Generational.EP40 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Only thing that makes sense for the lack of movement on draft day. For people like me that attended, it was a literal “draft” and nothing else...now we know why. With the projection a few days ago being $81.5m or $82m, it could drop below that to $80m! That’d be a minuscule raise from the $79.5m salary cap this past season. At first I didn’t get when I heard cap reasons might have been the reason why the Barrie deal specifically wasn’t done considering both teams have so much cap. Maybe it meant the Avs were going to take on a contract from us? Either way, clearly every dollar matters more than ever with the premium teams have to pay their RFAs. So not knowing if a mill or 2 will benefit them or not is pretty huge in the grand scheme of things and something that should never occur again. To think heading into the draft there’s nothing set in stone for the cap is pretty ludicrous and rather inexcusable. I can honestly say it sort of ruined the draft experience for a lot of fans; all that buzz leading in for nothing. This sort of predicament in this day in age should never happen again. Edited June 22, 2019 by Generational.EP40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete13 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Hockey guys and sound business practices don’t always go hand in hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generational.EP40 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, PistolPete13 said: Hockey guys and sound business practices don’t always go hand in hand. Yea it’s shocking. $82m to potentially $80m? That’s the difference for some teams having to shed 1 contract to 2 and for some teams wanting to acquire/sign 2 players to 1. Huge implications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Heck all those ( widely respected journalist you can depend on ) Friedman rumors went to $hit...again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Good, I'm scared of any potential Barrie especially with our 1st next year in play. Heck talk of Bo being involved however unlikely is giving me stress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JustABandwagoner Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 I am legit so scared Benning is gonna trade our 2020 1st UNPROTECTED to COL.. Even if it was protected im still scared cuz apparently that draft is deep af... I think its best to wait for Barrie to hit FA next summer tbh. Tank another year; grab another sexy ass prospect and compete the following year. 1 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generational.EP40 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, 24K PureCool said: Good, I'm scared of any potential Barrie especially with our 1st next year in play. Heck talk of Bo being involved however unlikely is giving me stress. Bo talk nonsense so need to sweat it lol. As for 1st next year, tbh I’m for it as long as we don’t pull a Ottawa and actually lottery protect the pick. ...Barrie along with the right FA signings would honestly make us a playoff team. If you can remember, we already were this past season up until December where injuries decimated and cost us. So fair to think one of the best offensive blue line producers would make us that much better, along with FA reinforcements + our young players only getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18W-40C-6W Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Generational.EP40 said: Only thing that makes sense for the lack of movement on draft day. For people like me that attended, it was a literal “draft” and nothing else...now we know why. With the projection a few days ago being $81.5m or $82m, it could drop below that to $80m! That’d be a minuscule raise from the $79.5m salary cap this past season. At first I didn’t get when I heard cap reasons might have been the reason why the Barrie deal specifically wasn’t done considering both teams have so much cap. Maybe it meant the Avs were going to take on a contract from us? Either way, clearly every dollar matters more than ever with the premium teams have to pay their RFAs. So not knowing if a mill or 2 will benefit them or not is pretty huge in the grand scheme of things and something that should never occur again. To think heading into the draft there’s nothing set in stone for the cap is pretty ludicrous and rather inexcusable. I can honestly say it sort of ruined the draft experience for a lot of fans; all that buzz leading in for nothing. This sort of predicament in this day in age should never happen again. wow Alot of teams are going to get hooped! LOL. This is the problem when you sign guys assuming the cap will just keep going up. Part of me wonders if this is owners playing with the numbers to try and slow down this ridiculous salary inflation for RFAs. Sorry Dumbass -oops Dubas, lol "we won't have cap issues" - oh yes you do, oh yes you do! Edited June 22, 2019 by 18W-40C-6W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 18W-40C-6W Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: I am legit so scared Benning is gonna trade our 2020 1st UNPROTECTED to COL.. Even if it was protected im still scared cuz apparently that draft is deep af... I think its best to wait for Barrie to hit FA next summer tbh. Tank another year; grab another sexy ass prospect and compete the following year. Dude he's not stupid, stop assuming he is. