nah, I'd have to be blown out of the water with someone who either is on a cheap cap hit/an entry level

don’t do that lol

If the Bolts can win the cup without Stamkos then you should absolutely consider it. They have 15 players signed going into the 20/21 season and a little over $5M free which will barely be enough to cover Cierelli and you still have Sergachev to sign.

Killorn + Johnson traded = 9.45m gone. More than Stammer's cap hit...

Trade him now after paying his 8.5 signing bonus and the team acquiring him only needs to pay 22.5 million over 4 seasons....5.625 per year sounds round up the Sens alley...cheap players and picks they are over stocked on.

I agree, trade all 3 and they'll still be hard press to keep the team together.

but Stamkos likely won't go to OTT. Maybe MTL works as they have some room to work with and are a bubble team without him.

Something tells me he won't waive to get taxes 20% more.

Yes, they're winning without him and he's injured too often to consistently stay in their line-up. Moving him and Johnson would free up space and rebuild the prospect pool while staying competitive.

I keep reading suggestions that debunk that myth...saying players pay tax per city they play, 42 home games, 42 away games...so only half his salary is from tax free states.

If Ottawa could land Stamkos and keep the 3rd and 5th overall pick they'd leap frog over the Leafs as best odds for a Canadian team to win the Cup.

put it in the cap friendly calculator...



Or they could just wait 3 years... Leafs don't even have the best odds to win the cup... the didn't even make the playoffs... Vancouver made it all the way to the conference semis.