Nice! I don't think Hall is worth more than Stone, so I'd be happy if a division rival overpaid for him.

yeah, unfortunately with the cap going up and what tavares/panarin got that's probably his cap hit

im not sure how I'd feel about this, but oh my god would vegas' offense be absolutely RIDICULOUS

Would you even run line 4 at all at this point? just give each line around 20 mins and they'd be fine

How is this still under cap. What did you make the cap next year?
Yikes

that defense is pretty thin but the offense is insane

yeah that offense would be one of the best in nhl history tbh

theyd win every game 6-5 LMAOOO but a win is a win

I made the cap 85.75 mil. i think there will be a bit of a jump with seattle coming in

LOL yeah. imagine the powerplay units hahaha

As much as I’d love that offense, I just don’t see the cap going up that much a year before Seattle joins. My guess, is we see one more small jump for the 20/21 season, and then possibly a larger one in 21/22, but even that is hopeful. It only went up $2 million when Vegas joined, it went up more the off-season after their first year.

2005-06: $39MM
2006-07: $44MM
2007-08: $50.3MM
2008-09: $56.7MM
2009-10: $56.8MM
2010-11: $94.3MM
2011-12: $64.3MM
2012-13: $60MM ($70.2MM pro-rated)
2013-14: $64.3MM
2014-15: $69MM
2015-16: $71.4MM
2016-17: $73MM
2017-18: $75MM
2018-19: $79.5MM
2019-20: $81.5MM

maybe they could back load the contract? have a cheap base salary for the first 2-3 years then have it be more expensive towards the tail end of the contract

Hockey is all AAV even if you gave him 1 million first year and 9 million second year, it’s still a 5 million AAV for the 2 years.

I think the key would be trying to get him around the Stone 9.5-10 AAV, especially with the lack of taxes in Nevada. Also maybe a cheaper backup G. Keep it under a million.

If you got him at 10 AAV, and saved a little on backup G, that would bring you in to 83.5 which is the same jump this year saw.

cap hit =/= aav

but especially with no income tax in nevada, I could see him taking a cheaper deal. re-sign subban/sparks for 700k and bam

its still soooo unlikely but imagine....

I don't see the cap going up that much. $84mil max. But I think Hall could be had for 11mil even. Especially if you front load and offer a NMC. Also save at least 500k by going with Subban, Dansk, or Sparks as the backup goalie. I also would try to keep Merrill, so we don't have such an inexperienced D.

Three top lines would be insane. I would only roll that 4th line in the 1st, after power plays, and in the 3rd with a lead.

I agree.

that much depth at F is nutssss

How much would Tuch cost?

tuch is a 23 year old 55-60 point power forward. can play pk, pp and evens. big body too, and blazing fast to match

and more room for growth

any trade for him would be super expensive