By Thomas Williams -
The NHL has officially unveiled the updated draft pick compensation for any offer sheets sent to restricted free agents this summer. With such a large bump in the salary cap, the thresholds for the compensation had to be updated as well and it looks just about where we would all expect.
| Offer sheet AAV | Compensation |
| $1,544,424 or less | None |
| $1,544,425 to $2,340,037 | Third-round pick |
| $2,340,038 to $4,680,076 | Second-round pick |
| $4,680,077 to $7,020,113 | First- and third-round picks |
| $7,020,114 to $9,360,153 | First-, second-, and third-round picks |
| $9,360,154 to $11,700,192 | Two firsts, one second, and one third |
| Over $11,700,192 | Four first-round picks |
Lots of millions and lots of draft picks potentially switching teams. It is important to note that the draft picks sent as compensation must be the team’s own draft pick.
Any offer sheet being sent out this summer is not a certainty, but there are some reasons why it could be more likely in the next few months than previous offseasons. Obviously, the elephant in the room is the entire hockey world witnessing St. Louis Blues general manager sending two over to Edmonton to snatch away two very good young players in defenseman Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. Both players, in increased roles compared to their time with the Oilers, excelled and were just a couple of the several reasons why the Blues were a playoff team.
Some teams might want to just do the same to other unfortunately cap-strapped teams and take their promising young players because they can’t adequately pay them. Essentially, what the entire system is built to do.
Will we see more of these and are the Minnesota Wild willing to part with upcoming draft picks to target a young restricted free agent?
That's Wild
- One move that could happen is the Wild not feeling comfortable with Jesper Wallstedt automatically getting the backup position, and signing a veteran netminder. David Rittich is one that comes to mind. [Hockey Wilderness]
- While we all love to boast about drafting the best player over specific need, the Marco Rossi saga is showing the slight downside to that mentality. [Hockey Wilderness]
Off the trail...
- Trends and shocking takeaways from the second round so far. [ESPN]
- Auston Matthews is not scoring goals. That's a problem for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The captain should be putting the puck in the back of the net if this whole thing is going to work for them. [TheScore]
- Miro Heiskanen has made his return for the Dallas Stars. [NHL.com]
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