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Originally Posted by I wanna be like Miikka
Colorado probably the winners in this batch. Some big time overpayments that pretty much guarantee some of these guys will be in the ahl next summer! If our bid for Jonas comes through then glad to add a serviceable backup at a recent price.
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Yes and no. I can say that for the players who received big contracts there were multiple offers in those ranges. So if that is what the market is willing to pay, based on cap available, is it overpayment.
The Kunitz deal probably surprises some, but I wanted to add a top 3 forward - and there were two. I didn't want Riberio so that left Kunitz. I figured I would need to offer 8.5 or higher - and once I was in that range I just figured offer the max on a 3 year deal and make sure I get him. I can buy him out from the AHL next season based on his AHL% and take only a relatively minor cap hit.
In the meantime adding him allows me to improve 3 lines - he steps on the 2nd which lets me bump Strome to the 3rd and Ansimov to the 4th. So it is one player that improves 3 slots for me. Worth the cash.
I actually think the Isles did a real good job here. They are short on assets and Simmer stepped up and added a #1 dman and #1 goalie. They are not long term solutions but good assets for his team to add.
I like what SJ did as well adding 3 players - including Tyutin who I really wanted to take a run at but didn't bother after I had settled on my Kuntiz strategy.
Batch 2 should be up later today. It isn't very good.