I guess it depends which Edmonton fan is on line at the moment.
Quoting: Sabresforlife
The price to take Koskinen is a 2nd...
If
@CD282 were on line he would rail at giving away Koskinen much less adding a pick and a player.
Quoting: ovandatsyuk13
Like this!
From this side of the Koskinen trade I like it as well.
Quoting: uphere
I have a limited awareness...
You are aware enough to know the Sabres
NEED to add salaries to make the floor,
WHEN Eichel is traded.
Currently, with Jack, the Sabres are $2.3KK below the league minimum.
Mittelstadt and Jokiharju signed two very nice salaries which I think are below their expected future production level.
Rasmus Dahlin is unsigned but will receive either a 3 year contract at $5KK per year or an 8 year contract at $8KK per year.
If he receives the 3 year deal he will then sign for more than McDavid.
Back to now, as you indicated
@uphere WHEN Jack is traded, they will need to take on about $7.5KK to reach the floor.
Just about where the last place team should be.
I think they will close that gap in three fashions.
First, (contrary to many ACGM Sabre's) they will retain a SMALL portion of Jack's salary, I think about $1KK per year.
Second, they will take on a high priced lower performing player.
This does mean necessarily a cap dump, but a player not producing up to his salary.
Third, and I hope they do a lot of this, take on under performing players who have large cap hits with draft picks.
Fourth, the least palatable IMO, sign players to unreasonable contracts.