Confirmed Signing with Link: [WPG] Jets re-sign Logan Stanley (2 years, $900k AAV)

[Sweech]

Really pleased with this.

Legitimately didn’t think he’d cut it in the NHL when we drafted him but he proved me wrong and showed he can handle it - Even if it was in a bottom pairing soft minutes role he was still very good and has room to develop. Plus I think he played even better through the playoffs which is also a great sign for the future.

 

[Sweech]

I don't think Stanley is ever going to be more than a career bottom pairing dman but that's cheap as hell even if he doesn't take that next step.

People throw out Chara comparisons which I think is beyond absurd, but I’m hoping for him to develop into an Oleksiak level player which I’d still be very pleased with.

 

[GreenLine]

Good deal for the team. He definitely hasn't earned more for this upcoming year but getting the extra year at that rate is good if he progresses.

 

[kylbaz]

This guy could have received a 1.3M offer sheet by any team with no compensation whatsoever.

I don't know who is more incompetent between Stanley's agent or the numerous GMs who would rather pay extravagant sums for pilons.

Sweet deal for the Jets.

*cough* Forbort *cough*

 

[gojetsgo]

Hurting the Jets would have been the point.

and it's a terrible point, gm's don't offer sheet to try and hurt teams because eventually they will have their own rfa's to work with and don't want another gm to do the same to them. so offer sheeting stanley @400k more than what he got wouldn't be worth it at all

 

[Guardian17]

Great deal for the Jets!

 

[TS Quint]

People throw out Chara comparisons which I think is beyond absurd, but I’m hoping for him to develop into an Oleksiak level player which I’d still be very pleased with.

It's probably 10-1 for people who want to say he isn't Chara than people who say he is. Its usually like this post. Nobody brings up a Chara comparison, somebody "Well he's not Chara". K......

 

[KingBogo]

Should have been done earlier. Don't get chevy never will. Appleton and brossoit is miles better then copp and comrie. But for some reason he is going to run with comrie if he can get copp signed under the cap. Don't wait for a copp trade. Only if he heads into arbitration will he likely trade copp. He sure likes to gamble on these goalies. 3 years ago he gambled on Hellebuyck and hutch and they weren't ready and the team missed the playoffs. Hellebuyck better not get injured.

Why would you worry about doing the deal earlier? He is a RFA with no arbitration rights and anyone and their dog could guess within couple hundred thousand where it would come in. I kind of appreciate Chevy focusing on the expansion draft, entry draft and adding a couple top 4 defenceman over making such a basic signing.

 

[Truenorthducky]

Good to see this finally done. Now let’s get Pionk signed for 6 mil x 4.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

would have easily match so what would even be the point?

That the entire point of having a system of restricted free agents. They aren't completely free to sign where they want, the team don't completely control their rights anymore. If you don't give them what they deserve, another team can offer more. If the team matches, it means they believe Stanley is worth that money after all. He gets properly compensated.

When it comes to stars making 6, 7 millions, it might be insignificant. But an extra 500k earning over a 2-year contract for a young player could be very significant in his life. You never know when your career will get cut short.

I look around the league and see significantly worse defensemen than Stanley making twice his salary.

 

[gojetsgo]

That the entire point of having a system of restricted free agents. They aren't completely free to sign where they want, the team don't completely control their rights anymore. If you don't give them what they deserve, another team can offer more. If the team matches, it means they believe Stanley is worth that money after all. He gets properly compensated.

When it comes to stars making 6, 7 millions, it might be insignificant. But an extra 500k earning over a 2-year contract for a young player could be very significant in his life. You never know when your career will get cut short.

I look around the league and see significantly worse defensemen than Stanley making twice his salary.

so you are mad that stanley should have got more and another teams gm should have helped him out?

 

[Jeune Poulet]

so you are mad that stanley should have got more and another teams gm should have helped him out?

No, I'm not mad at all. I think my first post pretty much sums up what I think and my second post provided the clarifications.

 

[RustyCat]

This is a great signing. He really impressed me last year and kudos to him for sticking to the development plan the org laid out. I love what he brings.

 

[ponder]

Nice to get that 2nd year for the Jets. He looked like a legit 6D last year, and he’s got plenty of upside, I can certainly see him becoming a top 4 dman if his development continues at this pace. Worst case scenario this is a mediocre deal, best case it’s a total steal, and I think it’s more likely to pan out on the steal side. Dude already makes an impact in the D-zone, and has the potential to be a monster there.

Side note, I feel like bridge deals are almost always the right call for the team - low risk, and gives you a window during the bridge where your team can be stacked. Especially if you bridge high end players, where the short term cap savings are massive. Really wish the Leafs had bridged Matthews and Marner - the last 2 years we could have been insanely stacked, and then their follow-up contracts wouldn’t even have been bigger than the ones they got right away.

 

[Mal Reynolds]

Nice to get that 2nd year for the Jets. He looked like a legit 6D last year, and he’s got plenty of upside, I can certainly see him becoming a top 4 dman if his development continues at this pace. Worst case scenario this is a mediocre deal, best case it’s a total steal, and I think it’s more likely to pan out on the steal side. Dude already makes an impact in the D-zone, and has the potential to be a monster there.

Side note, I feel like bridge deals are almost always the right call for the team - low risk, and gives you a window during the bridge where your team can be stacked. Especially if you bridge high end players, where the short term cap savings are massive. Really wish the Leafs had bridged Matthews and Marner - the last 2 years we could have been insanely stacked, and then their follow-up contracts wouldn’t even have been bigger than the ones they got right away.

Nice contract for sure

Agree on bridge contracts. I'd add that another possible benefit is locking a player in to a long-term deal during the bulk of their prime (ie ages 25 to 33) rather than potentially doing one or two long-term deals after their ELC. Certainly not a hard and fast rule for me (no problem with the Heiskanen contract, for example) but generally it's not a bad way to go about doing business imo

 

[PensandCaps]

This guy sucks really bad.

 

[larmex99]

This guy sucks really bad.

So, you didn’t see him play then? Got it.

 

[jetsforever]

I was worried he'd get too much but this is a good deal.

 

[Get North]

Stanley makes much less than Forbort and he will soon be a better player. If you're going to get a big defenceman, why not get the biggest possible. He can make the same passes and shots that Forbort can make and Stanley wins most of his puck battles with his humongous size.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Fantastic for Winnipeg in my opinion.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Fantastic for Winnipeg in my opinion.

Yeah this is the perfect contract to find out what we have in a pretty unknown commodity.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Yeah this is the perfect contract to find out what we have in a pretty unknown commodity.

He played well against us.

 

[DieselBoy]

So, you didn’t see him play then? Got it.

To be fair he was pretty brutal against Montreal, minus those two goals.

 

[Andreas Ferrari]

I have always hoped Stanley could develop into a solid 5/6 dman. Having a 6'7" player with his toughness watching the back of our young forwards never hurts.

 

[bucks_oil]

He played well against us.

Agree... very noticeable defensive defender out there. I'd defer to Jets fans on his offense and ability to move the puck, but he was certainly hard to play against.