So what you're saying is, we're going to make a streaky goal scorer the highest paid winger in the league because we failed to make a consistent PPG player the highest paid winger in the league in UFA? I like laine, I think he'll have a legit year this year, but that's a ton of $$.

Winnipeg thanks you for giving them some potential lottery picks

dude this team is like heads and shoulders better than the team that swept the pens lmao

It’s a lot of cash but as Montreal proved, you gotta make an offer sheet worth the other team’s while

That argument is correct, but even if we were to offer sheet Laine, I would argue that we can do it for far less than 11.6. Even 8.5-9 million is difficult for Winnepeg to do and it's 2 1's, 1 2nd, and 1 3rd as opposed to 4 1st's + 2-3Mil in extra cap space.

8.5-9 is an easy match for Winnipeg

What would a Gusev for Mayfield trade look like

Vegas Desperately needs a RD on a Cheap contract

I think I am underestimated their current cap situation. He's gonna get a ton of money, no argument there. I'm also accounting for Kyle Connor's deal and them filling out the rest of their bottom 6.

*** edit: Thought they had more like 15 in cap space. 22 mil. If Connor gets 7-7.5, still enough to Laine and bottom 6.

Yeah and from listening to reports, Laine is probably going to sign a bridge deal, so we’re totally fine cap-wise

I think your a million high on your offer sheet shot, 10.6 x5 should be a insta sign for laine to put him right into ufa status when he is done, and that million won’t be the difference in if the jets match or not. I don’t think the jets match, more on how high they value first rounders over the money or the player.

I don't hate the AAV if the term was longer. It's 4 1sts anyway. Make that SOB 8 years lol

If you're going to offer Matthews money in an OS it should be for Marner, not Laine. Also, if you're bringing in someone via OS, the Gusev trade is unnecessary. I know a lot of Isles fans **** on Bailey, but he is not a 3rd line player... I mean, come on, the last 3 years he's been our 2nd or 3rd best point guy each year. A top six of Bailey-Nelson-Marner/Laine and Lee-Barzal-Eberle is just fine, with some combination of Beau, Cizikas, Ho-Sang, Martin, Clutter, Komarov, Fritz, Bellows and possibly Wahlstrom rounding out the bottom 6 is fine.