[Signing] Lightning sign Killorn (7 yrs, $4.45mil AAV)

[sureLoss]

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Sounds like TB and Alex Killorn finishing a seven-year deal at $4.45M per

Leaves roughly $8.5 mil in cap space to sign Kucherov, Nameistnov, and Nesterov

[devo22]

I really like Killorn, but committing to him for 7 years seems a bit much ...

[Fire of the Phoenix]

I don't like this for Tampa. Killorn is a decent top 9 guy but this is way to long, and a little too much. Yzerman's a great GM, but they all seem to get caught up in overpaying for guys like this. What if Drouin puts up 70 points next year and demands $6m?

[sureLoss]

hmm

Erik Erlendsson @Erik_Erlendsson
Both @FriedgeHNIC and @TimWharnsby have put out the terms, but deal also believed to included a no move clause

The NMC would kick in after this season.

[agulati]

Strong playoff performer, but his regular season stats are not the strongest for that salary.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Kucherov's getting 7, you'd have to think. Someone's gotta move. Callahan, if they can get rid of him, or Coburn, who probably has some value.

[Jacks]

He didn't take a discount, surprised there is a NMC involved.

[Toonage]

Must be confident they can move Bishop before the start of the season.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

NMC for Killorn? Gross. That should've knocked the AAV down to $3.5-3.75m

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Must be confident they can move Bishop before the start of the season.

What team is looking for a #1 at this point? I don't see the market.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

What team is looking for a #1 at this point? I don't see the market.

Dallas in a big way

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

What team is looking for a #1 at this point? I don't see the market.

There is the rumored Bishop to the Stars rumor that came out after the draft.

Bishop for Niemi would save the Lightning about $2 million in cap space and give them a goalie to expose for the expansion draft and a 1a/1b situation with Vasilevskiy this season.

Stars would add most likely.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

What team is looking for a #1 at this point? I don't see the market.

Dallas, but I don't think they can help Tampa with the cap side of it. My guess is they just let him walk as a UFA after next year. Is Tampa over the cap right now? I more thought this was a bad deal for their salary structure going forward. Yzerman didn't learn from the Callahan albatross. This could easily turn into a slightly lesser version of that.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

What team is looking for a #1 at this point? I don't see the market.

I know. All I can think of is Dallas, but they'd need to make a move also. Just don't get how Tampa, under someone as shrewd as Yzerman could let themselves get into cap issues without a long term plan.

[GranteedEV]

The contract isn't awful, but it's not good either. I'm not sure they'll be able to hold together their core (Kucherov / Johnson / Palat / Stamkos / Hedman / Stralman / Drouin ) with a contract like this, plus the cap hit of that Carle buyout. I don't see Killorn is a core piece even though he's a good piece.

[sureLoss]

looks like the report of a NMC was wrong

Joe Smith @TBTimes_JSmith
#tblightning Yzerman said they discussed varying lengths of a deal with Killorn, confirmed he has a modified no-trade clause

[sureLoss]

and there we go...

Joe Smith @TBTimes_JSmith
Yzerman said 'in all likelihood,' to sign rest of RFAs, they'll have to make a move to be cap compliant. Buyout not a consideration

[PlayfulGenius]

Callahan would good on the RW for the Flames... any chance Yzerman moves him while taking salary back??? ... no??? ... I didn't think so

[agulati]

Other than Bishop, who else can the Lightning move? Callahan is expensive, so it might have to be like a cap dump. He had a bad year last year, but he is only a season removed from a 20+ goal, 50+ point season

[OutOfTheCube]

That's a big contract for a 40 point player.