lasgop8
Lets do this!
If Nisky comes off the books we literally traded Gudas for a two year rental while retaining one third of Gudas salaryTrue. And that would be quite the offseason to juggle. But when you really break it down, Hart, TK, and Sanheim look to be the only truly major free agents there, and all 3 would still be RFA. Who knows what Morin will be at that point, but looking at who's in front of him, at best he's a solid #5 that generates very few points. I don't think he'll break the bank. Niskanen will be 34 and we'll probably be ready to see his cap hit come off the books. I like Raffl and Laughton, but they're likely 4th liners and fairly easily replaceable. Maybe you re-sign them, maybe you don't, but I don't think they're a game changer either way.
I'd still prefer to get TK locked up at a longer term, but I wouldn't be upset if it's a reasonable bridge deal. It seems that's the more likely path anyway, given the cap space they have with Provy still to sign as well. I think the Flyers are more interested in a long term deal for Provorov than they are for Konecny. Which I'm on board with. Getting your #1 dman locked up long term on his 2nd contract likely results in a steal at one of the most important positions. Assuming Provorov bounces back and is who we hope he is. But I'd take the gamble.