Cheap Thieves Rebuild Year One 2017-18

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I think its a good line, Ill stick by this one..

 

I believe that the Knights will regress this year. I saw one betting line had them over/under 101.5 pts. Thats roughly in the 43-45 win range. I am obviously not as bullish on the team. I have been wrong several times, but I put them around 34-36 wins. At the highest of that range the Thieves would need to win exactly 20 games to make this go over. Last year your team if you remember ran above expectation in the beginning with you getting some "lucky" wins. I expect your team in this rebuilding year will win 15 games. This would give me a good cushion of 5 games on the bet..

 

 

Through a 75 game season there will be LOTS of lucky wins. It's inevitable in this format. Last year my year end +/- was -2.5. This year is all but certain to be 20 better than that simply due to Aho and Patrick. I'll bet the Cheap Thieves win 20+ games this season.

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D Duncan Keith, CHI. $7.75 (Signed)

D Damon Severson, NJ. 0.75 0.75 (Signed)

D Erik Gustafsson, CHI. .25 (Sign 1 year)

D Joakim Ryan, SJ. .25 .25 ( Aho Deal)

D Mackenzie Weegar, FLA. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

D Sebastian Aho, NYI. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

D Alexandre Carrier, NSH. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

TOTAL COST: $9.75

 

F Nolan Patrick, PHI. 3.00 3.00 (Aho Deal)

F Colin White, OTT. 1.50 1.50 (Aho Deal)

F Jayce Hawryluk, FLA. 1.50 1.50 (Aho Deal)

F David Kampf, CHI. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

F Devin Shore, DAL. .50 (Sign 1 year)

F Dominik Simon, PIT. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

F Jujhar Khaira, EDM. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

F Kalle Kossila, ANA. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

F Martin Frk, DET. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

F Tomas Nosek, VGK. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

F Remi Elie, DAL. .25 .25 (Aho Deal)

TOTAL COST: $8.25

 

G BUFFALO SABRES .25 (Sign 1 year)

G FLORIDA PANTHERS .50 (Sign 1 year)

 

Buyout:

Casey Cizikas, NYI. .50

 

Release:

D Paul Ladue, LAK.

D Chris Bigras, NYR.

F Barclay Goodrow, SJ.

F David Backes, BOS.

F Jason Pominville, BUF.

F Joe Thorton, SJ.

F Jordan Szwarz, BOS.

F Kenny Agostino, MTL.

F Nail Yakupov, COL.

G COLUMBUS

 

 

Toews Rule Callups:

F Sebastian Aho, CAR. 2.00

F David Kase, PHI. 0.50

F Mitchell Stephens, TB. 1.00

F Dillon Dube, CAL.. .50

 

FARM:

D Ian Mitchell, CHI. 1.00

D Connor Hobbs, WAS. .50

F Logan Brown, OTT. 2.50

F Brett Howden, NYR. 2.50

F Klim Kostin, STL. 2.50

F Jaret Anderson-Dolan, LAK. 2.00

F Jason Robertson, DAL. 2.00

F Jeremy Bracco, TOR. 2.00

F Kole Lind, VAN. 2.00

F Antoine Morand, ANA. 1.50

F Jesper Boqvist, NJ. 1.50

F Joni Ikonen, MTL. 1.50

F Vitali Abramov, CLB. 1.00

F Jonathan Dahlen, VAN. .50

F Roope Hintz, DAL. .50

 

18.75 spend on 18 players and two goalies

 

Needs 4 skaters and one goalie with 21.25 to spend

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FUTURE CAP SPACE:

 

2019-20 $68.25

2020-21 $70.00

2021-22 $70.75

2022-23 $66.25

2023-24 $71.50

2024-25 $62.50

2025-26 $62.00

 

FUTURE DRAFT PICKS:

 

2019-20 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Shooters 2nd (5 total)

2020-21 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Gothic 1st (5 total)

2021-22 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Gothic 1st, Underdogs 1st (6 total)

2022-23 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Underdogs 4th (5 total)

2023-24 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Underdogs 4th, Shoot Loose 4th (6 total)

2024-25 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (4 total)

2025-26 OWN 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (4 total)

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We say goodbye to last years pick up Matt Grzelcyk who will sign an Aho deal and also a couple of later picks to move up in this years draft. The Cheap Thieves now own:

 

4th pick

9th pick

10th pick

21st pick

41st pick