Rumor: Canadiens interested in offer sheeting Laine

[waffledave]

Exactly.......bring on that weak Habs OS.....doing us a favour. Haha

The players have to accept the offer sheets... If they are willing to take the offer from Montreal, then they'd be willing to take those weak offers from their own teams.

Parise and Subban, for example, received and rejected offer sheets as RFAs. It's not automatic.

 

[Roboturner913]

Lol by tuesday carolina will have lost their best player if they havent finally signed the papers and also if laine is going to sign an OS he will simply wait thus carolina has zero effect at all

Was the offer on Monday? I thought it was Tuesday. Either way, the Canes waiting the entire 7 day period means the Habs were locked out of making offer sheets during that time. Everybody knows it, it's why all the GMs with pending RFAs asked Waddell to wait.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

For me personally I don’t think they would.
Laine has a rough year, and it seems like teams are figuring out how to stop him from scoring. Plus Winnipeg could get a nice little haul of draft picks and cap space to use to make their team better.

What would the compensation be for a 10.5M contract anyway?

I think two 1st round picks, one 2nd, and one 3rd

 

[habsfan891]

For me personally I don’t think they would.
Laine has a rough year, and it seems like teams are figuring out how to stop him from scoring. Plus Winnipeg could get a nice little haul of draft picks and cap space to use to make their team better.

What would the compensation be for a 10.5M contract anyway?

Compensation for that at 5 year term is 2 1sts a 2nd and a 3rd

 

[strongcomp05]

Actually, it'll happen on Tuesday, and Carolina has everything to do with that. Why do you think all the other teams with RFAs approached Waddell asking him to wait the maximum time allotted before signing the paperwork?

its just delaying the inevitable really.. monday, tuesday, who gives a shit really?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Hopefully he doesn't help Toronto and Winnipeg the same way he gifted Carolina that contract.

Say that to Carolina owner whos clearly a cap guy. I bet he loves to spent 20m more in a season.

Back on topic , I don't think habs will offer sheet anymore
and for Marner , probably the NYI

 

[Frank Drebin]

We are still searching the couch cushions for change according to posters here to pay that signing bonus.

Maybe the fans can join together and fundraise the signing bonus to keep their star.

 

[Roboturner913]

its just delaying the inevitable really.. monday, tuesday, who gives a **** really?

All the other GMs apparently give a ****

 

[SteadyFreddie]

I think two 1st round picks, one 2nd, and one 3rd

Compensation for that at 5 year term is 2 1sts a 2nd and a 3rd

Dang that’d be a nice little bag of draft picks for Winnipeg

 

[Spilot23]

When Laine signs the offersheet.
Bergevin : "Laine wants to be here. He wants to be part of the Montreal Canadiens"
Winnipeg Jets matches the offersheet.
Bergevin : "God damn it.. well s***.. Who's next in my notes guys ? Marner, Point or Rantanen?"
Repeat..

 

[Balthazar]

so all he's doing is shortening everyone's 8yr potential contracts to 5

Thank you. I wish more people would understand what's at stake here.

Star RFA's no longer sign for 7-8 years like McDavid, MacKinnon, Eichel, Schefele...they want 5 years like Matthews and Aho. Teams are now at risk of losing their superstars to free agency 3 years sooner than before, near the beginning of their prime. That's huge.

The Aho deal was NOT a good deal for the Canes, which is why they didn't want to offer it and he had to sign the Habs offer.

 

[habsfan891]

Was the offer on Monday? I thought it was Tuesday. Either way, the Canes waiting the entire 7 day period means the Habs were locked out of making offer sheets during that time. Everybody knows it, it's why all the GMs with pending RFAs asked Waddell to wait.

Again if a player wants to sign an offer sheet he will simply wait until montreal can do so what effect other than delaying which is useless btw because the player will wait is carolina causing im interested in hearing your answer

 

[strongcomp05]

All the other GMs apparently give a ****

you spoke to them?

 

[Torontoborn]

Everyone talks about Bergevin, but what a story it would be if Lou offered 11,4 x 5 to Marner.

And Leafs will say thanks for the 4 firsts.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Please no. Let Winnipeg keep Laine. Need to throw real money at him and I'm not sure he's worth it.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Yeah I'm sure most teams are thrilled to let their young up and coming stars sign contracts straight to UFA with all the money up front.

If these contracts are so good why not just give it to them to begin with?

aho's contract bought out a year of ufa.

 

[Roboturner913]

Maybe the fans can join together and fundraise the signing bonus to keep their star.

I feel like some people here don't comprehend how much a billion dollars is, like 21 million means anything. It's the equivalent of me having $1,000 and giving you a 20.

 

[Yoshidas Island]

All the other GMs apparently give a ****

The offer-sheet was on Monday the 1st.
And also about the ruthless comment, regardless if it works or not it's still ruthless. He's just not caring what other's think or care, which is essentially the meaning of the word

 

[Afterburner]

 

[tbcwpg]

Dang that’d be a nice little bag of draft picks for Winnipeg

Everyone knows you win in this league with picks and not 40 goal scoring wingers, right?

 

[Roboturner913]

you spoke to them?

Was well publicized that GMs with pending RFAs approached Waddell asking him to wait the full 7 days.

 

[Balthazar]

aho's contract bought out a year of ufa.

Which is absolute shit.

 

[robertocarlos]

According to CapFriendly, he's listed there as being under contract with Carolina. Is that definitive though? Not sure.

Sebastian Aho - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

That is factually correct but it's just legal CBA mumble jumble until Canes pull the trigger. Right now Aho is a Hab. In my mind.

 

[waffledave]

aho's contract bought out a year of ufa.

I wasn't sure if he started at 18 or 19. Either way, it's great for the player, bad for the original club.

 

[SlyIslands]

Better offer 10 minimun then.

He gave Carolina a steal on Aho.

A steal they didn't want to offer. I don't get it. Why are they angry then?