Confirmed with Link: Andrew Desjardins resigns 2 years/800K AAV

[rick hawk]

Great signing.
Sure looks like he left some money on the table to stay. Gotta respect that.

I sure do respect that. This is a guy who never made big money (comparatively) and never will. Kane, Toews, Crawford. Not so much.

 

[Blackhawks]

Holy Mother of God....not ONE negative comment yet. *runs for the hills*

Why would there be a negative comment this is a great move, we only get negative when the move is stupid.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Depth, depth, depth!

 

[Strudel]

Love it. Desjardins is great. Totally could have made more cash, glad he likes it here.

 

[Xinji]

Aweeeeeesome! So glad he's back.

 

[RFIP]

This is HUGE! I really like this kid!

 

[Sarava]

Super news!

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

Holy Mother of God....not ONE negative comment yet. *runs for the hills*

Im a bit concerned.

 

[JaegerDice]

Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus 3m3 minutes ago
Andrew Desjardins' AAV is a mere $800,000. Per his agent, he "took far less to stay. Loves it there." #Blackhawks

Huh. I guess some players actually mean it when they say they're prepared to take less to stay with a team.

Cool.

 

[scarchelli]

Not that I'm defending him but saad making less than 5 mil vs over 6 mil is a big difference compared to 800k vs 1 mil.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Cool. He's a really solid fourth line guy.

 

[Cyber]

Not that I'm defending him but saad making less than 5 mil vs over 6 mil is a big difference compared to 800k vs 1 mil.

I have to disagree.

Saad will surely make 30+ mil on his deal. A few mil is a lot of money but not a game changer to someone guaranteed that kind of cash.

But take a 2 x 1 contract vs. a 2x.8 contract. That's four hundred grand to a guy not making a ton. That's the equivalent of his house, his kid's college etc.

It makes a huge difference to him.

 

[Bubba88]

good guy, loved him and happy to see him with a 0.8 aav

 

[tdfxman]

I have to disagree.

Saad will surely make 30+ mil on his deal. A few mil is a lot of money but not a game changer to someone guaranteed that kind of cash.

But take a 2 x 1 contract vs. a 2x.8 contract. That's four hundred grand to a guy not making a ton. That's the equivalent of his house, his kid's college etc.

It makes a huge difference to him.

Sure and maybe and prob was offered 1.4 range. That is a huge difference

 

[chicagoskycam]

Can't complain at all with that cap hit!

 

[HawksFanTim]

Yeah, this is a steal. Guy was a very big difference maker in the playoffs. Would love for him to stay with Kruger and Shaw.

 

[CptnSerious]

Awesome. Great to see him back for not much money.

 

[hawksfan50]

A real hometown discount @8/15th of what he made before...

 

[scarchelli]

A real hometown discount @8/15th of what he made before...

How is 800k 8/15ths of 750k??

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Glad you guys like him. Desi! Desi! Desi!

 

[G0AT]

Excellent deal. His work ethic and grit is a hard thing to find. He took a discount too.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Great news. The Smith trade looks even better now with Desi's cap hit being almost half of Smith's.

 

[Ace Rothstein]

Whoa, didn't think they would get Desi that cheap. Seems like another good character guy that fits like a glove on a team full of character.

 

[ModryJazyk]

great ... still waiting for Kruger good news.

 

[ndgt10]

I'm all in with this.