SHEA WEBER has signed offer sheet with PHI - Update - Preds match offer sheet

[DChero]

I wouldnt mind Vis, but at that point just let a younger guy earn NHL time

I don't know that a puck-moving d-man is what's needed. I hear that powerplay did pretty well against the Penguins..

 

[awaz]

I wouldnt mind Vis, but at that point just let a younger guy earn NHL time

more depth the better.. i'd like to have vis for when someone gets hurt

problem is the flyers have gervais and lilja to take up roster space on the big team.. and hopefully will soon have bourdon too.. plus gus (but he can go to the phantoms)

 

[jstewismybastardson]

just heard the interview on vancouver radio with Shea Weber from yesterday

Barry Trotz drove from his offseason home in Vernon to Kelowna to tell Shea the news that Nashville was matching, had cell problems and couldnt find Shea so he ended up driving around Kelowna all day ... checking random gyms and arenas ... finally found him at home in the evening

he shoulda rented a boat and checked the lake ... killed 2 birds with 1 stone and looked for Ogopogo while he was at it

 

[mattola]

just heard the interview on vancouver radio with Shea Weber from yesterday

Barry Trotz drove from his offseason home in Vernon to Kelowna to tell Shea the news that Nashville was matching, had cell problems and couldnt find Shea so he ended up driving around Kelowna all day ... checking random gyms and arenas ... finally found him at home in the evening

he shoulda rented a boat and checked the lake ... killed 2 birds with 1 stone and looked for Ogopogo while he was at it

Trotz was probably crying tears of joy the whole time he was looking. couldnt be a happier coach that day

 

[BF4L]

8 mill Per and Weber says he is excited that the team is gonna spend to the cap. Sorry he is a great player but not worth 8 mill per for 14 years.

I would have passed

 

[banditshcky11]

8 mill Per and Weber says he is excited that the team is gonna spend to the cap. Sorry he is a great player but not worth 8 mill per for 14 years.

I would have passed

Well you're probably the only one. Considering what guys like Wideman are making and the fact that the cap will more then likely continue to rise making his cap hit shrink over time any GM with half a brain would be nuts to not sign him to that deal.

 

[BF4L]

Well you're probably the only one. Considering what guys like Wideman are making and the fact that the cap will more then likely continue to rise making his cap hit shrink over time any GM with half a brain would be nuts to not sign him to that deal.

Not a big fan of huge amount of years deals is all. 14 yrs? What is Shea Weber gonna be in 14 years? Rob DePietro ring a bell?

What is the average expectancy of a NHL player 4-5 years?

 

[mattola]

Not a big fan of huge amount of years deals is all. 14 yrs? What is Shea Weber gonna be in 14 years? Rob DePietro ring a bell?

What is the average expectancy of a NHL player 4-5 years?

Rick is a better goalie

 

[Comeds]

Not a big fan of huge amount of years deals is all. 14 yrs? What is Shea Weber gonna be in 14 years? Rob DePietro ring a bell?

What is the average expectancy of a NHL player 4-5 years?

Yeah but how many of the players in that average are fringe players who play a couple of seasons or less? Maybe much less. Sure players leave "early" do to injuries, but a ton just do not last because of their skill.

I don't think that's going to be a problem with Weber. I would not assume that he will get hurt badly or that his skill level will decline too much at least for the bulk of the contract. It might happen sure, but its not a given. Besides I think the Preds had to match.

I am not a huge fans of long contracts like this, but I think this is as safe as any of the ones I have seen.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Not a big fan of huge amount of years deals is all. 14 yrs? What is Shea Weber gonna be in 14 years? Rob DePietro ring a bell?

What is the average expectancy of a NHL player 4-5 years?

Went to highschool with that guy. Hes in jail now

/true story

 

[BF4L]

Rick is a better goalie

lol My bad.

 

[Vadered]

lol My bad.

It's cool, the Isles want to forget him too.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Jim Thornton
Alex Bellows
Rob Dipietro

 

[dash]

Weber is finally under contract with the Preds (sans NTC/NMC)

Predators defenseman Shea Weber’s offer sheet has been formalized into a contract, but it does not include a no-trade or a no-movement clause, his agent Jarrett Bousquet said Wednesday.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...ext|Sports Nashville Predators&nclick_check=1

 

[dash]

Watch Detroit get Weber in 12 months at a rolled back dollar amount for a bag of Holland magic beans...

 

[puckhead]

paying a gazillion dollars in the first year pretty much amounts to a NTC.

 

[dash]

paying a gazillion dollars in the first year pretty much amounts to a NTC.

Maybe, but if Nashville struggles (or if Poile were to be fired), moving Weber might be an option down the road.

 

[puckhead]

Maybe, but if Nashville struggles (or if Poile were to be fired), moving Weber might be an option down the road.

They could certainly demand a ransom with his remaining deal
And the dream of "to Vancouver for less" remains alive.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

They could certainly demand a ransom with his remaining deal
And the dream of "to Vancouver for less" remains alive.

I thought everyone wanted to play in Toronto for less money?

 

[flyersfan4706]

Cant wait for Shea Weber to kill the Flyers for the next 14 years