Confirmed with Link: Larkin signs (8 x $8.7)

[redwings8831]

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[lhsgolf19]

 

[sepster]

Maybe these last two games convinced opened Larkin's eyes to how much more the Wings need?

 

[lhsgolf19]

More confirmation

 

[DTR]

 

[lhsgolf19]

Exactly what everyone thought lol... Wings wanted 8, Larkin wanted 9... They compromised ha

 

[SoupNazi]

Moving this to a new thread

 

[Perfect Human]

Time to pour ice in the toilet in hopes of a (snow) good day tomorrow!

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Given the last two games, now seems like the time for Yzerman to say "ok, how but you bring that number my way a little bit and we get to work on improving this team"

 

[Perfect Human]

Cmon $71M for #71!

8x$8.875M

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Yeah I didn't want to go into the summer with nothing done.

 

[Shaman464]

Yeah I didn't want to go into the summer with nothing done.

This seems like one rumor and a bunch of blue checks repeating it.

 

[Henkka]

It's interesting, that after Dylan Larkin's worst career game, he decides to accept the offer.

 

[Holden Caufield]

It's interesting, that after Dylan Larkin's worst career game, he decides to accept the offer.

The offer was 8M per (firm).
Reports are he is getting north of 8.5M per.

We will see… but it sounds like the conclusion of a negotiation, more so than either side ‘accepting’ anything.

I will be happy to have him locked up.

 

[ricky0034]

The offer was 8M per (firm).
Reports are he is getting north of 8.5M per.

We will see… but it sounds like the conclusion of a negotiation, more so than either side ‘accepting’ anything.

was it? I know it started off at 8 but I could have sworn I saw stuff posted a while back that had Yzerman up to like 8.2 or something

 

[Pavels Dog]

It's interesting, that after Dylan Larkin's worst career game, he decides to accept the offer.

1 or 2 games has nothing to do with any of this.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

was it? I know it started off at 8 but I could have sworn I saw stuff posted a while back that had Yzerman up to like 8.2 or something

I remember something similar, around the time they were saying Larkins camp wasn't happy with the latest offer.

 

[saska sault]

It's interesting, that after Dylan Larkin's worst career game, he decides to accept the offer.

Think it's more likely they had an internal deadline of Friday and Yzerman and Co both wanted this relationship to continue based on the work over the course of a year, not 2 games.

Also we should be celebrating this, our captain is staying!! The future is bright folks, loosen up.

 

[Leadzedder]

was it? I know it started off at 8 but I could have sworn I saw stuff posted a while back that had Yzerman up to like 8.2 or something

I believe the only one reporting that was wingsfan52 or whatever.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

It's interesting, that after Dylan Larkin's worst career game, he decides to accept the offer.

Henkka, come on buddy. Sample size, sample size, sample size.

You're technically true that it's after a really bad game. It's also after a run of 5 games that was tremendous like a week ago. Nothing in his play in the short run has drifted this one way or another. If movement is happening right now, it's because the TDL is Friday and either the Wings are making internal decisions on guys and want to lock in Larkin's number, are thinking about what to do with Bertuzzi (aka have a trade lined up, but want to get Larkin squared away, potentially bending his way, because they know they're trading his buddy), or any other process.

Teams with good management don't make calls on their own players due to a week of hockey or even just a month of hockey. They kind of have to when it comes to drafting young kids because that's all the sample size that exists of them, but pro scouting? It's not on a minute-to-minute basis for most players.

There will never be a contract signed or not signed based off of two calendar days.

 

[jaster]

There will never be a contract signed or not signed based off of two calendar days.

....injuries aside.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

....injuries aside.

Jaster from three, it's good.

You're 100% correct. If someone shatters their knee or obliterates their ACL, that would change something. But just normal production or non-production for a short period of time won't affect anything.

 

[DTR]

 

[Electric Eric]

69.6 Million.

Nice.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Henkka, come on buddy. Sample size, sample size, sample size.

You're technically true that it's after a really bad game. It's also after a run of 5 games that was tremendous like a week ago. Nothing in his play in the short run has drifted this one way or another. If movement is happening right now, it's because the TDL is Friday and either the Wings are making internal decisions on guys and want to lock in Larkin's number, are thinking about what to do with Bertuzzi (aka have a trade lined up, but want to get Larkin squared away, potentially bending his way, because they know they're trading his buddy), or any other process.

Teams with good management don't make calls on their own players due to a week of hockey or even just a month of hockey. They kind of have to when it comes to drafting young kids because that's all the sample size that exists of them, but pro scouting? It's not on a minute-to-minute basis for most players.

There will never be a contract signed or not signed based off of two calendar days.

GM Henkka would absolutely sign a 40 year old Finnish player out of Liiga based on one game 20 years ago at a prospect tournament when he got a secondary assist after he blocked a slapshot with his teeth.