Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Also, just on a side note, one has to marvel at the Coyotes' commitment to tanking. They've clearly designed this team to be horrible in the expectation of a top 3 pick.
They have three forwards signed beyond this season: Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz long term and Ladd for one more year.
They have 2 regular defensemen signed beyond this season: Chychrun long term and Gostisbehere for one more year.
The draft picks they've acquired have been insane:
In next year's draft they have 8 picks in the first two rounds, 3 in the first round alone, one of them guaranteed to be a high pick (their own). 12 picks in total for the draft. Honestly, I think they plan to draft guys and put them straight into the NHL to fill out their roster.
They also have extra picks 2023 and 24 that they can use to trade for some established NHLers to fill out the roster. 4 in total.
They will also have over $50 million in cap space to sign players next year. Yes, you heard that right, $50 million in cap space, not 10, or 20, or 30, or even 40 million, which would be insane, but yes, $50 million.
Now, that being said, they have 5 skaters and no goalies, so they're going to have to sign a crazy amount of free agents, or make some trades with their draft capital. It's going to be interesting with guys like these not signed for next season and possibly available: Malkin, Giroux, Laine, Letang, M.A. Fleury, Bergeron, Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Giordano, Radulov, F. Forsberg, Hertl, Ristolainen, Palat, Domi, Niedereitter, Rielly, Trocheck, Kadri, Kuemper,
Seriously, if you had the available cap, and if even half of those guys become available, you could make a pretty good team overnight. Add in some good draft picks all coming in at once, and the team could be dangerous within 2 years.
What's so strange for a team this bad is that they have nothing coming in the pipeline either. I don't see any prospect that I even recognize, nevermind any blue chippers. Obviously this is why they decided to start from scratch and draft like crazy this year.
Just curious what everyone else thinks of their "burn it to the ground" strategy. It might be what we're looking at in a year or two.
Just a bizarre, bizarre team right now.
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