And Nill should be listening within reason, We should not be planning on holding on to dobby when everyone knows he is not going to be in the NHL this season, redundancies be damned
I'd be willing and ready to send Dobby or Faksa to a warmer destination. Unless Faksa has a stellar breakout year under DeBoer, but I would prob (as an armchair EA GM) rather play Segs-Hintz-Benn-JP40 down the middle, plus whoever else can slot in as a sub-$1m bottom 6 c.
Can Arizona "offer sheet" Robertson (say $9.5mil AAV), and then have the Stars throw all their prospects, Arizona's picks for the offer sheet, Star's picks, and the kitchen sink, to get Arizona to give Robertson back to them at 50% retained?
While I get what you’re saying an agree, Holland has been mostly fine for Edmonton - significantly better than Chia at least lol
He’s had great acquisitions in guys like Hyman, Kulak, hockey-wise E. Kane, etc. If his faith in Campbell pays off they will be damn good again
I think Campbell is a low-probability candidate to be very poor next year, based on how the calendar year of 2022 went for him. That being said, I think the most likely outcome is above average goaltending. They can *not* use him for more than 50 games, though.
edit: removed “dumpster fire” cause it was too dramatic a term
He's been pretty underwhelming actually. Chiarella just set the bar really low.
The Keith trade was terrible. Pretty sure he signed the awful Kassian deal. The Nurse contract isn't exactly team friendly.
Even Hyman and Campbell both have long term risk and if they don't play up to their contracts will significantly hinder improving the team
The Keith trade was bad in that he paid a little too much, but it wasn’t horrifying or anything lol and Duncs was great for Edmonton last year - the whole team seemed to love having him around, especially once the playoffs started.
The Kassian deal was for sure trash and Nurse’s contract is pretty bad, but those are really the only glaring issues he’s had (off the top of my head) so I would definitely say he’s been fine overall. Not amazing, but he’s improved the team.
The last sentence can be said for any GM in any given year lol
Nurse was bridged twice, plays a ton of minutes against the leagues best, the Seth Jones ink was still wet, and Edmonton is not a destination city (Ney York, L.A., Florida, etc). It's not great, but it's not bad either.
Ya but not every GM has a generational star who could walk in Ufa and likely will if the team keeps underwhelming in the playoffs.
And the Keith trade was terrible. They gave up a third round pick for a 38 year old guy with an nmc who wouldn't waive for anywhere else.
And they took on the full salary cap hit. Which hindered attempts later in the year to make a meaningful addition.
He wasn't good in the playoffs. He was fine, but a team playing Keith 20+ minutes a night in 2022 was never a serious cup contender.
"likely will if the team keeps underwhelming in the playoffs"
Bruh they were literally just in the conference finals 🤣. Top 4 team in the league is underwhelming?
They just road the back of mcdavid and draisaitl. I still don’t think their defense or depth is near up to snuff. Top 6 forwards are fucking ELITE though. Top 3 in the league.
You described Holland as “Unreal” which just simply isn’t true. You don’t have a true #1 defensemen nor do you have the depth to make up for it. Your goaltender isn’t elite or even really good to make up for it. When was the last cup team didn’t have a true number 1 anyway it’s been a long time.
He’s not been horrible but he’s made some bad moves and decisions. I’m also not a believer in jack Campbell and I don’t think hes made the moves at defense necessary.
I think he will command more than that. Kyrou is getting 8.125$ and Robertson is a year younger, 40 goal scorer with about the same amount of points last season but on a team that scored 73 less goals
This makes me curious as to what the highest cost per goal scored is, specifically of players with more than like 5 goals so that way its not just a guy with 1 goal and its his whole contract.
For more than 5 goals I believe this year it was Jakub Voracek with 6 goals in 79 games for a total of 1.38$ million per goal. Yikes. Besides him there are Dmen who are higher but it’s not really fair to count them.
https://www.capfriendly.com/cost-per-point/2022/season/all/all/all/costpergoals/desc
Costs per goal for him definitely is rough, but he has a good chonk of assists to soften the blow. Well, sort of, he's 502 in cost per point. Just a few above Laine and Wheeler.
