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Post by texs31 on Sept 16, 2019 16:04:33 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. Hey there! Me again. So I realized that, in the event that BOTH Moore and Miller get put on LTIR then Clifton would likely stay as he/Kampfer would be the 6th/7th D-Man (of course, this is all assuming Carlos signs eventually). So the ways to make room are: 1. Moore and/or Miller to LTIR 2. Backes to Minors Kuhlman or some other young F would be added for some hit less than 1M. |
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Post by texs31 on Sept 17, 2019 7:12:28 GMT -5
Carlo 2 yrs/2.85M per.
Carlo and McAvoy were both lower than I'd thought. Maybe for different reasons.
McAvoy wanted to sign a longer term deal but B's may have been wary at a Provorov type of deal (given some health issues). Not sure what Carlo wanted but wouldn't surprise if B's wanted him longer term but he wanted to get back to Free Agency quicker so had to take less on a shorter deal to do so.
Cap is in good shape for this year and next. Krug, DeBrusk, Grizz, Coyle and Halak up next year. Jake D and Grzelcyk both RFA. Would help if one of the "kids" could step up to take a top 6 role or 2. Same would apply for a young D-man to step up.
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 20, 2019 12:07:43 GMT -5
B's are fortunate to get those guys at those prices.
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Post by texs31 on Sept 20, 2019 13:42:40 GMT -5
They'll have to re-visit them again sooner than is ideal but they would've had to have paid more to get either on longer term deals and that just wasn't going to be possible without getting someone to take Backes off our hands (too costly).
For example, Chabot just signed for 8 a year (wasn't going to be an RFA until next offseason). So, bridge deals it is and they'll go back to it when there is more room under the cap.
Meanwhile, I didn't see the game but I heard good things about the Bjork/Coyle/Heinen 3rd line. Sure, it still puts the 2nd line in question (sounds like Kuhlman is getting first crack at DK's right side) but that line could do some damage.
On the back end, would seem as though Clifton/Vaakanainen are duking it out for the 6th D-Man spot. Clifton might have the advantage given that he's a RH Shot (would pair with Grizz, a LH Shot - though he has shown an ability to play on the off-hand side).
Now I just need to figure out how best to watch the games. We cut the chord this summer. Didn't miss much with the Sox being so blah but B's and C's?
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 20, 2019 15:16:19 GMT -5
I am a Kuhlman fan, he just wins battles with hard work. I think he could be a 7th player award type guy who out performs expectations. That would be a great addition to the top 6.
I didn't like the length or #'s in the Backes when it got done, he has gone down hill fast. I like the guy and this kind of cruel but he should be in the minors if he won't retire. That saves a million in cap space and then they can buy him out next year when it makes more sense.
I don't usually get too down when one of my teams loses but this past Stanley Cup was hard. They were in a great position to steal a cup when maybe they weren't the best team. Winning a cup is hard and you don't get many chances. What is their shot this year? They are a top 5 team and they need to stay healthy.
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 20, 2019 15:19:44 GMT -5
Vegas has them tied for 4th with a 12/1 chance.
Pats are down to 3/1
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 29, 2019 9:17:07 GMT -5
Nice ending to the preseason, been very good so far
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Post by texs31 on Oct 1, 2019 9:53:33 GMT -5
Setting the stage for Thursday's Opener:
1. Likely lines/pairings (option if Krejci is out in parentheses)
Marchand/Bergeron/Pastrnak
DeBrusk/Krejci(Coyle)/Kuhlman
Heinen/Coyle(Kuraly)/Backes
Lindholm(Ritchie)/Kuraly(Lindholm)/Wagner
Chara/McAvoy
Krug/Carlo
Grzelcyk/Clifton
Rask
Halak
Scratches - Ritchie, Kampfer
2. Injured - Nordstrom, Miller, Moore - Not sure if/when they'll put them on LTIR (probably not until they need the space but . . . )
3. Speaking of space, CapFriendly has them at 453K in room but that will increase to 1.15 following the waiving of Peter Cehlarik . . . (EDIT - Ahh. I did it again. PC will be replaced by Kuhlman so they'll drop to 403K)
4. Keep hearing that he's an NHLer but Cehlarik is running out of time (and may have already done so with B's pending waivers). Many thought he'd get claimed for sure but now folks aren't so sure as roster spots/space is tight and he's still pretty inconsistent and somewhat of a health question.
Looking forward to getting the taste of last spring out of our mouths.
UPDATE - Cehlarik cleared
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