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Created by: Hedman4Norris

Team: 2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 28, 2024

Published: Jan. 28, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Hello capfriendly world welcome to a Bolt's dilemma

Sell
Stamkos would be top 3 on the deadline board as the clock counts down teams that need that extra pp weapon could get more & more desperate potentially offer is a 1st another pick & a high end prospect. His legacy his pedigree he is an excellent captain probably the best one in the league. His value is worth more than the numbers he is a gamer trying to get 1 more chip. Selling lower asset players like motte de Haan etc could collect a couple lower value draft picks since it's be unlikely they'll return next season & venture elsewhere.
We are in the process of changing this roster significantly & we must be prepared for the future even at a cost of the guy that mattered the most. . . Sorry cap

Buy
This might be the last chance we have at going on a run for a while Stamkos might leave in free agency & breisbois has said publicly that he won't trade stammer he is a rock in this teams foundation the basis of this franchise's principles we have to make it count for the cap!
The lightning will likely target a 3C at the deadline since the top 6 of stammer point kuch (goat) cirelli hagel paul is pretty locked in at minimum & interchangeable with eachother at maximum. The depth has improved their play of recently even with losses of sergachev & jeannot this team has next man up mentality very impressive! Calling up lilleberg & crozier has made a world of difference on the back end they are hungry especially lilleberg he'll be a beast if they make the playoffs. Kucherov seems like he would drag this team to the playoffs kicking & screaming by his own will power he is the best winger & I would feel empty if his efforts were for nothing

Tell me what you think in the comments on the lightning dilemma & as always. . . Go Bolts Go! ⚡⚡⚡

Buyouts

Vincent Lecavalier: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Patrick Maroon: $200,000 (20%)

Buried

Philippe Myers: $250,000 ($1,400,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$83,500,000	$76,844,998	$0	$217,500	$6,655,002

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Stamkos, Steven $8,500,000$8,500,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 1	Point, Brayden $9,500,000$9,500,000 C, RW NMC UFA - 7	Kucherov, Nikita $9,500,000$9,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 4
Hagel, Brandon $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW UFA - 1	Cirelli, Anthony $6,250,000$6,250,000 C, LW UFA - 8	Paul, Nicholas $3,150,000$3,150,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 6
Eyssimont, Michael $800,000$800,000 RW, C UFA - 2	Motte, Tyler $800,000$800,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Sheary, Conor $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 3
Chaffee, Mitchell $775,000$775,000 RW UFA - 1	Glendening, Luke $800,000$800,000 C, RW, LW UFA - 2	Merelä, Waltteri $870,000$870,000 ($80,000$80K) RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hedman, Victor $7,875,000$7,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Raddysh, Darren $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1	Vasilevskiy, Andrei $9,500,000$9,500,000 G NMC UFA - 5
De Haan, Calvin $775,000$775,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Perbix, Nick $1,125,000$1,125,000 RD UFA - 2	Johansson, Jonas $775,000$775,000 G UFA - 2
Lilleberg, Emil Martinsen $870,000$870,000 ($80,000$80K) LD RFA - 2	Crozier, Maxwell $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Barré-Boulet, Alex $758,333$758,333 RW, LW UFA - 1	Cernak, Erik $5,200,000$5,200,000 RD UFA - 8	Sergachev, Mikhail $8,500,000$8,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 8
	Jeannot, Tanner $2,665,000$2,665,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
	Watson, Austin $776,665$776,665 RW, LW UFA - 1	Brown, Logan $775,000$775,000 C, LW RFA - 1
		Fleury, Haydn $762,500$762,500 LD/RD UFA - 1

Jan. 28 at 10:32 a.m.

GeneralLandro

Joined: Jun. 2021

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Already been said that they aren’t moving Stamkos

Jan. 28 at 10:35 a.m.

Justafan79

Joined: May 2023

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Not only has Brisebois said publicly Stamkos won't be traded ,Stamkos has on multiple occasions publicly stated he'll be in Tampa At Least through the end of his contract once on "The Block Party" he said and I'll quote 'I can't say what will happen after my contract expires however,I can guarantee I will be here until then."

Jan. 28 at 10:36 a.m.

SharkTank

Tank it baby

Joined: Jul. 2020

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I still think Tampa is the most dangerous team who could enter the playoffs.

They still have that elite core who've won Cups.

I don't think they have the quality depth to win 4 rounds of playoff hockey.

But who knows?

Vasi can steal a series.

Ducherov is playing at such a high level.

I said this a few days ago.

Tampa is this BIG, beautiful house sitting on top of the hill.

From a distance people marvel at it.

But as you get closer you see the cracks on the wall. The leaky roof.

You open the door and there's no furniture. Just a covered up sofa and an antique piano collecting dust.

But if you don't respect this team...

They can still beat your ass! 😬

Jan. 28 at 2:10 p.m.

LordStanlersCup

Joined: May 2023

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I think the contention window for this team is longer than most people think. There are a lot of great prospects in the system who will get time soon and hopefully recreate our 2015 run. As for this season in particular its kind of a weird dilemma because its hard to see this team winning a cup but if we were to go for it I would want us playing guys like groshev goncalves and thompson who can make an impact now. This team has what it needs to be a contender they just need to look from within. The players they would be looking at near TDL would not be better than the prospects in the system now. Also this is a hot take but I think the team is better off without jeannot and sergachev so I expect is to regress when they come back

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Jan. 29 at 6:25 p.m.

Hedman4Norris

Thread Starter

Lets go bolts!

Joined: Feb. 2017

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Quoting: LordStanlersCup

I agree with this

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