I personally have no interest in Hedman, but if we could get Connolly and Tampa's first round pick (so we can draft Brendan Gaunce) that's something I'd do.
Possibly out to lunch with this idea, Washington approaches you with Wideman's rights for Raymond's rights, but we get a conditional 3rd if Wideman doesn't sign.
Negotiate around 4.5 million by 3 years maybe.
Trading a cost-controlled RFA for a UFA's rights just seems bad from the outset.
If Wideman walks, he'll be looking to get paid. He's making 4.5m right now. Seems like he would wait a couple days to see what the market $ay$.
Also, has MG ever traded for the rights to a player prior to them becoming UFA? I remember hearing that he did negotiate with Micheal Ryder in such a way. Can't be sure.
As far as WAS is concerned: What about a deal involving Brouwer for Raymond? Now, before people jump at the chance to dump Raymond, remember that Brouwer is a 3rd liner. His stats suggest this. This year, he's on pace for 36 points, 17:06 ATOI, shooting 16%. That's a good year for him. His career high has been 40 points, which matches Raymond's worst year. Raymond has more skill, but Brouwer offers the size. Thoughts?
Assuming our offense comes up lame again in the playoffs I would seriously look at:
Edler, Booth, Schneider, 1 for Alexander Ovechkin.
Then push hard to sign Ryan Suter as a UFA, or move Keith Ballard up to the second pairing.
Oveckin's prima donna attitude would ruin this club. And his 9M cap hit would ruin our cap structure. We're better off trying to find a couple guys with good finish that could fit into our top 9 at 3-4.5M/year than OV.
Oveckin's prima donna attitude would ruin this club. And his 9M cap hit would ruin our cap structure. We're better off trying to find a couple guys with good finish that could fit into our top 9 at 3-4.5M/year than OV.
I'm sure OV would leave his ego at the door, he'd have too.
What I worry about is paying 9+ million a year in cap to the 30-goal OV and not the 50-goal OV.
I would rather overpay for Nash...I'd rather take a chance Nash was under performing on a crap team than overpay for Ovechkin who was most likely over performing and couldn't handle the pressures of super stardom. If Ovechkin can't handle things in Washington he'd likely do worse in a hockey crazy market like Vancouver.
I would rather overpay for Nash...I'd rather take a chance Nash was under performing on a crap team than overpay for Ovechkin who was most likely over performing and couldn't handle the pressures of super stardom. If Ovechkin can't handle things in Washington he'd likely do worse in a hockey crazy market like Vancouver.
I don't know what's wrong with Ovechkin this season, but I don't think it has anything to do with pressure.
Ovechkin has the potential to be a generational talent, and up until last season he was widely considered to be the best or second best player in the world. If we can acquire someone with that talent it would be stupid not to. No one on our team has the potential to do what he can do.
I don't know what's wrong with Ovechkin this season, but I don't think it has anything to do with pressure.
Ovechkin has the potential to be a generational talent, and up until last season he was widely considered to be the best or second best player in the world. If we can acquire someone with that talent it would be stupid not to. No one on our team has the potential to do what he can do.
There is no doubt he is a talented guy, but there is no doubt there is a lot of question marks surrounding him. Personally I don't see him being the 50-60 goal scorer again and at $9.5m/year I wouldn't touch him, especially with all the other BS that comes attached. Not to mention the Caps would want a boatload of assets in return. No thanks.
What's the expected price tag on Jason Garrison this summer? Good hometown kid that can play both sides and has a nice shot on the pp. Would be a nice acquisition.
There is no doubt he is a talented guy, but there is no doubt there is a lot of question marks surrounding him. Personally I don't see him being the 50-60 goal scorer again and at $9.5m/year I wouldn't touch him, especially with all the other BS that comes attached. Not to mention the Caps would want a boatload of assets in return. No thanks.
Sounds like he definitely needs a change of scenery.
The Caps won't want to trade him to another Eastern team, so we can eliminate half the league right there. Plus how many teams can afford a 9.5M player? I'm not even sure we can, but the potential to have a top 6 that includes Ovechkin, Kesler on one line and the Sedins on another has me drooling. If Ovechkin is being targetted to be shutdown, then the Sedins will have a field day eating up the other teams second unit. And if they shut down the Sedins, then Ovechkin is facing the second unit.
Could any team match up to us?
Edler, Schneider, Raymond, 1st round pick in 2012, 1st round pick in 2013.
FORWARDS
David Booth ($4.250m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Alexander Ovechkin ($9.538m)
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
Chris Higgins ($1.900m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Jannik Hansen ($1.350m)
Mike Duco ($0.550m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m)
/ / Dale Weise ($0.605m)
DEFENSEMEN
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m)
Keith Ballard ($4.200m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m)
Kevin Connauton ($0.900m) / Sami Salo ($2.000m)
Andrew Alberts ($1.225m) / Marc-Andre Gragnani ($0.750m)
GOALTENDERS
Roberto Luongo ($5.333m) / Eddie Lack ($0.900m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled using the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $68,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $67,071,795; BONUSES: $185,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $1,113,205
Sounds like he definitely needs a change of scenery.
The Caps won't want to trade him to another Eastern team, so we can eliminate half the league right there. Plus how many teams can afford a 9.5M player? I'm not even sure we can, but the potential to have a top 6 that includes Ovechkin, Kesler on one line and the Sedins on another has me drooling. If Ovechkin is being targetted to be shutdown, then the Sedins will have a field day eating up the other teams second unit. And if they shut down the Sedins, then Ovechkin is facing the second unit.
Could any team match up to us?
