karlsson's retention has to be 4 million minimum. They wont be able to function next year without gutting the defense if they do this.

caps ask for a second as well

Caps get a much better package than that. Jensen alone gets a 1st+, Hathaway gets a 2nd. A bottom pairing dman and a B prospect won't do it. Just give a 1st+2nd+kater pick.

Can I get you to show your math on that one?

My assumption is that the fourth line is to be made up of $800k contracts and one of Bourgault or Lavoie sticks with the big club. Skinner's extension is covered by shedding of dead cap and McLeod comes in at around $2M?

They have Jensen's hit, whatever the cap increases by, and my admission that Yamamoto gets shipped off to play with so I dont follow how the retention on Karlsson has to be higher. San Jose shouldn't have the stomach for any more retention than I've asked for. There's also the issue of having to keep their sum retains at this deadline and beyond below a total of 15% of the cap ceiling. Moving a guy like Couture or Hertl in the future may require that same retention.

If you go through and give every player worth keeping a reasonable contract Bouchard 1x2.2, Mcleod at 1.7-2, Foegele gone and JP gone and yamo or someone with equal cap but better production in top 6 edmonton needs karlsson at 7.5 if the cap goes to 83.5million which it will due to the bally sports thing.

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3951336

Bouchard is traded in this AGM. In such an instance I don't care what his next contract looks like. That's a Mike Grier problem.