I feel like Tampa's biggest need is D so theyd ask for Myers and a 1st but I dont see how they turn this down. Frost is legit

Our needs are: Trading away 4-5 million $ caphit guys, who are replacable with less caphit.(close to similar impacts for less caphit)
Boston did the same with Backes, Edmonton with Lucic, Toronto with Marleau.
The prices were different in every trade.

So far we've done 2 trades to adress this for next year: Coleman and Goodrow.
Since our "too much caphit" type of guys are still producing on fairly cosistent basis(above replacement level). The effort to move out those guys will be easier, than said players.
You can counter it with NTC, i counter it with Parise and Ladd waived their NTC's 1 week ago. It's not a rocket science thing, which csick claims in every single tampa topic.
NTC = not a huge problem, when you are not sending the player to where he doesn't wanna go (like Kessel to Minnesota for Zucker)
Yes if BriseBois offers as the only possible team for Gourde, he will say... f**k off...

To trade offer: says: No thanks

Here is the newest table(1 week old): if you can't evaluate players value on our team



If Sergachev ever gets traded in the future: It will be for a guy with an "amazing caphit - good performance", like Sean Couturier. And we all know Couturier will stay for a while in Philly... So good luck finding those players Probably needs to be 2 years contract remaining for the next guy. As Goodrow+Coleman only has 1 years left.(you don't want every "favourable caphit" player expire on same year)

It's hard to find those type of players, so i expect Sergy to be resigned in the offseason for under 4 million $ @ ??? years. I have no idea about the years... (my guess is 2 years)
It comes from Mcavoy: 5 mill$ top2D vs Serg top6D... so don't expect bridge contract over 5 million.... i've seen a lot of topics on this site with irrealistic huge number for Serg...
90% it will be under 4 mill $ . I can't see a longterm deal atm... so i don't wanna guess that one... seems impossible...

Panthers will give you matheson who’s on one of the best contracts in the league signed for long term for Sergachev........

Stats agreeing with ya

Right?
Can you retain 50%? Maybe we'll think about it?

Lol dammit. I was hoping someone forgot to do one of those on Matheson this year

curiously, what site is that?

Gosh darn'it!

Can you guys make the playoffs btw? haha
I want an easier matchup, than Toronto(not that they are hard matchup, but still they go to game 7 vs Boston every year, so they are a threat...)
Don't get fooled by the media, who says toronto is losing to a Zamboni driver.So they are complete garbage. No. When they play good, they can beat anybody... It can go to game 7 vs Tampa as welll, if we are not careful...

Florida x2 in the playoffs 1 v 1 let's go!
You guys would be kind to let us win easier than that?

We need time for Stamkos to heal!

says right there: The Athletic - paid content cost like 5$ / month like every other adv analytics sites usually these days...

I don't have a subscription, i usually get these for free from twitter, when i found them

Now it's 3.5$/month with a 30% off, if you're interested. It has a ton of content, like this(lots of math stuff + 1 million articles/month) if you're into this stuff...

Man you’re telling me. I wouldn’t want anything more to get in the playoffs and lose 4 games to 1. May even squeak two out. But for some reason tallon would rather trade a center for more offensive than what he glaring need in this team is. I’ve watched Toronto the last few weeks. They are playing better but they have the same issues as Florida but their offensive hasn’t dried up like ours lately and the made the trades that help them defensively a little bit. But they’re beatable by a good team as long as Tampa doesn’t go full **** like last year

Last year we got "shrekt" - thanks to Point+Hedman(hidden big injuries - unplayable and yet they played) + Kuch suspension + Hot Bobrovski goalie + Vasi worst games of the year.
Hot goalie = super important in playoffs. + Tortorella knows us too well... he outcoached Cooper big time... + Martin St. Louis helped their special teams to destroy us.
We had 50% Penalty Kill in 4 games. It was insane. Worst teams in league has 75%... We had 50%... Every PP = goal LUL. No wonder we lost... Hopefully Coleman+ Goodrow helps on the pk to go above 80%...
I don't ask for more... just a normal result on the pk... i'm even fine with 15% PP, as our 5on5 is much better, than last years... I hope Vasi this year playoffs = not on AHL level.
Vasi in early season = he was AHL level goalie, no joke... so he carried the level from the playoffs... then end of december---> switch turned = Vezina winning goalie.... who understands this insane difference?

I'm really hoping this stat will help us:
In 2018/2019:


2019/2020:


-7% is insane difference in 1 year period... The whole teams goes back to defend/blocking/backcheck/stand in shooting lanes/eliminate middle of the ice/eliminate rushes...
Tyler Johnson still has problems + Stamkos + Kucherov... sometimes Gourde is not in the shooting lanes lately...
Injuries not helping.... but still... the -7% improvement ( less medium+high danger scoring chances) will help a lot to not allow 4 goals/game... i hope at least....

If we fail again... i think we have to say goodbye to Cooper... he just can't do it... not good enough.... can't blame every player each year. Sometimes the coach has to take the blame...
I think if we fail this time.... it's the coach's fault... i will not blame it on injuries... i hope he doesn't as well ( our GM)...

My predictions for playoffs:

Conference Finals:
Tampa-Islanders
Vegas-Dallas

I think we will lose in the finals: that's my current prediction vs a west team like Vegas/Blues(we might beat Dallas/Edm =west dark horse-->Drai+McJesus combo= can be unstoppable)

Currently imo it's who make it(Lehner = godtier goalie), but maybe someone will cause some upsets, so a surprise team might make it into the finals...
We can beat a "surprise team", but we are hopeless vs like a team like ... I can't remember the last time we played a solid game vs them... we look like lost on the ice, they just defend well and we don't generate anything... they score their usual 3/4 goals vs us 0-2... end result we just lose...
I expect 0-4 vs St.Louis in the finals, if they make it that deep... By far the worst matchup in the finals... if we make it... IF...
But i guess i take the L in that case, what can u do if the other team is better on paper in matchup and they DO IT. Have to give the to St. Louis, if they can win 2 years in a row (unlikely).
Against Vegas, super close series... We probably lose 3-4...game 7 NotLikeThis ...
This year they outplayed us 2/2 times... Result 1win-1loss(we got lucky in 1 match).

I think for us matchups are the most important things. 3 worst playoffs opponent:
Minnesota, St. Louis, Washington.... Glad that Minny vs TBL = 0% chance it happening

Will be fun to check back in June how wrong i was hahaha. If you have some free time. Please tell me your predictions for Conf finals/Finals/Winner.
Just your pure instincts, who are the best teams in the league!
Like if you would bet money on who goes deep in the playoffs... will be nice to compare once playoffs ends Haha

Yeah was insane how bad luck just fell onto Tampa at the right well wrong time. Islanders are falling on hard times only reason they probably will still make the playoffs is cause everyone is not doing well either so no one is making ground on them. They can’t score just like the panthers but hey actually have a good defense and goaltending. But I like Vegas vs Tampa. Either that or a rematch again