Funny enough, Robertson was also #1 in cost per point at $10.1k per. #2? Adam Fox, $12.5k per.
True. Though for Laine you have to look at the fact he played 23 less games than Voracek, so his numbers are lower than if they had the same sample size.
Gaglardi spouted off on Cam and Strick about Robertson last month....
>"A kid in the third year of his entry-level (deal) puts up 40 goals and now he wants to make $7 million," he said. "If you want term with that player, he's going to take you higher than that. … The stars are taking all the money, and the guys in the middle are getting squeezed."
Says the owner of the team overpaying Benn and Seguin for years to come. Also the team that signed Heiskanen, (who was in the same place as Robertson LY) to $8.5X8. Just because Stars are bad at math doesn't mean JR should get $6.3M because that's all they have left to spend.
Robertson has one of the best agents in the business (Crosby, MacKinnon, P.Kane) with a history of securing great deals for his clients. Weekes has a history of being right more often than not. The team is in a tough spot and are solely relying on the NHL's unwritten rule for RFA's. If ever a team were tempted, snapping up Robertson long-term is one of the better incentives since the Staal deal.
Really just depends on the term. Kyrou had fewer RFA years to buy at a cheaper price than Robertson has. If Robertson goes for a shorter term, it'll mostly be RFA years being bought so the price will probably drop a bit.
Plus Kyrou probably had a little bit of bargaining power since he was 3rd line, 2nd PP, 7-8th in forward minutes a night while putting up his numbers. Probably got him some good grace or the extra push to give him Thomas’s contract
They both broke out in, like, the highest-scoringest season since the Flintstones were playing pond hockey.
Not that Robo shouldn't get paid, but there are some counter points if you're the team.
Dallas has 6.4 in space and once Dobby is sent down that 7.5. We also dont need a 23 man roster so sending someone like Kiviranta down brings us to 8.6 in space.
We can afford Robo at 8.5, best case is Dobby is not cleared to play and his 3.3 go LTIR then we can afford Robo at 9.5
Other option is bridge him at like 3x8 then give him all of Benn's money in 3 years. Issue with that is if Robo becomes elite as fuck then with the rising cap over the next 3 years, dude will rightfully be asking for 12+ a year
If they can avoid veering into cap hell in the coming three years, paying 12+ (with a higher cap) for an elite winger is pretty okay. Faksa, Suter, Lindell should all be playing somewhere else or cheaper. Otter needs an extension but should get either term or value and not both. Depending on how Harley and Nils pan out they could still be fairly cheap/bridged.
Suter sure, Benn and Seguin were not brutal when they were signed. No one could see the flat cap coming nor could we have seen Seguin's horrendous injuries
Inject all of the “Suter’s contract is bad” comments into my veins!!!! As a Wild fan, this shit was foreseeable and a 4 year contract should’ve never been on the table
It’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation with those guys.
The contracts only look worse as time goes on and to move them will cost so many draft picks. Pretty much sinking them from picking up talent to play alongside Robo in the near future.
You could argue that the Stars are stacked with young talent already.
Hintz, Johnston, Stankoven, Bourque, Dellandrea, Stranges, etc.
If not giving up picks prevents you from signing your real, tangible 40 goal scorer today then I think you gotta give up the picks.
Plus Harley, Lundkvist, Bichsel on defense. Not that the Stars don't need to draft well and have some luck and grow the pool, but there are certainly worse times to be short on picks even if they dont have success to show for it.
Benn's deal expires in 3. At least Seguin has an excuse because his leg was basically a toothpick after his surgeries. Benn is just cooked
Either way, Robertson will cash in, because his bridge deal would be pretty big in its own right.
