Confirmed Signing with Link: [ANA] Ducks sign Nick Ritchie (3 years, $1.533M AAV)

[The Winter Soldier]

Nice signing by the Ducks. They have him for atleast 3 more years.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Reminds me of that scene in Ocean's 13 when Virgil and Turk have the Mexican factory workers holding out for $3.50 a week or something. Hilarious.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Damn I'm surprised nobody offer sheeted him at 2-2.5 million then. Would only give up a 3rd or 2nd rounder

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Lol.

"I'm going to hold out for $600k more AAV than an entry level contract"


What a clown

 

[A1LeafNation]

I guess he realized he had no leverage after all

 

[StreetHawk]

Wow I am surprised he caved and took that 3rd year. If he was holding out I would have thought he would have stood firm on 2 years.

That’s the problem with the cba. He has no arbitration rights. So even if he holds on the 2 years he has until dec 1 to sign a deal. Ducks were not moving off that 3rd year. Think they are banking that he’ll improve and don’t want to be back negotiating in 2020. Others like Bennett and Virtanen from that year signed short term.

With arbitration rights, the team chooses between a 1-2 year deal.

 

[Del Preston]

"Let me see if I understand this. In other words, you held out for less money."

 

[Discordia]

He won't be a Duck after 3 years unless he flames out and doesn't move the needle. These kind of cut-throat actions by organizations leave a sour, vinegar taste in my mouth.

Unless the Leafs get Nylander for 3.5 for 4 years - then it's pure genius!

 

[belair]

Nevermind.

 

[bumperkisser]

He won't be a Duck after 3 years unless he flames out and doesn't move the needle. These kind of cut-throat actions by organizations leave a sour, vinegar taste in my mouth.

Unless the Leafs get Nylander for 3.5 for 4 years - then it's pure genius!

We’ve done it a lot with our players on their 2nd contracts. They still stay after, just a rite of passage it seems when it comes to Anaheim and BM

 

[mouser]

Wow I am surprised he caved and took that 3rd year. If he was holding out I would have thought he would have stood firm on 2 years.

Based on the contract structure it looks to me like he took the third year based on the pay jump.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Anaheim put 2 and 3 year offers on the table and he opted with the 3 year one.

 

[48g90a138pts]

I'm shocked @ the AAV. Super deal for the Ducks. They must not have moved or very little from their original offer. This isn't even close to what I was expecting. He would have been better off singing a one year deal.

 

[pbgoalie]

Lol.

"I'm going to hold out for $600k more AAV than an entry level contract"


What a clown

Only in professional,sports do we get to see 600g scoffed at,
Good job BM

 

[koyvoo]

Oh

 

[WTFMAN99]

I kind of wonder what the hell the hold up was when you see that AAV.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

He won't be a Duck after 3 years unless he flames out and doesn't move the needle. These kind of cut-throat actions by organizations leave a sour, vinegar taste in my mouth.

Unless the Leafs get Nylander for 3.5 for 4 years - then it's pure genius!

There is nothing cut throat this is a fair deal

 

[Iceman]

Nice hold out kid.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Chuckled irl.

 

[Fire Benning]

He probably wanted Wilson money.

 

[Fire Benning]

Ritchie caved. Murray continues to be a wizard with rfa deals

Same thing happened when Rakell and Lindholm missed games two seasons ago. Both gave in signed for preposterously cheap.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Ritchie took an L on this one

 

[JuniorNelson]

I'd beat up my agent if I got that deal after sitting out! WTH?

 

[Riptide]

Why the **** did he hold out for that.

What was he being offered before? If they were only offering him 1m, getting term and cash seems like a pretty good reason to hold out...

 

[bert]

Only in professional,sports do we get to see 600g scoffed at,
Good job BM

Or ya know the internet. More money than that poster probably makes in their entire lives. While moching him, this site is hilarious.

 

[glucker]

Or ya know the internet. More money than that poster probably makes in their entire lives. While moching him, this site is hilarious.

If you’re not making 600k in your life, you’re doing something very wrong.