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Post by texs31 on May 21, 2019 11:23:54 GMT -5
Starting this as some news is coming out.
Per reports, JFK will be returning to Sweden and signing a deal in his home country. As a follow up, it was reported that he had gone home during the season to attend to a personal matter so this could be related.
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Post by texs31 on May 22, 2019 7:15:20 GMT -5
Follow ups suggest that the Bs expect him back eventually but this is a mutually beneficial situation.
He can play close to home to deal with whatever is going on.
From a hockey perspective, he can get top 6 minutes and the Bs dont have to pass him through waivers (hed have to to be sent down after resigning as an RFA).
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Post by texs31 on Jun 19, 2019 13:28:25 GMT -5
So much on the C's side, we've ignored the more successful of the 2.
As of right now, Boston has about 14.3M in cap space to work with and the following free agents (key or close to it only):
Restricted - McAvoy, Carlo, Heinen and Cehlarik. As discussed above JFK will be in Europe with Boston retaining his restricted rights.
Unrestricted - Johansson, Acciari and Kampfer.
Re-signing the RFAs will be the priority. McAvoy's could be complicated as Boston holds all the leverage (he's a special type of RFA that doesn't allow him to even take an offer sheet - which means he's less a free agent and more without a contract). Cehlarik will likely be a small 2-way deal. The others should be doabale (though Carlo DID make himself some money this season).
Our needs are pretty clear. 2 wingers. 1 top 6 guy and 1 3rd liner. I do feel Johansson will be too expensive to keep in the long run and, despite his fit, I'm nervous about how fragile he can be (don't mean that as the insult it sounds like). The D looks pretty strong.
I'm with Sweeney that it would take a pretty unique offer to pry Krug away. They will likely look to extend him. Thought they'd look to move Moore but I think I read his surgery will put him out 4-6 months. Hard pressed to move him.
I believe it's been mentioned before but you don't gain much at all in buying out Backes. At the same time, I'm not sure I believe Sweeney when he says he's going to be a bottom 6 guy for them. Sending him to Providence provides more of a savings then the BO. Other have mentioned trying to move him (with a pick and prospect). Depending on the winger targets, it might be a way to get someone with salary that won't hurt the cap. Obviously, the package that goes with him would have to be enticing.
If you're looking for someone to agree with you on your ideas to trade Tuukka or Krejci, look elsewhere. Feel free to discuss of course, but I'm not the guy. Too hard to replace either.
Draft is this weekend with Boston picking 30th on Friday night.
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Post by texs31 on Jun 25, 2019 9:38:09 GMT -5
Kampfer re-signed for 2 years. 800 per year hit.
They have about 12M to:
1. Re-sign McAvoy
2. Re-sign Carlo
3. Re-sign Heinen
That's going to make it hard to re-sign Johansson while also trying to still get that Top 6 RW.
EDIT
For completeness they can get more cap space by placing John Moore on LTIR. Also, with Kampfer in the fold, Clifton's 725 could get move to Providence (no need for 8 D on the roster).
Kuhlman's 750 is 2-way but they'd have to replace him with a (likely) more expensive player now. So it's not meaningful to remove him from the calculation.
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Post by texs31 on Jul 1, 2019 15:58:27 GMT -5
Pretty quiet on day 1 of Free Agency. Likely the most important move was giving Connor Clifton an extension (doesn't impact this year's cap). Otherwise:
1. Re-signed RFA Ryan Fitzgerald
2. Signed 3rd Goalie Maxime Lagace
3. Signed 4th Liners Par Lindholm, Brett Ritchie and Brendan Gaunce (latter is non-roster).
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Post by texs31 on Jul 5, 2019 16:34:36 GMT -5
Heinen selects arbitration.
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Post by voiceofreason on Jul 6, 2019 5:58:45 GMT -5
Still tough for me to get into the B's after coming so close, don't really want to think about them.
But... I do agree with all your off season thoughts on the roster. Do you say sorry to Backes but you are going to Providence to end your career?
Big question for me is how much of a window do they have left with the veteran core of Bergy, Marchand and Krieji? And what are the chances they can get back to the finals? Do the young guys have enough potential to progress enough to keep them top 5 while the older guys start to regress.
Kuhlman could be a surprise IMO, he had a great 2nd half with the PB. Does Debrusk have another level? What does Chara have left?
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Post by texs31 on Jul 6, 2019 8:34:33 GMT -5
Finding some top talent up the middle will be they key to opening up another window.
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Post by texs31 on Jul 6, 2019 10:32:18 GMT -5
Sabres get Johansson at 2/4.5. If you had told me that was his value early on, I would've said return to Bruins must happen.
Shocked that is all he got. Backes contract really hurting Bs and this highlights it.
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Post by texs31 on Jul 6, 2019 21:24:19 GMT -5
Cehlarik back on a 1 yr, 2 way deal (700K). People keep swearing there is an NHL player in there.
