Around the League XXXV: Illinois Represent

[Blackhawkswincup]

You are right I forgot about Panarin

Hopefully he finds his way back to Hawks

 

[hawksfan50]

If only Toews w would signed a 1 yr $10.5 ...then after justc68 pts first yrvof new deal we could hard-boiled him down..Maybe then he would done better than 58 and 52 in the next 2 years of the deal ..Imagine if the NHL only went to 1 year term deals..then players have incentive to perform well instead of goofing off at the Country Club while they run to the bank over 8 poor seasons ?Or does that only apply to the Hawks? Man...did we ever overpay Toews!

And if he would have balked at a 1 yr term and gone Ufa to another team after 1 season,so we could have huge cap $$/ to spend on the next guy who was Ufa. ..

I think the NHL should permit only 1 yr. extention deals...especially on 3rd contracts where guys are mid to later 20s...

 

[BK]

 

[No Fun Shogun]

There is certainly going to be a glut of talent available next offseason, and a big chunk of that is going to be leaving Ottawa.

I'd say that at least they could be expected to get damn good returns as rentals for playoff teams at the next trade deadline, but.... yeah.... they're going to get fleeced or not make trades.

 

[Rick C137]

Stone/Karlsson/Duchene all set to be UFAs and Ottawa doesn’t own their first round pick. Good luck Dorion.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I seriously wont be shocked if Sens walk away from this

 

[BrianE]

Haha kick ass tune, never seen that one, dig those chicks. Dat fishing boat "Hullbilly".

Awesome BK thanks man.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Will be interesting to see if he builds off of this past year or regresses

 

[Rick C137]

43 goal scorer William Karlsson just signed for about the same AAV as 35 point Tom Wilson.

 

[BK]

Gibson resigns with the Ducks. 8 x 6.4 AAV

 

[JaegerDice]

Gibson resigns with the Ducks. 8 x 6.4 AAV

I don't hate that deal for the Ducks.

Though it does reinforce just how much of a bargain Crawford is/has been.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Interesting

Not sure I would feel comfortable giving a goalie 8 years but he is only 25

 

[AmericanDream]

43 goal scorer William Karlsson just signed for about the same AAV as 35 point Tom Wilson.

it is interesting, but he has to prove it more than once, and I HIGHLY doubt he will hit 40 goals again....but you never know, if he does, he will hit over $7 mil no doubt.

 

[Rick C137]

it is interesting, but he has to prove it more than once, and I HIGHLY doubt he will hit 40 goals again....but you never know, if he does, he will hit over $7 mil no doubt.

Don’t think he hits 40 again this year but I think he can consistently hit around 30 goals. Agree that he’s got to prove it though that’s why this deal works well for both sides.

 

[LordKOTL]

I don't hate that deal for the Ducks.

Though it does reinforce just how much of a bargain Crawford is/has been.

It's actually a very decent deal. Gibson has some very good early-career numbers and would definitely command a 6M+ Salary. The question though is can he maintain it. Some goalies like Crawford seem to start slow and get better with age (to a point, of course). Others seem to start hot and then peter out...Niemi comes to mind.

If he maintains he'll be money. It should also reinforce not just what kind of a bargain Crawford is...but what the going rate is for a great goalie. If one of the 'hawk prospect goalies pans out and becomes what Crawford has been since 2015...that's what you're looking at. You ain't getting that level of performance for 3M.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Gibson resigns with the Ducks. 8 x 6.4 AAV

The price is fair, but I just don't want to give 8 years to a goalie.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Right. That’s crazy term for such a volatile position.

 

[BK]

Right. That’s crazy term for such a volatile position.

Gibson is a good goalie but if I recall correctly he has had some injury issues.

 

[AmericanDream]

Gibson is a good goalie but if I recall correctly he has had some injury issues.

he has, but to be fair, Gibson has been the most highly regarded young goalie since Price. he was on the map at 14-15 years old and every step of the way he never disappointed. if there is one goalie out there you can justify 8 years for, this would be my pick...but it is still a volatile position and injuries can derail a career pretty easily at this position.

 

[BK]

he has, but to be fair, Gibson has been the most highly regarded young goalie since Price. he was on the map at 14-15 years old and every step of the way he never disappointed. if there is one goalie out there you can justify 8 years for, this would be my pick...but it is still a volatile position and injuries can derail a career pretty easily at this position.

He has but his injuries have been lower body which scares me (at least I think they have).

 

[pvr]

He has but his injuries have been lower body which scares me (at least I think they have).

Any more than CC’s “upper body injury”?

 

[BK]

Did Crow have them before his new deal?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Crow has also accomplished a helluva lot more for us before he had his current issue(s).

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Yea, Crow signed his extension just after winning a cup in 13 and arguably should have won the Smythe. His deal was also two years shorter.

 

[hawksfan50]

Well the Tavares plagues have started even before he hits the ice with the Leafs... This long-time Islanders lose. ..brings his show to T.O. and voila the 1st calamity hits Toronto..the massive flooding that occurred last night as 100 millimeters of rain hits parts of the city and caused huge water damage and power outages with the downtown and parts of North York getting the worst of it .. Transportation in chaos and more rain predicted tonight and tomorrow ..A flood of biblical proportions..so Tavares signing already bringing disaster to many in Leafs Nation living in the Centre of the Hockey Universe....More disaster probably will come for them because they were already planning the Stanley Cup Parade (several) over the next 5-8 years and instead we see the 1st of many plagues this '"saviour" will bring to the giddy city after he to go back home..but
...you cannot go home again ..we all know that...and so a cost has to be extracted. ..What is next?The Don River turns to Blood?Frogs?Boils?Pestilence?.Locusts?Death of the First Born? Probably none of these...but whatever comes ,it will be added onto the list of calamities the Tavares "coup" has brought..They may be wishing they had never gone down this path for "glory",cause as we know the best laid plans oft gang aglay...