Modifié 9 juin 2023 à 11 h 0
Quoting: theroux
Way way too much to pay for PLD. Jets would take it and laugh all the way to the bank. And PLD would make same as Caufield and Suzuki. Add Gallagher and Anderson contracts
and that takes you to 2027-28 and Price LTIR ends in 2025-26. Hughes would be in cap hell just two years from now.
1. I don't know if you meant that Dubois would not make the same as Suzuki and Caufield.. Because I put him at the same salary as Caufield. Reason being, I'm targetting the more expensive contracts. Not the least. Dubois could be arouns 6.5M$ to 7.85M$/yr. I'm putting in the more expensive number.
2. 24-25 Habs have a cap space of 25M$ with a need to replace Mantha; Edmunson Pitlick and Belzile. THen sign Xhekaj and Montembault (let's assume both have great years).
- Let's say they keep Montembault for 5M$/yr for 5 years (considering he got a great year)
- If they keep Xhekaj from a good year he could potentially be around 3M$/yr (again... if he gets a great year...)
- You now need to replace a winger and a center. You take in two prospects like Owen and Roy (just as examples - Both covered until 26-27 and RFAs);
- Edmunsdon you may also replace by someon like Mailloux (Again.. Let's look at our developping prospects eveybody are getting exicted about).
- You basically just spent less than 11M$ and are covered at least until 26-27.
By that time you'll have a need to resign Slafkovsky (if the trend continues I don't see him making 10M$/yr, so lets say 4.5M$), Evans (let's say 3M$); Ghule (Could be around 7M$ if he can become what they hope he'll be) etc.. But by the time Ghule's contract is up, you have more space coming in and your rotation on the players you have are being replaced by less expensive depth player on the third and fourth lines.
That 25 to 43M$ cap space will be enough to cover all your major players, keep those you developed internally and bring up some AHLers who are ready tp play the game. In the menatime, you have trades and other LITRs that may happen..
I don't see any cap hell for the next 5 to 9 years for the Habs unless they sign players over 9M$/yr like Edmonton, Vegas and Colorado. By that time you have Gallagher and Anderson off the books, you still have those core players in Caufield, Suzuki and Dubois, may also have Ghule, Slafkovsky, the 2023 pick, and another one signed.
Hugues and Gorton have a good pulse on things right now. Having Caufiled under 8M$/yr is a good thing if he reaches full potential. From the Team we currently have under the belt, the only other big name that'll get a high paying contract could be Ghule.. Again with the CURRENT players we have.