Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

[Comeds]

Whoever wins the game tonight, wins the cup. Book it.

 

[BGDave]

try it this way

 

[jstewismybastardson]

cesspool threw out Tanev and Canucks pick for Drouin

theyre now going with Drouin and Ryan Callahan for Tanev lol

 

[dash]

theyre now going with Drouin and Ryan Callahan for Tanev lol

Wait a tick, since when did Chris Tanev become Bobby Orr?!?

 

[puckhead]

Wait a tick, since when did Chris Tanev become Bobby Orr?!?

Fwiw, they are considering Callahan a negative asset with his salary

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Fwiw, they are considering Callahan a negative asset with his salary

yah 3 more years at 5.8 shmill per that Tbay wants to get out of ... Botchford still has the 5th overall going to Tbay as part of the deal ... i like that deal ... for Tbay

 

[dash]

Okay, that does make sense...for Tampa Bay

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

yah 3 more years at 5.8 shmill per that Tbay wants to get out of ... Botchford still has the 5th overall going to Tbay as part of the deal ... i like that deal ... for Tbay

If Tbay's sending the 14th pick back the other way it isn't so bad. If not it's probably not even a discussion.

 

[forty_three]

Nikita Zaitsev signs with Maple Leafs for seven years, $31.5 million

Seven years? Wow. Lot of term for a rookie.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Nikita Zaitsev signs with Maple Leafs for seven years, $31.5 million

Seven years? Wow. Lot of term for a rookie.

I find it unbelievable a) that a 5 year deal wasn't something they could get him to sign, and b) management really thinks he's a 7-year contract talent right now. They must have some seriously high hopes for him.

My only solace is that $4.5 mil isn't really crazy money anymore. If it goes sour whoever the GM is by then can deal with it one way or another.

 

[forty_three]

I find it unbelievable a) that a 5 year deal wasn't something they could get him to sign, and b) management really thinks he's a 7-year contract talent right now. They must have some seriously high hopes for him.

My only solace is that $4.5 mil isn't really crazy money anymore. If it goes sour whoever the GM is by then can deal with it one way or another.

I get that he's 25 and they weren't in a position to give him a 2 year bridge as he'd be UFA at the end, but 7 years seems insane. Like you said, the money isn't crazy for a 3-4 D man. Especially five years from now.



But how much better is a 25 year old gonna get?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I get that he's 25 and they weren't in a position to give him a 2 year bridge as he'd be UFA at the end, but 7 years seems insane. Like you said, the money isn't crazy for a 3-4 D man. Especially five years from now.



But how much better is a 25 year old gonna get?

No idea. Not my favourite contract.

Thing to keep in mind though is at the moment he's the best RHD the Leafs have. Gave him some leverage I guess. Plus it's not like Lou hasn't handed out some wacky contracts before.

 

[dash]

No idea. Not my favourite contract.

Thing to keep in mind though is at the moment he's the best RHD the Leafs have. Gave him some leverage I guess. Plus it's not like Lou hasn't handed out some wacky contracts before.

Well, at least not to date with the Leafs...

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Well, at least not to date with the Leafs...

Leafs could use a LW...

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Lou sure does love his Russians.

 

[forty_three]

I think we can all agree that Don Cherry is going to love this deal, though.

 

[DragonfromTO]

I find it unbelievable a) that a 5 year deal wasn't something they could get him to sign, and b) management really thinks he's a 7-year contract talent right now. They must have some seriously high hopes for him.

My only solace is that $4.5 mil isn't really crazy money anymore. If it goes sour whoever the GM is by then can deal with it one way or another.

Zaitsev probably would have done 5 years but it would have been for higher AAV, so the Leafs gambled on the extra years instead.

 

[esls79]

It's all good as the final two years will be wiped out with a lockout as the current CBA expires in 2022. E4

 

[dash]

It's all good as the final two years will be wiped out with a lockout as the current CBA expires in 2022. E4

It's not funny because it's true.

 

[forty_three]

Seems as though the answer is LTIR players will be exempt from the expansion draft. These guys, specifically.