Équipe: 2021-22 Sharks de San Jose

Date de création initiale: 6 mai 2021

Publié: 6 mai 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

LABANC TO ISLES: No secret that Labanc would be a perfect fit on the Isles (fun fact: he'll also be a home-state boy). Keep in mind the 1st coming back SJ's way would be a late pick likely between 22-31. It's fair value.

NIETO: Instead of doing a 1.5mil cap hit over 2yrs, have a handshake deal where you overpay Nieto for this year at 2mil so that SJ can pay him 1mil next year to save as much money for Ferraro and Hertl's extensions as possible. Of course the big help is Raanta's 4mil coming off the books on a 1yr deal and have Melnichuk replace him.

SIMEK: Anywhere for anything -- but just because he's not 22 or scoring 15 goals a season doesn't mean he's a negative asset. He's 28, which is prime years for a dman, a defensive 3rd pairing physical guy who plays hard, has decent skating, hits a ton, and while ideally his cap hit would be 2mil for 2 more seasons instead of 2.25mil for 3 more, that isn't a terrible difference. PLUS: there'll be some teams that will lose their depth guy on defense with the expansion draft -- Simek is a good replacement for that. I get that he might not return a 3rd or even a 4th, but he's not a negative asset. A 5th is reasonable. Sharks keep him if he's a right-handed shot -- they're too cramped on the left side with Ferraro+Kniazhov+MEV (and his unmovable contract) who's actually been very solid over the last stretch of 12-13 games on a side note, not to mention Pasichnuk and Kniazev waiting in the ranks.

HOLL: Leafs are ready to lose him for nothing so this is a good deal going back their way for fair value.

UFA SIGNINGS: I can see Granlund, Barrie, Raanta, and Armia all taking those deals. They're fair value yet on the higher expected offer side, plus there's a Finnish connection for three of those guys and Barrie gets not just his fair cap hit but the term he's looking for.

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