Kucherov still has to sign the offer sheet. If it's one that they can easily match, but is lower than Kuch wants, he just won't sign it. There is no loophole here.

Never start with your best offer my man -
- dozerD10

fair enough

I wonder if Yzerman can offer assets to a team in order to collude an offer sheet the lightning can easily match....
- Alexzanki

the player still has to accept the offer sheet, if the amount s too low, he just won't sign it.

$6.5-7 mill per from Ron Francis should do it.

Basically because none of his blogs have any facts in them.
- Discourse_

Exactly.

$6.5-7 mill per from Ron Francis should do it.
- BINGO!

GMTM always gets his man!

GMTM always gets his man!
- Der Kaiser

Yeah and that's gotten mighty expensive on him a couple of times.

How do the 700 season ticket holders in FLA feel about the Ekblad injury in Buttmans money grab o' Hockey?


- LordHumungous

the dart landed on NJ. just roll with it.
- Tumbleweed

Not a bad off season if it where to happen I would rather go after shattenkirk though after losing Larson.

Tampa has 6.5 in cap room so someone will have to offer kucherov 7 to 7.5 even then the Lightning would still match trade Brian Boyle to get under the cap or can move bishop

Not a bad off season if it where to happen I would rather go after shattenkirk though after losing Larson.
- blizzzard

that's fine and all.

i would consider nj's missing 3rd rounder as a problem when it comes to an offer sheet for kucherov.

Not a bad off season if it where to happen I would rather go after shattenkirk though after losing Larson.
- blizzzard

Sure, we'll take Hall in return.

$6.5-7 mill per from Ron Francis should do it.
- BINGO!

That actually makes a ton more sense that any of the teams ek mentioned – just purely from an offer sheet perspective.

Mtl, van and st. louis would all have to clear out salary – not an easy thing to do. And NJ is missing their 3rd.

That actually makes a ton more sense that any of the teams ek mentioned – just purely from an offer sheet perspective.

Mtl, van and st. louis would all have to clear out salary – not an easy thing to do. And NJ is missing their 3rd.
- Tumbleweed

The Blues have a few good bargaining chips though. And prior to resigning Steen today , probably could've handled it.

I wonder if Yzerman can offer assets to a team in order to collude an offer sheet the lightning can easily match....
- Alexzanki

wut.

Fowler and 2nd & 3rd - boy would he look good in Ducks orange -
- dozerD10

and the cocaine it will take for tampa to accept the deal?
- nightmare3020

The same amount it took Babcock to sign in Toronto.

$6.5-7 mill per from Ron Francis should do it.
- BINGO!

If he's going from Tampa to Carolina he'll need half of Jordan Staal's paychecks - just to keep him from drinking.

That actually makes a ton more sense that any of the teams ek mentioned – just purely from an offer sheet perspective.

Mtl, van and st. louis would all have to clear out salary – not an easy thing to do. And NJ is missing their 3rd.
- Tumbleweed

You mean the Devils aren't going to offer up 9.4 million a season and 4 1st round picks for him? Eks sources must be off on this one.

The same amount it took Babcock to sign in Toronto.
- AlfieisKing

You mean the Devils aren't going to offer up 9.4 million a season and 4 1st round picks for him? Eks sources must be off on this one.
- smellmyfinger

Or they're feeding him bad gossip to see if actually posts it.

Benning will do it for 2 1sts and a 2nd
- Tumbleweed

Only one franchise would be stupid enough to do that


(you shot first lol)

Only one franchise would be stupid enough to do that


(you shot first lol)
- LeftCoaster

meh. calgary's problem now.

meh. calgary's problem now.
- Tumbleweed

Burkie was a beauty all right

Let's see if I can get this straight?

Tyler Seguin, Dougie Hamilton & some loser plus Tyler Biggs, defenseman Tim Erixon and a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft went to Pittsburgh FOR Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen & Nick Spaling, and Frederik Andersen. Toronto will retain $1.25 million per year of Kessel's salary.

Burkie was a beauty all right

Let's see if I can get this straight?

Tyler Seguin, Dougie Hamilton & some loser plus Tyler Biggs, defenseman Tim Erixon and a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft went to Pittsburgh FOR Rychel, Kasperi Kapanen & Nick Spaling, Frederik Andersen and a 3rd. Toronto will retain $1.25 million per year of Kessel's salary.
- LeftCoaster

pertty close. i think those changes get us there.

but yeah, what a difference if the rebuild included seguin and hamilton vs. kapanen and rychel.

Burkie was a beauty all right

Let's see if I can get this straight?

Tyler Seguin, Dougie Hamilton & some loser plus Tyler Biggs, defenseman Tim Erixon and a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft went to Pittsburgh FOR Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen & Nick Spaling, and Frederik Andersen. Toronto will retain $1.25 million per year of Kessel's salary.
- LeftCoaster

Tyler Seguin, douggie Hamilton and some loser play for Pittsburgh now?