Confirmed Signing with Link: [ANA] Ducks sign Brandon Montour to two year deal [2yr, 3.3875AAV]

[hockeykicker]

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[PriceIsGod]

SHOW ME DA MONEY

 

[Sniperberg]

Good. Now we can trade him to Toronto for Kapanen AND a second-round pick! /s

 

[Jumptheshark]

I think the ducks realize they aimed low and came up by a mill or two per year

 

[rent free]

aav is 3.3875

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Solid bridge deal for both sides.. I like it for Ducks and for Montour... 2 years from now he will be in line for a huge raise cause i think he will become a pretty elite dman

 

[Getzmonster]

Decent. Glad they settled it on their own.

 

[Static]

Important to note that Montour will still be an RFA when this contract is up, and Patrick eaves' three million will come off the books. Probably easy to see where that money will be going.

 

[HOPE]

i mean a bridge is good but risky for both side!

 

[SI90]

2 years 3-3.5 AAV is my guess

 

[Lyons71]

Solid bridge deal for both sides.. I like it for Ducks and for Montour... 2 years from now he will be in line for a huge raise cause i think he will become a pretty elite dman

While he does have some great offensive talent, his dzone work leaves a lot to be desired... If he improves a lot in that department, he'll get a good raise, but if he doesn't...

 

[imjustzach]

2 years 3-3.5 AAV is my guess

3.3875M AAV

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

While he does have some great offensive talent, his dzone work leaves a lot to be desired... If he improves a lot in that department, he'll get a good raise, but if he doesn't...

Ahhhh partner him up with a solid stay at home dman and let him run wild lol

 

[SI90]

3.3875M AAV

Damn I’m good.

 

[WesMcCauley]

 

[amjay13]

Not bad. He's good at playing ice hockey.

 

[McDonald19]

Seems like a decent bridge.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

This less then a 2nd round OS compensation?! Montour left a ton of money on the table IMO. Good for the Ducks.

 

[Drew311]

While he does have some great offensive talent, his dzone work leaves a lot to be desired... If he improves a lot in that department, he'll get a good raise, but if he doesn't...

If he puts up 30 - 40 points it will be a steal, regardless of his improvement (or lack thereof) in the d-zone.

 

[Exit Dose]

While he does have some great offensive talent, his dzone work leaves a lot to be desired... If he improves a lot in that department, he'll get a good raise, but if he doesn't...

His defensive play was better before Carlyle said he was working with him on his defensive game. At that point in the season he stopped playing with any sort of aggression, and he wasn't using his skating as much in the defensive end(unlike Fowler). I honestly think he's going to struggle until Carlyle is fired. Randy has made poor use of this team's mobile defense.

 

[A1LeafNation]

I guessed 2years * 3m. Good deal.

 

[Paul4587]

Higher than I thought he would get in arbitration but so much better than paying an UFA who can barely skate $3M-$4M like we normally do in free agency.

Montour is going to be at worst a number 3 guy in his prime. If he can shore up his defensive game will probably be a top pairing guy.

 

[PensandCaps]

Kid is really good. Should be Anaheim's PPQB for a long time.

Just hope his offense isn't ruined to "work" on his defense.

 

[StreetHawk]

This less then a 2nd round OS compensation?! Montour left a ton of money on the table IMO. Good for the Ducks.

Anaheim would match an offer sheet unless it was for insane money.

Montour since he filed for arbitration was only going to get a certain amount based on his comparables. He and the ducks are happy with the outcome. If he could have gotten a lot more I think he would have gone to arbitration. But he is satisfied with the number.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I'm cool with this, keeps his AAV down for the next couple years. I'm expecting him to be worth at least $6M per on his next deal and we'll be closer to some flexibility by then.

For the next couple years - Lindholm, Fowler, Manson, Montour for under $20M combined is pretty solid.