What will the Lightning roster look like in 2017-18?

[rataylor22]

Sorry for wasting your time. I found it interesting.

A year ago this exercise was figuring out Toronto's lines with Stamkos. A year in the NHL is so much time. Almost nothing said in this thread will be accurate or relevant six months from now, let alone 16.

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Also. Yzerman overpaid his hand and asking price with Bishop. There was a limited market. Now not only does he not have any leverage, he doesn't have any suitors.

[2014olympicgold]

If Stamkos signed for 8.5, I think maybe they can get Johnson/Kucherov for 5. They deserve more, but if everyone is willing to take a little cut, they can keep the group together. Drouin is on his like last yr before RFA status too.

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A year ago this exercise was figuring out Toronto's lines with Stamkos. A year in the NHL is so much time. Almost nothing said in this thread will be accurate or relevant six months from now, let alone 16.

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Also. Yzerman overpaid his hand and asking price with Bishop. There was a limited market. Now not only does he not have any leverage, he doesn't have any suitors.

If you don’t wanna join in on speculation, don’t join in.

[BreadManPanarin]

If you don’t wanna join in on speculation, don’t join in.

What I wanted to say. lol

Masturbating isn't any more productive than speculating about the Lightning's roster 16 months from now. But I'm still gonna do that too.

[Ingolo]

What I wanted to say. lol

Masturbating isn't any more productive than speculating about the Lightning's roster 16 months from now. But I'm still gonna do that too.

One more thing I can never un-learn. Excellent. I suppose it's one thing to know, and something else to be told. Hah.

On topic though, I think with the Stamkos singing it's a possibility that a few players give a bit of a hometown discount, but based on precedence I really don't see Drouin doing it. He'll be looking for the max he can get, which could turn into a bit of a nightmare for Yzerman. Kuch and Hedman are probably the biggest ones though. If they can get Kuch in under 6.5 they'll be laughing, and anything less than a Subban contract for Hedman will look like a steal.

[rtstr]

If you don’t wanna join in on speculation, don’t join in.

LOL i said the same thing to rataylor in a different thread yesterday. He's one of the forum's foremost trolls, let him do his thing.

[audiopile]

Carle's been bought out, so we can speculate a little less

[Ingolo]

Carle's been bought out, so we can speculate a little less

Or speculate more as to who gets his (diminished) minutes! I'd love to see Koekkoek get more TOI. He's a solid two-way defender, and really looked the part during the playoffs. Definitely helps free up some cap space to get Kuch, Namestnikov, and Killorn signed as well.

[audiopile]

Or speculate more as to who gets his (diminished) minutes! I'd love to see Koekkoek get more TOI. He's a solid two-way defender, and really looked the part during the playoffs. Definitely helps free up some cap space to get Kuch, Namestnikov, and Killorn signed as well.

A co-worker and I were just talking about him, and how to pronounce his name. Koo-koo and Nesterov will get more time. Also makes the DeAngelo trade more suspect.
Bishop money still unaccounted for?

[Dennis4022]

What I wanted to say. lol

Masturbating isn't any more productive than speculating about the Lightning's roster 16 months from now. But I'm still gonna do that too.

I hope you will not open an extra thread for that.

[forsbergfan]

stamkos taking a discount tells me everyone will be taking a discount. kucherov probably gets a bridge deal instead of a long term one as originally planned in the hope the cap goes up more in the next 2-3 years. hedman, palat and Johnson sign for less than they deserve. hedman would get 9mil. now i'd say he'll get around 7.5.
bishop is gone, though.

hedman - 7.875mil cap hit.
close enough!