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Armchair GM 2017-2018

Between getting dealt in the first place, the relatively low cost paid for him and the lack of chatter around him I really don't think Shattenkirk is going to be on the open market quite in the way we think. I could be wrong but I'd bet we hear about a deal between him and the Rangers pretty quickly on the 1st.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Between getting dealt in the first place, the relatively low cost paid for him and the lack of chatter around him I really don't think Shattenkirk is going to be on the open market quite in the way we think. I could be wrong but I'd bet we hear about a deal between him and the Rangers pretty quickly on the 1st.
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That was my instinct too, but Friedman just posted a little primer that said the Rangers intend to be somewhat modest, only looking for some help up front to replace Stepan. (Bonino?)
 
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
Nik the Trik said:
Between getting dealt in the first place, the relatively low cost paid for him and the lack of chatter around him I really don't think Shattenkirk is going to be on the open market quite in the way we think. I could be wrong but I'd bet we hear about a deal between him and the Rangers pretty quickly on the 1st.
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That was my instinct too, but Friedman just posted a little primer that said the Rangers intend to be somewhat modest, only looking for some help up front to replace Stepan. (Bonino?)
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Which is exactly what I'd say if I were the Rangers and looking to bolster my negotiating position.

Also, am I missing something about Parayko?  $7.6m, and they'd match that you think?
 
Frank E said:
Also, am I missing something about Parayko?  $7.6m, and they'd match that you think?
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He's big, young, solid defensively, can skate, can pass, has some legit offensive production, is right handed...he's effectively what you'd design from scratch if you were looking to build a valuable defenseman in today's game. He doesn't have Norris level offence, sure, but that's about all he's missing. Teams won't let someone like that walk unless they have no other choice.
 
Frank E said:
Also, am I missing something about Parayko?  $7.6m, and they'd match that you think?
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Dellow's idea was to get to just under the 4 x 1st rounder compensation and make it impossible for STL to match. The huge bonus overage -- plus retained salary (Phil!) and the Zaitsev overpayment -- makes it impossible to much higher than 7.6m, even if you take a chainsaw to the rest of the roster.

Unless you get VGK to take Lupul's contract for a pick.

Then Dellow's 1x$9m for Parayko could work. Would have to hope you can re-sign him to something like 6x$7.5 the next season.

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CONTEND WITH:

FORWARDS (14)
J. Leivo ($612,500) - A. Matthews ($925,000) - W. Nylander ($894,167)
P. Marleau ($5,250,000) - J. Thornton ($5,250,000) - M. Marner ($894,167)
L. Komarov ($2,950,000) - N. Kadri ($4,500,000) - C. Brown ($2,250,000)
M. Martin ($2,500,000)  - J. McCann ($894,167) - N. Soshnikov ($736,667)
N. Shore ($850,000) - Z. Hyman ($1,750,000)

DEFENSE (7)
M. Rielly ($5,000,000) - C. Parayko ($9,100,000)
J. Gardiner ($4,050,000) - N. Zaitsev ($4,500,000)
T. Dermott ($863,333) - C. Carrick ($750,000)
M. Hunwick ($1,250,000)

GOALTENDER (2)
F. Andersen ($5,000,000)
B. Elliott ($2,250,000)

AHL BURIED
E. Fehr ($975,000)

BUYOUTS
T. Gleason ($1,333,333) - J. Cowen ($750,000) - M. Grabovski ($0)

DETAILS
Roster Size: 23
NHL Salary Cap: $75,000,000
LTIR: $2,351,666
Bonus Overages: $5,370,000
Cap Hit: $75,000,000
Cap Space: $0
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I'd be pretty stunned if anybody gave him $6.5mil. Especially on a multi-year contract. That's just not happening.

I like the guy, and as I said I'd give him $5mil, but he's had declining offensive stats for 4 seasons now. He's going to have to take a pay cut.
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I also imagine he and Thornton will find the UFA market isn't as lucrative as they were hoping - which is why I'm not sure either of them make it to Saturday without re-upping in San Jose.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Oh, I forgot one thing, during one of Lou's many afternoon naps Dubas needs to take over the controls and trade Ben Smith somewhere. Anywhere. I just don't trust Babcock to not use him at some point if he's under contract with us.
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Yeah right. They squandered Clarke Wilm's talents once upon a time.  You can be damn sure they won't make THAT mistake again.
 
https://theathletic.com/71743/2017/06/29/mirtle-where-can-the-leafs-find-value-in-an-overpriced-star-thin-free-agent-market/

Mirtle and I have similar ideas, but he is much taller. I'm a better skater though, despite not being able to stop properly. And my ideas still include Griffith.
 
Yeah I like Williams too. Appears they might be in tough everywhere else though

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Nik the Trik said:
He's big, young, solid defensively, can skate, can pass, has some legit offensive production, is right handed...he's effectively what you'd design from scratch if you were looking to build a valuable defenseman in today's game. He doesn't have Norris level offence, sure, but that's about all he's missing. Teams won't let someone like that walk unless they have no other choice.
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And that's at least partially because he was blocked from PP minutes by Pietrangelo and Shattenkirk. His 5-on-5 scoring rates are actually pretty good (14th in the league over the past 2 seasons in P/60). Now that Shats is gone he'll start getting consistent PP time and you'll see those point totals increase by a fair bit I'd imagine.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Oh, I forgot one thing, during one of Lou's many afternoon naps Dubas needs to take over the controls and trade Ben Smith somewhere. Anywhere. I just don't trust Babcock to not use him at some point if he's under contract with us.
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When Lou naps its upside down in a cave!
 
via theathletic:

The Sharks are still very much in the mix to keep both him and center Joe Thornton but a couple big-market teams remain in contention for Marleau in the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. According to an NHL source, Mike Babcock is putting the hard sell on Marleau and it wouldn?t be surprising if he?s done the same for Thornton.
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Bob McKenzie believes McElhinney is likely to return to the Leafs. 5 hours until several teams take their first steps towards another future buyout.
 
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