Quoting: Josh4
I see what your saying, my only concern is that since the cap is not going up, more then likely there will be more teams trying to move salary out then take it on so those trades may be harder to make then in the past. This could play out either way for NYI.
I agree , which is why I think there’s a very small chance isles will be able to move out cap dumps like boychuk and ladd.
The flat cap affects the trade values of certain players , which is why like I said the isles will have to essentially trade them for nothing. It’s terrible asset management , but the isles have to do whatever it takes to retain their 3RFAs.
This one account on twitter who is right on almost every trade/signing said that isles will receive many calls on Leddy and he can possibility return a 2nd. I don’t think that’s the case , but we’ll see. I see Leddy (750 kretained) for a 4th or 5th rd pick.
Cizikas would be the easiest to move. High end 3C with 1 year left at 3.35 mill. One of the best shutdown centers in the league , drives play offensively as well. I don’t think the isles want to move him, but if they can’t dump other contracts, they’ll have to take the loss. They’ll take the loss on trades for vets, but not their top pairing RHD.