stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) Rules: - Can't blow the team up - Can't trade NTC guys - Can't make unreasonable contracts (a 5 mil player last year isn't going to come here for 1.5) - Have to round out a roster (at least 21 roster players) My scenario: I would re-up Leino, let Hossa, Conklin, Sammy and Kopy walk (the last 3 are pretty much already decided anyway) trade Lebda and a pick/prospect to Montreal for Georges Laraque (before anyone says anything, he has a window in his NTC from July 1st, allowing him to be traded if approved by him and yes... I am an unapologetic Georges Laraque slappy on MANY levels, remember, he can chip in for 30 pts a season too), bring up Abs and Helm full time, say bye to Hudler (reluctantly - I don't want to, but I think someone is gonna through some insane offer sheet at him that we just flat out wont be able to match) and at least we'll get compensatory picks for him - roster: Pavel Datsyuk $6,700,000 Henrik Zetterberg $6,083,333 Johan Franzen $3,954,545 Valtteri Filppula $3,000,000 Daniel Cleary $2,800,000 Tomas Holmstrom $2,250,000 Kris Draper $1,583,333 Georges Laraque $1,500,000 Kirk Maltby $883,333 Ville Leino $875,000 Justin Abdelkader $850,000 Darren Helm $599,444 DEFENSEMEN Nicklas Lidstrom $7,450,000 Brian Rafalaski $6,000,000 Brad Stuart $3,750,000 Niklas Kronwall $3,000,000 Andreas Lilja $1,250,000 Jonathan Ericsson $900,000 Derek Meech $483,333 GOALTENDERS Chris Osgood $1,416,666 Jimmy Howard $716,666 ROSTER SIZE 21 SALARY CAP $56,800,000 PAYROLL $56,045,653 BONUS MONEY (ESTIMATED) (0.2% of cap) $110,000 CAP ROOM $754,347 Lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Holmstrom Franzen-Filpulla-Leino Cleary-Helm-Laraque Abdelkader-Draper-Maltby *Meech Lidstrom-Rafalski Kronwall-Stuart Ericsson-Lilja *Meech Osgood Howard Rationale: We have a some cap wiggle room left for injuries/call-ups, Fil is given his top 6 minutes(which he deserves) we get something back for losing Happy, we add toughness and an overall amazing character guy who can still chip in for 20-30 pts in Laraque, he only has a year left in his deal, so if it doesn't work, we can cut ties, or sign him again for less... once again, I think Laraque would be an amazing fit here and really like this roster... Edited June 29, 2009 by stevkrause Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata20 4 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Sounds good to me, eh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Z-D-H (2.5)Hudler-Franzen-Cleary (.775)Leino-Fil-Knuble(1.5) Maltby-Draper-Helm *Downey (.475) Lids-Raffi Kron-Stuey Lilja-Ericcson **lebda Osgood-Howard 58 million boom .. Ah F! isnt a roster 23 players? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) My dream scenario would've have been trade the rights to Hudler, Kronwall, this years 1st, 2nd, 3rd round picks and possibly another propect (and since this Hossa thing isn't going to work, his rights too) to Tampa for their 2nd overall and drafted Hedman... ...of course I would have also let thes rest of our UFA's walk, re-sig Leino and use the $7 million in cap space to bring up Helm/Ericsson/Abby. I woud let Howard go, and sign Roloson (sp) to back up Osgood cheap! Then fill out the forwards by signing somone like Travis Moen and Chad LaRose for total of $2.5 million. I would trade Lebda or Meech for a draft pick, lets go with Meech because he'd get us a higher pick, lets say a 3rd rounder. That would make Maltby your 13th forward and Lebda your 7th defensman. Thus leaving $1.3M for injury call-ups. Here is a look: (not actual line combos) FORWARDS Pavel Datsyuk ($6.7m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.1m) / Johan Franzen ($4.0m) Daniel Cleary ($2.8m)/Valtteri Filppula ($3.0m) /* Ville Leino ($0.9m) * Chad Larose ($1.25m) / Kris Draper ($1.6m) / * Travis Moen ($1.25m) Justin Abdelkader ($0.8m) / Darren Helm ($0.6m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($2.2m) Kirk Maltby ($0.9m) DEFENSEMEN Nicklas Lidstrom ($7.5m) / Brian Rafalaski ($6.0m) Brad Stuart ($3.8m) / Andreas Lilja ($1.2m) * Victor Hedman ($0.9m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($0.9m) Brett Lebda ($0.7m) GOALTENDERS Chris Osgood ($1.4m) / * Dwayne Roloson ($1.0m) CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS ROSTER: 22; PAYROLL: $55.5m; CAP ROOM: $1.3m Edited June 29, 2009 by LeftWinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Z-D-H (2.5)Hudler-Franzen-Cleary (.775)Leino-Fil-Knuble(1.5) Maltby-Draper-Helm *Downey (.475) Lids-Raffi Kron-Stuey Lilja-Ericcson **lebda Osgood-Howard 58 million boom .. Ah F! isnt a roster 23 players? you can go UP to 23, no more... league rules are that you must have at LEAST 20 men on the roster and realistically, you kinda have to have 21, otherwise you're completely screwed at ANY injury... unless you have room to do all kinds of call-ups Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonan78 1 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Winter and Holland can't agree to anything, we trade Hossa's rights + Meech to TB for next year's 