Why give up Theodore?

Équipe: 2017-18 Ducks d'Anaheim

Date de création initiale: 26 juin 2017

Publié: 26 juin 2017

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I just don't agree with losing Theo for shedding 1 year of Stoner $.. this is my view on how we could've still shed salary without losing such a high ceiling prospect.

1. Bieksa waives NMC or is bought out. Let's assume he won't waive, so this would represent a "worst case" scenario

2. Ducks trade Vatanen to TBL or Leafs for a 1st (see explanation in trade below)

3. Ducks protect:
Getzlaf
Perry
Kesler
Silfverberg
Rakell
Cogliano
Vermette

Lindholm
Fowler
Manson

Gibson

4. Vegas gets the honor of selecting one of:
Boll
Shaw
Wagner
Stoner

5. Vegas likely chooses Shaw, who is the best pick of a very weak lot

Result: Ducks salary cap hit down $2.1M
Ducks In: 1st round pick, Shea Theodore, Clayton Stoner
Ducks Out: Sami Vatanen, Logan Shaw, Kevin Bieksa

I would personally take Theo for Vats straight up, especially considering Vats' salary vs Theo's.
A 1st and Stoner is certainly worth more than Bieksa and Shaw. Even a 2nd rounder would be close to fair value there.

Now imagine if Bieksa waived the NMC, which I think would've been more likely than not. Vegas would've taken him, the Ducks would still have Shaw, and they'd save an additional $4M in salary.. so total cap hit down $5.5M.

I'd like to see the Ducks add either a LW to play with Getz or a Center to play with Perry (so Raks can move to Getz's LW), but I figured lets not over complicate this with more speculation :)

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