heavens to murgitroid this is horrible

why would they take on dave bollands contract ?

Insurance pays 80% of it, leaving AZ on the hook for just over 1M.

I've got AZ retaining 4M this year, and another nearly 5M over the next two years, in order to fit this deal under Washington's salary cap limit this year, so taking on Bolland lowers the cash value of their retention to only about $6M (I'm guessing. Didn't look it up. Maybe one of the deals is front-loaded?).

I still don't think this is a first choice option for a medium-market team like Washington. Just responding to some ridiculous overpayment posts about #3RHD rental options.



Thanks for your detailed, constructive feedback.

This trade suggestion made me laugh out loud, actually laugh out loud.

Burakovsky, Siegenthaler, and Bindulis
for
Panik @50%, Bolland, and Goligoski @50%

There is nothing on the Capitals side of this deal that would really interest Arizona in giving Panik @50% much less Goligoski @50%. What in this deal would make Arizona want to send the Caps Goligoski PLUS pay around $6.5M of his SALARY (not cap) over the next 2.5 seasons?

Burakovsky has very little value. Maybe a 3rd on a good day.
Siegenthaler is a C level prospect. Maybe one of Washington top-10 (not really), but that doesn't mean anything in the big picture... it just means that the Caps prospect pool is thin due to years of President Trophy level draft positions.
Bindulis is more an ECHLer than even an AHLer, worth absolutely nothing. Arizona would probably Washington keep Bindulis as they wouldn't want the additional contract on the roster.

Arizona is going to hold onto Bolland so that his dead space $5.5M cap hit keeps them above the cap floor without costing them much actual salary. Goligoski isn't even going to be discussed by Arizona for that return.

Your end is UFA Panik (with no retention) for RFA Burakovsky and a meh prospect (Siegenthaler). Frankly, I don't think that Arizona does this. Panik is the better player and Burakovsky being a RFA actually potentially hurts Arizona due to Arbitration rights. There is no upside for Arizona. None.

Siegenthaler has played most of this season in Washington, and is about even with Djoos and Bowey. More or less interchangeable. Prefer not to move any of them, let alone add a 33 year old 2nd pair defenseman with term remaining, but also, don't mind the Penguins fans. They can't be helped.