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4 Caps:
Its official, Carlson is coming back. BMac did what he had to do to get him signed. While the contract is a bit pricey, in a few years it won’t be that pricey compared to what other defenseman are getting. His contract makes him the third highest paid defenseman right now but as other defenseman come on the market and get paid he will rapidly fall from the top group. I am happy and relieved that Carlson is signed, hopefully Kempny will soon follow.
zerofox:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Sunday June 24, 2018, 07:35:03 PM Eastern ---Its official, Carlson is coming back. BMac did what he had to do to get him signed. While the contract is a bit pricey, in a few years it won’t be that pricey compared to what other defenseman are getting. His contract makes him the third highest paid defenseman right now but as other defenseman come on the market and get paid he will rapidly fall from the top group. I am happy and relieved that Carlson is signed, hopefully Kempny will soon follow.
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In a few years it's going to look pricey as age becomes a factor. It is an overpay but I feel like it is a necessary evil. I wouldn't want to worry about how we're filling that void. I think this signing gives me some peace of mind.
Devise:
--- Quote from: zerofox on Sunday June 24, 2018, 07:42:15 PM Eastern ---
In a few years it's going to look pricey as age becomes a factor. It is an overpay but I feel like it is a necessary evil. I wouldn't want to worry about how we're filling that void. I think this signing gives me some peace of mind.
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I don't think Carlsons best years are behind him, but I think we aren't far removed from that. Maybe another year or two of his better years ahead of him. It's a tough contract to deal with, absolutely will be going forward. I'm not mad that we signed him, but man 8 years at 8 per is a lot.
BlackIce:
Timing is everything.
Carlson not only had a great season in his walk year, he happened to be coming up on UFA status in a year when the other RHD UFA's were relatively few, with none having anywhere near his pedigree.
Updating my post about the salary cap, the team now has 14 players officially on board with a total cap hit of $65.4 million, leaving them with $14.1 million and 8 players to sign. Wilson is going to get somewhere between $3 million and $4 million in whatever contract he signs, I believe -- probably closer to $4 million. Copley figures to be the backup goalie to start the season, with a $650,000 cap hit. That gets us up to 16 players, needing at least 6 more to fill out the roster, and a little under $10 million of space. That isn't a heck of a lot of room. I'm hoping Bowey can be given a bridge contract of about $1.3 million for next year. That's 17 players, 5 to go, with maybe as much as $8.5 million left. If Kempny were to get, say, $2 million, that would leave $6.5 million for 4 players: 3 forwards and a swing defenseman. And the team is going to want a bit of cap room available for injury callups during the year. It is easy to see that guys like Beagle and Smith-Pelly get squeezed out in favor of young guys. Maybe a Chaisson can be resigned if he agrees to something like, say, an $800,000 contract. The seventh defenseman is probably going to be a Chorney type, cheap but somewhat veteran. I don't see how Orpik will be that guy, but that's me. Remember, he's a free agent getting buyout money, so his services probably won't be too expensive but he won't come dirt-cheap (close to minimum salary) either.
Devise:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Sunday June 24, 2018, 08:05:03 PM Eastern ---Timing is everything.
Carlson not only had a great season in his walk year, he happened to be coming up on UFA status in a year when the other RHD UFA's were relatively few, with none having anywhere near his pedigree.
Updating my post about the salary cap, the team now has 14 players officially on board with a total cap hit of $65.4 million, leaving them with $14.1 million and 8 players to sign. Wilson is going to get somewhere between $3 million and $4 million in whatever contract he signs, I believe -- probably closer to $4 million. Copley figures to be the backup goalie to start the season, with a $650,000 cap hit. That gets us up to 16 players, needing at least 6 more to fill out the roster, and a little under $10 million of space. That isn't a heck of a lot of room. I'm hoping Bowey can be given a bridge contract of about $1.3 million for next year. That's 17 players, 5 to go, with maybe as much as $8.5 million left. If Kempny were to get, say, $2 million, that would leave $6.5 million for 4 players: 3 forwards and a swing defenseman. And the team is going to want a bit of cap room available for injury callups during the year. It is easy to see that guys like Beagle and Smith-Pelly get squeezed out in favor of young guys. Maybe a Chaisson can be resigned if he agrees to something like, say, an $800,000 contract. The seventh defenseman is probably going to be a Chorney type, cheap but somewhat veteran. I don't see how Orpik will be that guy, but that's me. Remember, he's a free agent getting buyout money, so his services probably won't be too expensive but he won't come dirt-cheap (close to minimum salary) either.
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Regarding Orpik, I think we could probably sign him for 1-1.5. If we can get him on for a couple seasons at 1, he'd be able to finish out with the mentor role. I also wouldn't rule out the possibility of any of our draft picks competing for spots, at the very least our 31 pick. With his size and play style, I could very much see him edging out names like Bowey on the depth chart if he has a good camp.
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