Speculation: Pietrangelo Discussion: Should we move on if he refuses an offer in the range of 8x$8.25m?

[BadgersandBlues]

It’s a great question. We know small overages get carried over to the next season, unless that was changed in the last CBA. Although, those overages where usually or maybe always performance bonuses. But big overages? Have we seen it?

Right....like, at some point, we all have to understand that there's a gentleman's agreement in place to not go so overboard you can't unwind it, or at least keep the ramifications small (Under 1M)....but have we ever seen a team just say eff it and full-steam-ahead with a huge cap overage? Does the CBA account for what happens if someone isn't or does it just say some legalese crap like, "All teams must be cap compliant by xxx date," with no repercussions laid out if you're not?

 

[BlueKnight]

Oh f***

 

[RORbacon]

Goodbye sweet Captain. Farewell and thank you.

 

[Ranksu]

 

[Celtic Note]

Ugh what now?

 

[RORbacon]

7x6.5 for Krug

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Feels bad man

 

[High n Wide]

Wow

 

[Mike Liut]

Holy balls

 

[BlueKnight]

I'm on the verge of raging

 

[TheDizee]

Pretty good D core with Krug TBH and cheaper.

 

[mike1320]

It'll be interesting to see where Petro goes and for how much $$$

 

[Mike Liut]

I’m not all that disappointed TBH

 

[TruBlu]

I don't think there's any way we end up over cap. Either Petro signs a lucrative, but sensible post covid contract or he goes elsewhere. Although it seems like free agency is playing out like the GM's from every team know more than the experts out there in the media. Perhaps that's why Petro was urged to free agency. It may have cost him an extra year on his contract, but I feel a lot better about 7 years than 8.

 

[TruBlu]

There it is.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

The only acceptable reason for Krug is if Petro said he’s not coming back.

 

[Mike Liut]

It probably means Petro is getting more than STL would go. He’s probably getting 9+ from either Columbus or LV.

 

[Mike Liut]

The only acceptable reason for Krug is if Petro said he’s not coming back.

I think that’s exactly what happened.

 

[Chojin]

Faulk signing remains the most monumentally stupid of Army's career. Just inexcusable.

 

[Alklha]

Okay...

So Armstrong confirmed that our offer was eight years at $8m and we offered a NMC with a modified NTC and some signing bonuses at the back end of the deal.

I'm annoyed we didn't at least go to $8.25m, or even $8.5m. The rest is absolutely fine.

While Armstrong wasn't closing the door on Pietrangelo, I think what he said suggests that we don't have an offer on the table and he didn't expect him to back.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Pietrangelo screwed himself. Goodbye.

 

[TruBlu]

Yeah, and no one else has signed him yet. I have no doubt he'll get paid, but what a blow to the sack if he ends up going to a team on a 6 year term or something close to what the blues offered. Sounds to me like he knew all along he was testing the market for top dollar and didn't bargain in good faith. Now he's at the mercy of the few teams with the cap to actually sign him, and each of them knowing he's a little more desperate than he was a few hours ago.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I have a creeping feeling he'll be resigning with the Blues by noon tomorrow for our last offer or maybe less if he is desperate.

 

[TruBlu]

Sounds like Petro or his agent overestimated his worth post covid. This is not business as usual. Cap aside, no one knows how attendance, merchandise sales, vendor sales, etc. Will look going forward. It's a bad time to balk on an offer like what he was reportedly offered.

 

[Novacain]

I think that’s exactly what happened.

If he said he wasn't coming back, why didn't he sign with Vegas yet since they are the only ones seemingly interested