Cap Dump Trade

[KushnerCodiene]

Marian Hossa (5.25) + Colin Wilson (3.8) + Rickard Rakell (3.8)
For
Jeff Carter (5.25)
16 team dynasty league
Cats: G, A, SOG, STP, PIM, HIT, BLK
I need to move some cap before next year and sadly I need to trade Rakell to get rid of Hossa and Wilson's contacts.
Not a big fan of Jeff Carter but I already have Toffoli so could have a deadly duo.
Is this a smart trade? Is freeing up 7.6 million in cap worth losing Rakell?
Thanks

[Sulla]

I guess the key point is here is what does that 7.6 million in savings allow you to do?

[PenguinHunter]

I guess the key point is here is what does that 7.6 million in savings allow you to do?

Welcome to the forums!

First off, I agree with Sulla as to what that allows you to do. To know this it would help if we knew a bit more information about the type of league (full-keeper or limited keeper), what stats configuration your league uses and what your team looks like before this trade.

Thanks and enjoy the community, its a great place for fantasy and real hockey talk.

[Bass56]

Welcome to the boards KushnerCodiene!

I would try to swing Wilson and Hossa (not incl. Rakell considering his great output/amazing cap hit until 2022) and get a lesser player than Carter for the package.

Rakell could end up as valuable as Carter in a year or two when he keeps on peaking and Carter begins to decline. If you can't get anything for the 2 other guys combined, maybe try to get more than just Carter out of the current offer.

PS: You DON'T have to move Rakell. I get it that you won't land much for the 2 other guys but there is no reason to move such a great contract to get rid of 2 other ones... I would almost prefer to drop them rather than not getting full value for Rakell...

[Jouko-Pouko]

Carter is a really good player, especially for those cats. But I assume you can't drop players which is why you're trying to dump Hossa and Wilson, then Carter could become another one of those cases because he has 5 more years left on his contract. He'll be really good for another 2-3 years but those final years will be less than great most likely, so I'm not sure I'd want to acquire him if you're not allowed to drop players.

[Moses]

Can you just simply drop Hossa and Wilson?

[Eskimo Brother]

I would do the deal even not in a cap league. The savings from that are a huge plus on top of it!