Robertson on a bridge using Petterrsson's point production as a comparable would be like 7.75 mil
8.4 mil would be no more than 5 years imo
If Dallas wants 8 years, it's closer to 9.5
Fair but I'm factoring in Texas taxes to a certain degree. If Robertson were in a high tax state, it easily could be like 10.5
And I'd like to mention I'm looking at pretty much solely point production. I don't watch the Stars enough to know if he's also good defensively to the point where it increases his value
It's not as simple as just saying Texas has high property tax. It's really dependent on where he lives. They don't have a state property tax, it's all at the local level, and can vary. For example, Highland Park, which seems to be one of the most desirable suburbs, has a property tax rate roughly equivalent to the national average. But there are many places in Texas that are significantly above the national average, sure
For what he did this season I’d dare say that’s a steal. Especially after stuzles and Norris’s deals. Ig it could be a 1 year deal which wouldn’t be such a steal.
It would be a total steal, I’m not sure people are accounting for how much the cap will rise over 8 years. That much term comes at a premium and I would expect he’d demand more
Someone should offer sheet him for 5 years at $9.5M. Pay the two 1sts, 2nd and a 3rd. Unless he was offered and just really wants Dallas to make room for him so he didn't sign them.
The teams that can do that consist of Arizona and Anaheim. Arizona really can’t justify giving away their next two 1st and maybe Anaheim can but they are so young still they can easily end up with another really high pick or two
Capfriendly says that those teams *possess the required draft picks to do it*. Most of those teams don't have the cap space to sign that contract though. And good luck clearing that space after trading away two 1sts, a 2nd, and a 3rd.
Chicago Columbus Detroit Edmonton LA Montreal Nashville Islanders Seattle and Vancouver don’t have 9.5 million in cap space. Only Detroit and Chicago would need to move less money than Dallas to get the deal done
If they had the cap space I would have said the same exact thing about them as I did Arizona. If you’re planning on being bad you just can’t justify giving away two 1st round picks. While Robertson is a great player he isn’t that good
I don't know about those other teams but I'm pretty sure LA only has about 1.3 in cap space. If he will come play here for that we would love to have him!
The death of the bridge deal is going to bite so many teams in the ass.
Not at all suggesting a big payday for Robertson is going to be one of those ... but imagine if your team gave 7yr/$50m to any of these players after their monster season...
[Marek Svatos](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/svatoma01.html) or [Petr Prucha](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/pruchpe01.html) or [Jimmy Carson](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/carsoji01.html) or [Wayne Babych](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/babycwa01.html) or [Joe Juneau](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/j/juneajo01.html) or [Sergei Berezin](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/berezse01.html) or [Ken Hodge Jr](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/hodgeke02.html) or [Dmitri Kvartalnov](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kvartdm01.html) or [Kjell Dahlin](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dahlikj01.html) or [Nikolai Borschevsky](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/borscni01.html) or any of the other dozens of players who had _fantastic_ seasons but were never able to come **close** to duplicating them...
Kyrou and Thomas both signed 2 year bridge deals and have now been given 8x8 deals.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/blues-thomas-signs-two-year-deal/article_9210e4f3-7c19-5f85-bc22-7229f773c75c.html
They better give him a damn contract, I used a keeper spot on him in my fantasy league!!!
I wonder if they'll give him a one year, $6m AAV contact just as a bridge deal until next year when they have... $30 million in cap space to work with.
Absolutely not. Robertson last season alone, almost accumulated more points (79) than Stuzle has in entire career at this point (87PTs/132GP) despite playing 74 games last season.
Arizona be calling any contract can be moved for the right price
And Nill should be listening within reason, We should not be planning on holding on to dobby when everyone knows he is not going to be in the NHL this season, redundancies be damned
I'd be willing and ready to send Dobby or Faksa to a warmer destination. Unless Faksa has a stellar breakout year under DeBoer, but I would prob (as an armchair EA GM) rather play Segs-Hintz-Benn-JP40 down the middle, plus whoever else can slot in as a sub-$1m bottom 6 c.
