Isles 2020-2021

Équipe: 2020-21 Islanders de New York

Date de création initiale: 13 sept. 2020

Publié: 13 sept. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

1. Boychuck will probably be LTIR. I can trade him if need be.
2. NHL RFA/UFA contracts will be 20-30% lower than they were in 2019; factor in the virus, lockdown, and boycott fallout on sports. Players will want to sign either short or long term deals because the cap's gonna be flat at least 2-3 years. Remember, Isles GM is Lou Lamoriello. He's not going to overpay for RFAs or UFAs, and the Isles are moving into UBS Arena in 2021.
3. Red Wings are nowhere ready to compete. Zetterberg's contract is up next year, that swap gives them Ladd (who might play) and puts them further away from the Cap Floor. Flippula for Komarov is a contract swap. Isles don't need LW/RW but could use a 3/4 C if Cizikas gets hurt (and he will). Wings need D and Aho has been NHL ready for a while, just not a Trotz D (he's kinda small).
4. I want to keep Leddy but I'd rather have the cap space and draft pick. I can go with a 2nd rounder instead, but Leddy's postseason play away from Boychuk has risen his stock considerably. Jets need defense and Leddy's a perfect fit. They could also do something useful with Ho-Sang, I guess. Willing to throw more stuff into the trade but not much more.
5. Hall wants to go to a winner. There's a hole on L1 for him to play next to Barzal. Again, Cap hits won't be gangbusters. I could easily go with Hoffman, Fast, or Toffoli, though.
6. I'm not against the Isles keeping Matt Martin, but he's not the player he was.
7. It'll be hilarious if the Isles somehow win the Cup in 2020 and keep their 1st round pick in the JG Pageau trade.

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