Salary Cap: Qualifying Offers (deadline July 11 @ 5 PM EST)

[jimmysheva]

Kaut and Ranta were drafted in 2018. If they're not ready this year, will they ever be ready?

 

[tigervixxxen]

Kaut and Ranta were drafted in 2018. If they're not ready this year, will they ever be ready?

Ranta will be second year pro, he still has a semblance of a chance. Kaut’s waiver exemption is up so the ship has sailed here.

 

[McMetal]

If Lehkonen's comparables are worth 4.5m to an arbitrator, wouldn't that imply that he, too, is worth that? The guy just had a brilliant playoff run and is likely to play in our top six next year, how could you reasonably expect him to take less money than JT Compher as an RFA?

I'd personally rather keep Lehk around than any of Burakovsky, Kadri, or Manson. At least two of those guys are going to get back breaker contracts on Wednesday that the Avs cannot afford. Lehkonen is a perfect fit for Bednar's system as a workaholic, two-way, forechecking winger, he's behind only Nuke as far as must-keep players on this roster.

 

[Alex Jones]

Kaut and Ranta were drafted in 2018. If they're not ready this year, will they ever be ready?

Imo no

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Losing NAK leaves a room for a potential 3RW and I'll cheer for Kaut forever.

 

[Mr Zappalanche]

Nah. He's shown way more skill than maltsev. I think some team would trade for him at 1.2M. we shouldn't let go of a free asset

I like Nak but Maltsev is much more skilled guy then him. I dont quite understand why he got so little chances because he was great when he played.

 

[jimmysheva]

Bottom 6 can be:
Newhook - Compher - LOC
Cogliano - Meyers - Kaut/Maltsev

 

[Tweaky]

Looking at comparables to Lehkonen (RFA at signing, 0.45-0.55 p/gp forward)...there are three that made over $4.5M last year....Max Domi, Josh Anderson and William Karlsson. And only two more that were $4M - $4.5M: Victor Rask and Anthony Beauvillier. The other 17 made $750k - $3.675M. I could very much see him get the JTC contract or a bit higher.

There are some interesting players that weren't qualified, some much like NAK, who would get above market via QO, but could resign with current team at a lower salary. Some seem like dumb moves...like not qualifying Rem Pitlick who had 37 points in 67 games for under a million. But I may be missing something on that one. Ondrej Kase is another one.

 

[Richard88]

This thread

 

[RoyIsALegend]

 

[GirardSpinorama]

I'm hoping that means we are giving a chance to Bowers.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'm hoping that means we are giving a chance to Bowers.

lol