2nd round pick + evgeny Artyukhin Hudler, Samuelsson, Kopecky all get better offers to leave, Chelios and Conklin we know won't be back. Re-sign Ville Leino for 1 million, Aaron Downey for 500k. Sign Joel Ward from Nashville, 850k. Forwards: Pavel Datsyuk, 6,7000,000 Henrik Zetterberg, 6,083,333 Johan Franzen, 3,954,545 Valtteri Filppula, 3,000,000 Dan Cleary, 2,800,000 Tomas Holmstrom, 2,250,000 Kris Draper, 1,583,333 Ville Leino, 1,000,000 Evgeny Artyukhin, 950,000 Kirk Maltby, 883,333 Joel Ward, 850,000 Darren Helm, 599,444 Aaron Downey, 500,000 Defensemen: Niklas Lidstrom, 7,450,000 Brian Rafalski, 6,000,000 Brad Stuart, 3,750,000 Niklas Kronwall, 3,000,000 Andreas Lilja, 1,250,000 Jonathan Ericsson, 900,000 Brett Lebda, 650,000 Goalies: Chris Osgood, 1,416,666 Jimmy Howard, 716,666 Roster Size: 22 Salary Cap: 56,800,000 Payroll: 56,287,320 Cap Room: 512,680 Lines: Datsyuk/Zetterberg/Cleary Franzen/Filppula/Leino Artyukhin/Helm/Ward Maltby/Draper/Holmstrom Downey Lidstrom/Rafalski Kronwall/Stuart Ericsson/Lilja Lebda Osgood Howard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Winter and Holland can't agree to anything, we trade Hossa's rights + Meech to TB for next year's 2nd round pick + evgeny Artyukhin Hudler, Samuelsson, Kopecky all get better offers to leave, Chelios and Conklin we know won't be back. Re-sign Ville Leino for 1 million, Aaron Downey for 500k. Sign Joel Ward from Nashville, 850k. Forwards: Pavel Datsyuk, 6,7000,000 Henrik Zetterberg, 6,083,333 Johan Franzen, 3,954,545 Valtteri Filppula, 3,000,000 Dan Cleary, 2,800,000 Tomas Holmstrom, 2,250,000 Kris Draper, 1,583,333 Ville Leino, 1,000,000 Evgeny Artyukhin, 950,000 Kirk Maltby, 883,333 Joel Ward, 850,000 Darren Helm, 599,444 Aaron Downey, 500,000 Defensemen: Niklas Lidstrom, 7,450,000 Brian Rafalski, 6,000,000 Brad Stuart, 3,750,000 Niklas Kronwall, 3,000,000 Andreas Lilja, 1,250,000 Jonathan Ericsson, 900,000 Brett Lebda, 650,000 Goalies: Chris Osgood, 1,416,666 Jimmy Howard, 716,666 Roster Size: 22 Salary Cap: 56,800,000 Payroll: 56,287,320 Cap Room: 512,680 Lines: Datsyuk/Zetterberg/Cleary Franzen/Filppula/Leino Artyukhin/Helm/Ward Maltby/Draper/Holmstrom Downey Lidstrom/Rafalski Kronwall/Stuart Ericsson/Lilja Lebda Osgood Howard I could definitely get on board with that... Ward scares me a little as a possible flash in the pan, but at that tag and as a 3rd liner, why not take a shot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Rules: - Can't blow the team up - Can't trade NTC guys - Can't make unreasonable contracts (a 5 mil player last year isn't going to come here for 1.5) - Have to round out a roster (at least 21 roster players) My scenario: I would re-up Leino, let Hossa, Conklin, Sammy and Kopy walk (the last 3 are pretty much already decided anyway) trade Lebda and a pick/prospect to Montreal for Georges Laraque (before anyone says anything, he has a window in his NTC from July 1st, allowing him to be traded if approved by him and yes... I am an unapologetic Georges Laraque slappy on MANY levels, remember, he can chip in for 30 pts a season too), bring up Abs and Helm full time, say bye to Hudler (reluctantly - I don't want to, but I think someone is gonna through some insane offer sheet at him that we just flat out wont be able to match) and at least we'll get compensatory picks for him - roster: Pavel Datsyuk $6,700,000 Henrik Zetterberg $6,083,333 Johan Franzen $3,954,545 Valtteri Filppula $3,000,000 Daniel Cleary $2,800,000 Tomas Holmstrom $2,250,000 Kris Draper $1,583,333 Georges Laraque $1,500,000 Kirk Maltby $883,333 Ville Leino $875,000 Justin Abdelkader $850,000 Darren Helm $599,444 DEFENSEMEN Nicklas Lidstrom $7,450,000 Brian Rafalaski $6,000,000 Brad Stuart $3,750,000 Niklas Kronwall $3,000,000 Andreas Lilja $1,250,000 Jonathan Ericsson $900,000 Derek Meech $483,333 GOALTENDERS Chris Osgood $1,416,666 Jimmy Howard $716,666 ROSTER SIZE 21 SALARY CAP $56,800,000 PAYROLL $56,045,653 BONUS MONEY (ESTIMATED) (0.2% of cap) $110,000 CAP ROOM $754,347 Lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Holmstrom Franzen-Filpulla-Leino Cleary-Helm-Laraque Abdelkader-Draper-Maltby *Meech Lidstrom-Rafalski Kronwall-Stuart Ericsson-Lilja *Meech Osgood Howard Rationale: We have a some cap wiggle room left for injuries/call-ups, Fil is given his top 6 minutes(which he deserves) we get something back for losing Happy, we add toughness and an overall amazing character guy who can still chip in for 20-30 pts in Laraque, he only has a year left in his deal, so if it doesn't work, we can cut ties, or sign him again for less... once again, I think Laraque would be an amazing fit here and really like this roster... eh hem... this would still be possible... this would make my off-season if it happened... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xBrave_Heartx 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Val - Dats - Holmstrom Hudler - Zette - Franzen Moen - Helm - Cleary Bell - Draper - Maltby Roy Lids - Raffi Kronner - Stuart Lilja - Ericsson Lebda Ozzie Howard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
