Albatrosss Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 flat cap makes Trouba signing infinitely worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 flat cap makes Trouba signing infinitely worse I don’t know. I think we will still see players signing smaller dollar value contracts in these flat cap times. Just very few teams can spend right now. There are probably like 4 or so players in this league where a team wouldn’t blink before giving a blank check and 2 of them are on Edmonton for a while. Players, agents, gms, everyone pretty much knows contracts signed pre covid times really aren’t that comparable right now to ones coming up in the midst of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I suspect that there will be a bit of a disconnect between agents and teams with respect to market rates. It will take a couple of significant players to go UFA and not get what they would have a couple of years ago to get players and management on the same page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 I suspect that there will be a bit of a disconnect between agents and teams with respect to market rates. It will take a couple of significant players to go UFA and not get what they would have a couple of years ago to get players and management on the same page. I mean, that already happened last off season. Nothing that's happened since should give any party involved hope that the outlook has changed when the league itself is talking about four straight years of at least a flat cap, if not potentially a cap rollback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 flat cap makes Trouba signing infinitely worse Not until we're struggling for money. And we aren't struggling to fit under the cap yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Not until we're struggling for money. And we aren't struggling to fit under the cap yet. We are struggling to play defense though and he’s a big part of that Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 We are struggling to play defense though and he’s a big part of that Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Actually, our problem is offense. We're a top-10 defense in this league in terms of goals against, but we're 8 goals behind the 'goals for' league average. I think our defensive "struggles" get exacerbated because we're so bad at scoring. Our high-danger scoring chances against for the year are 56, with a league average of 83. Our high-danger goals against are 8, while the league average is 12. We're within half a percent of the league's average high-danger conversion rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Actually, our problem is offense. We're a top-10 defense in this league in terms of goals against, but we're 8 goals behind the 'goals for' league average. I think our defensive "struggles" get exacerbated because we're so bad at scoring. Our high-danger scoring chances against for the year are 56, with a league average of 83. Our high-danger goals against are 8, while the league average is 12. We're within half a percent of the league's average high-danger conversion rate. Fair enough- he's not good at the offense either ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 22. A few sources are indicating that revenue numbers this year are expected to be around the $1.8- to $2-billion dollar range. When you factor in money owed by the players to the league under the CBA, teams are estimating the cap will stay static for several years. Most sources suggested through 2024–25. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/31-thoughts-whats-next-seth-jones-blue-jackets/ Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I still think this is good. It forces players to take a bit less. Cant cash in as much if the money just isn’t there league wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Time for luxury tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Time for luxury tax I agree. It would allow the Rangers to take advantage of their actual money situation. I know that was part of our problem back in the dark ages but I think we're past those spending practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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