With how risk adverse Nill is I doubt he buys out Suter with two years left. I know some people think it’s a no brainer to buy him out but the thought of paying a four year dead cap penalty would suck. In Nills ten years here he’s only bought out Niemi and Val who each had only one year left and that’s a much more manageable dead cap situation.
This reminds me of how we felt about Zuccarello. I think someone is going to pay up quite a bit to get the Domi name and we just won’t be able to afford him. That’s ok with what we have in the pipeline.
I like the roster a lot. I hate the idea of a buyout that bites the cap later.
That’s too cheap than what he’d be looking for & I also think he most likely won’t want to stay in Dallas. A lot of people have been saying he’ll go back to Chicago on a longer term deal.
I really don’t think Nill goes to buy out Suter for Domi. It won’t be interesting to see what kind of term Domi would want and maybe that has something to do with the possibilities. But the reality is that the Stars have at least three middle six forwards knocking on the door in the minors. Bourque, Blumel & Stankoven are easily vying for a spot and there is still Stranges, Damiani and a few others as a wild card to make the competition. I think Nill is anticipating at least one of them making their debut in place of Domi & Dadonov.
Maverick Bourque needs a legitimate shot at being a fixture, and is a much cheaper option. I like Domi and Daddy, don’t get me wrong. But I was certain we would only get rentals, if anything, up front, because anything else would be a roster spot roadblock for some young talent that’s percolated enough to have a shot.
I have been taught to never doubt Nil. But also… the thought of paying Suter longer than we have to also is not a fun thought.
I just think we have so much talent in the pipeline we would get something similar to Domi. Maybe I end up eating my words but it’s a dice roll that I’m willing to take. I also get to reroll 1s so that helps.
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Well that’s not happening
Pretty sure you can have him for less than 4.5
With how risk adverse Nill is I doubt he buys out Suter with two years left. I know some people think it’s a no brainer to buy him out but the thought of paying a four year dead cap penalty would suck. In Nills ten years here he’s only bought out Niemi and Val who each had only one year left and that’s a much more manageable dead cap situation.
This reminds me of how we felt about Zuccarello. I think someone is going to pay up quite a bit to get the Domi name and we just won’t be able to afford him. That’s ok with what we have in the pipeline.
I like the roster a lot. I hate the idea of a buyout that bites the cap later.
That’s too cheap than what he’d be looking for & I also think he most likely won’t want to stay in Dallas. A lot of people have been saying he’ll go back to Chicago on a longer term deal.
I really don’t think Nill goes to buy out Suter for Domi. It won’t be interesting to see what kind of term Domi would want and maybe that has something to do with the possibilities. But the reality is that the Stars have at least three middle six forwards knocking on the door in the minors. Bourque, Blumel & Stankoven are easily vying for a spot and there is still Stranges, Damiani and a few others as a wild card to make the competition. I think Nill is anticipating at least one of them making their debut in place of Domi & Dadonov.
Maverick Bourque needs a legitimate shot at being a fixture, and is a much cheaper option. I like Domi and Daddy, don’t get me wrong. But I was certain we would only get rentals, if anything, up front, because anything else would be a roster spot roadblock for some young talent that’s percolated enough to have a shot.
I have been taught to never doubt Nil. But also… the thought of paying Suter longer than we have to also is not a fun thought.
I just think we have so much talent in the pipeline we would get something similar to Domi. Maybe I end up eating my words but it’s a dice roll that I’m willing to take. I also get to reroll 1s so that helps.