Buffalo declines

Thanks for your analysis 👍🏻

Buffalo would have (should have) done this had they not traded for greenway

Take out Stanley and add Philly's 2nd at least, Addison doesn't do much imo, these smallish puck mover dmen are really a dime a dozen these days.

Also I doubt Dubois is signing that, gotta think he's looking for a much bigger AAV and 5-8 years of term.

The reporting from The Athletic is that Dubois is looking for max term starting with an asking price of $9 million AAV. While he might not get that, I think 4yr at $6.5 million is a long way off.

Even if he will only be 28 years old when the contract ends? By then, the salary cap could be approaching $100M.

He is probably looking for stability in a city, at least that is what I took away from one of his interviews a couple of months ago. Given his style of play, there is more of a chance of injury than with other forwards. That is just my read of it.

If what The Athletic is reporting is true (it generally is), then I have a hard time believing he'd sign this. If you're looking to get him around $6M your best bet is for him to sign his qualifying offer at $6M, but that walks him right into UFA next offseason where he'd most likely sign in Montreal.

Fair enough. Good luck to him getting $9M from a destination of his choice.

I guess he believes he is better than Roope Hintz and Mat Barzal. Good luck to him.

If he can give some assurance he won't hold out for a trade to Montreal in a couple years I'd be fine paying him in the $8-8.5M AAV range assuming we can make the cap work. That probably means trading Zuccarello, which would piss off Kaprizov, but maybe getting him a bona fide 1C helps soften the blow? I imagine Zucc would be open to coming back next offseason too. I dunno, 24 year old 1C's don't go on the market every day and I'm not convinced Rossi will stick at center in the NHL so if we have to overpay a bit (again assuming we can make the cap work) I don't think it's the end of the world.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is seeking 7-8 years @ $9,000,000 per. He doesn't sign that. Nor does that offer get him out of Winnipeg.

You will never have the assurance he won’t request a trade against. Not a single team is protected against this (even Montreal). If the fans are criticizing him or he doesn’t get first line minutes he will asked a trade. He isn’t worth giving him 9 millions and Addison + Gustavsson

I agree he won’t take that contract, but that offer is certainly the best they will get. Gustavsson is easily worth a first + and Addison is a young top 4. Chevy said he wants nhl players in return, this is exactly what he wants, especially if he trades Hellebuyck

Thanks for the analysis, MoSeider53👍🏻

They'll get a better offer elsewhere, A goalie and a top 4 RHD alone isn't enough. They move PLD or Scheifele Chevy will wants at least a C in return and Minny can't help them there.

My pleasure.

I know that want a C, no way a team give more than that to Winnipeg. Maybe something with less value and a C coming back, but they won’t get the equivalent of this anywhere else