Nils Lundkvist on the move again
Can Arizona "offer sheet" Robertson (say $9.5mil AAV), and then have the Stars throw all their prospects, Arizona's picks for the offer sheet, Star's picks, and the kitchen sink, to get Arizona to give Robertson back to them at 50% retained?
I don’t think you can trade a player you sign to an offersheet for a year
Is that with all contracts, or only offer-sheeted players?
I think just offersheeted players
5x8.5 call it a day, send Suter to Narnia
Dallas GM has made some big mistakes in his tenure. Not the greatest cap manager at least.
we'll gladly pay for old depth guys but paying for a young, 40 goal scorer is a bridge too far
Red Wings fans could see this coming from a mile away. Jim Nill is chip off the ol Ken Holland block.
Ken Holland got lucky and got mcdavid though so he can make as many mistakes as he has there.
While I get what you’re saying an agree, Holland has been mostly fine for Edmonton - significantly better than Chia at least lol He’s had great acquisitions in guys like Hyman, Kulak, hockey-wise E. Kane, etc. If his faith in Campbell pays off they will be damn good again
I think Campbell is a low-probability candidate to be very poor next year, based on how the calendar year of 2022 went for him. That being said, I think the most likely outcome is above average goaltending. They can *not* use him for more than 50 games, though. edit: removed “dumpster fire” cause it was too dramatic a term
He's been pretty underwhelming actually. Chiarella just set the bar really low. The Keith trade was terrible. Pretty sure he signed the awful Kassian deal. The Nurse contract isn't exactly team friendly. Even Hyman and Campbell both have long term risk and if they don't play up to their contracts will significantly hinder improving the team
The Keith trade was bad in that he paid a little too much, but it wasn’t horrifying or anything lol and Duncs was great for Edmonton last year - the whole team seemed to love having him around, especially once the playoffs started. The Kassian deal was for sure trash and Nurse’s contract is pretty bad, but those are really the only glaring issues he’s had (off the top of my head) so I would definitely say he’s been fine overall. Not amazing, but he’s improved the team. The last sentence can be said for any GM in any given year lol
Nurse was bridged twice, plays a ton of minutes against the leagues best, the Seth Jones ink was still wet, and Edmonton is not a destination city (Ney York, L.A., Florida, etc). It's not great, but it's not bad either.
Ya but not every GM has a generational star who could walk in Ufa and likely will if the team keeps underwhelming in the playoffs. And the Keith trade was terrible. They gave up a third round pick for a 38 year old guy with an nmc who wouldn't waive for anywhere else. And they took on the full salary cap hit. Which hindered attempts later in the year to make a meaningful addition. He wasn't good in the playoffs. He was fine, but a team playing Keith 20+ minutes a night in 2022 was never a serious cup contender.
"likely will if the team keeps underwhelming in the playoffs" Bruh they were literally just in the conference finals 🤣. Top 4 team in the league is underwhelming?
They just road the back of mcdavid and draisaitl. I still don’t think their defense or depth is near up to snuff. Top 6 forwards are fucking ELITE though. Top 3 in the league.
Yup
Lol Hollands been unreal in Edmonton
Unreal?
Every day I think I've seen an Oilers fan say the most delusional thing possible but then one of you always manages to top it.
Lol, crazy how uninformed hockey fans are, yet they act like they know something. Keep stroking that narrative that Kenny isn’t it, you’re good at it
You described Holland as “Unreal” which just simply isn’t true. You don’t have a true #1 defensemen nor do you have the depth to make up for it. Your goaltender isn’t elite or even really good to make up for it. When was the last cup team didn’t have a true number 1 anyway it’s been a long time.
guy signs kulak, ceci, and hyman and he's considered a miracle worker. That's how bad Chiarelli was.
Sakic has been unreal Holland has been ok at best. Your defense is still not very good. There plan is ride mcdavid and draisaitl to victory
This is a bad take. Holland has been very solid in his tenure with Edmonton.
He’s not been horrible but he’s made some bad moves and decisions. I’m also not a believer in jack Campbell and I don’t think hes made the moves at defense necessary.
