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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Looking at your metapohrical 'offer sheet' and the example of Tyler Toffoli, I am a little curious. What do you think the contract cost of a 24-year-old centre who scored 30 goals in his third NHL season would be? Easily what we'll be paying Sean Monahan long term, no? Add on top acquisition cost. If the Kings put that guy on the market, there would be a bidding war. Are you willing to give up Bennett and a first rounder?
It's easy to say "oh, just go take advantage of a cap-screwed team". But if it was so easy, we would see it happen far more frequently than it does. Sometimes you have no choice but to fill holes on the UFA market, and that rarely means bargain shopping. The fact that we got a guy at market value is impressive enough as it is.
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Bennett? What suggests to you Toffoli returns anything of the order of Sam Bennett. Jankowski, Kylington, or Andersson maybe.
what did Ryan O'Rielly cost? Zadorov, Grigorenko, and a high second.
what did Brandon Saad cost? Dano, Anisimov, and some spare parts.
what did Dougie Hamilton cost? 15, 45, 51 overall.
To the other part of your argument - that Toffoli would be paid Sean Monahan dollars - that's a reasonable salary for a dominant forward over the grand portion of his prime. The difference is now you're looking to fill small holes cheap. I would not prefer Brouwer+Frolik at 8.5M for Toffoli at 6.5M or Kessel at 6.8. Even if that leaves you short a forward quantity-wise. YMMV.