Around The League 2018-19 Offseason part III

[ScottyK]

How happy do you think Jack Hughes is right now

 

[ScottyK]

sorry but i don’t see any scenario where hall signs for less than $10. he’ll probably be looking to make $9.5 after taxes

So we'd have to pay him like 15m lol

 

[My3Sons]

So we'd have to pay him like 15m lol

So basically the NHL will consist of teams in FL, TX, LV to avoid taxes and the Leafs since everyone will play there at a discount because they are all from TOR. The rest of the league will fold because players will refuse to sign anywhere else.

Facetious obviously but at times it’s getting nutty with players seemingly only wanting to extend with a fairly small number of teams and some common themes are emerging.

 

[Billdo]

Halls going to get 10+, that much is true. It's necessary though.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Halls going to get 10+, that much is true. It's necessary though.

You really think he is going to make significantly more then Seguin?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I think Hall gets ~$10.5/year

 

[MartyOwns]

So we'd have to pay him like 15m lol

well...what the player wants vs what he gets are usually two different things, i’m sure they’ll meet in the middle and everyone will be happy

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

I have a cool theory that Hall wants to win SO badly he will take 9.5 for eight.

There are only a very select few in this league Id think would do it - Ovechkin was one of them before he won. Hall is too.

 

[Davegarri]

I have a cool theory that Hall wants to win SO badly he will take 9.5 for eight.

There are only a very select few in this league Id think would do it - Ovechkin was one of them before he won. Hall is too.

Don't sleep on this scenario. I can totally see Hall doing this.

 

[Nubmer6]

Man the Sens are completely delusional.

... Had Ryan been included in any deal, the notion was that the team taking both Karlsson and Ryan would’ve had to fetch over less in return to absorb Ryan’s contract.

But according to Darren Dreger, that’s not how the Senators saw it. Speaking on TSN 1050’s OverDrive with Bryan Hayes, Jamie McLennan and Jeff O’Neill, the TSN Hockey Insider explained that the Sens were high on Ryan, despite him not exactly living up to his contract.

"Vegas sources indicating that Ottawa wouldn't put a value on taking the Ryan contract. Ottawa's perspective was, 'No, you're getting a decent NHL player here who happens to have an ugly contract. But it's a hockey trade.'"

From: https://www.bardown.com/nhl-insider...an-wasn-t-included-in-karlsson-deal-1.1172789

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Don't sleep on this scenario. I can totally see Hall doing this.

I think he is a very smart man and realizes he has made a lot of money already - more than most by his age in the NHL, as is his #1 pedigree. Him making 9.5 is fair for us and him, when normally its favored toward the player

 

[Darkauron]

Lmao holy shit Ottawa is so dumb

 

[MartyOwns]

I think he is a very smart man and realizes he has made a lot of money already - more than most by his age in the NHL, as is his #1 pedigree. Him making 9.5 is fair for us and him, when normally its favored toward the player

if he’s a very smart man he’ll realize that this is the biggest contract he’ll ever sign and he’ll want to take advantage, as he’s entitled to. he didn’t bring in a new agent to give us some sweetheart deal at 9.5, of which he’ll lose millions in taxes.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

if he’s a very smart man he’ll realize that this is the biggest contract he’ll ever sign and he’ll want to take advantage, as he’s entitled to. he didn’t bring in a new agent to give us some sweetheart deal at 9.5, of which he’ll lose millions in taxes.

Agree to disagree but not everyone needs extra money. Some people would rather have other things, such as better teammates which requires more cap.

 

[Oneiro]

I think Hall will end up at 10.5-11M.

The team has the room, he's literally the most valuable player in the league relative to his team and there are too many comparable players who are less valuable and getting paid too much. You play hardball with guys like Wood and Severson, not the engine of your offense who has yet to slow down. As has been stated many times, we are probably getting the best of Hall before we give him his big payday but it doesn't matter when no one else is on the same level and there are sensible deals at nearly every other position.

Should he progress accordingly, the sweetheart deal I'm actually hoping for will be Nico's.

The one that worries me the most is Vatanen and possibly Mojo. (EDIT: This probably belongs in the other thread.)

 

[NJDevs26]

Man the Sens are completely delusional.



From: https://www.bardown.com/nhl-insider...an-wasn-t-included-in-karlsson-deal-1.1172789

In other words, we need Ryan around to hit the salary floor after we trade everyone else.

 

[Billdo]

You really think he is going to make significantly more then Seguin?

Define significantly? I think the ownership will give him whatever he wants tbh.

 

[FooteBahl]

I think he is a very smart man and realizes he has made a lot of money already - more than most by his age in the NHL, as is his #1 pedigree. Him making 9.5 is fair for us and him, when normally its favored toward the player

I would be happy with $10.5-11 per in hopes that in 4 or 5 years it looks like a steal. The cap will still most likely go up each year

 

[Billdo]

I would be happy with $10.5-11 per in hopes that in 4 or 5 years it looks like a steal. The cap will still most likely go up each year

Hard to be a steal at that money

 

[FooteBahl]

Hard to be a steal at that money

If he somehow maintains MVP caliber play it would absolutely be a steal. I’m by no way saying he’s comparable to Crosby, but his 8.7 hit is looking like a bargain.

 

[Satans Hockey]

I also think a major factor with Hall is that he's seen how it is in a city like Edmonton where the fans and media are constantly hounding you compared to here where he can basically walk around as an unknown and have his private life actually be somewhat private.

 

[Nubmer6]

 

[MartyOwns]

lol...lou is such a dinosaur

 

[mtnet]

When he sees that D he's gonna revive that post-game where he's like, "they look like they lost their ability to play the game. I've never seen this before."

 

[Bleedred]

That answers my question from last week, I guess.

Imagine if he brought Stevens in too? Gross.

I don't think he will though, or else Stevens probably would have been there already. I'm sure Lou already offered him a job and if he accepted it, he would have taken it/it would have been announced before September most likely. I wouldn't rule out Stevens eventually coming in next year or in the coming years, but it looks like a foregone conclusion that he won't be there this year.