retain so price goes up

Why would Florida even want Jones? You’re never getting what you think for Jones. He’s been a huge disappointment

 

[biturbo19]

I mean, i guess some teams might be wary of what Florida is going to do if they're looking for a RHD...because how many playoff teams aren't looking for a solid Top-4 RHD? And how many of them are actually out there on the market available? The math doesn't math on that. Supply <<< Demand.


The other element of this i suppose, is potentially that Florida might be looking at a bigger deal for a more "longer-term" solution. If they've decided that they're going to prioritize retaining 19 year old Sam Bennett over Ekblad, and will need someone who can step into those boots down the line a ways. But i don't know that anyone should be all that scared of a bidding war with Florida - they've got jack squat left for real liquid "assets" to move, without sacrificing from their actual current roster.