Bs give him another low risk chance before he is an RFA again next yr.
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Post by voiceofreason on Jul 10, 2019 4:31:46 GMT -5
Sabres get Johansson at 2/4.5. If you had told me that was his value early on, I would've said return to Bruins must happen. Shocked that is all he got. Backes contract really hurting Bs and this highlights it. Yeah, the B's should have been able to afford that. |
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Post by texs31 on Jul 10, 2019 6:57:48 GMT -5
With Backes on the books, they cant.
They just signed Heinen to a 2 year extension for 2.8 per. That leaves them less than 8 to do McAvoy and Carlo.
Trade will be needed as moving Moore to LTIR leaves you a little tight.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jul 10, 2019 10:31:01 GMT -5
Hockey needs to fix it's system. Only major sport where you struggle to keep restricted free agents.
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Post by texs31 on Jul 10, 2019 11:13:44 GMT -5
Is that true though? I think 2007 is the last time a player left via offer sheet.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jul 11, 2019 5:20:54 GMT -5
They don't let them walk, trade them or have to make trades to sign them all the time?
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Post by texs31 on Jul 11, 2019 7:00:24 GMT -5
Is that RFA though or bc of a true hard cap?
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jul 12, 2019 0:22:21 GMT -5
It's the combo of both, huge raises for restricted guys and no ability to go over the cap. Only sport that does that. Plus no ability to do anything with bad contracts. I'm not a fan of the system at all.
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Post by texs31 on Jul 19, 2019 16:27:44 GMT -5
Jacob Trouba signed a 7/56 deal with the Rangers. Like McAvoy he's a young Top Pair D. Unlike McAvoy he had leverage in that he could've received an offer sheet (McAvoy is a special type of RFA that can't receive on so it's more like ERFA in football).
Meanwhile, it puts NYR over the cap with no logical IR candidate. They will likely need to make a deal. B's have always like Kreider but they'd need to move salary (which they already need to do to sign McAvoy and Carlo).
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Post by texs31 on Aug 8, 2019 8:44:08 GMT -5
Bruins and Brian Boyle have been talking per reports.
Obviously, the Bs have more pressing issues (Carlo and McAvoy which likely means also moving another contract) but:
1. He should be fairly inexpensive
2. He's a big dude
3. He could allow Bs to try Coyle as a top 6 wing without relying on one of the rookies (Studnicka, Frederic).
Note - the list is not necessarily in order of importance
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Post by texs31 on Sept 4, 2019 13:39:05 GMT -5
Find it strange that the Bruins site has McAvoy listed on their roster but not Carlo. Likely nothing but . . .
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Post by texs31 on Sept 15, 2019 9:19:48 GMT -5
McAvoy done. 3 yrs, 4.9 hit per. Much lower than expected.
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 15, 2019 10:41:53 GMT -5
McAvoy done. 3 yrs, 4.9 hit per. Much lower than expected. This is great news and a very team friendly deal. Get Carlo done now. |
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Post by texs31 on Sept 15, 2019 19:34:02 GMT -5
3.2 of room left* should be enough to get it done.
* Once Carlo is signed, they can create more wiggle room as some will be needed along the way
- Can waive Backes (nobody will take him unfortunately) and send him to the minors. Not sure of how much they'll save but I seem to recall it was around 1m??
- LTIR for Moore. Hes not playing for a while so they can get relief of his almost 2.75m hit
- Assuming no injuries, they can send Clifton down to the minors (waivers exempt) and get his 725K off the cap.
So I think they end up with around 4m of wiggle room.
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Post by texs31 on Sept 16, 2019 14:11:45 GMT -5
3 more years of labor peace. NHLPA agrees to keep current CBA as is while they negotiate for a better deal. Could have requested to re-open the CBA which could've put a lockout/strike in play.
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Post by texs31 on Sept 16, 2019 15:55:13 GMT -5
3.2 of room left* should be enough to get it done. * Once Carlo is signed, they can create more wiggle room as some will be needed along the way - Can waive Backes (nobody will take him unfortunately) and send him to the minors. Not sure of how much they'll save but I seem to recall it was around 1m?? - LTIR for Moore. Hes not playing for a while so they can get relief of his almost 2.75m hit - Assuming no injuries, they can send Clifton down to the minors (waivers exempt) and get his 725K off the cap. So I think they end up with around 4m of wiggle room. So I missed something here. As of right now, Karson Kuhlman is the favorite for the 2RW job but he's not in the current Cap Calculation. His Cap Number would be the same as Clifton's so those would net out in my example. So it's really waiving Backes and the use of LTIR (Sweeney confirmed that Moore AND Miller would be candidates for LTIR - so there is even more wiggle room than I had suggested). Of course, LTIR is temporary and something would have to be done when either or both of those guys are ready to come back. |
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