They chimed in on a number of teams Vantel, including LA.
“Also: The expectation is they’re closing in on a contract extension with soon-to-be-unrestricted free agent Vladislav Gavrikov. Assuming Gavrikov signs, it means that at least two regulars on the blue line, Sean Walker and Sean Durzi, could be trade bait. The pair start the offseason at Nos. 29 and 30 on the trade board.”
Nick Schmaltz is the Coyotes’ second-best forward after Clayton Keller and had a quietly effective 2022-23 season for the Coyotes, with 58 points in 63 games. His 0.92 points per game was the same as Brad Marchand’s, and ahead of, among others, Anze Kopitar, Brock Nelson and Sebastian Aho.
Schmaltz, No. 13 on the trade board, has three years remaining on his current contract with a reasonable average annual value of $5.85 million. The problem is, the contract is backloaded, and the actual dollar amounts are high: $7.5 million, then $8.45 million, then $8.5 million. Also, a limited no-trade clause kicks in July 1. The Coyotes will be operating near the bottom of the NHL salary-cap list for the foreseeable future, because gate receipts in the Mullett Arena (capacity, 4,600) pale in comparison to what other teams generate.
So actual dollars matter, and Schmaltz may simply be too expensive to keep around. However, if the Coyotes do trade Schmaltz, they risk ticking off Keller, who works so well with him.
Dammit... already got a couple of fires nearby. One about 10kn to the west and one about 20 km to the south east.
Been a very dry spring. - boonerbuck
Spray some water on the outside tin of your mobile home, keeps it cool I would guess, if the fires get close, and if any of the wheels are flat, I’d pump them up in case you gotta leave in a hurry.
Spray some water on the outside tin of your mobile home, keeps it cool I would guess, if the fires get close, and if any of the wheels are flat, I’d pump them up in case you gotta leave in a hurry. - LeftCoaster
They are one of the premier franchises in the league, a model for the others to follow. You're such a moron!! Just because there's cities that perhaps shouldn't have a franchise, like Anaheim, doesn't mean Seattle shouldn't have one. Kraken have a strong, strong franchise, one of eight teams with 100% capacity this year.
