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

[Captain Controversy]

Im b4 puljujarvi to habs to play with aho

 

[Stuzchuk]

not sure if someone posted that one...

 

[Ziggdiezan]

No buddy, it's the front loaded 21m signing bonus. It's gonna hurt...a lot

Yup, that is why there was that tweet a few weeks ago about teams worrying about offersheeting Marner because the leafs would then have a ton of cap space and financial abilities most other teams dont have. The front loaded signing bonuses will really hurt small market teams

 

[cakeschmammert]

Does this mean the Habs are out on Lee? All their money is tied up on this offer sheet, and it sounds like Canes can take as long as they'd like to match it.

 

[koyvoo]

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

He has the money. It’s the question of whether he wants to run next season at net loss or not.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Won't matter...hockey doesn't move the meter either way in Carolina. It's a non factor

Uhhhh, winning matters: Carolina Hurricanes home attendance 2005-2018 | Statistic

 

[JJ68]

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

lol a canes fan trying to scare us..

 

[le_sean]

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.

I know how to google, I see he wasted $400m on a team in a small market and lost almost $100m on failed football venture. He doesn’t seem to be very intelligent despite his wealth.

 

[Beauner]

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

I'll put it simply for you:

yes

 

[covfefe]

Thanks Habs. We'll hold your cap in check for 7 days.

If you knew anything about Montreal, you’d know that we very rarely spend cap room on FA’s...

So you keep on...holding that cap in check...

We will keep on...keeping small market teams like yours afloat

 

[MarkovsKnee]

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

Apparently, Aho was the easier target. Sounds like Point wants to stay in TB. They have the same agent.

 

[NextYear67]

You're not actually serious, right? Lmao

You’re not are you? Lolol

 

[danielpalfredsson]

I get the idea that 8.454 is only 1 first rounder but does montreal really think that is enough to stop Carolina(yes I know it's front loaded). They would have been smart upping it to like 9M and making Carolina think a bit more is Aho worth 2 firsts

It doesn't hurt them to take this gamble though. They probably don't want to give up two straight unprotected 1st round picks and this is predatory in nature with MTL knowing Carolina has made budget conscious choices in the past.

This is a very smart move by Montreal. There's nothing Carolina can do to retaliate in terms of offer sheets because Montreal has enough cap flexibility to match anything offered to Domi or eventually Kotkaniemi and front loading an offer sheet won't hurt Montreal.

Two of the last three offer sheets we saw (Aho, Weber) had big money teams trying to out muscle budget teams using signing bonuses. There needs to be a point of leverage for an offer sheet to have a chance to be successful. The team either needs to be up against the cap like Toronto (or formerly Chicago), or they need to have financial limitations that can be exploited.

 

[JT Kreider]

9.5 to 10 would have been much more interesting, sounds like Habs are doing Carolina a favor getting him to sign a 5 year offer sheet at such a reasonable number.

The AAV might be reasonable but the pay structure and the term definitely isn't for the Canes. It could actually be a huge problem for them.

 

[BushFireRecordsRedux]

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.

Yeah, I mean, a lot has to happen. Habs have to let Kotkaniemi go to July without a contract and he has to be willing to sign elsewhere. Aho obviously was willing to sign elsewhere so he could be walked to UFA at 26. If Canes offersheet Kotkaniemi, that would be awesome. It's good for the sport. These 31 teams aren't working together, they're rivals. Carolina should be out trying to make themselves better at other team's expense.

 

[yababy]

Canes owner is a bit crazy I could see him def doing that

That's like the guppy swallowing the shark. Not happening

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Why are people acting like Montreal is now handcuffed until Carolina matches? Add in Aho and the Habs still have 3m in cap space, plus they can exceed the cap by 10% in the offseason. Plenty of wiggle room.

It does seem rather obvious that Carolina will match, though. It's not like Carolina can do anything petty to Montreal though, what could they possibly do for payback? Sign Lehkonen or Armia? go ahead

 

[Captain Mountain]

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

Hope BargainBin feels like a boss now though.

You think Carolina can spend the money Montreal can?

 

[Jozay]

You’re not are you? Lolol

Do we actually live in a world where people think Marner is better than Aho?

holy shit

 

[MXD]

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.

...Not to mention, giving that much SB during a work stoppage season.l

 

[dubey]

Why are people acting like Montreal is now handcuffed until Carolina matches? Add in Aho and the Habs still have 3m in cap space, plus they can exceed the cap by 10% in the offseason. Plenty of wiggle room.

It does seem rather obvious that Carolina will match, though. It's not like Carolina can do anything petty to Montreal though, what could they possibly do for payback? Sign Lehkonen or Armia? go ahead

How will they sign Anders Lee with 3MM

 

[Funk21]

Like Waddell said, it's the term that's annoying. Carolina will match but this walks the player to UFA at 26. Carolina was going to push for 8 years, no doubt. Aho signing this tells me he really wanted to be UFA at 26, obviously thinks he'll get a lot more.

And the 21.8 Million dollars in the next 12 Months!!!!!!!

 

[BLNY]

Might be time to move on.

I'm a Habs fan, and completely agree with you. Some people need to learn to let crap go.

 

[BruinsBtn]

No, they don’t. But there would have to be a leak in info. Which would only come from the team. Which would be penalized according to the CBA.

Bobby Mac just literally said that just because this is the only one reported recently, people should’nt assume this has been the only one offered recently.

Is this real life? The leak could come from anywhere, it could come from the player's agent, from his grandmother. You can't fine a team for that. Do you have any idea how journalism works?

 

[danielpalfredsson]

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.

I'm really referring to the group of top guys like off the top of my head Point, Tkachuk, and Rantanen. The guys who people were waiting for a shoe to drop on. This is the shoe that dropped.