Clearing cap space is one major hurdle, but I think the other is being able to offer a return that’s better than those offered by other suitors. I think Chychrun is a pipe dream.
I really don’t see it that way. If a team like LA was willing to deal their top prospects for Chychrun, the deal would have been done by now. Prospects like Byfield and Brandt typically don’t get moved at the deadline. Teams hold on to them, especially a team like LA that is trying to rebuild, but is having some success quicker than they anticipated.
It's going to be a complex deal. LA certainly has the deeper war chest to work with, but the Bruins are apparently right there with them. Whatever the Bruins have offered seems to at least have the Coyotes listening. Beyond the futures value, the cap stuff is going to be complex. LA will need to move money too. They have Cal Peterson burried in the AHL making $5 million a year for 2 more seasons with a partial no trade. If he was the snag in the deal already being done, that's a pretty major snag to work through.
Krug and Park are 5’9 but Lohrei is 6’4. Am I missing something? Lohrei was better as a freshman than either, Krug’s junior season was the best season of the 3 players.
It wasn't a physical comparison (which frankly didn't even cross my mind) but more a shorthand for sheltered third pairing/PP specialist (Hunt) than a guy who can be utilized a bit more though again with obvious limitations (Krug).
We don't really know that the bolded is true -- it could just be smoke to get the Kings (or other teams) to up their offers. I can't recall a recent B's trade that was at all telegraphed ahead of time.
The perception of the Leafs is that they are run and gun all offense no defense but the reality is they’ve been an excellent defensive team under Keefe (sometimes killed by bad goaltending). The truth is they’re forwards beyond the big 4 stink and forward depth is a far greater need for them than anything on defense.
I would rather the league close the "Kucherov rule" instead first TBH. But i agree its something to consider.
I imagine they'll mix and match and rotate guys out of the lineup to give them some games off to keep them fresh for the playoffs.
Well, Columbus could have leaked it. All that was (supposedly) said was that Columbus has a deal in place for Gavrikov and the acquiring team needs to clear cap space. It's not like the Bs were called out specifically -- people are just speculating it's the Bs because they're a team that would need to clear cap space and they have been in the market for a LHD.
