[Rumour] Tampa working on moving Tyler Johnson

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I guess what it comes down to is this.

Imagine Tyler Johnson was a UFA, and the Flames were about to give him a $5Mx3 deal this summer. What would you think about that deal? For me, I would say, "okay, that's not a crazy overpay. But it does have some risk associated with it, because there's a non-zero chance that he's just not a $5M player anymore at all, much less for 3 years. So it's a gamble to give him that money".

But we're not in a UFA situation. In this situation, not only do you have to take on the risk of that $5Mx3 deal, but you have to give something to Tampa for the privilege of taking on that risk. If it's a 7th rounder, or future considerations, maybe that's okay, because those have little to no value. But Tampa got a first rounder + from the Canucks for Miller last year. Do you really think they're expecting less than a 3rd for Johnson? I don't.

Well said

If it was a UFA signing I'd think it's about 1 mil too much but that's not too bad

But to give up some big assets to get an overpaid player on top of it, nah.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

I watched Johnson and Palat closely, as it is no surprise TB needs to shed salary and those guys certainly have some skill. Johnson is a solid player, no doubt, but he can't be a priority for the Flames who have limited cap space themselves. He feels like a slightly better Mangiapane at this stage.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Or maybe some random dude in a bar just introduced himself as Tyler Johnson of the TB Lightning. The key to the lie is picking an obscure sports figure...

And one who is short enough if she quickly googles him. How many 5'8" pro athletes are there?

[agulati]

I can see Lightning making a three way trade for one of their players, with Red Wings holding a part of the contract for an asset/or two. Not sure if Johnson will be a candidate for such a setup though, since he has sizeable term.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Jeeze, already been 5 years removed from him being a point-per-game player and easy Conn Smyth winner had the Lightning somehow defeated the Hawks.

Still, for the right deal, I would take a flyer on him. He's a year removed from a 30 goal season.

[sureLoss]

per Dreger Johnson has given the Lightning a decent list to work with:

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Tyler Johnson has given the Tampa Bay Lightning several teams to work with in the quest for trade. Sources say the list includes a mix of teams league wide. Good communication between Lightning GM, Julien BriseBois and the Johnson camp.

[Demetric]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

Bruce Garrioch says that TJ is not interested in moving:

https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey...tanley-cup-win

Would really suck a week after winning the cup you are basically told you we can’t keep yo7 around

Looks like Garrioch has no idea what he is talking about



or TJ changed his mind lol

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Demetric

Looks like Garrioch has no idea what he is talking about



or TJ changed his mind lol

I am betting on the former.

[agulati]

I won’t be averse to bringing Johnson in, but if Lightning hold back some cap (or use a third team to do so) and the return isn’t too crazy. Looking at how cap dump trades have happened over the last couple of years, the price on acquiring Johnson might not be too high.