Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Dickinson has got me hungry to make another proposal. we make some trades. Roussel out, Dipietro out and a 5th for detroits 3rd. Holtby to seattle, they make us give a 5th Major Signings Hakanpaa Big guy that can hit and kill penalties Hamonic Hughes partner Wennberg We can't afford a major d splash this year so we will upgrade at 3c or he can play 2lw with bo Hughes and petey 3x6m bridge's Juolevi 7th d Paquette Injury depth and can start on the 4th, motte wannabe Broissoit Our new backup this gives us solid forward lines and we can make a major upgrade on D next year (Jones) and have room to give Boeser his 7M and upgrade beagle into a top 6 player rental Free Agent Signings RFA YEARS CAP HIT Dickinson, Jason 3 $2,600,000 Lind, Kole 2 $900,000 Pettersson, Elias 3 $6,000,000 Hughes, Quinn 3 $6,000,000 Juolevi, Olli 2 $875,000 Hawryluk, Jayce 2 $855,000 UFA YEARS CAP HIT Brossoit, Laurent 2 $2,000,000 Hakanpää, Jani 3 $2,400,000 Hamonic, Travis 1 $2,400,000 Paquette, Cédric 2 $1,200,000 Wennberg, Alexander 4 $4,875,000 Trades VAN expansion pick SEA Holtby, Braden 2021 5th round pick (CHI) VAN 2021 3rd round pick (VGK) DET DiPietro, Michael Roussel, Antoine 2021 5th round pick (VAN) Buyouts Jake Virtanen: $50,000 Recapture Fees Roberto Luongo: $3,035,212 Buried Loui Eriksson: $4,875,000 ($6,000,000) ROSTER SIZE SALARY CAP CAP HIT OVERAGES BONUSES CAP SPACE 22 $81,500,000 $81,475,659 $648,780 $1,900,000 $24,341 Left Wing Center Right Wing Miller, J.T. $5,250,000 LW, C UFA - 2 Horvat, Bo $5,500,000 C UFA - 2 Boeser, Brock $5,875,000 RW RFA - 1 Pearson, Tanner $3,250,000 LW NTC UFA - 3 Pettersson, Elias $6,000,000 C RFA Höglander, Nils $891,667 LW, RW RFA - 2 Dickinson, Jason $2,600,000 C, LW RFA Wennberg, Alexander $4,875,000 C UFA Podkolzin, Vasily $925,000 RW RFA - 3 Motte, Tyler $1,225,000 LW, RW UFA - 1 Beagle, Jay $3,000,000 C NTC UFA - 1 Paquette, Cédric $1,200,000 C, LW UFA Left Defense Right Defense Goaltender Schmidt, Nate $5,950,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 4 Myers, Tyler $6,000,000 RD NTC UFA - 3 Demko, Thatcher $5,000,000 G UFA - 5 Rathbone, Jack $925,000 LD RFA - 1 Hakanpää, Jani $2,400,000 RD UFA Brossoit, Laurent $2,000,000 G UFA Hughes, Quinn $6,000,000 LD RFA Hamonic, Travis $2,400,000 RD UFA Scratches Injured Reserve (IR) Long Term IR (LTIR) Highmore, Matthew $725,000 LW, RW RFA - 1 Ferland, Micheal $3,500,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 2 Juolevi, Olli $875,000 LD RFA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 The problem with Benning is he's too open. And he telegraphs his plans. I wish he'd just be like Gillis and just sit there and sweat and say no comment. People jump on his comments. Things like. "Foundational player" "Being Aggressive" in the offseason. Stop feeding the machine. Or be like a politician ramble on for 3 minutes and not really say anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: The problem with Benning is he's too open. And he telegraphs his plans. I wish he'd just be like Gillis and just sit there and sweat and say no comment. People jump on his comments. Things like. "Foundational player" "Being Aggressive" in the offseason. Stop feeding the machine. Or be like a politician ramble on for 3 minutes and not really say anything. I like benning he has a very honest demeanor maybe to a fault. It would be better if he had burke's/gillis's demeanor i admit. I think the aggressiveness is complete, and we will not make any other moves until maybe just before Free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Wennberg will cost too much. Hakanpaa would be a great signing and I would overpay to get him. I'm okay with Hamonic coming back as long as the number is good, but I'd rather trade for a younger RHD stud that can partner Hughes for the next decade... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Just now, Elias Pettersson said: Wennberg will cost too much. Hakanpaa would be a great signing and I would overpay to get him. I'm okay with Hamonic coming back as long as the number is good, but I'd rather trade for a younger RHD stud that can partner Hughes for the next decade... I would rather target a true top pairing defenceman next year, we definitely cant afford that top pairing now and larrson/savard is only a slight upgrade on hamonic. I could be wrong but I believe wennberg is the type of depth that would be good for this team. he could step into the top 6 very comfortably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Petey_BOI said: I would rather target a true top pairing defenceman next year, we definitely cant afford that top pairing now and larrson/savard is only a slight upgrade on hamonic. I could be wrong but I believe wennberg is the type of depth that would be good for this team. he could step into the top 6 very comfortably We will definitely have more money next year. However, if we sign Hamonic he is going to want term this time around. 3-4 years most likely. So we would need to keep him around. Wennberg is a good player but is probably going to get $4 million+ on the open market. I'd rather spend that money on upgrading the D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Elias Pettersson said: We will definitely have more money next year. However, if we sign Hamonic he is going to want term this time around. 