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The problem with trading Ullmark is A) he has a full no-movement clause and B) the Bruins don't have internal options to replace him. They only have Keyser and Bussi. The UFA goalie market is pretty bad. It's Campbell, Kuemper, Fleury, Ville Husso. All those guys will cost more than they're paying Ullmark and probably won't be any better (maybe Fleury would be). Behind them you've got the older dudes like Greiss, Halak, Jones and Braden Holtby. Maybe one of them would be serviceable as a backup but that's putting a log of eggs in Swayman's basket. The Bruins like to have a 50/50ish split among goalies, and relying on those types for half the season is dicey. On the trade market, I guess they could try one of the RFA's like Samsonov or Georgiev but they'd have to fork over assets to acquire one and then also pay them. Binnington has been rumored to be on the trade block if STL signs Husso, but Binnington has 5-years left at $6 million per and lost his job.
I laughed.
Braden Holtby will only be 33 going into the season, and is the ideal kind of guy to bring in. One who knows he isn't going to be the main focus. Can spell Swaygod for 25-30 games with competent results, and isn't going to break the bank (only made 2 million last season.).
I just don't think they're ready to give the net to Swayman full time as the starter. I think they want competition and a viable safety net if Swayman struggles. Holtby or the others in his class of UFA probably can't provide that type of competition and coverage. The reason I think next offseason makes more sense is because they'll have an extra year of data on Swayman, who will be an RFA with arb rights. Right nowm with Swayman on his ELC, they're paying $5.925 AAV for one of the better goalie tandems in the league. If Swayman really is the guy, then his next contract will be for starter money in which case there's more of a pressure point to move one of them.
The bolded caught my attention, as it didn't "seem" to be accurate to me just based on the feels. Looking at the data, it's hard to say whether the goalies are good, the system/skaters was/were good, or if it's a combination.
Just spitballing here, but is there a deadline for when to use the LTI? From what I understand, the LTIR allows a team to spend beyond the cap and "stash" players who can be reactivated in the playoffs when the cap goes the way of the unicorn and Loch Ness Monster. The downside to this is that the ownership has to be willing to actually spend this money, as LTIR players are still paid during the regular season. IOW, is there a chance ownership is giving a red light on LTIR until a few months in when the club can assess whether going into LTIR spending might be able to make them a bona fide contender?
There's no LTI deadline. The problem with using it is you can't bank the space for future use. It's only available while the player is unable to play. Essentially, when a player goes on LTI, the team is allowed to exceed the salary cap by that player or players salary while the player is injured. When the injured player is healthy, the LTI goes away and you need to be cap compliant to activate the player. In the Bruins case, they can put McAvoy, Marchand and Grzelyck on LTI to begin the season, but all 3 are projected to be back sometime before January. So if the Bruins use their LTI space (roughly $19 million combined) they would need to have $19 million in salary cap space available to activate those 3 when they are ready.
Thanks for the response. The bolded makes a ton of sense and is what I expect as well.
Seabrook does count towards the cap. Tampa is up against it, so they put him on LTIR and then are able to exceed the cap by his $6.8 million AAV. Since he's retired, they can use that cap space for the entire season because he's not coming back. With Seabrook, Tampa's cap ceiling becomes $89.3 million instead of $82.5 million. Vegas just acquired Shea Weber's contract for the exact same purpose.
It's because they put Seabrook on their balance sheet, then stash him on LTIR. They can recover his contract's worth of cap space. So having a player like Seabrook allows them to go over the cap by $6.8m
This is where I'm at too. And I know that this is not going to be great for the Bruins going forward after next year, but I don't care, I like this group of players and I'd love for them to make another run--the future be damned*.
This right here. Spending to the cap for spending to the caps sake isn’t good management. Sometimes it’s prudent to do a rebuild.
That would be dumb assuming you’re signing Bergeron and Krejci in the coming days / weeks.
Besides nothing, if he has to say anything, make it vague, something along the lines of, “right now, we’re looking forward to 2022-23, but for the future, I have full trust in Cam and Don’s vision, and what they do to achieve it.” I get that no one wants him to say, “Well, we have this season, then barring a miracle, we’re fucked,” but he didn’t have to say that either.
Pastrnak’s new contract would start in 23-24. He is under contract for $6.66 this year, and that does not change with an extension. There are no NFL style renegotiated contracts I’m the NHL.
