I'd be more inclined to keep Ballard and dump Booth, unless Booth has a spectacular year when he comes back.The_Pauser wrote:My very rough projection for next season:
Sedin (6.10) - Sedin (6.10) - Kassian (0.870)
Booth (4.25) - Kesler (5.00) - Burrows (4.50)
Jensen (0.894) - Schroeder (1.25*) - Hansen (1.35)
Volpatti (0.600*) - Lapierre (1.50*) - Weise (0.700*)
Hamhuis (4.50) - Bieksa (4.60)
Edler (5.00) - Tanev (1.50*)
Garrison (4.60) - Corrado (0.600)
Schneider (4.00)
Lack (0.750)
Forwards: $33.114M
Defense: $20.80M
Goalies: $4.75M
Team: $58.664M
Cap space: $5.336M
We have just over $5M for 2 depth defensemen, 1 depth forward (assuming the same set-up as this year, and to include whatever NHL assets we get back from a Luongo trade and a Ballard trade.
I like how Higgins & Raymond have been playing. I wouldn't want to rely on Corrado or Jensen until they've had a few months in the big leage. What kind of depth defenceman would you get in the $1.5 mil range? Alberts?
Jensen should be on the 3rd/4th line until he learns & proves he can play at this level, maybe drop Hansen to the 4th line. Corrado will get time on defence when one of the top 6 gets injured (and you know that they will)
No point in spending $6 mil to buy out Ballard unless there is a replacement at least as good.
Kassian needs to show that he can give solid effort for a 60 minute game before he can be a top line winger
We need a blue chip D and a 1st/2nd line center for the future, I'm guessing that GMMG is asking for a top prospect and/or high pick in return for a goalie. I doubt that we will be getting a current #1 D or 1st line center, nobody can afford to give them up.
Sedin (6.10) - Sedin (6.10) - Burrows (4.50)
Raymond (2.5) - Kesler (5.00) - Kassian (0.870)
Higgins (2.0) - Schroeder (1.25*) - Hansen (1.35)
Volpatti (0.600*) - Lapierre (1.50*) - Jensen (0.894)
Hamhuis (4.50) - Edler (5.00)
Garrison (4.60)- Bieksa (4.60)
Tanev (1.50*) - Ballard (4.2)
Schneider (4.00)
Lack (0.750)
Weise (0.700*)
Corrado (0.600)
Forwards: $32.75M
Defense: $24.40M
Goalies: $4.75M
Press box: $1.3M
Team: $63.35M
Cap space: $1.1M