You are missing the point.
The only way we have cap problems with just the roster we have is if we go out of the way to give every player who sniffs success a long term contract....which Kevyn has done multiple times. The only one he didn't do it with was Mittelstadt.
False. You cant low ball ELCd. Thry will sign 2nd round comp OS.
Good management of what we have gives us plenty of room to add long term. And given the volume of Rochester players we have, its OK to go with cheaper vets assuming that 1 or 2 players will bubble up next year. (this is also assuming the plan is to move forward with this core...which another playoff miss might change)
What high salaries is buffalo trading th o afford this?
Adams has repeatedly claimed he's not spending to the cap because he doesn't have long term spending space....even though 5 minutes of crunching the numbers shows is rather easy for him to add a large contract if they wanted to.
Show your work on this space you think exists and do we call it Enronenomics?
As I said if they are going to sign or acquire a $6M+ player they will need to trade onr of Quinn, peterka, LD, Tuch, thompson, cozens
In a couple years like draft of 2026 or 2027 I do see them doing some moves like this because they will need cap relief and decide who to keep and who to trade.
You are correct in saying my assumptions could change as the year goes on, but for planning out long term these are perfectly reasonable. But in the end, if players out play their projections, that is a good problem to have and you adjust accordingly. But its not a good reason to leave resources on the table when you are trying to a cycle of mediocrity that is approaching driving age.
If players play much better you will nerd to pay them or trade them before they are exposed to Offer sheets? Expect to see what the blues did to be more common.
That math is mostly fungible and you get find space. Greenway signing seems excessive with Malenstyn here.
Moving on from Krebs gets you another 1.4M next year as well.
As I said Krebs gets replaced with an ELC but this doesnt save much cap. You need to have 13F in a roster construct
As I said Greenway or a veteran for $3.5M
Greenway I know can play on multiple lines. I dont know if Malenstyn is more than a bottom line player
This is a pretty academic exercise because, as
@Irie has pointed out...the evaluation is going to change next year.
Sure things could change next summer and they make some roster moves bis trades.
As it stands now they do not have the cap space to be in the high end UFA market
Usually the ROI on UFAs of 6+ yrs just isnt there. What UFA has proven their worth over their full contract they signed at 27+ yrs old and for 6+ yrs in length and they changed teams? I cant think of one. No JT has not earned his salary he is overpaid.
