It all depends on what the cap is at. Parise could have a reasonable cap hit, but he may require an 8 to 10-year deal to get the reasonable cap hit. It would be like an Ehrhoff deal except with a larger AAV. He would be unbelievable with us. I would take him in a heartbeat.
We aren't signing Zach Parise for $8.5 million per year. The only way we get him is if he'll take like an eight to ten-year deal. Christian Ehrhoff's deal is a ten-year deal worth $40 million ($4 million AAV). Buffalo loaded the hell out of the front of that deal. In order to get Parise, stay under the cap, and still give yourself some flexibility for the future, it's going to take a deal like that. However, you won't have Parise for a $4 million cap hit per season. It'll be more like $6-6.5 million.
I have another crazy idea that would hinge on if we were able to get Parise. If we signed Parise for let's say nine years at $6.5 per, what about getting Staal out of Pittsburgh? I know they really like Sharp. They would also probably jump at Bolland with Saad and a pick attached alongside.
You could have one of these two lineups:
Parise-Toews-Kane
Sharp-Staal-Hossa
Stalberg-FA pickup (Moore?)-Shaw
Carcillo-Kruger-Bickell
Mayers, Hayes
or
Parise-Toews-Kane
Saad-Sharp-Hossa
Stalberg-Bolland-Shaw
Carcillo-Kruger-Bickell
Mayers, Hayes
I'd love to sign both Parise and Suter...I can't imagine how we could possibly clear enough space for it...it's never going to happen. But, the improvement to the team aside, the freakout by the Red Wings fans would be awesome.
Cap isn't going to be $70 mil because of the new CBA. WE will be lucky if there is a season at all next year
sorry, but the Cap will go up for sure. Team will have a lot money to spend.
With a new CBA, the Cap would be rolled back to a lower number, but at first it will go up
Doubt this happens. Not going to be able to offer enough money.
There easily is enough money if it's more about the years to him. New Jersey can't afford to load the front of a contract. Parise could sign here for a reasonable AAV of around $6.5 million, but you have to make a commitment that could possibly near a decade.
As nice as it would be to have Parise added to our great core, without a huge raise in the cap, I don't see Parise joining the Hawks. Though we already know he's a great player, it's too much of a gamble to sign him to a contract for the length that he would need to be signed to make him affordable. I don't think Stan will want to create that big of a cap hit.
As nice as it would be to have Parise added to our great core, without a huge raise in the cap, I don't see Parise joining the Hawks. Though we already know he's a great player, it's too much of a gamble to sign him to a contract for the length that he would need to be signed to make him affordable. I don't think Stan will want to create that big of a cap hit.
Maybe McD tells Bowman, find a way, can't live without a big signing at this current juncture. Then, it's up to Bowman to manage it from here on out, which is good, give him something to do.
Can't see this happening for the simple reason that it doesn't address your biggest need which is between the pipes. If Bowman is smart, he goes out and gets an upgrade in net before another bigtime forward. Crawford and Emery obviously aren't the answer.
