JotCast | PHR Live Chat: 06-03-21

PHR Live Chat: 06-03-21

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Gavin Lee

6:23

He is owed $12MM in real dollars next season

6:24

Knight is free for 2 more seasons

Then it gets more tricky, but by then Bobrovsky's money starts dropping

6:25

Maybe unload him then

Kevin

6:25

Saw your article on Eriksson's buyout proof contract a while ago. What is the best way for Jimbo to get rid of it? Burying it, trading it, etc.

Gavin Lee

6:25

Well trading it would be the best, but that would likely require a big asset.

6:26

Remember the Maple Leafs gave up a 1st to get rid of Marleau's last year at $6.25MM

Buying it out doesn't save you very much this season and gives you a penalty next season so that doesn't make sense

The way it will actually play out I think?

6:27

He takes his $1MM in signing bonus and then terminates the last year of the deal.

Eriksson gives up $3MM but doesn't have to sit an entire year in the minors again

Matt

6:27

The Blues need to retool their blue line once again. Can you see them finally moving Dunn to upgrade?

Gavin Lee

6:28

Yes I think Dunn is a piece that gets moved this offseason

He is arbitration eligible again and will get a raise, which doesn't make sense for the Blues

John

6:29

Capitals off-season plans? Can’t do much with the salary cap no?

Gavin Lee

6:29

Can't do much right now but--

John

6:29

What kind of return will the caps get for Kuzy?

Gavin Lee

6:29

If they move his full number they have a little wiggle room

I think if the Capitals do trade Kuznetsov, you're going to be disappointed with the return

6:30

It's not that he's not an excellent player, he is. But it's hard to pay a hefty price for a player who has been inconsistent and is already earning that big paycheck

6:31

Unless of course, the Capitals and Blue Jackets come together for the Kuzy/Jones swap that my mind keeps coming back to

It wouldn't be 1 for 1, but man does it make a lot of sense to me.

6:32

Blue Jackets get a center that is locked in for four more years, Capitals get that defenseman who can anchor a pair and help them give it another shot with the Ovi group

Spaceman

6:32

How about Mrazek getting the start tonight? Seems this could help the cause. Carolina keeping up with TB, need a few breaks to go their way….

Gavin Lee

6:33

Carolina is right there, but they don't have Vasilevskiy unfortunately

It's not even Nedeljkovic's fault--the rookie just isn't Vasy yet.

Blue seats

6:34

What players with some grit, do you see the rangers making a play for?

Gavin Lee

6:35

I said Cizikas for Pittsburgh, he's a fit for the Rangers too if he makes it to market. Don't think for a second that the ownership there isn't watching him closely--the losses to the Islanders this year were a big part of the dismissals.

6:36

Otherwise, players like Coleman, Saad, Bonino all make sense to me

They will try to bring experience I think

Not necessarily a face-puncher, but some bite on a player who has "been there"

Kevin

6:37

Mock draft from 1-10?

Gavin Lee

6:38

I don't have my list finished yet but in some order--Power, Clarke, Hughes, Beniers, Eklund, Johnson, Guenther, McTavish, Sillinger, Edvinsson, probably

Guest

6:39

Colorado able to get Grub, Makar, Landy, and in a few years Mack all signed? Or is someone like Grub out the door with a cheaper replacement?

Gavin Lee

6:40

They'll get Makar and Landeskog done no problem I think

MacKinnon too, though it's certainly going to be a tight squeeze

6:41

Grubauer I think is playing himself into a contract that they can't afford

Justus Annunen looked like the goaltender of the future but had a bad year

6:42

But you can still bridge to him if you believe in him