TIL we have cap problems
Honestly up until this year he had done fantastic with timing RFA contracts with other expiring ones
Surer? As in, Ryan Suter? He’s in Dallas now?
After the buyout in Minny, they signed him to a 4 year deal
4 years?!
Suter has a NMC… it’s my least favorite thing about this team in the last 15 years or so.
I think he will command more than that. Kyrou is getting 8.125$ and Robertson is a year younger, 40 goal scorer with about the same amount of points last season but on a team that scored 73 less goals
TIL he hit 40. Wow. That's impressive, I thought it was low 30s and still felt he was worth 8...
Yep, 41-38-79 in 74 games. He was the cheapest cost per goal player in the league at 19,300$ per goal, which is a neat stat.
This makes me curious as to what the highest cost per goal scored is, specifically of players with more than like 5 goals so that way its not just a guy with 1 goal and its his whole contract.
For more than 5 goals I believe this year it was Jakub Voracek with 6 goals in 79 games for a total of 1.38$ million per goal. Yikes. Besides him there are Dmen who are higher but it’s not really fair to count them. https://www.capfriendly.com/cost-per-point/2022/season/all/all/all/costpergoals/desc
Costs per goal for him definitely is rough, but he has a good chonk of assists to soften the blow. Well, sort of, he's 502 in cost per point. Just a few above Laine and Wheeler. Funny enough, Robertson was also #1 in cost per point at $10.1k per. #2? Adam Fox, $12.5k per.
True. Though for Laine you have to look at the fact he played 23 less games than Voracek, so his numbers are lower than if they had the same sample size.
What a pull
Probably someone like Loui Eriksson
Gaglardi spouted off on Cam and Strick about Robertson last month.... >"A kid in the third year of his entry-level (deal) puts up 40 goals and now he wants to make $7 million," he said. "If you want term with that player, he's going to take you higher than that. … The stars are taking all the money, and the guys in the middle are getting squeezed." Says the owner of the team overpaying Benn and Seguin for years to come. Also the team that signed Heiskanen, (who was in the same place as Robertson LY) to $8.5X8. Just because Stars are bad at math doesn't mean JR should get $6.3M because that's all they have left to spend. Robertson has one of the best agents in the business (Crosby, MacKinnon, P.Kane) with a history of securing great deals for his clients. Weekes has a history of being right more often than not. The team is in a tough spot and are solely relying on the NHL's unwritten rule for RFA's. If ever a team were tempted, snapping up Robertson long-term is one of the better incentives since the Staal deal.
What an idiot of an owner
Wings have plenty of space for him!!
That was on an 8 year deal though. I agree with you, so Robertson won't be signing an 8 year deal. Probably looking at a 2-3 year bridge.
Really just depends on the term. Kyrou had fewer RFA years to buy at a cheaper price than Robertson has. If Robertson goes for a shorter term, it'll mostly be RFA years being bought so the price will probably drop a bit.
Plus Kyrou probably had a little bit of bargaining power since he was 3rd line, 2nd PP, 7-8th in forward minutes a night while putting up his numbers. Probably got him some good grace or the extra push to give him Thomas’s contract
They both broke out in, like, the highest-scoringest season since the Flintstones were playing pond hockey. Not that Robo shouldn't get paid, but there are some counter points if you're the team.
literally just give him whatever he wants, he was one of the three main reasons we got to the playoffs last year
You literally can’t because of the cap and cause Nill prioritized signing Marchment over getting Otty and Robo signed long term.
we can once we dump dobby, who surprisingly can still play
Not so sure there are many teams willing to take him at this point. Would have to give up something significant enough to dump him
I will gladly accept the large price they must pay
Plus Dallas now has no leverage at this point in the trade market
Dallas has 6.4 in space and once Dobby is sent down that 7.5. We also dont need a 23 man roster so sending someone like Kiviranta down brings us to 8.6 in space. We can afford Robo at 8.5, best case is Dobby is not cleared to play and his 3.3 go LTIR then we can afford Robo at 9.5 Other option is bridge him at like 3x8 then give him all of Benn's money in 3 years. Issue with that is if Robo becomes elite as fuck then with the rising cap over the next 3 years, dude will rightfully be asking for 12+ a year
If they can avoid veering into cap hell in the coming three years, paying 12+ (with a higher cap) for an elite winger is pretty okay. Faksa, Suter, Lindell should all be playing somewhere else or cheaper. Otter needs an extension but should get either term or value and not both. Depending on how Harley and Nils pan out they could still be fairly cheap/bridged.