Edler, Schneider, Raymond, 1st round pick in 2012, 1st round pick in 2013.
FORWARDS
David Booth ($4.250m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Alexander Ovechkin ($9.538m)
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
Chris Higgins ($1.900m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Jannik Hansen ($1.350m)
Mike Duco ($0.550m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m)
/ / Dale Weise ($0.605m)
DEFENSEMEN
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m)
Keith Ballard ($4.200m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m)
Kevin Connauton ($0.900m) / Sami Salo ($2.000m)
Andrew Alberts ($1.225m) / Marc-Andre Gragnani ($0.750m)
GOALTENDERS
Roberto Luongo ($5.333m) / Eddie Lack ($0.900m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled using the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $68,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $67,071,795; BONUSES: $185,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $1,113,205
As much as I would love Ovi, that defense is pretty bad.
Sounds like he definitely needs a change of scenery.
The Caps won't want to trade him to another Eastern team, so we can eliminate half the league right there. Plus how many teams can afford a 9.5M player? I'm not even sure we can, but the potential to have a top 6 that includes Ovechkin, Kesler on one line and the Sedins on another has me drooling. If Ovechkin is being targetted to be shutdown, then the Sedins will have a field day eating up the other teams second unit. And if they shut down the Sedins, then Ovechkin is facing the second unit.
Could any team match up to us?
Edler, Schneider, Raymond, 1st round pick in 2012, 1st round pick in 2013.
FORWARDS
David Booth ($4.250m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Alexander Ovechkin ($9.538m)
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
Chris Higgins ($1.900m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Jannik Hansen ($1.350m)
Mike Duco ($0.550m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m)
/ / Dale Weise ($0.605m)
DEFENSEMEN
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m)
Keith Ballard ($4.200m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m)
Kevin Connauton ($0.900m) / Sami Salo ($2.000m)
Andrew Alberts ($1.225m) / Marc-Andre Gragnani ($0.750m)
GOALTENDERS
Roberto Luongo ($5.333m) / Eddie Lack ($0.900m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled using the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $68,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $67,071,795; BONUSES: $185,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $1,113,205
Our Defense looks pretty questionable. Not sure If I'd risk it.
Trade 1)
To TB: Luongo, Tanev
To Vancouver: TB 1st, 2 2nds
Trade 2)
To Nashville: TB 1st, Van 1st, Van 2013 1st, Schroeder, Ballard
To Vancouver: Shea Weber (Sign 50mil / 7 years)
July 1st)
Sign Schneider 20mil / 5 years
Re-sign Pahlsson 2.5mil / 1 year
Sign Moen 6mil / 4 years
Re-sign Rome and Grags 1.5mil / 2 years
FORWARDS
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
David Booth ($4.250m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Chris Higgins ($1.900m)
Travis Moen ($1.500m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m)
Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Samuel Pahlsson ($2.500m) / Jannik Hansen ($1.350m)
Dale Weise ($0.650m)
DEFENSEMEN
Alexander Edler ($3.250m) / Shea Weber ($7.200m)
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m)
Aaron Rome ($0.750m) / Justin Schultz ($1.000m)
Marc-Andre Gragnani ($0.700m) / Andrew Alberts ($1.225m)
GOALTENDERS
Cory Schneider ($4.000m)
Eddie Lack ($0.900m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,845,000; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $455,000
Nash for 1st, Schneider, Tanev, Ballard?
ReSign Salo, Gragnani, Weise
Sign Winnik, Auld, Sauer
Deal Raymond for Picks(2nd?)
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CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Rick Nash ($7.800m)
David Booth ($4.250m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
Jannik Hansen ($1.350m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Chris Higgins ($1.900m)
Dale Weise ($0.600m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m)
Daniel Winnik($1.0m)
DEFENSEMEN
Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m) / Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m)
Sami Salo ($2.000m) / Alexander Edler ($3.250m)
Andrew Alberts ($1.225m) / Kurt Sauer($1.75m)
Marc-Andre Gragnani ($0.750m)
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GOALTENDERS
Roberto Luongo ($5.333m)
Alex Auld ($0.750m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $1,203,333
If the cap goes up, trade Raymond and a pick/Prospect for a Defenseman worth about 3M, Or replace Ballard in the Nash deal with Raymond.
What's the expected price tag on Jason Garrison this summer? Good hometown kid that can play both sides and has a nice shot on the pp. Would be a nice acquisition.
Given the weak UFA class this year, probably ~5mil/yr for 3-5 years.
We kinda miss Raffi Torres on this team. The other team knows when a player like that is on the ice. Ideally I would want Jamie McGinn but he ain't leaving COL, so we should sign TOOTOO if the price is right.
Looking back at some old proposals, Bleach Clean basically "predicted" MAG would be dealt to Vancouver
Are you a wizard?
and andrew gordon to van
Quote:
Alberts to ANA for Gordon and a 4th.
Anaheim's D needs to be restructured, Alberts could be a part of the transition. He's the type of player they target regardless. I could see him doing well there. Gordon is a contract dump by them and is a marginal 4th liner. It would be ideal to get the team's 3rd back, but I'm not sure Alberts carries that kind of value.
4th rndr (ANA) + Volpatti to BUF for Gragnani.
Perhaps MAG carries more value, but it seems fair. An offensive D that hasn't put it together at the NHL level. He'll be 25 soon, so I'm not sure if he improves significantly from where he is now, but he does have upside. Could a Gragnani+Ballard pairing work? I'm not sure, but it has the potential to make the team better so worth a shot. I think MAG is a devalued asset that is ready to be moved...
