They decreased his ice time because they also have Sebastian Aho, and Seth Jarvis. The Canes literally had 3 C's who would have been the best C on the Bruins roster.
Totally fair. Was just trying to pick someone could buy low on & he’s the best of the lot I could come up with. His compete isn’t the issue like with PLD.
CAR has never valued the G position but after this last playoffs one has to wonder if they change their approach.
They also have Andersen ($3.4 million for 1 year. NTC) and Kochetkov ($2 million for 3 years) signed, in addition to waiver claim Spencer Martin. They would have to move out a goalie or two to fit Ullmark in, or be willing to carry 3. It might be a minor note but at last check, Carolina doesn't have an AHL team so waive-and-stash is a bit more complicated for them.
They actually just came an agreement on a 3 year affiliation deal with the Chicago Wolves on May 2nd, but your overall point stands. Carolina would have to move a goalie out to fit Ullmark.
Bullet point 4 doesn't match bullet point 2, which doesn't surprise me with the Bruins. Haha
Cam seemed really not all that happy about the 50-50 issue. “You gotta want it more than the other team,” is one of those overly-simplistic formulations that serves as a really serious criticism, IMHO. It’s not accidental.
Agreed. I feel like Cam says he wants them to get faster every year. The battles one is pointed criticism.
Especially now that there is a new GM:
I agree. The chances of "solving" the #1 C problem with cap space or trades is almost zero. The vast majority of those players in the league are top 10 picks, and most of the rest are later guys who hit at an unexpected level (Sebastian Aho, Roope Hintz etc). Jack Eichel and John Tavares are the only "real" number 1 centers who have changed hands in the last 6 or 7 years. I think spending money on Lindholm might make them a little better but we are talking about a guy who had 6G and 6 primary assists in 1000 5v5 minutes this year. He paired those putrid numbers with a 44.6% xG.
Would I like a “number 1” center? Sure. But give me more goal scoring no matter what position. If it means upgrading on the wings before C, do it.
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Well they have Bussi, although I don't know if he's ready yet. I suppose a trade with either Ottawa or Carolina might bring back a goalie as part of the return.
Presumably, they'd give the job to Brandon Bussi, who's played well in Providence.
In my ideal world, Anderson (who would be a perfectly fine backup to Swayman) comes back from Carolina, which allows the Bruins to get a little more out of Carolina.
Andersen has a 15-team no-trade so that could be a problem.
Unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying. Isn't one of the reasons to trade Ully is to clear more cap space to help solve the actual issues with this team up front? Wouldn't it just be better to keep Ully this year then trading him and retaining say 2‐3 million? 5 million for a goalie who's going to play 41 games is still a good deal. I get he walks in the off-season for free because they can't afford to pay him value and Swayman the 7-8 million he might get obviously.
They don’t really *need* cap space. They’ve got $21 million. The point of trading Ullmark is more that they have to pay Swayman ~$8 million. It’s kinda hard to have an $8 million goalie in a 50/50 time share, particularly when the other guy makes $5 million. That’s a lot of cap space on the bench every night.
Looks like the average cap hit for team goalies is 11.5 million. So Bruins would be on the hook for 13 million. Granted the asset spread is different and there's probably a better use for that 1.5 million. (Also possible I did the math wrong on the average. Wouldn't be the first time) but I guess to me I'd rather start to give Swayman a full workload and move Ully at the deadline if he can handle it but have the fall back if he can't then hope he can and rely on Bussi/DiPietro to back him up.
They tried to move Ully at the last deadline and his 16 team no trade made that go by the wayside. He's more willing to move in the off season when it's easier to uproot your family, so for both his best interest and the best return it seems that moving him over the summer is going to be the best option. Preferably they move him after they sign Swayman's extension and before the draft, but ultimately that will depend on Swayman and his camp.
The assumption is he didn't want to uproot his family. It could have been as simple as he didn't want to play for the Kings or go to the west coast. As we don't know what teams are on his list everyone is guessing why he nixed the trade. I completely agree for him it would be easier to move in the off-season. To me moving him just to move him isn't a great choice. He's 1/2 of the reason the team is competitive. Obviously him and Swayman can't co-exist when Swayman gets his well deserved pay day long term unfortunately. But trading him in the off-season and hoping for a good return (which isn't common in goalie deals) vs moving him at the deadline once you know Swayman can handle the load for say 65-70% of the games seems to be the better call. Plus the team should know by now what he's willing to do and where he'd go. I'd also think if it's to a contender at the deadline with a goalie issue you might squeeze a better return.
Not sure where you are getting to $11.5 million as the average cap space allocated to goalies. For the 22 teams with multiple goalies signed for 24-25, it is $6.9 million right now. The high is Florida at $14.5 million and there are only 2 other teams above $10 million (Tampa and the Islanders). It'll bump up a little as players get signed but the average isn't going to get to $11 million.
I went off last years numbers. I did say it was possible I calculated wrong. Math is definitely not my strong suit. Haha
I found my math error, like I said. Not my strong suit. Hahaha I didn't change the drop down from "all signed years" to "single season" I thought I had, evidently not so much. That threw off the numbers and where I got my average. Yep that basically changes everything. I'll shut up and color now. Haha
