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PHR Live Chat With Gavin Lee 07-18-19
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Gavin Lee
6:00
Hey folks, welcome to another chat!
6:01
I know the summer doldrums are kicking in.
I'll kick it off in a few minutes.
Cdn fan
6:07
What will Marner have to settle for in terms of money and length of term
Gavin Lee
6:07
I imagine it's either three years or six years at this point, and that will greatly change the cap hit.
6:08
Six years, close to or maybe just over $10M
Three would be somewhere substantially lower, but probably isn't where either team wants to land
Either side, I should say.
6:09
Four would walk him right into free agency, five would make him a UFA the same summer as Matthews.
Don't see him going seven or eight at this point, unless something changes.
Big Rig
6:09
Where does Pat Maroon sign? Any chance he stays in StL?
Gavin Lee
6:09
I'm not sure where he'll end at this point, though it sounded like St. Louis didn't have a ton of interest.
6:10
Always thought he'd stay there, but that might not be the case any more. He needs some security at this point, and they need roster spots for the kids.
Sam
6:10
Jackets and Leafs working together on a Marner for Werenski + some have any merit?
Gavin Lee
6:10
I don't believe it, no.
But who knows at this point.
Elwood
6:10
What do you think of the Compher deal?
Gavin Lee
6:11
For what he meant to that team last year I think it's pretty good--the problem I see is that he is probably going to take a reduced role this season.
At least offensively.
With the talent they brought in, unless he ends up on the second line and sticks on the powerplay I'm not sure he'll ever be a 20-goal guy.
Good thing is Colorado shouldn't really be strapped even with him underperforming a bit.
6:12
He was a really good soldier for them the last couple of years. Nice reward.
Big Rig
6:13
How much money will Joel Edmundson get through arbitration/signing before the hearing?
Gavin Lee
6:13
Don't think he'll get a massive raise through arbitration
Not a lot of counting stats for him.
If they sign him to anything more than a year though, it'll start going up because of UFA years.
6:14
If he settles for like a one-year, $3.5-3.8MM I wouldn't be surprised.
Cdn fan
6:14
Who does mtl eventually use their cap space on? They have been needing a center since saku
Gavin Lee
6:15
Their center depth is probably better than it has been in decades, I don't know if you should worry too much about that
6:16
Even if you're not sure about Domi long term in the middle, Kotkaniemi/Poehling/Danault/Suzuki isn't a bad group.
They actually don't have a ton of cap space anymore, signing guys like Chiarot ate up a bunch.
6:17
There's also no one left on the open market (though you have to wonder if a player like Brayden Schenn would interest them next summer)
Stickyricky
6:17
If the blues don’t sign maroon, could you see them trading for Reaves.  Vegas needs cap space, and STL would love Reaves back
Gavin Lee
6:18
Doesn't make much sense to me, since you could probably get Maroon back for less than $2.775MM
Probably have to give him an extra year, but he's better than Reaves anyway.
6:19
Still doesn't open up a roster spot for one of the kids either.
Guest
6:19
Are the devils going to trade for a scoring forward and are they talking to teams with cap problems
Gavin Lee
6:19
They've been talking to teams with cap problems for over a year, it's how they ended up with Subban.
Not sure if they're targeting any scoring forwards at the moment though.
6:20
Remember you're adding Jack Hughes already.
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