Quoting: MoSeider53
Petry isn't waiving for San Jose.
Plus that offer hardly gets the Sharks to retain $3,000,000 on Erik Karlsson. Let alone what you're going to have to pay Chicago to eat $6,000,000 for 4 seasons.
Quoting: MoSeider53
Petry isn't waiving for San Jose.
Plus that offer hardly gets the Sharks to retain $3,000,000 on Erik Karlsson. Let alone what you're going to have to pay Chicago to eat $6,000,000 for 4 seasons.
I'll say from the start, I'm of the belief that the penguins won't end up landing Karlsson, but will add the following.
Granlund going over Petry makes more sense in the SJ deal (also don't believe Petry waives for SJS). Same term but $1m less in Cap. Would also say that's not a bad offer at all. POJ took a big step this past season and can without question play second pair minutes, only 24. Pickering is the penguins best prospect. You can swap the third for a 2nd if you want. Granlund could also easily be flipped at rention next year for additional picks. So i'd disagree, that is probably most likely what the offer is going to look like from any team trying to get Karlsson. A cap dump (because karlsson makes so much), a decent younger player, prospect and some picks.
The sharks have to take a cap heavy contract back in that deal though, it doesn't matter what team the trade is with, and they're going to have to eat some cap regardless of what team the trade is with. The sharks know that and every team interested in Karlsson knows that. I do think the penguins and canes are just playing the waiting game. Sharks fans keep thinking the sharks have the upper hand but I don't believe that. If his Cap hit was $8M AVV or if the Salary cap was $100M+ they would absolutely have a massive upper hand, but $11.5M AAV for 4 more years... They either keep him and get nothing to help in a rebuild or sell him for less than he's worth and get some assets for their rebuild.
The Sharks are clearly in rebuild, they do not have a playoff team and are easily still a few years away. So they have three options imo:
1. Keep Karlsson
2. Don't trade this summer, go into the season and Karlsson either A. picks up an injury or B. regresses back in points and with either his trade value drops and the sharks are still not a playoff team.
3. Sharks trade him now, get some assets to help continue working on a rebuild and open his spot to a prospect or younger player in their roster to take a step forward.
that's how I see it playing out. Grier is in a tough position as a first time GM, it's not an easy situation for him to navigate.