[Rumour] Could Calgary trade for New Jersey Devil's 2nd overall pick?

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by kipperiggy

i thought he wasn't actually owed all that much cash in the last year of his deal. Though it would make more sense for him to be bought out and then sign somewhere for close to league min (is that even a thing under the cba?).

$4m.

[BlindMilwaukee]

I like Scheifele as a player but his locker room stuff.. no thank you.

I’d way rather Barzal. I’ve always thought of him like a Gaudreau playing Centre. Quick feet and quick hands.

[Murph]

Originally Posted by Buff

According to capfriendly buyout calculator Lucic would count as $4.7M against the cap. Not really much savings.

How does the buy out cap hit work with the retained salary? If we buy him out does some of the buy out cap hit count against the Oilers books? That would be epic.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by kipperiggy

Even with the potential locker room issues?

Sometimes people need a fresh start.

Again, noted humanitarian Evander Kane could break the playoff goals record by game 4 of the 3rd round - Scheifele had 70 points in 67 games, on a bad team, while being miserable.

Winnipeg will do that to a man.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by kipperiggy

Even with the potential locker room issues?

Yes.

Fresh start, strong room, #1C in his prime.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Murph

How does the buy out cap hit work with the retained salary? If we buy him out does some of the buy out cap hit count against the Oilers books? That would be epic.

Yes, Calgary would save about $1.33M in cap hit next year.

With having to replace Lucic, the amount of savings would be minimal.

[AT77]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Yes.

Fresh start, strong room, #1C in his prime.

Scheifele, Lindholm, and Backlund 1-2-3 down the middle would be absolutely terrifying for the opposition.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by AT77

Scheifele, Lindholm, and Backlund 1-2-3 down the middle would be absolutely terrifying for the opposition.

Would it?

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Would it?

To be able to move Backlund, Coleman, and Mangiapane down to 3rd (2B) line would absolutely be lethal. Dube and Toffoli would do just fine with Scheifele.

The idea would be to get Monahan gone, replaced with a center or versatile center/winger with Dube. Preferably a playmaking one too. Pavelski is my #1 target this free agency, with Monahan gone to a team that can take him on for a year.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by BlindMilwaukee

I like Scheifele as a player but his locker room stuff.. no thank you.

I’d way rather Barzal. I’ve always thought of him like a Gaudreau playing Centre. Quick feet and quick hands.

I'd rather have Nate, but we are being realistic

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by AT77

Scheifele, Lindholm, and Backlund 1-2-3 down the middle would be absolutely terrifying for the opposition.

It would be nice depth, but do you really think teams would be shaking in their boots playing Calgary?

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by kipperiggy

Even with the potential locker room issues?

I think that Scheifele's locker room issues are that he's a "Principal Skinner" type. I bet he'd get along with Sutter.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Stutzle is pencilled in as the #1C in the Sens rebuild. They aren’t trading him.

Any deal also has to factor in the value if gaining/losing cap space.

Personally, I doubt M Tkachuk hits 100 pts again. He benefited this season from playing with Gaudreau -who had a career year himself

Batherson
#7 OA

for

M Tkachuk
Valimaki

Batherson is 24, signed for five more seasons, and with 44 pts in 46 games last season already out-performing the $4.95 mil contract he signed in the fall. Put him on the top line with Gaudreau and it wouldn’t be a reach to pencil him in for 75-80 pts.

Flames get $4-5 mil cap space to help get a #2C or top D.

I don’t think the Flames are interested in a rebuild, so I could see Treliving flip the #7 OA in a deal for an established top-3 D.

This is bad. Batherson had one decent run so far and I am not sold in him. That and he is a RW, we need C help or another top pairing D. People are giving up on Valimaki much too soon.