Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] Sebastian Aho signs an offer sheet with the Canadiens (5 years, $8.454M AAV)

[Hobby Bull]

It only does so if nobody steps up and signs Marner to an offer sheet. That goes for every RFA.

This contract does set the market nicely for most teams with RFAs though. With where the cap is projected to go and how player demands have changed, having the first big RFA be Aho setting the market at about 5 x 8.45 is a pretty solid anchor.

Now there's a range to anchor offers against from 8.45 (Aho)-11.65 (Matthews). Most RFAs will be closer to Aho than Matthews. Some will be below Aho.

I think it's VERY safe to say that the vast majority of RFAs will get far far less than 8.45 million per year.

 

[TT1]

This isn't about the AAV, it's about the signing bonuses. This contract is a huge problem for the Canes. I'm sure they will match it, but man oh man, Bergevin just gave the middle finger to every small market team.

This, it comes down to the owner. He won't be happy.

This is basically hockey meets texas no limit holdem.

 

[robertocarlos]

This is awesome. You know all the owners wanted to give out 8 x $6 RFA contracts.

 

[Sam Spade]

It'll be pretty embarrassing if Carolina loses Aho to this

Just imagine, since 21 million is the Canes profits from last season, people getting laid off because of this contract.

 

[Desert Panther]

It only prevents them from doing offer sheets.

teams are operating with a 10% cap cushion.

But Montreal has to assume on his cap hit until Carolina matches. If they do sign someone else and go over the cap and then Carolina doesn't match (can't see why they wouldn't), then they'll be caught having to make a dump move which no GM really wants to do.

 

[le_sean]

Kotkaniemi would look nice in a Canes sweater in 2 years as the #2 behind Aho.

Hope BargainBin feels like a boss now though.

Your franchise doesn’t have the funds to throw around offersheets.

 

[HOPE]

Kotkaniemi would look nice in a Canes sweater in 2 years as the #2 behind Aho.

Hope BargainBin feels like a boss now though.

doubt he gets at the point you can offersheet him.

 

[LoovTrain]

Go get em Canes.

 

[ottawa]

This isn't about the AAV, it's about the signing bonuses. This contract is a huge problem for the Canes. I'm sure they will match it, but man oh man, Bergevin just gave the middle finger to every small market team.

Good. f*** small market teams.

Too bad we couldn't get it done Aho, but see you in 5 years in free agency

 

[the paisanos guy]

Kotkaniemi would look nice in a Canes sweater in 2 years as the #2 behind Aho.

Hope BargainBin feels like a boss now though.

Lol are you implying the Hurricanes can outbid the Habs when it comes to $$$?

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Shoulda pony'd up the 2 1sts. Woulda been great to take Aho away from them after the Williams high stick on Koivu.

Might be time to move on.

 

[chinhook]

Hoping we can get an answer before the end of the free agency period.

Big Balls Bergevin

 

[illpucks]

it's a 1st, 2nd and 3rd...

That sucks. I want to see a team refuse to match and get 4 1sts.

 

[tenken00]

This actually helps Carolina's ownership in that they could point to being committed to "winning" and be able to raise ticket/concession prices without feeling slimy.

 

[LoovTrain]

doubt he gets at the point you can offersheet him.

Oh really.....

 

[TT1]

Might be time to move on.

never

 

[GoCanes2015]

The key thing here isn't the SB money. In year 1 they'll pay him $12m according to the offer sheet terms. Had they signed him outright, most people are saying $7.5-$8.0 over 8 years. So the net difference Dundon has to come up with is only about $4million year one, less in later years, right? Seems a non-issue, as they were planning on keeping (and paying Aho anyway). Biggest negative is the 5-year term. And who knows where ANY of us are going to be in 5 years?

Waddell saying, "I'm surprised it wasn't more" is basically him admitting that Aho is worth more than what they were offering him.

 

[Icarium]

why? everything favours these small markets right now in sunbelt places with no taxes. Screw that.

Yes, they have won all those Cups lately... oh wait.

 

[Jozay]

Marner is way better than Aho though.

His comparable is UFA Panarin imo, so Marner will get around 11m similar to RFA Matthews

You're not actually serious, right? Lmao

 

[koyvoo]

lols how pissed off are canes fans right now?

I think they’re happy because it’ll almost assuredly be matched and it’s a good contract, but the owner who is looking at a net loss next season having to pay 21.8M real money in the first year alone may not be as happy.

 

[Canes]

Your franchise doesn’t have the funds to throw around offersheets.

Dundon is a billionaire

Can you google? Or do you just regurgitate every rumor you see?

Also, the point wouldn't be to necessarily get Kotkaniemi. It would be to put the screws to the Habs, basically exactly what is happening to us.

 

[Menzinger]

Waddell basically saying hes going to wait the full week until he matches because it screws the Habs from making other moves was great lol

 

[TT1]

Does Carolina's owner even have the money? 21M for 1 year..

 

[ap3lovr]

Strange from Montreal

 

[nhlfan9191]

Waddell is a moron. Sure, match the offer right now. Pretty sure Bergevin has an other offer to Brayden Point ready.

We just kind of stabbed them in the back. I wouldn’t think their in the mood to help us out right now. I’d wait the full week if a team did that to us. I think it’s why you rarely see offersheets like this. We’re strapped for a week during the biggest signing season and it’s for an offersheet they’ll very likely match.