I'm sure a 1-year deal isn't his 1st choice, but I do think there will be UFAs that see PIT as an opportunity to boost their value on a 1 year deal FOR SURE.

I’ll up that offer to 1x$6.5 million for the habs.

My gut says a 31 year old coming off a strong season is probably going to try for the most guaranteed money he can get.

Sorry, Kings won't let you dump 4mil on them for a measly 15 pick jump in the middle rounds.

Dadonov slaps both of you.

Normally, yes. But with a flat cap this season I don’t think he’ll get what he could’ve gotten & may wish to raise his profile for a season and try again.

Doesn’t matter the team, just needs to be done with someone. If it means letting a team jump 2 rounds, that’s okay to.

Is the cap going to rise significantly while he's still a premium player? I doubt it. I would be shocked if he signs a one year deal.

If it were me, I’d easily match that and maybe go as high as $7M. Pens also have a decision to make with McCann. He’s so streaky. He’s either invisible or looks like a 30-goal scorer. I wouldn’t be surprised if they move on from him rather than payout $3M+.

We’ll see about the cap. These things have a tendency to over-correct. My other thinking in this is if he signs a 1-year deal he has the option in a year to sell his skills to a brand new team in Seattle with ample cap room.

It doesn’t look like either the habs or the Penguins have the cap space to go to $7 million. If not Dadonov, then maybe the habs try and go for someone else (ie. Hoffman) on a one year deal. That would be perfect because they have a lot of cap space right now, but it doesn’t eat into their cap space past this year.

It’s possible for the Pens, just need to move a few things around. I’m not sure Hoffman will be much cheaper, possibly more expensive. He’s not better but there always seems to be that one GM who drools over counting stats and opens his wallet.