Quoting: MisstheWhalers
I heard that same thing about Karlsson and I think he would take a bit less to play with his buddy in Tampa on a contending team in a state that has a tax advantage.
I think it might take a bit more to move Callahan but not much and you might get a bit less for Johnson but you're pretty close all in all. I also think Point might want a bit more then $8 but not much more.
- The Callahan one got me thinking. If we trade away Raddysh with Callahan, both Yzerman and BriseBois will know that he's a great prospect that is in our top 5 propsect in the pipeline. And both Yzerman and BriseBois know that the season after this one, he'll be a NHL player. That's why BriseBois will ask a late pick back (at the very least) as both GMs know the prospect very well and both know he'll be a good NHL player.
But that's my thought process haha, maybe I'm completely off.
- For Pointer I took the Evolving Hockey prediction for a 5 years contract (8.2M) and took away a million dollar total, over the 5 years, as little discount. An acceptable discount if you think about potential of the team, chances of keeping the core together during next offseason and the chance of getting EK65 on the team.
As Stamkos said:
“Part of the culture that we have here in Tampa is kind of that team-first mentality, and if you want to keep a good team together, guys are going to have to make little sacrifices along the way,” Stamkos said. “Whether that’s in terms of money or term or ice time or role on the team.
“That was something that — it’s kind of non-negotiable on this team, in terms of doing whatever it takes to help us keep the core together and keep being a productive team. That message was pretty loud and clear early when Steve got here and established himself as a GM, and continued to be that way.”
(Source:
https://theathletic.com/973302/2019/05/13/what-will-brayden-points-next-lightning-contract-look-like/)
- And Johnson, I don't know. I feel like general opinions are contraddicting on him: some would pay a decent amount (as he is cost controlled, long term and may have a chance to step things up with a change of scenery) and others would pass on him. I tried to reach some kind of middle ground haha