Keep in mind that the cap is flat, and will likely remain this way next season. We can be one of 2 or 3 teams prepared to spend next season. Toffoli would have been great for a 1 year overpayment, but he wanted term and I am happy to pass on that contract. He is terribly inconsistent, and inking him until he is 32 would not be my first choice.

If Vats signs in Colorado, lets target Gustafsson.
- bikeguy99

I don't think it's a bad contract and 28 to 32 isn't usually the big drop off years. I mean nobody's perfect but Toffoli is a pretty good player and the cost is pretty flat with his previous contract.

Sometimes you just gotta pick your horse and ride them...

I don't think it's a bad contract and 28 to 32 isn't usually the bid drop off years. I mean nobody's perfect but Toffoli is a pretty good player and the cost is pretty flat with his previous contract.

Sometimes you just gotta pick your horse and ride them...
- Queenie_5_hole

Seems odd that Montreal gave money and term to an unknown in Anderson though. I think the Toffoli signing is great for them, but they could have just gotten Hall instead. I feel like they wanted to get the "most" of the Domi trade but still lost value there anyway.

But out of their 3 RFA's hes by far the most likely to be moved. Nobody is helping them out without a legit sweetener, he's likely gonna be that sweetener if they arent giving up a 1st
- vlongo4419

Yeah, that makes sense. Their cap situation is so (frank)ed what can they really do. $20 mil spent on Gourde, Palat, Johnson, and Killorn.

I understand why we didn't trade for Devon Toews but two late 2nds for him seems like an under payment. Maybe we don't have the resources to get that kind of player but man it would have been nice.

I understand why we didn't trade for Devon Toews but two late 2nds for him seems like an under payment. Maybe we don't have the resources to get that kind of player but man it would have been nice.
- Pomegrant

Avs absolutely won that trade but it was a cap dump for the isles, teams arent going to get full value in a lot of these trades as we've seen already with our trades

Seems odd that Montreal gave money and term to an unknown in Anderson though. I think the Toffoli signing is great for them, but they could have just gotten Hall instead. I feel like they wanted to get the "most" of the Domi trade but still lost value there anyway.



Yeah, that makes sense. Their cap situation is so (frank)ed what can they really do. $20 mil spent on Gourde, Palat, Johnson, and Killorn.
- Pomegrant

They can't bury Johnson's cap in the minors since he cleared waivers?
move guys around as you wish, but this top 6 would be very nice, and the fact that the worst player will be gone after the following season is even nicer.

Smith-Severson
Murray-Cernak (damn that's good)
Butcher-Subban

They can't bury Johnson's cap in the minors since he cleared waivers?
- MartysBetter88

They changed those rules. You only get a percentage cap relief up to a certain point now. I believe if they buried Johnson they would only get a $1mil cap relief.

They changed those rules. You only get a percentage cap relief up to a certain point now. I believe if they buried Johnson they would only get a $1mil cap relief.
- Pomegrant

ooo. wuahaha yess

ooo. wuahaha yess
- MartysBetter88

We can probably thank the Rangers for that for burying Wade Redden for like 4-5 years straight lol

Flyers signed Erik Gustafsson...1 year deal.

Just saying.

Flyers signed Erik Gustafsson...1 year deal.

Just saying.
- Queenie_5_hole

Good for them. Why would we need another PP specialist who cant defend? We're gonna have essentially 4 of that type of player already in Severson, PK, Butcher, and Smith

Good for them. Why would we need another PP specialist who cant defend? We're gonna have essentially 4 of that type of player already in Severson, PK, Butcher, and Smith
- vlongo4419

I was just saying he’s signed. It wasn’t an endorsement. Bikeguy99 mentioned him earlier as a possible add so Just sharing info.

Wanted to share this vid of Shak scoring today to show how awful these jerseys look: https://twitter.com/khl_e.../1315635016114860032?s=19

Wanted to share this vid of Shak scoring today to show how awful these jerseys look: https://twitter.com/khl_e.../1315635016114860032?s=19
- Pomegrant

...maybe I could get used to that name after all

Vernal remains the prize. I just can't imagine Tampa doesn't find a way to bring back both dman.

Schmidt to the Canucks for a 2020 3rd. Decent add for the canucks who have seemingly lost everybody this free agency, that contract is gonna suck in few years though

Schmidt to the Canucks for a 2020 3rd. Decent add for the canucks who have seemingly lost everybody this free agency, that contract is gonna suck in few years though
- vlongo4419

They've lost all of their promising young players because they signed a ton of bottom six forwards to 3+mil contracts. Pretty sad, honestly.

They've lost all of their promising young players because they signed a ton of bottom six forwards to 3+mil contracts. Pretty sad, honestly.
- Pomegrant

Yep thats what happens when you just spend money in free agency to spend, for absolutely no reason.

Yep thats what happens when you just spend money in free agency to spend, for absolutely no reason.
- vlongo4419

And they have cap issues so they trade for Nate Schmidt...? I don't understand.

And they have cap issues so they trade for Nate Schmidt...? I don't understand.
- Pomegrant

They had cap issues so they lost Markstrom, Tanev, Stetcher, and Toffoli. Now after the Schmidt trade only have 2M in cap space to sign multiple RFAs, then will only have 17M in cap space next season with Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko to re-sign and will still need to fill out roster spots afterwards. Pretty easy to understand actually. And all of this because they over spent money in free agency to just spend money.

They had cap issues so they lost Markstrom, Tanev, Stetcher, and Toffoli. Now after the Schmidt trade only have 2M in cap space to sign multiple RFAs, then will only have 17M in cap space next season with Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko to re-sign and will still need to fill out roster spots afterwards. Pretty easy to understand actually. And all of this because they over spent money in free agency to just spend money.
- vlongo4419

Embarrassing. They had the chance to have a really good core on top of young players coming up through their system and they pissed it all away.

And they have cap issues so they trade for Nate Schmidt...? I don't understand.
- Pomegrant

More to come... E4