Modifié 21 sept. 2022 à 20 h 39
Quoting: DefenseFirst
Point is, this offer is nickel and diming an already very short offer.
If you guys were going to get face value, you would need to have traded him early in the summer, when more than a few teams could afford him, and don't have the ability to twist your arm because we know you're in win now mode.
Montreal won't offer Suzuki or Caufield, there next best scorers are Dadonov and Andersson, They wouldn't retain on Andersson as he has 5 years left on his deal at 5.5 AAV, and Dadonov is a rental that you could get for 2.5 mil AAV (Assuming Montreal retains 50%) Dadonov scored 20 goals and 43 points last year.
Buffalo Won't give you Thompson who they just extended, and Skinner has 5 years left on his deal, they won't retain 3+ mil for 5 years. Their next best scorers were Okposo at 21 goals 45 pts and Olofsson at 20 goals 49 pts. 4 and 4.75 mil cap hit respectively, though Buffalo may be willing to retain on either as Olafsson has two years and Okposo is a rental.
Redwings won't give you Larkin, Copp, or Raymond, your choices are Bertuzzi, or Perron, both 4.75 mil AAV. Bert 30 goals 62 points, Perron, 27 goals 57 pts. Detroit has the ability to retain Bert, probably not Perron due to the number of raises they have next season. Bert is on an expiring contract where he becomes a UFA, and can't play in Canada because he refuses to get vaccinated, and isn't a US citizen, so until all Covid restrictions are gone for border crossings, he has to quarantine before re-entering the US.
Arizona would maybe give you Schmaltz, he is signed for 5.8 mil for 4 more seasons, was nearly a PPG player this season which was his 7th in the show, he is 26 years old, right shot C/RW. You cant afford Schmaltz, Your next option is Lawson Crouse, 20 goals, 34 pts last season, 5 years left at 43 mil AAV for him.
Winnipeg could give you Ehlers or Du Bois. Both 6 mil AAV, both had 28 goals last season, 55 pts for Ehlers, 60 for Du Bois. Du Bois is RFA expiring this season, Ehlers has 3 years and is a UFA at the end.
Take your pick for replacing 41 goals for under 6 mil AAV. Here is your list of all players that are 6 mil and under AAV that have a shot at replacing Robertson's points production. Several of them are not options (Huberdeau for example) because I can't filter out a teams available cap space.
https://www.capfriendly.com/browse/active/2023/points/all/forwards?stats-season=2022&display=expiry-year&hide=goalie-stats&limits=caphit-0-6250000,goals-25-80,points-50-130,pointspergame-0.8-2.5