Lets presume that Nashville trades for a big time soon to be UFA like a Parise and gives up Blum, Lindback, and a 1st...maybe some more prospects.
We then sign Parise before he hits the open mkt for 7 mil for 12-13 in a 6 year deal averaging around 7 mil a season.
That leaves us committed to 32 mil plus what we want to pay Suter and Webs which will probably be between 13-14 mil a year for a rough estimated payroll around 53 mil (more if we sign radulov)
We will have to give raises to Wilson and Sergei a well
Does ownership have the cash to put up that kind of payroll?
It kind of blows my mind that a potential roster of
Does ownership have the cash to put up that kind of payroll?
That is the great unknown. Ownership has stated that they are willing to spend more next season, how much more is just speculation on our part.
If ownership is willing to spend $4mil over the cap midpoint, we can pretty much build the team you listed assuming Radulov returns (which would be at one very cap friendly season before he could extend).
I'll believe they're spending to the cap when I see them do it. Right now we're still at the very bottom of the league in payroll and spending considerably less than last year. Not trying to be a nay sayer, but talk has been cheap. Literally.
That is the great unknown. Ownership has stated that they are willing to spend more next season, how much more is just speculation on our part.
If ownership is willing to spend $4mil over the cap midpoint, we can pretty much build the team you listed assuming Radulov returns (which would be at one very cap friendly season before he could extend).
Correct me if I am wrong, hasn't it been said by our ownership that we would be a cap team in 2012-2013? Not just $4 mil over the cap midpoint?
depends which "cap" they're referring to ... "internal" or "actual cap max as defined by the CBA"
It doesn't matter really ... the prudent move is to spend wisely and get the right pieces, not worry about spending to some arbitrary monetary level. If that means the cap midpoint, so be it. Same if it means the cap floor or some point between the midpoint and cap.
I'm constantly amazed at how willing the fan base is to demand expenditures as though a big payroll is some form of guaranteed success. If that were the case, Calgary, Minnesota, and Edmonton would have had some great success over the past few years.
Lets presume that Nashville trades for a big time soon to be UFA like a Parise and gives up Blum, Lindback, and a 1st...maybe some more prospects.
We then sign Parise before he hits the open mkt for 7 mil for 12-13 in a 6 year deal averaging around 7 mil a season.
That leaves us committed to 32 mil plus what we want to pay Suter and Webs which will probably be between 13-14 mil a year for a rough estimated payroll around 53 mil (more if we sign radulov)
We will have to give raises to Wilson and Sergei a well
Does ownership have the cash to put up that kind of payroll?
It kind of blows my mind that a potential roster of
Interesting to see this back now with Rads actually back in a Preds sweater. I hope we can keep SK74 and sign Weber to a long term deal. I think Suter has one foot out the door. Resigning Gill would be nice I think depending on his contract demands. And of course if we could get Radulov locked up here long term that would be nice too.
Personally, I think if we can get Rads, Weber and Suter to all sign, we're done. We'll also resign Gill, AK and Gaustad of course, but that won't be a challenge.
I think management will see Rads as "enough" and won't pursue any other big name forwards unless one just happened to land in our lap.
I really hope they can convince Tollefsen to come back over. He's been great in Sweden and on my national team.
Ever since I heard about Radulov coming back, I wish he could talk to the managment and try to get Patrick Thoresen over too. They had great chemistry when they played together in UFA, and they both had career years when they played there together.
He's switched to center this year for SKA St. Petersburg, so his points production is lower, but his coach has called him the most important player on the team, and he's lead them too the KHL Western Conference Finals so far.
We all said the same thing this year....only time will tell.
I will be very curious to see whether he and/or Blum make it next year.
I didn't think he would crack the line up this year. But he sniffed it and should be ready. I think he would be called up at some point if he would not return to Sweden.
Blum should bounce back too. Sophomore slump, 2/3 of NHL players hit that.
I'd like Gill brought back as a bottom paring defenseman in place of Boullion.
Gill will retire, if we win the Cup.
Now seriously, do we need 37 years old Gill for 2M as third pair next year?
He is slow as it is, gonna get only worth. I think his time has come.
We have enough kids in pipeline we can bring up.
What we really need on D is Suter's replacement.
Now seriously, do we need 37 years old Gill for 2M as third pair next year?
He is slow as it is, gonna get only worth. I think his time has come.
We have enough kids in pipeline we can bring up.
What we really need on D is Suter's replacement.
Unless Suter stays. Even when he's at his best there isn't a lot of fire or easily observed effort in his game. He plays a very smooth style. We'll see between now and 1 July what his intentions are ... probably more like mid-May or later.
Gill at $2+mil is a stretch, but, at $2mil or less on a one year deal he's a great solidifying factor on the back end.
