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A look at the top buyout candidates
Thomas Drance of The Athletic: Top buyout candidates.
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers – one-year, $4.5 million.
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1.5 million
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1.5 million
James Neal – Edmonton Oilers – two-years, $5.75 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2023-24: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2024-25: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
Loui Eriksson – Arizona Coyotes – one-year, $6 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $4 million
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1 million
Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lighting – three years, $5 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,055,556
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $2,805,556
2023-24: Buyout cap hit – $1,805,556
2024-25: Buyout cap hit – $1,555,556
2025-26: Buyout cap hit – $1,555,556
2026-27: Buyout cap hit – $1,555,556
Jake Virtanen – Vancouver Canucks – one-year, $2.55 mill
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $50,000
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $500,000
* put on unconditional waivers today
Braden Holtby – Vancouver Canucks – one-year, $4.3 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $500,000
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1.9 million
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks – three-years, $5.75 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $2,215,667
2023-24: Buyout cap hit – $2,916,667
2024-25: Buyout cap hit – $1,666,667
2025-26: Buyout cap hit – $1,666,667
2026-27: Buyout cap hit – $1,666,667
Olli Maatta – Los Angeles Kings – one-year, $3,333,225
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,110,984
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1,111,121
Top offer sheet candidates
James Mirtle and Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic: Offer sheet compensation for this year, from Cap Friendly.
ANNUAL AVERAGE (AAV) VALUE
COMPENSATION
$1 – $1,356,540
No Compensation
$1,356,541 – $2,055,364
Third Round Pick
$2,055,365 – $4,110,732
Second Round Pick
$4,110,733 – $6,166,096
First Round Pick
Third Round Pick
$6,166,097 – $8,221,463
First Round Pick Second Round Pick Third Round Pick
$8,221,464 – $10,276,829
2 First Round Picks Second Round Pick Third Round Pick
$10,276,830 – ∞
4 First Round Picks
As usual offer sheets aren’t likely to happen, but for fun here are the top eight players that should be offer sheeted and possible contracts.
1. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks – $10M x 5 years
2. Adam Pelech, New York Islanders – $6.15M x 5 years
3. Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes – $8M x 6 years
4. Alex Barre-Boulet, Tampa Bay Lightning – $1.35M x 2 years
5. Kevin Fiala, Minnesota Wild – $6.15M x 5 years
6. Ilya Sorokin, N.Y. Islanders – $4.1M x three years
7. Igor Shesterkin, N.Y. Rangers – $6.1M x three years
8. Conor Garland, Vancouver Canucks – $5.5M x 4 years
Jonathan Willis: “I can’t see it happening – offer sheets usually don’t, Ron Francis was a conservative GM in Carolina – but the Kraken going after Pettersson with their cap space would be a great kickoff to a Seattle/Vancouver rivalry. Could even follow it with a Garland OS after VAN matches.”
Jonathan Willis: “Best case: you get Pettersson at $10MM Consolation prize: you get Garland at $6MM Worst case: Vancouver spends $16MM on RFAs before even getting to Quinn Hughes.”