NoJoSux Verified Member Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 3 hours ago, FredJohnson said: Here's the thing...the cap is nearly guaranteed to grow and grow by about 7 mil next season and 9 mil the 2 seasons after that. There was a DROP in cap two seasons into the Parise/Suter deals. And only rose 22.7 mill from '10 to '19 (2.5 mill per season). We got so hung out to dry by the stagnant cap increases AND fooked by the cap recapture rule that comparing the two situations isn't relevant. (My opinion) 09-10: 56.8 million 10-11: 59.4 million 11-12: 64.3 million 12-13: 60,0 million, can spend 70.2 million (pro-rated) 13-14: 64.3 million 14-15: 69.0 million 15-16: 71,4 million 16-17: 73.0 million 17-18: 75.0 million 18-19: 79.5 million Sure, this is a solid argument for the new contract being close to fair value. My point was bent more towards the OCL influence and whether that's a good thing. Not necssarily that Kaprizov's deal would age as poorly as the other two resulting in penalties or buyouts. The rising cap is good for MN, but I can't help notice OCL's impact on Fletcher, then the Fenton hiring, and now meddling during Guerin's tenure. It's been a pattern. I don't recall his hockey knowledge or team management expertise ever being a huge plus. What do I know though? I just think NoJo sucks and is poised for another year of body-check fly-bys and perimeter-putzing around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 On 9/30/2025 at 10:09 AM, MNCountryLife said: If McDavid signs for less Kirill is going to look extremely greedy. I think he was looking at it two ways. Either I get to a contender to win a cup, or if that doesn’t look likely, the consolation prize would be to get an astronomical amount of money on a middling/first round exit team that won’t ever win a cup. A lot of people won’t like that but i think that’s how a lot of players look at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 On 9/30/2025 at 1:46 PM, mnfaninnc said: P-Scout, keep in mind that OgZ is a 2nd half player. His stick was pretty slow last season, I anticipate without having watched him that it is still a bit slow but better. What I'm looking for is an early sniper goal and an early greasy goal from OgZ. To me, confidence is his biggest issue. I'm sticking with Nino as his comparison. And I'd love to see him throw the wood a little. I haven't actually watched Yurov yet, but I'm thinking he is one of those who will just keep improving all season. I consider the K and A to be about the same level leagues, and I think he's put in his time. I'll bet he's one of those guys who just gets a little bit better every game. One last thing, there is a lot of pressure now on the guys we resigned a couple of years ago. They have got to get these guys into consistent NHL guys before their time ends here. If they don't mentor well, the signing was a waste of time. I’d agree that nino is a good comparison for his prospection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 On 9/30/2025 at 12:52 PM, 0 Stanley Cups said: Minnesota has cold weather and high taxes, Florida is the opposite, I agree with what your saying but we can't use their strategy, we need a different equation in order to compete. This could not be said better in terms of my argument for doing an actual rebuild. Obviously it’s off the table right now but imo there’s no way we win a cup unless we rebuild/tank to get those crucial pieces. Other teams have too many things going for them and we have too many factors against us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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