Daily Parayko for Nylander

Équipe: 2020-21 Blues de St-Louis

Date de création initiale: 24 août 2020

Publié: 24 août 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

There aren't many, if any, Blues fans that would endorse this move, myself included. And because of that, we rarely get to see the Blues side of it in an armchair. But I wanted to see what it might look like if this fantasy trade went down. I picked a Nylander-for-Parayko swap that was cap-neutral to start with. Next I signed Pietrangelo, clearly a prerequisite to moving Parayko. And then tried to see what moves could be made to actually make the team better. I didn't move anyone who signed a contract or came in a trade within the last 365 days because that would be pretty bad business and pretty unrealistic.

So... what do you think? Is the team better or worse? Are the moves realistic?

I think you'd have to look at one additional trade so you can carry a 23-man roster considering they're about to pack 82 games in between December and May.

Is the long-term cap sustainable? My math is showing that it would be extremely tight the following year, depending on how much is spent on the goalie tandem. Tight enough that Schwartz is probably a gonner in FA.

In my opinion, the losses of Parayko, Bozak, Steen, and Sundqvist would really hurt the defensive structure, especially on the PK. Without Parayko, you're looking to Pietrangelo to take the tough matchups and his offense is going to take a hit - so Faulk, Dunn and Perunovich would have to be able to carry that weight, but also be able to defend. The offense would improve, and the first round picks would be nice. If Schwartz could be extended, the outlook isn't really that bad.

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