Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] D Jake Sanderson signs extension with the Senators (8 years, $8.05M AAV)

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

I thought Sanderson's value comes from his defensive ability? Not sure how "14 5v5 points" factors in much here.

The Karlsson mania got to him

 

[Random Comment]

Jesus. What is Ottawa doing.

I guess 14 5v5 points, and 77 games was enough for ottawa to commit that much money long term.

I guess you don’t watch hockey outside of the penguins. He’s a top pairing elite D

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

4 years into this contract it is going to be an insane steal

Sens players are believers in their group.. cool to see some players still do this

 

[Advanced stats]

...... For a guy that had a career high of 32 points in a season at any level in his career.

 

[ESH]

Could pay off well, had a fantastic first season.

Could turn out poor as many defenceman have had excellent first years and regressed.

Either way it is a very bold move.

I don’t know if I can think of any notable defensemen that peaked in their very first season. (Other than Tyler Myers)

 

[TLEH]

It’s still a gamble. It trends on looking good but paying a guy 64 mil on one NHL season is always a gamble.

I struggle with his offensive upside but he’s still a stud of a defenseman.

 

[PensandCaps]

Locking up all their top players. Sanderson is Ottawas second best player and will probably be their best player in a year or two.

I guess you don’t watch hockey outside of the penguins. He’s a top pairing elite D

Yah, 77 games is enough to proclaim that lol.

 

[OUTHOUSE]

Thought he’d get 9M minimum.. this is a pleasant surprise

 

[AcerComputer]

I could see if he had another good year and was getting this contract next year, but not after 1 year in the league, just makes no sense.

 

[ATdaisuki]

Young man will be the #1 in Ottawa if not at the start of the season then part way through it. He's so good and has all the tools he needs to get better. I'm confident this will be a good deal. He has until the season after next to live up to it, but I think he'll show he's there or just about there before this kicks in.

 

[Snowwy]

Stutzle had way more games played for his extension.

I did think It was a risky deal for Stutzle, but he bursted way past his ceiling and it paid off.

Would want more production and more games played before giving out that much money.

Stutzle didn't "burst way past his ceiling". You just can't evaluate hockey players.

 

[Random Comment]

Yah, 77 games is enough to proclaim that lol.

He’s that good. I don’t think you understand. There is a reason he just got an 8x8.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

What's dahlin gunna get

Dahlin gonna reset the market. Nice to get ahead of that

 

[DueDiligence]

Holy mother of god what an overpay. It's sad that this was the only way he was going to stay in Ottawa long term.

Dumb comments from a guy who's probably seem him play twice. I'll give you a hint..... he's already better than Morgan Rielly.

 

[Mrb1p]

Thats a lot of money for 9 5V5PP (15 all-strength primary points), 1 less than the great Hamonic (1 less (one more than Hamonic), playing more minutes, with better players and with more offensive zone starts.

Overall not so bad though, Id say it's a 1.5-2.5m overpay depending on how much he can develop his offensive game. I think Guhle is better at literally everything than Sanderson, but Id be pretty mad if he signed at this amount.

 

[Random Comment]

It’s still a gamble. It trends on looking good but paying a guy 64 mil on one NHL season is always a gamble.

I struggle with his offensive upside but he’s still a stud of a defenseman.

You don’t watch him play if you worry about his offensive upside. He’s not a ppg player. He can run a top PP unit for a team that doesn’t have a 1 dimensional pp specialist.

 

[Sniper99]

I could see if he had another good year and was getting this contract next year, but not after 1 year in the league, just makes no sense.

2 seasons apparently.

 

[Random Comment]

Thats a lot of money for 9 5V5PP (15 all-strength primary points), 1 less than the great Hamonic (1 less (one more than Hamonic), playing more minutes, with better players and with more offensive zone starts.

Overall not so bad though, Id say it's a 1.5-2.5m overpay depending on how much he can develop his offensive game. I think Guhle is better at literally everything than Sanderson, but Id be pretty mad if he signed at this amount.

Oh lord this is a take.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Hmmm Sanderson is quite a bit younger

Also, a bizzare take to say he's already at his ceiling after 1 year lol

also sanderson's iq is one of his best attributes.

 

[DueDiligence]

He's a good young player but this reeks of desperation

Just like Stutzle's contract.

 

[francis246]

4 years into this contract it is going to be an insane steal

Sens players are believers in their group.. cool to see some players still do this

I don’t know about that. IMO I don’t think he’s gonna be better than Chabot. Admittedly I mainly watched Sanderson against the leafs and he did not have great games against them. Had moments but didn’t wow me like Chabot has.

 

[PensandCaps]

Stutzle didn't "burst way past his ceiling". You just can't evaluate hockey players.

Please, no one thought he would be a 100 point player.

70-80 point C was what most were saying.

 

[Hins77]

Dorion don’t seem to understand that he could sign his guys on a cheaper AAV for 1/2 years and he will be able to suround the team with better players. Instead he just signs players long term on a huge AAV. Pretty sure that Sanderson wouldn have a bigger AAV even in 2 years.

 

[Forge]

Serious question. We all know that prior precedent isn't an indicator of future success, but with that being said:

How often has a 21/22 year old showed enough to their team to get one of these deals and it been a failure?

I feel like the hit rate on these is pretty good

 

[Pancakes Pancakes]

I thought they couldnt extend him yet. Wasnt this past season in the league his 1st on the ELC?

They burned a year of his ELC near the end of the season two seasons ago when he signed following his college season. Last season was year 2 of his contract, had just never played a game yet.