His contract comes off the books this year. Maybe re-sign him more cheaply like a 2 yr 5Mil deal and he will split with Vasi with Vasi taking over more and more as time goes on? Or maybe he's just for this year...
I just feel (and Maybe I'm wrong and overly bored at work today) that this deal would help both teams and is actually somewhat feasible..
I'd be salivating at what TB would look like..
L1-Triplets
L2 Monahan/Bennett - Drouin- Callahan/Filps
Dougie-Hedman paired or 2 "waves" of D
One of the issues with your trade scenario is all the no trade clauses.
Stamkos has a no trade clause. Why would he waive it to go to a team like Calgary (and then re-sign with them)?
Also, Bishop has a no trade clause.
Why would either of those players, much less both of them, agree to leave a Cup-contending team like Tampa to go to Calgary?
I know you said a deal would need to be in place in advanced for Stamkos, but there's no way Yzerman is letting another team speak to Stamkos on a contract during the season.
And if Stamkos didn't re-sign in Calgary, there'd be a lynch mob. Trading 21-year-old Monahan, plus 22-year-old Hamilton, plus a pick, plus Hiller for what could be just Bishop next summer is extremely awful.
Writer of the weekly Top 10 column.
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Stamkos, Tuch, Rust, Marchessault, Pavelski, Miller, Bertuzzi, Stone, Kakko, Brown, Stankoven, Kovalenko
Defence: Hedman, Fox, Matheson, Thrun, Jiricek
Goalies: Kochetkov, Talbot, Vasilevskiy, Campbell, Schmid
I feel like in the past, some teams have allowed it, but it's usually in the offseason and for players that aren't very good any more. So Toronto might allow Sundin to speak to every team out there when the playoffs are over in hopes that if he agrees to a deal, they can trade him for a sixth rounder, or something like that. (Sundin is just an example: I think the Leafs allowed Bob Gainey to speak to Sundin in advanced for that reason, and Gainey went to Sweden to visit him).
I can't imagine any team allowing a distraction like that during a season for their superstar player.
Writer of the weekly Top 10 column.
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Stamkos, Tuch, Rust, Marchessault, Pavelski, Miller, Bertuzzi, Stone, Kakko, Brown, Stankoven, Kovalenko
Defence: Hedman, Fox, Matheson, Thrun, Jiricek
Goalies: Kochetkov, Talbot, Vasilevskiy, Campbell, Schmid
as a Flames fan I do not want Stamkos if I'm giving up Bennett or Monahan and a first or more. I think he's overrated and his numbers were inflated playing with St. Louis. Great player (obviously he's still a top 10-20 guaranteed) but I just think we'll give up too much and get a ridiculous contract. No interest. Flames have to stay the course with Bennett/Monahan/Gaudreau.
10 Team keeper league
(9F, 4D, 2G, 4 bench, 2 IR)
H2H
Goals-1, Assists-1, PPP-0.5, SHG=1, Hits-0.05, BS-0.05, Shots-0.05, Wins-2, Shutouts-2, Saves 0.01, Defenseman Pts-0.5
Keep 6 (potentially 7 with a vote pending)
2012/2013: 4th in reg season, 2nd in playoffs
2013/2014: 1st (t) reg season, 4th in playoffs
2014/2015: 1st reg season, 4th in playoffs
2015/2016 7th reg season (third highest PF)
Crosby, Malkin, Laine, Getzlaf, Radulov, Arvidsson, Rantanen, Bailey, W. Karlsson, Ducehene,Haula,
Klingberg, Suter, Trouba, Ekblad, Provorov
Holtby, Talbot, Varlamov
If you think he's a top 10-20 and a great player, how can you also say you think he's overrated?? Isn't that a bit of a contradiction? Can't say I've ever called anyone great and overrated in the same same train of thought.
With or without MSL, he's still a top 10 player in the league, and is not overrated. He's about to get PAID but I doubt there are too many teams out there who wouldn't love to have him on their roster.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
People at one point thought he was right behind Crosby but I disagree. There's probably 10+ players I'd take before him in real life hockey.
1. Crosby
2. Toews
3.Tavares
4. Malkin
5. Ovechkin
6. Giroux
7. Seguin
8. Bergeron
9. Kopitar
10. McDavid
10 Team keeper league
(9F, 4D, 2G, 4 bench, 2 IR)
H2H
Goals-1, Assists-1, PPP-0.5, SHG=1, Hits-0.05, BS-0.05, Shots-0.05, Wins-2, Shutouts-2, Saves 0.01, Defenseman Pts-0.5
Keep 6 (potentially 7 with a vote pending)
2012/2013: 4th in reg season, 2nd in playoffs
2013/2014: 1st (t) reg season, 4th in playoffs
2014/2015: 1st reg season, 4th in playoffs
2015/2016 7th reg season (third highest PF)
Crosby, Malkin, Laine, Getzlaf, Radulov, Arvidsson, Rantanen, Bailey, W. Karlsson, Ducehene,Haula,
Klingberg, Suter, Trouba, Ekblad, Provorov
Holtby, Talbot, Varlamov
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
I would love him, but not for the price they'd ask.
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They're not, but I wouldn't give up them and much more.
10 Team keeper league
(9F, 4D, 2G, 4 bench, 2 IR)
H2H
Goals-1, Assists-1, PPP-0.5, SHG=1, Hits-0.05, BS-0.05, Shots-0.05, Wins-2, Shutouts-2, Saves 0.01, Defenseman Pts-0.5
Keep 6 (potentially 7 with a vote pending)
2012/2013: 4th in reg season, 2nd in playoffs
2013/2014: 1st (t) reg season, 4th in playoffs
2014/2015: 1st reg season, 4th in playoffs
2015/2016 7th reg season (third highest PF)
Crosby, Malkin, Laine, Getzlaf, Radulov, Arvidsson, Rantanen, Bailey, W. Karlsson, Ducehene,Haula,
Klingberg, Suter, Trouba, Ekblad, Provorov
Holtby, Talbot, Varlamov