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I might trade Skinner for Trouba but otherwise I wait until next year.

I’d give Krebs 2x1.5mil UPL 3x4mil Blueger and Bryson are good at those numbers Id just go after someone more talented than Amadio if I’m giving anyone 3x3mil

At the end of the day I want the Cup drought in Canada to continue and McDavid to not get a Cup. Nothing against McDavid but he should of been a Sabre and his team doesn't deserve to be given a Cup too. Plus the headcase known as Evander Kane shouldn't get a ring either. Florida, I don't like all that much either but I would like to see Reinhart and Okposo win a Cup.

That is far too many years and cap for 3/4 line guys I'd give Blueger 2x2.75 but nothing more than that. Amadio is more akin to a 2mil guy and I'll give him a year. UPL will get at minimum 4mil x 3

My co-workers cousin just bought his house and some of the furniture from him. Plus my job involves occasionally looking up property tax info for zombie houses so with the address given I could connect the dots.

Girgs isn't likely to be back; he sold his house along with a good deal of the furniture in said house

So angry EDM made the Finals, wanted Pavelski to get a chance. Plus EDM doesn’t deserve it in the slightest seeing as they only got McDavid by being inept, winning multiple 1st Overalls which made the league change the odds which gave them McDavid over us. I pray Florida humbles them

No use in buying out Skinner; it will put us in a precarious position next year

I couldn’t care less if players have power. In my opinion when you sign a contract with the captaincy either explicitly or effectively given to you as a part of the deal; the player has an obligation to stick through most if not the entire contract. Anything besides that, not including the team itself dealing the player against their wishes, is a sign of a lack of conviction and character.

I’ve read Dumba is just shot at this point Zero interest in Amadio with those contract numbers. Same goes for Blueger.

Ah yes, laugh all you want Thorny; because obviously a guy who forced the letter C be on his jersey and then would turn around and demand a trade are sure signs of a high character individual. Unlike Vegas, we don’t exactly have a group of vets who can more or less tell Tkachuk to grow up, stop being a problem child, and play hockey. For us to improve the team doesn’t require us to just throw assets at a problem and pray it succeeds. You can still be smart with your moves even when possibly slightly overpaying. If a team will take a 2nd and a prospect for a player; you don’t need to give them a 3rd for giggles. Simultaneously when acquiring rental players you need to make sure they wouldn’t be Eric Staals

Sadly that remains doubtful; the captaincy was a part of his contract negotiations in Ottawa and asking out would make him as low character as a non-criminal can be.

Gourde is still a solid player and Tanev isn't exactly over the hill for 1 year. I wouldn't go so far as to extend Gourde for 4/5 years but both he and Tanev have another couple years of bot 6 play in them.

How far would Vancouver be from Florida? I'd guess that would be the max possible

Kapanen is one of the softest players in the league. While overpriced we are also desiring that playoff experience and general veterancy

Hence my counter proposal, I’m willing to “lose” some in the long term but just not straight up 11 and 2 RFAs for 3 UFAs especially without retention involved. Effectively at full price I have no idea how we’d field a good team because we’d need to magically convince multiple quality 4th liners and bench players to sign to league minimum contracts.

Well I do feel my counter proposal is very fair still

And if we still fail; then what?

Just so you know I'm getting good reviews for my slight alteration.

First I’d want to keep 11 until Iginla is off the board and perhaps Eisserman. If both are gone; then I’m more open to trade down. So my offer would be 11, Jokiharju, and Krebs for Gourde, Tanev, Larsson and 40 I’d throw in a 3rd next year for some retention on Gourde. https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/5192733

I’d say no, but based on value and cap space. Essentially you are taking on 12.6mil cap for 30+ players with only 1 year apiece and sending a high 1st and 2 much younger players back. Id offer next year’s 2nd with a playoff berth condition to become a 1st. But not 1 guy there is worth the 11th pick in the draft. However player wise I’d be interested just not at that exorbitant price. Could we do it; with retention perhaps, but from a value standpoint we’d be getting screwed. Another question would be could we get any of them to stay one or two more years at a reasonable cap hit

The thing is we don’t know what our team will be like in the playoffs. Players always step up their game, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they can handle playoff hockey. Marner is one of many who have been found to have issues with playoff hockey. But nothing can truly predict playoff effectiveness. Patrick Kane is very similar to Marner in stature and actually less of a two way player; yet he has always been a clutch performer in the playoffs.

Worked from Joe's idea https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/5185758

My guess is Jokiharju will be looking for about 4mil AAV Bryson would be a UFA is his qualifier isn't made and he'd be free to come back to Buffalo or go anywhere he wants. Essentially I feel we give up too much while simultaneously Tampa gains two unneeded assets. For instance, let's say Jokiharju equals a 2nd but only a 3rd or 4th to Tampa. In that case we are better off getting the 2nd from elsewhere.

Trade 1: Depending on the pick, sure Trade 2: Hurts but sure Trade 3: Nah, no thanks at that price; likewise I mentioned why Bryson wouldn't make sense for Tampa. Draft: Not sure, he has the talent but lacks size and would be par the course with our drafts 3.5mil to find 3 subs seems doable. Since Bryson might still be open even with the trade; offer him 2/3x1.3mil Give Brendan Smith 1mil And Tyler Johnson or like vet F 1mil and your good to go.