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Columbus backed out of the Dobson deal. Lots of ppl had Columbus as a possible Ehlers destination but this tells me maybe not. Carolina seems likely now then. Or maybe the Jets. I feel Chevy gave him a date tho and it’s passed now and jets looking at other options. Unless San Jose or Anaheim. 

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1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

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He turned down 16 million a year. I mean I’d trade him also. I wonder if he’s a guy that might be interested more in a contender with similar weather tho. Cuz yeah. No way he gets 16 million per tho. Only explanation is he doesn’t think Minnesota can win. With the political environment in the USA I wonder if more Russians or maybe non North American players might prefer to play in Canada. And he was just traded to Florida lol. (You know it’s coming) 

 

perhaps fake news tho as I do not see this mentioned really anywhere online. Not on tsn or sportsnet sites. 

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Could be fake. And if he wants out, I don’t see him looking at a Winnipeg (contender with similar weather) as an option. I will say that with the cap rising to $113.5 million within the next 3 years or so, $16 million is absolutely on the table for Kaprizov. He is quite arguably more important to Minnesota than any other single player is to their respective team in the entire NHL. Right now the maximum cap hit for a player is $17.6 million (20% of the team cap) and is likely to go up to $19.1 million by the end of this year, and $22.6 million by 2027-28. Kaprizov may want out, he may want a shorter term so he can re-negotiate once the cap ceiling going up, or he may be waiting for McDavid to set the market when he signs. Seems greedy on the face of it, but he holds the cards here and has a justifiable reason (from a player’s standpoint, not from a fan’s standpoint) to seek max dollars and rationalize turning down the $16 million per right now. Will be interesting to follow and see how this plays out. 
 

Now if he goes to Florida for $12-13 million a year for 7-8 years on a sign and trade, THEN we can all be rightly pissed off as fans. 

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1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Could be fake. And if he wants out, I don’t see him looking at a Winnipeg (contender with similar weather) as an option. I will say that with the cap rising to $113.5 million within the next 3 years or so, $16 million is absolutely on the table for Kaprizov. He is quite arguably more important to Minnesota than any other single player is to their respective team in the entire NHL. Right now the maximum cap hit for a player is $17.6 million (20% of the team cap) and is likely to go up to $19.1 million by the end of this year, and $22.6 million by 2027-28. Kaprizov may want out, he may want a shorter term so he can re-negotiate once the cap ceiling going up, or he may be waiting for McDavid to set the market when he signs. Seems greedy on the face of it, but he holds the cards here and has a justifiable reason (from a player’s standpoint, not from a fan’s standpoint) to seek max dollars and rationalize turning down the $16 million per right now. Will be interesting to follow and see how this plays out. 
 

Now if he goes to Florida for $12-13 million a year for 7-8 years on a sign and trade, THEN we can all be rightly pissed off as fans. 

Curious why this should piss fans off?  The whole point of free agency was to give more players autonomy in where they live and play.  I say this as a huge Jets fan knowing this is a big disadvantage for the team, but if he wants to sign somewhere for less money, its his choice.

If I were to make an argument on why he might sign in Florida for significantly less

  • Warm climate
  • Competitive team
  • Can sign for less but still make the same on net salary because of lower taxes, which also lets the team remain more competitive

Should the tax advantage Florida has piss me off as a fan?   Maybe.  But life ain't fair in any capacity.  Not worth getting pissed off about in my mind.

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