To be fair, right now he is the most proven RD we have and he is probably going to start opposite Werenski next year. What folks don't get is that that's a temporary measure for at most the first season and thereafter he'll likely be further down the lineup and thriving.
Yeah but what i mean is he isn't meant to be or paid to be their #1D for 8 years which some people here seem to think.
I would have Severson at 6.25m rather than Darnell Nurse or Seth Jones at 9.5 all day of the week and twice on sundays is what im saying.
They paid 3rd for the 8th year, and the rights.
Sure let’s just keep Gundbranson on the top pair and see how it goes.I used to have faith in Jarmo, but at this point:
And that has what exactly to do with a desperation move like giving up an asset so you can sign a 29 year old defenseman to a big money deal for 8 years? It's thinking like this that gets NHL GM's in trouble constantly. Oh, we have a need for such and such so let's go out in free agency and overpay in years and/or AAV for a good but not great player.
That are all tradable to fit the timeline of the window that is within a 1-3 years of now. HF boards are generally stuck on building for the future, which is always in the future… it seems to me that a lot of posters have their hopes stuck to the future that will never arrive, because it’s always ahead, which feels safe. No risk, no reward. No need to make hard decisions must feel nice, but it will never pay off IMO. Hat’s off to JK - go for it.
There would’ve been no adequate space for him in NJ when you look at their young and upcoming players. It’s purely asset managment with cap space and a log jam for the the top spots. It’s a win-win for the next few seasons, which fits the Jackets timeline perfectly IMO. Good move for all parties.
So your position is that Jiricek - whose first year in the AHL was every bit as good as Nemec's if not better - will not be ready after 8 years?
No my position is that he might be ready next year and you'll have seven years of Severson on the books at $6m.
At which point he's playing minutes lower in the lineup and thus with less opportunities for those moments that you're selection biasing into a monument of horror.
Dude. The guy had his own verb 'Seversoning' to indicate that brilliant tape-to-tape pass from the corner to an opponent's stick.
It’s really cool that you’re so concerned about a division rival’s cap eight years from now, but you have to admit this is a weird hill to die on for you.
Short answer, yes. There is clearly an unofficial plan layed out with the future HC (Babs) about what kind of a D corps are needed to make a maximal output of the tactics that we’ll see for the next few years.
It tells you that the player had leverage as a pending free agent and could have left the team with nothing in hand. It’s not that deep.