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 This report should be getting more attn on our boards. Could open up some sweet opportunities from squads that have to dump cap. - If Loui is quitting(moving back to Dall) even sweeter! - Our cap scenario might be best, league-wide(about 25-30 mill), but already 21 bodies signed. - This is where some weaker teams can turn the tables quickly Sure hope ownership gives the green light for JB to aggressively weaponize $ space 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: I am legit so scared Benning is gonna trade our 2020 1st UNPROTECTED to COL.. you might want to read Sakic and Benning's "legit" responses to that rumour. otherwise, YouMessYoureself 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, Generational.EP40 said: Bo talk nonsense so need to sweat it lol. As for 1st next year, tbh I’m for it as long as we don’t pull a Ottawa and actually lottery protect the pick. ...Barrie along with the right FA signings would honestly make us a playoff team. If you can remember, we already were this past season up until December where injuries decimated and cost us. So fair to think one of the best offensive blue line producers would make us that much better, along with FA reinforcements + our young players only getting better. Im going to get alot of hate for this. But im anti-playoffs this coming season. The draft is just way too fking sexy. i rather wait and hopefully sign barrie as FA next summer for free. Besides, we dont know how bad injuries will be next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: Im going to get alot of hate for this. But im anti-playoffs this coming season. The draft is just way too fking sexy. i rather wait and hopefully sign barrie as FA next summer for free. Besides, we dont know how bad injuries will be next year. Just a shame we should be too good to get a high pick, hence we’ll make the playoffs. It’s a deep enough draft where it shouldn’t matter where we pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18W-40C-6W Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: Im going to get alot of hate for this. But im anti-playoffs this coming season. The draft is just way too fking sexy. i rather wait and hopefully sign barrie as FA next summer for free. Besides, we dont know how bad injuries will be next year. I don't want to play the tank game but I also don't want to waste assets on a player we can sign as a ufa a year later. That's just bad business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Pears said: Just a shame we should be too good to get a high pick, hence we’ll make the playoffs. It’s a deep enough draft where it shouldn’t matter where we pick. I think we'll only make playoffs if we have a miracle season and have minimal injuries. Chances are minimal. I won't say impossible. Holtz, Lafreniere, Byfield, Raymond, etc. Im drooling. Edited June 22, 2019 by DontMessMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 This is what happens when Canadian teams SUCK FOR SO LONG IN THE PLAYOFFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18W-40C-6W Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: I think we'll only make playoffs if we have a miracle season and have minimal injuries. Chances are minimal. I won't say impossible. Holtz, Lafreniere, Byfield, Raymond, etc. Im drooling. It really depends on how JB addresses our defense. Our injuries to Edler and Tanev are a result of 2 things. One being overplayed and two not being a very good puck possession team (and thus them both blocking alot of shots and having to play very physical as they puck was in our end more often than not). If JB can address this by adding some depth, that can allow them to play a bit less, some of the other guys take the next step (Hutton takes a leap, Stecher continues on the trajectory he's on, Juolevi shows he can play, Hughes does Hughes), well that will go a long way to staying healthy. If our back end can stay at least reasonably healthy (all teams have injuries but the last 2-3 years for us have been absurd), then we could very well be in the hunt. Bo, Petey, Boeser will all improve that's a given, if Baer stays healthy, Jake takes a step, Pearson has a similar pace, Leivo settles in, we have a solid team. Edited June 22, 2019 by 18W-40C-6W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: Im going to get alot of hate for this. But im anti-playoffs this coming season. The draft is just way too fking sexy. i rather wait and hopefully sign barrie as FA next summer for free. Besides, we dont know how bad injuries will be next year. Agree, why overpay Colorado; if you wait a year just overpay Barrie. Edited June 22, 2019 by ShawnAntoski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, ShawnAntoski said: Agree, why overpay Colorado; if you wait a year just overpay Barrie. My boi.. U get the idea!! I rather overpay Barrie than overpay COL + Barrie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Wouldn't that be the reason FOR trades? If a team right up to the cap assumes the cap isn't going to 82m, wouldn't they make deals before July 1st? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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