Compiling moves for centers that make the most sense

Schmaltz definitely won't be available. He's more of a winger anyways, he's terrible when playing centre but he's one of those analytic darlings so Arizona won't be moving him.

Tampa is matching any offer sheet for Cirelli so that won't be done.

If you're offering Brodin with an extension you can get more than Strome and a pick. Strome's nowhere close to what he was supposed to be and doesn't have high value. You could add more in return there and he's the only viable option really outta these 3.

You sound so sure about Schmaltz, but like I said if they think Hayton is ready for a big role then I think moving a center makes sense.

How the hell can Tampa match an offer sheet when they have $5M in cap space with 15 players signed? Everyone says they can just move a big contract but all of the players that they should move have full NTC's. Saying they'll move one is way easier said than done. If the Wild offered $7M for 6 years there's no way Tampa can match that.

Yeah I think we could get more as well but Blackhawks fans vehemently disagree.

Like I said, Schmaltz is more of a winger. He's brutal in the faceoff circle and more effective when he can use his speed down the wings. They'll move him to permanent wing when Hayton and Dvorak are ready full time. Plus Schmaltz is on a good deal so they'll be keeping him. I am pretty sure about that.

Just because Tampa has little cap space now, doesn't mean that's how it'll be always. People on here seem to forget that. They'll prioritize who to keep and who to move. A good young 2way centre like Cirelli will likely be high on the keep list. Guys like Johnson, Gourde, Killorn, etc. can easily be moved for decent value to clear cap space by the time next year starts. & remember that teams are allowed to go 10% over the cap in the off-season so they can match any reasonable offersheet and then move cap around after. Only way a team gets him is to either overpay by an offersheet or make a trade with Tampa for him. They won't let him walk to an affordable offersheet

You didn't read what I said, moving those guys with full NTC's will be a lot easier said than done. They have to waive their clause in order to be traded. The cap will most likely not go up, so why would any team want to add one of those big contracts without giving up any cap? So Tampa would have to find a team that the player would be willing to waive for and that same team would have to be willing to take on a pretty big contract. I'd imagine that's an extremely short list, if there's even a list at all. I agree that Tampa will absolutely prioritize keeping him, but if a team offers a $7M x 6 year contract that I'd happily sign him to, there's no way they can make that work.

As for Schmaltz, he's bad on the dot but I like him at center. He can make more plays there which is what the Wild need.

The guy you are responding to is a leafs troll (and on my ignored list) I wouldn’t put to much stock into what he says.