He'll be here
- Rinosaur

If he does come here it better be for 2mil cap max. So that means a three team trade.

If he does come here it better be for 2mil cap max. So that means a three team trade.
- 668710

Can’t see it being more than that.

We live in a world where Nate schmidt is worth a 2022 3rd pick and Kapanen is worth a 1st and top prospect

He'll be here
- Rinosaur

Fleury and Ceci book it

We live in a world where Nate schmidt is worth a 2022 3rd pick and Kapanen is worth a 1st and top prospect
- YouMeAndDupuis9

I know.. swear to god I could be a better gm

Fleury and Ceci book it
- MHurl

Won’t be room unless Vegas and the third team both retain 50%

Won’t be room unless Vegas and the third team both retain 50%
- Rinosaur

Hoping theres no room yeah but who knows with GMJR

Fleury and Ceci book it
- MHurl

(frank) you right now lol take it back!

I know.. swear to god I could be a better gm
- 10inchTerror

Considering Tampa is literally trying to give Tyler Johnson away, spending a 1st on Kapanen was an awful move

Hoping theres no room yeah but who knows with GMJR
- MHurl

I can only see it if vgs buys him out and he signs for a mil. Would only cost them 2m per year so that’s 5m off the cap. 11m with Schmidt gone.

Considering Tampa is literally trying to give Tyler Johnson away, spending a 1st on Kapanen was an awful move
- drummer829

The first probably should have never gone for Kap but remember Kap is a 3.2 hit for 2 years not TJs contract at all. Teams are looking for bargain contracts and Ruth went for it. Steep, yea. Idk haha I'm over it now.

Schmidt for a 3rd rounder Hahaha holy F

Jeez Don’s model hates Vesey. Currently has him at only a 67% chance of living up to his literal minimum contract.

Jeez Don’s model hates Vesey. Currently has him at only a 67% chance of living up to his literal minimum contract.
- Victoro311

Vesey is overrated because his name. He's pretty meh.

I can only see it if vgs buys him out and he signs for a mil. Would only cost them 2m per year so that’s 5m off the cap. 11m with Schmidt gone.
- 10inchTerror

Buyout window is over. I've already accepted Rutherford gonna find a way to get him here. If it's a mil......I guess that's ok, but they'll need a third team.

Buyout window is over. I've already accepted Rutherford gonna find a way to get him here. If it's a mil......I guess that's ok, but they'll need a third team.
- madmike71

Fleury can be traded to a team with an arbitration eligible RFA and there's an extra buyout window applied after an arbitration assigned contract

example

Vegas trades Fleury to Detroit with a 1st (and probably more) as a sweetener

Bertuzzi on Detroit gets a contract awarded by the arbitrator

Detroit then gets another buyout window and buys out Fleury for 8.3 Million (real dollars)

Fleury returns to Pittsburgh

OR

Vegas trades MAF to Detroit with a 1st and retains 2 Million

Detroit Trades MAF for Pittsburgh with 50% retained (2.5 Dead money)

Pens get Fleury for 2.5 Million cap hit

Fleury can be traded to a team with an arbitration eligible RFA and there's an extra buyout window applied after an arbitration assigned contract

example

Vegas trades Fleury to Detroit with a 1st (and probably more) as a sweetener

Bertuzzi on Detroit gets a contract awarded by the arbitrator

Detroit then gets another buyout window and buys out Fleury for 8.3 Million (real dollars)

Fleury returns to Pittsburgh

OR

Vegas trades MAF to Detroit with a 1st and retains 2 Million

Detroit Trades MAF for Pittsburgh with 50% retained (2.5 Dead money)

Pens get Fleury for 2.5 Million cap hit
- TheGame316

Ahh.... OK thanks!

According to Dreger yes. For a 3rd.
- Victoro311

This off-season is nuts.

Vegas GM just said they aren't trading Fleury, for what it's worth.

Nathan Legare scored his 2nd goal of the year this weekend. He has 5 points in his first 4 games.

https://t.co/F9LacMivJT

I haven't given Legare much chance of making the team, but he's got 3 months of development to change my mind

Just realized, talk about a rookie wall. If anyone from juniors makes the NHL, they'll play half their season then jump into the NHL for whatever a full season is.

Vegas GM just said they aren't trading Fleury, for what it's worth.
- Tojo.

I mean honestly I don’t see how they could possibly trade him.

I mean honestly I don’t see how they could possibly trade him.
- Victoro311

A trade with retention doesn't really work for them unless they want to burn picks as sweeteners and find a taker for the entire contract

Even if they retained 50%, they'd still need to spend a couple of million to find a competent backup, so assuming 2 Million, where is the real savings?

They are still 2 players short of a roster and 975k over the cap. They still have to do something

Nathan Legare scored his 2nd goal of the year this weekend. He has 5 points in his first 4 games.

https://t.co/F9LacMivJT

I haven't given Legare much chance of making the team, but he's got 3 months of development to change my mind

Just realized, talk about a rookie wall. If anyone from juniors makes the NHL, they'll play half their season then jump into the NHL for whatever a full season is.
- Tojo.

Legare offers something they no longer have. Sets up shop in traffic and he's tough to move. Sick shot too. He probably won't make the team based on his skating, but I hope they give him a fair shot.

Vegas GM just said they aren't trading Fleury, for what it's worth.
- Tojo.

Good

Nathan Legare scored his 2nd goal of the year this weekend. He has 5 points in his first 4 games.

https://t.co/F9LacMivJT

I haven't given Legare much chance of making the team, but he's got 3 months of development to change my mind

Just realized, talk about a rookie wall. If anyone from juniors makes the NHL, they'll play half their season then jump into the NHL for whatever a full season is.
- Tojo.

Thanks for the updates as always. Idk, with how bad our bottom 6 looks they may have to have both Legare and Poulin make the team. I think I'd rather have them play than these scrubs we grabbed.