Confirmed with Link: Mark Stuart signs extension: 4-years, 10.5 million (2.625 per season)

[PaperRockChamp]

As per Chevy's presser.

It's nice to see commitment from both sides. Eventually he'll help us in the playoffs as a bottom-pairing warrior.

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[irunthepeg]

Nice!

 

[KoopaTrouba]

Re-signing Stuart @ Decent cap hit... fine .... but 4 years seems like a lot...

 

[bazaaa*]

Hope it's cheap.
$2.65M per, that's pretty fair.
Good energy, good leader.

 

[Avocado Coolranch]

Priceeeeeeee?????

 

[Guerzy]

Whoa, 4 years, 10.5 million total, 2.625. They sure love Stuart. He's really stepped up though, and he seems to fit in well with us.

 

[Avocado Coolranch]

Whoa, 4 years, 10.5 million total, 2.625. They sure love Stuart.

Ergh.... That's pretty steep. But he oozes what TNSE likes in their players. Ah well.

 

[cbcwpg]

If the rest of the Jets worked as hard as Stu does every game, we would already be in the playoffs.

 

[BigZ65]

Clitsome's getting 2.3 per...hard to give Stuart less than that.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Can always be moved in future. Secured an asset rather than let him walk for nothing. I'm not jumping for joy, but I'm ok with it.

 

[Channelcat]

Love it!!!

 

[ihadtochangethename]

yeaaaa!!! I like Stu, we need his leadership. I actually think he's better at it than Ladder.

 

[Stej]

Too much for too long.

 

[Winnipeg Jets]

Pretty steep price. The term is a little long as well, I would have been good @ 3 years. Oh well he's a good leader and mentor for Trouba and it's not like we're tight against the cap.

 

[garret9]

Don't care about the $... the term is just too long though.

1-2 yrs IMO is all they should have done.

 

[powder88]

4 years?!?! I have no problem with the price, but four years is a long, long time. I would have thought 3 would have been the absolute top end.

 

[bazaaa*]

I thought $2.625 was okay. Really don't see too many deals much less than that. $8M over 4 would have been nicer mind you.

 

[Hero of Canton]

Too much for too long.

My thoughts exactly when I saw this

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Awwwwwwww yeah!!!!

 

[Bristo]

Bearing in mind that the salary cap is going up shortly, and conceivably the floor with it, I don’t think the money is outrageous. 4 years lets him finish his career here, and we’ll have some serious 3rd line sandpaper when we get a legit 4th D to bump him down. He’s been good lately, and vet presence is never a bad thing.

 

[veganhunter]

We really like committing to bottom pairing defencemen.

 

[pucka lucka]

Seriously though, what does Stuart give you that's not easy to replace that you need to give him 4 years? Those #6 calibre d-men hold all the bargaining power. I am starting to feel like this team is signing players based on public perception rather than hockey value.

 

[wpgsilver]

Term is a year too long. But price is fair.
Not upset.

 

[BigZ65]

Bearing in mind that the salary cap is going up shortly, and conceivably the floor with it, I don’t think the money is outrageous. 4 years lets him finish his career here, and we’ll have some serious 3rd line sandpaper when we get a legit 4th D to bump him down. He’s been good lately, and vet presence is never a bad thing.

He'll be 34 at the end of the contract.

 

[Sweech]

So long as there's no NMC or NTC it's fine as we can trade him if it really doesn't work out.