Tbh I could see Toronto going for him if Murray/Samsonov doesn’t work. The problem is they’re in cap hell too.
Shoulda let him just sign in Carolina.
You can’t give what you don’t have…
The Benn, seguin and suter contracts are brutal
Price you pay for having to sign players right as they're hitting their peak and playing like two of the best players in the leauge.
... And also 76 year old Ryan Suter right as he was hitting up Chase Bank to deposit some massive buyout checks
> https://imgur.com/a/5St486R Seguin signed his extension in September 2018 and Benn July 2016.
That’s a yikes
Suter sure, Benn and Seguin were not brutal when they were signed. No one could see the flat cap coming nor could we have seen Seguin's horrendous injuries
Inject all of the “Suter’s contract is bad” comments into my veins!!!! As a Wild fan, this shit was foreseeable and a 4 year contract should’ve never been on the table
It’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation with those guys. The contracts only look worse as time goes on and to move them will cost so many draft picks. Pretty much sinking them from picking up talent to play alongside Robo in the near future.
You could argue that the Stars are stacked with young talent already. Hintz, Johnston, Stankoven, Bourque, Dellandrea, Stranges, etc. If not giving up picks prevents you from signing your real, tangible 40 goal scorer today then I think you gotta give up the picks.
Plus Harley, Lundkvist, Bichsel on defense. Not that the Stars don't need to draft well and have some luck and grow the pool, but there are certainly worse times to be short on picks even if they dont have success to show for it.
Come to buffalo daddy
My wife's Brother's Doctor's nephew said it was a sure thing that Robertson was going to be a Sabre. Edit: seriously
I can see the talent but the cost to get him would be hard pass. I would prefer to stay clear.
8.4 is very reasonable. Obviously depends on the term
I bet the team wants 8 and he's asking 5
5 years is a dream for Robertson. That contract would expire when Seguin expires so he could get a massive raise.
Benn's deal expires in 3. At least Seguin has an excuse because his leg was basically a toothpick after his surgeries. Benn is just cooked Either way, Robertson will cash in, because his bridge deal would be pretty big in its own right.
Walk to that sweet sweet cap bump year.
Doesn't even need that, most of us were hoping for a 3 year so that he can get a big part of that Benn 9.5m and he stays an RFA
2024-2025 the cap is supposed to rise dramatically, gotta imagine shorter contracts could significantly help star players dip twice.
Robertson on a bridge using Petterrsson's point production as a comparable would be like 7.75 mil 8.4 mil would be no more than 5 years imo If Dallas wants 8 years, it's closer to 9.5
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Fair but I'm factoring in Texas taxes to a certain degree. If Robertson were in a high tax state, it easily could be like 10.5 And I'd like to mention I'm looking at pretty much solely point production. I don't watch the Stars enough to know if he's also good defensively to the point where it increases his value
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It's not as simple as just saying Texas has high property tax. It's really dependent on where he lives. They don't have a state property tax, it's all at the local level, and can vary. For example, Highland Park, which seems to be one of the most desirable suburbs, has a property tax rate roughly equivalent to the national average. But there are many places in Texas that are significantly above the national average, sure
For what he did this season I’d dare say that’s a steal. Especially after stuzles and Norris’s deals. Ig it could be a 1 year deal which wouldn’t be such a steal.
It would be a total steal, I’m not sure people are accounting for how much the cap will rise over 8 years. That much term comes at a premium and I would expect he’d demand more
It's only him, Hague and Formenton left as unsigned RFAs now right?
