Canes vs Blues 5pm

[PantherChris]

3 hours ago, DavidEng said:

Necas! 2 goal 4 point night. Superman!

Nachos now has 30 points!!! 

In 17 games! 

Third in the NHL in points!

One point behind Kaprosov and 3 behind Mckinnon (with a game in hand)

[PantherChris]

2 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Martin played well last night.  Koochie played all world tonight. Necas with 4 points was to me the 2nd star. But Koochie was the reason we won.  

Marty was involved in EVERY Canes goal... 

 

Dude is a Hart contender.. .

 

Koooochiekov made of for putting us down 1-0 MARTY MADE THE REST HAPPEN

[Panthers Fan 69]

Canes now sit at the top of the Eastern Conference…4 points out of top of the league from the wild.  Team is good boys.   Money ball from our GM is paying off.  
 

This could be the year……

[GamecockSmitty4]

I love Marty. I really hope they find a way to keep him long term. But he’s going to cost a fortune. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

2 hours ago, GamecockSmitty4 said:

I love Marty. I really hope they find a way to keep him long term. But he’s going to cost a fortune. 

Pay it.  8 and 8. 

[GamecockSmitty4]

43 minutes ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Pay it.  8 and 8. 

If he keeps it up I don’t think that gets us anywhere close. But I agree, find a way to pay it. 

[Chief_Chokeaho]

Necas is going to get a lot more than 8 per year. He’s not taking a discount either, nor should he. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

10 minutes ago, Chief_Chokeaho said:

Necas is going to get a lot more than 8 per year. He’s not taking a discount either, nor should he. 

Luckily I think we could have close to $30mil in cap space next year so it shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll defer to @Anybodyhomefor the stats and cap numbers 

[Anybodyhome]

11 minutes ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Luckily I think we could have close to $30mil in cap space next year so it shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll defer to @Anybodyhomefor the stats and cap numbers 

Based on the NHL cap today ($88M), the Canes have $22.9M in projected space going into the 25-26 season. Seems to be a consensus the cap will increase to $92.5M next season, but let's not assume.

The core of this team is locked up for a couple more years, with the only UFAs at the end of this season: Roslovic, Fast, Robinson, Jost, with Orlov and Burns on D.

Remember Seth Jarvis's contract? Remember the press it got because the Canes found a loophole that allowed them to get his contract under the cap by using "deferred salary?" Yeah, don't expect that won't be addressed by the league and that loophole closed. That being said, if the Canes decide to sign Necas long term, they should do it next season and they'll probably need to pay him Aho level money- close to $10M a year.

Let's assume the team gets through the season without any career or long term injury concerns. And, let's be honest in the conversation. Does Jesper Fast have a place on this team right now or have we found the right combination on the ice that he may not be needed? 

Does Brent Burns retire, or will he decide to stay another year? If so, there's a 1-year thank you for your service $6M deal. 

If Roslovic shows out this year, that's gonna be a pretty big contract compared to the 1-year, $2.8M he's getting now. He may command around $4.5 - 5M to stay.

So, those 2 guys are gonna cost you $11M. Get Necas a new deal at $10M, you're up to $14.5M of the $22.9M in space. So you've got about $8.4M to work in Orlov and Robinson, which is do-able.

Plenty of room to work deals and keep every one of the UFAs if the Canes so desire.  

[organicrusty1201]

36 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Based on the NHL cap today ($88M), the Canes have $22.9M in projected space going into the 25-26 season. Seems to be a consensus the cap will increase to $92.5M next season, but let's not assume.

The core of this team is locked up for a couple more years, with the only UFAs at the end of this season: Roslovic, Fast, Robinson, Jost, with Orlov and Burns on D.

Remember Seth Jarvis's contract? Remember the press it got because the Canes found a loophole that allowed them to get his contract under the cap by using "deferred salary?" Yeah, don't expect that won't be addressed by the league and that loophole closed. That being said, if the Canes decide to sign Necas long term, they should do it next season and they'll probably need to pay him Aho level money- close to $10M a year.

Let's assume the team gets through the season without any career or long term injury concerns. And, let's be honest in the conversation. Does Jesper Fast have a place on this team right now or have we found the right combination on the ice that he may not be needed? 

Does Brent Burns retire, or will he decide to stay another year? If so, there's a 1-year thank you for your service $6M deal. 

If Roslovic shows out this year, that's gonna be a pretty big contract compared to the 1-year, $2.8M he's getting now. He may command around $4.5 - 5M to stay.

So, those 2 guys are gonna cost you $11M. Get Necas a new deal at $10M, you're up to $14.5M of the $22.9M in space. So you've got about $8.4M to work in Orlov and Robinson, which is do-able.

Plenty of room to work deals and keep every one of the UFAs if the Canes so desire.  

Excellent analysis, is Freddie's contract up this year? if so we need another goalie to come out of the cap space.

[Panthers Fan 69]

43 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Based on the NHL cap today ($88M), the Canes have $22.9M in projected space going into the 25-26 season. Seems to be a consensus the cap will increase to $92.5M next season, but let's not assume.

The core of this team is locked up for a couple more years, with the only UFAs at the end of this season: Roslovic, Fast, Robinson, Jost, with Orlov and Burns on D.

Remember Seth Jarvis's contract? Remember the press it got because the Canes found a loophole that allowed them to get his contract under the cap by using "deferred salary?" Yeah, don't expect that won't be addressed by the league and that loophole closed. That being said, if the Canes decide to sign Necas long term, they should do it next season and they'll probably need to pay him Aho level money- close to $10M a year.

Let's assume the team gets through the season without any career or long term injury concerns. And, let's be honest in the conversation. Does Jesper Fast have a place on this team right now or have we found the right combination on the ice that he may not be needed? 

Does Brent Burns retire, or will he decide to stay another year? If so, there's a 1-year thank you for your service $6M deal. 

If Roslovic shows out this year, that's gonna be a pretty big contract compared to the 1-year, $2.8M he's getting now. He may command around $4.5 - 5M to stay.

So, those 2 guys are gonna cost you $11M. Get Necas a new deal at $10M, you're up to $14.5M of the $22.9M in space. So you've got about $8.4M to work in Orlov and Robinson, which is do-able.

Plenty of room to work deals and keep every one of the UFAs if the Canes so desire.  

Well said. Where would Nikishin fit into these numbers?  

[PantherChris]

14 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Canes now sit at the top of the Eastern Conference…4 points out of top of the league from the wild.  Team is good boys.   Money ball from our GM is paying off.  
 

This could be the year……

With Games in hand too

[PantherChris]

3 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Well said. Where would Nikishin fit into these numbers?  

On the Rookie pay scale barely effecting it under a mil

[Anybodyhome]

3 hours ago, organicrusty1201 said:

Excellent analysis, is Freddie's contract up this year? if so we need another goalie to come out of the cap space.

Freddie is indeed a UFA. And, to be clear, I don't think there's any way he's back next year. So, yeah, add his salary back to the cap room, and remember he'll have to be replaced.