Coconuts Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 They're six points behind the Flyers with three games in hand, they could catch them Mayfield carries a 3.5M cap hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I'm gonna guess they have a bid on Hanafin. They have the assets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain insano Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Lol every individual injury is gunna become a thread of its own this week? … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, Captain insano said: Lol every individual injury is gunna become a thread of its own this week? … Dunno, but given the playoff context the speculation is warranted 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop Hogg Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Dunno, but given the playoff context the speculation is warranted Merge them all into a cap circumvention thread! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Snoop Hogg said: Merge them all into a cap circumvention thread! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Coconuts said: Dunno, but given the playoff context the speculation is warranted Exactly. TDL could very well be a convenient reason why that move is made right now rather than earlier. Scott Mayfield injury decision gives Islanders more trade freedom By Ethan Sears Published March 5, 2024, 11:58 a.m. ET Scott Mayfield — and his $3.5 million cap hit — is going on long-term injured reserve. General manager Lou Lamoriello told reporters Tuesday morning before the Islanders faced the Blues that Mayfield, who got hurt for the third time this season on Feb. 24 against Tampa, is expected to miss another four-to-six weeks before a decision is made regarding surgery on a lower-body injury. The defenseman suffered an ankle injury while blocking a shot on opening night, which he recently told The Post took until the All-Star break to fully heal. His game has suffered in turn, as Mayfield has appeared a step off the pace and accounted for 35 penalty minutes. Sebastian Aho, who has filled in for Mayfield the last four games, will likely continue to do so. That timeline Lamoriello gave for a potential return coincides with the end of the regular season, which is about six weeks from now. That means that the Islanders, whose salary-cap situation previously prevented them from making a trade without matching salaries, now have a bit of a cushion to work with. Since they have already dipped into their LTI pool to call up Kyle MacLean and Hudson Fasching could soon be activated, adding a large contract is still not doable unless money goes the other way. But the Islanders do appear to be free to look for depth pieces. https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/sports/scott-mayfield-injury-decision-gives-islanders-more-trade-freedom/amp/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 7 minutes ago, RWJC said: Exactly. TDL could very well be a convenient reason why that move is made right now rather than earlier. Scott Mayfield injury decision gives Islanders more trade freedom By Ethan Sears Published March 5, 2024, 11:58 a.m. ET Scott Mayfield — and his $3.5 million cap hit — is going on long-term injured reserve. General manager Lou Lamoriello told reporters Tuesday morning before the Islanders faced the Blues that Mayfield, who got hurt for the third time this season on Feb. 24 against Tampa, is expected to miss another four-to-six weeks before a decision is made regarding surgery on a lower-body injury. The defenseman suffered an ankle injury while blocking a shot on opening night, which he recently told The Post took until the All-Star break to fully heal. His game has suffered in turn, as Mayfield has appeared a step off the pace and accounted for 35 penalty minutes. Sebastian Aho, who has filled in for Mayfield the last four games, will likely continue to do so. That timeline Lamoriello gave for a potential return coincides with the end of the regular season, which is about six weeks from now. That means that the Islanders, whose salary-cap situation previously prevented them from making a trade without matching salaries, now have a bit of a cushion to work with. Since they have already dipped into their LTI pool to call up Kyle MacLean and Hudson Fasching could soon be activated, adding a large contract is still not doable unless money goes the other way. But the Islanders do appear to be free to look for depth pieces. https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/sports/scott-mayfield-injury-decision-gives-islanders-more-trade-freedom/amp/ Aye, and I do think they'll look to add Depth can be the difference maker down the stretch and in the playoffs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJCF96 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Horvat for Mikeyev + Ratu and 1st 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Just overheard on a podcast that the Isles are checking in on Tarasenko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 5 minutes ago, RWJC said: Just overheard on a podcast that the Isles are checking in on Tarasenko The oldest team in the NHL about to get even older…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryberg Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 59 minutes ago, Chickenspear said: I'm gonna guess they have a bid on Hanafin. They have the assets. They do? I guess maybe their 2024,2025 first and second rounders... their prospect pool is one of the worst in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chickenspear said: I'm gonna guess they have a bid on Hanafin. They have the assets. 15 minutes ago, Coryberg said: They do? I guess maybe their 2024,2025 first and second rounders... their prospect pool is one of the worst in the league. Hard to see them being in on Hanifin unless they're sending Romanov+ back Both Romanov and Dobson are pending RFA's after next season, Dobson is going to get a helluva raise on his current 4M Pulock and Pelech are also both locked in long-term, as is Mayfield More than likely if the Isles add they'll be looking up front, @RWJC said they're checking in on Tarasenko and that's an option they could afford I saw something yesterday saying Ottawa's looking for a 2nd and a prospect, Isles could part with a 2nd but the prospect would have to be of lesser caliber Lou typically doesn't do rentals either, which muddies things, Isles don't have a ton of cap expiring this coming offseason and the Sorokin extension will be kicking in If they want to add a sizeable cap hit they'll probably trade Palmieri, who has a 16-team NTC Edited March 5 by Coconuts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 think they might want Myk for a prospect + mid-range pick ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Just now, grumpyone said: think they might want Myk for a prospect + mid-range pick ? No, given their cap outlook his two remaining years would be more of a headache than a help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Coconuts said: No, given their cap outlook his two remaining years would be more of a headache than a help I don't care about them.... but WE could surely use that cap space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, grumpyone said: I don't care about them.... but WE could surely use that cap space. Sure, but trades have to make sense for both sides and the Isles taking on Mikheyev doesn't make sense for them. If anything Lou might roll the dice on Tarasenko because he expires at the end of the season despite typically not liking to rent. Mayfield will be back and he's signed to term, they can't permanently fill that cap space with someone else. Sorokin's cap hit jumps from 4M to 8.5M and the Isles have limited cap space coming off the books this offseason. Dobson will be due for a huge raise from his current 4M after next season, Romanov will get a raise too if they keep him. The Isles won't start to have more cap flex til the 24-25 and 25-26 offseasons, when Nelson and Palmeiri and then both Lee and Pageau come off the books respectively. And that's assuming none of these players are retained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 "If we can add, we will. Are we going to subtract? Absolutely not," Lamoriello said, per The Athletic's Arthur Stape. https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2854496/lamoriello-islanders-absolutely-not-selling-at-deadline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 2 hours ago, Coconuts said: They're six points behind the Flyers with three games in hand, they could catch them Mayfield carries a 3.5M cap hit Sounds like Philly will move out players regardless of the standings. They're going to stick to their long-term plan. Islanders still have a decent chance to make the Playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 27 minutes ago, RWMc1 said: Sounds like Philly will move out players regardless of the standings. They're going to stick to their long-term plan. Islanders still have a decent chance to make the Playoffs. If they can't re-sign them, yeah They'll do what's best for the future and let the chips fall as they will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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