Confirmed with Link: Condon signs 3-year extension (AAV 2.4M)

[Langdon Alger]

Eeesh, too much for a backup.

Also good luck trading Hammond. Not sure what fantasy land Dorion thinks he's living in, but no one is taking Hammond.

They will if they can dump a bad contract on us. If there's a team looking to get rid of a defenceman (Vegas?) they may take on Hammond and buy him out or send him to the minors for the year. Plus, McPhee owes Dorion one

 

[Do Make Say Think]

well it could make some sense of the Lebrun tweet


don't shoot the messenger

Trade Phaneuf and get Emelin in seperate (or not?) transactions?

That would be poor.

 

[operasen]

Not bad at all. He's more a 1b than a backup. And Anderson needs a new deal next year as well

 

[DanyHeatley]

He'll probably be the starter by default in that 3rd year 3M deal. By that time Andys probably on his way out and it'll be hogberg or driedger challenging for a back up role.

 

[Caeldan]

One more year and one more million than I would have liked.

Seems we keep wanting to hand out three year deals to our unproven backups.

 

[Langdon Alger]

One more year and one more million than I would have liked.

Seems we keep wanting to hand out three year deals to our unproven backups.

I agree, but I'm confident he'll be better than Hammond.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

One more year and one more million than I would have liked.

Seems we keep wanting to hand out three year deals to our unproven backups.

Condon had leverage too: he was our safest and likely best realistic option.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

One more year and one more million than I would have liked.

Seems we keep wanting to hand out three year deals to our unproven backups.

I don't think it's fair to call Condon an unproven backup. He's played almost 100 NHL games, he played a starter's load last year for chunks of the season.

If you compare him to the other backup goalies who have not only gotten bigger contracts than Condon, but teams have also given up much better picks for, Condon has a significantly larger resume than most of them and more important the Senators have actually seen how he plays in their system before gambling on him.

Some examples.....Scott Darling has played 75 NHL games and was just extended to a huge deal, Martin Jones prior to his trade where SJ gave up a huge piece/big extension had played 34 NHL games, Cam Talbot prior to his trade had played 57 games and likely not much more than Condon when he eventually was extended by EDM.

Context is important. If the Sens feel Condon isn't a future starter but got roped into keeping him because they have no other options, this contract isn't very good. If they think he could take over from Anderson, they got a decent deal here. His cap hit should fall in the 35-40 range among all goalies.

 

[Caeldan]

Yeah. I mean it's not something I'm worked up over. Just grumble.

I feel though that the other goalies you named all showed true starter potential and had pedigree coming into the league.

Condon was a waiver pickup/late round pick trade and generally played at replacement level, which means we could mostly go out and sign someone who could do just as well for a season or two.

But definitely makes the Hammond situation awkward

 

[Back in Black]

$3 million is chump change!

 

[aragorn]

I assume this means they are buying out Hammond, not sure if he has any trade value.

 

[Countdown0]

I assume this means they are buying out Hammond, not sure if he has any trade value.

Probably not. Unless another GM is the gambling kind, Hammond isn't really worth more than a bag of pucks as an NHL goalie.

 

[Baby Ryan]

Fine deal, no problemo with it. Hopefully he can keep up his level of tending.

 

[h2]

This feels like overpayment to me, we have a habit of giving backups too much money. If Condon is viewed as our future starter, then this deal makes sense, but I'm not a fan of that view either. I don't see starter potential in Condon, I view him as a solid backup in the Alex Auld mold. A goalie that can look like a starter for stretches but really is a backup. I'd prefer Condon over Hammond for sure, but I hope we aren't planning on Condon taking over the #1 job after Andy retires.

 

[jason2020]

This feels like overpayment to me, we have a habit of giving backups too much money. If Condon is viewed as our future starter, then this deal makes sense, but I'm not a fan of that view either. I don't see starter potential in Condon, I view him as a solid backup in the Alex Auld mold. A goalie that can look like a starter for stretches but really is a backup. I'd prefer Condon over Hammond for sure, but I hope we aren't planning on Condon taking over the #1 job after Andy retires.

With Condon being in high demand that drives up that price.

 

[h2]

With Condon being in high demand that drives up that price.

I realize that, but the point about his future role remains.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Another bad contract. Too much money for too much term.

Hopefully Condom develops into a #1, because 2.4M is too much too a backup and 3 years is too long of a term for a backup.

 

[jason2020]

Another bad contract. Too much money for too much term.

Hopefully Condom develops into a #1, because 2.4M is too much too a backup and 3 years is too long of a term for a backup.

Its a solid deal.

 

[topshelf15]

Meh dammed if you do dammed if you dont,far too many experts around here

 

[robsenz]

I'm happy, at this point we have nothing else going for us in net

 

[Korpse]

Meh dammed if you do dammed if you dont,far too many experts around here

It's actually incredible to watch.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Its a solid deal.

It's a bad deal, but if it prevents this team from going into the season with a 36 year old Anderson and the Hamburglar, it's not the worst thing in the world.

I'm not happy about it, but I'm not particularly upset either.

 

[h2]

Meh dammed if you do dammed if you dont,far too many experts around here

Nothing wrong with differing viewpoints and discussion. I think some people are a little too critical of opposing viewpoints at times. These discussions are a good thing, it means we have fans that care and are invested.

I'm not a fan of this contract as noted above, but I have no problem if other fans love the deal. I hope Condon proves me wrong.

 

[topshelf15]

Nothing wrong with differing viewpoints and discussion. I think some people are a little too critical of opposing viewpoints at times. These discussions are a good thing, it means we have fans that care and are invested.

I'm not a fan of this contract as noted above, but I have no problem if other fans love the deal. I hope Condon proves me wrong.

Thats fine, but people here are way too unrealistic.We needed to lose one of Methot or Phaneuf this upcoming season.We need the money .

Condon just received almost 2 mil more than he made last season,JGP made 900k last year,he will be getting a huge raise.Then there is next year. Stone ,Turris and Ceci are due for more money.People really need to look at our cap space and where the team is realsitically before they come on here and just talk nonsense about what PD is or isnt doing

 

[MaxTheLimit]

I don't hate the deal, but I don't love it.

I kinda think that it's gonna be a trade deal for the 2nd two years to a team that sees Condon as a potential cheap starter. His numbers are gonna look a lot better in more protected starts this season, and someone hoping he's become a starter will probably want to give him the net.

If not, I don't think this kills you as much as over paying a skater does.