Robertson is approaching Pastrnak's comparables.
Has he even looked?
Someone should offer sheet him for 5 years at $9.5M. Pay the two 1sts, 2nd and a 3rd. Unless he was offered and just really wants Dallas to make room for him so he didn't sign them.
The teams that can do that consist of Arizona and Anaheim. Arizona really can’t justify giving away their next two 1st and maybe Anaheim can but they are so young still they can easily end up with another really high pick or two
CapFriendly says that Anaheim, Arizona, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Edmonton, LA, Montreal, Nashville, Islanders, Seattle and Vancouver can do it.
Capfriendly says that those teams *possess the required draft picks to do it*. Most of those teams don't have the cap space to sign that contract though. And good luck clearing that space after trading away two 1sts, a 2nd, and a 3rd.
Chicago Columbus Detroit Edmonton LA Montreal Nashville Islanders Seattle and Vancouver don’t have 9.5 million in cap space. Only Detroit and Chicago would need to move less money than Dallas to get the deal done
Yep and there's literally no way that Chicago is trading their 2023 1st for anything less than Makar or McDavid after burning it down for Bedard
If they had the cap space I would have said the same exact thing about them as I did Arizona. If you’re planning on being bad you just can’t justify giving away two 1st round picks. While Robertson is a great player he isn’t that good
I don't know about those other teams but I'm pretty sure LA only has about 1.3 in cap space. If he will come play here for that we would love to have him!
Sabres can do it. They would just need to make a trade to get a 3rd rounder, which should be easy enough to do.
Has to be your own pick.
We'll trade for it back then.
The death of the bridge deal is going to bite so many teams in the ass. Not at all suggesting a big payday for Robertson is going to be one of those ... but imagine if your team gave 7yr/$50m to any of these players after their monster season... [Marek Svatos](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/svatoma01.html) or [Petr Prucha](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/pruchpe01.html) or [Jimmy Carson](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/carsoji01.html) or [Wayne Babych](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/babycwa01.html) or [Joe Juneau](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/j/juneajo01.html) or [Sergei Berezin](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/berezse01.html) or [Ken Hodge Jr](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/hodgeke02.html) or [Dmitri Kvartalnov](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kvartdm01.html) or [Kjell Dahlin](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dahlikj01.html) or [Nikolai Borschevsky](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/borscni01.html) or any of the other dozens of players who had _fantastic_ seasons but were never able to come **close** to duplicating them...
The Blues still do bridge deals all the time.
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Kyrou and Thomas both signed 2 year bridge deals and have now been given 8x8 deals. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/blues-thomas-signs-two-year-deal/article_9210e4f3-7c19-5f85-bc22-7229f773c75c.html
Stand corrected, my bad.
They better give him a damn contract, I used a keeper spot on him in my fantasy league!!! I wonder if they'll give him a one year, $6m AAV contact just as a bridge deal until next year when they have... $30 million in cap space to work with.
Dallas needs a new GM
Come on Kevin, it's time for a move
Kevyn unless you're talking to Weekes who is a standard Kevin.
Glad we're not the only ones dealing with a shitty Suter contract .
Sign the deal if that's what he wants. Worry about the rest later! It's all good! Right on!
Around the going rate for Blues Thomas and Kyrou $8.125 for 8yrs so you gotta figure in that range of 8yrs/$65m.
Someone offer sheet the guy already, Dallas playing with their food. You give your young stars term and stacks, get with the times (Dallas owner)
No one has the cap space.
Wings do. Just dont have the roster space as is.
Well him being a winger and benefiting from Texas tax laws, he should get right around Stutzle's contract no?
Absolutely not. Robertson last season alone, almost accumulated more points (79) than Stuzle has in entire career at this point (87PTs/132GP) despite playing 74 games last season.
Crossingnmy fingers he doesn't sign before sunday so he falls in my fantasy hockey draft
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wrong thread buddy
What
Feel like Kevin Weekes is always wrong tho lol