3-4 years most likely. So we would need to keep him around. Wennberg is a good player but is probably going to get $4 million+ on the open market. I'd rather spend that money on upgrading the D. if thats true that hamonic wouldn't sign a 1 year deal then I would go after maybe gologoski for a 1 year deal and sign a 3c with whats remaining maybe another older player like krejci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Petey_BOI said: if thats true that hamonic wouldn't sign a 1 year deal then I would go after maybe gologoski for a 1 year deal and sign a 3c with whats remaining maybe another older player like krejci Krejci can still play. He'll get $4 million+. Goligoski is a little small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Elias Pettersson said: Krejci can still play. He'll get $4 million+. Goligoski is a little small. just stop gaps... I believe it gives us more options next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 This is the kind of off-season plan I was hoping for. Not trading 1st or second picks unless it absolutely makes sense. We can really improve the team next year by being cautious this year. (cap) I think this is a realistic approach. I would love to see Petey and Hughes sign long term though. That would be very beneficial for future seasons. I do agree with @Ghostsof1915 though. Benning is too honest and isn’t very good at interviews lol. Not in a real bad way. I actually like his approach but it does feed the monsters. People really suck a reading between the lines. Things like “Ran outta time” “Aggressive” “foundational” People just eat it up. When really he’s just trying to communicate with the fans the best he can which seems to blow up in his face most of the time haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzipunch Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Really uncomfortable giving a 3rd line guy almost 5 mill tbh. if dickie is as good as the numbers show id rather he play center for us to cause more turnovers and able to freely skate around stealing pucks like a center should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patel Bure Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Podkolzin + 9OA for Owen Power, or Podkolzin + ??? For Dahlin. Edited July 18, 2021 by Patel Bure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Bertuzzipunch said: Really uncomfortable giving a 3rd line guy almost 5 mill tbh. if dickie is as good as the numbers show id rather he play center for us to cause more turnovers and able to freely skate around stealing pucks like a center should in florida he played 18 minutes a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzipunch Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Petey_BOI said: in florida he played 18 minutes a night Sure but do you really think he would get close to that in van? Why would we play him more than petey or Bo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Bertuzzipunch said: Sure but do you really think he would get close to that in van? Why would we play him more than petey or Bo? well he can also jump on to the ice to play PP and PK. and why not jump into 2nd line for key draws in the offensive zone, just in case as a backup. sutter got 15ish minutes a night, i'm sure we could find 4 more shifts for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Why no love for Lockwood? Though he looked good, when he got the opportunity... I hope to see him on the team next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, spook007 said: Why no love for Lockwood? Though he looked good, when he got the opportunity... I hope to see him on the team next season. I'm not pencilling in any of our prospects, They can fight for a spot if they can't beat paquette,highmore then tough cookies. we really need playoff experience next year so our young players are ready for a run the next year after. if the rookies out play paquette or highmore they will get a shot, otherwise they start in the AHL so they can develop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 11 hours ago, Petey_BOI said: I'm not pencilling in any of our prospects, They can fight for a spot if they can't beat paquette,highmore then tough cookies. we really need playoff experience next year so our young players are ready for a run the next year after. if the rookies out play paquette or highmore they will get a shot, otherwise they start in the AHL so they can develop I agree they have to earn the right, always... I do think Lockwood will be on the roster from day 1 though. Time will tell... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 i think benning knows who he wants. he said, they need to free up more cap space. i'ld love mathieu joseph to complete our forwards, hamonic signed for 3 years at 2.5 mil and and a replacement for schmidt if need be. trade or lose holtby, buyout both virtanen and roussel. bury louie and beagle for a year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Benning desperately needs to shed salary. Just read on a Red Wings fan board (Detroit Jock City), a deal was suggested to take on Schmidt's contract (almost $6) to DET - Schmidt and Hoglander (the sweetener) to VAN - 4th and a 6th (2022) Something like this would be really tough to take. I know Benning needs to be aggressive, but there must be another way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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