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Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 2:03 pm
Sujet: Navigating the cap part 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>Its going to cost a lot more to get rid of Boychuck. While I appreciate you understanding how difficult it is going to be for the Islanders to navigate the disaster cap situation they have to deal with. I still think long term its just as bad. You have many candidates of guys that could easily turn into the next Andrew Laad. Lee is already overpaid, Nelson I don't think will live up to his contract nor will Bailey, Eberle or Paguea. In 2 more years you are in the same boat paying other teams to take aging vets so you can afford younger and better talent.</div></div>

I personally think that's fair for 1 year of Boychuk. It's comparable to the deal we made with Vegas when they took Grabovski off our hands. Nelson is the "safest" to live up to his contract. But I don't know if it will be *that* much worse for another 3 or so seasons unless the skill level of the core falls off the face of the Earth

Edit: I could also swap Boychuk to Varlamov ($5x2) who should still be a starting goalie by then if Seattle wants to go that route. I would keep JB and switch out the Edler signing for a vet min LD. Still under cap in that scenario.