Quoting: Lightman13
Depends on what cirelli wants. If he wants a situation where he can be “the guy” and get paid accordingly he might. In Tampa he’ll always be behind stamkos and BP.
The sucky thing for Tampa is too many quality pieces and can’t pay everyone. They are in cap hell. I figured a better deal would be a 1st and jee for him. Ek being solid 2 way center who is a shut down guy and far cheaper.
Cirelli has already replaced Stamkos as the 2C and has a large role in Tampa. There has also been every indication he wants to stay and is willing to work with the team on the contract. It seems very unlikely he's just going for max dollars to leave a top contender for a fringe playoff team.
Tampa really isn't in cap hell, as they need basically one of Johnson, Gourde or Palat to waive the ntc. It's far from some unsolvable situation, and if it comes down to it a buy out is still an option. There are reasons that one of them might waive(especially Johnson, much reduced role in Tampa, bigger role elsewhere, can decide where he wants to go vs submitting 20 teams after next year etc.).
As far as trading Cirelli, if Tampa does intend to shop him, the Wild's 1st and EK is a good offer. I'm sure Tampa would consider it if they want to move him. It is definitely a better offer than most of the mediocre ones put on this site. I think Tampa might consider a small add from their side if the trade was deemed imbalanced, but pretty good deal. If Tampa had all the other cap numbers in line and he was needing to be traded, this could definitely be an option.
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