Lunatik
Normal is an illusion.
Except he didn't fetch a first, he was packaged with a 2nd round pick that fetched the last pick in the first round.Also how does this trade happen when Ryan Reaves fetches a 1st, not three days ago
Except he didn't fetch a first, he was packaged with a 2nd round pick that fetched the last pick in the first round.Also how does this trade happen when Ryan Reaves fetches a 1st, not three days ago
Except he didn't fetch a first, he was packaged with a 2nd round pick that fetched the last pick in the first round.
Except he didn't fetch a first, he was packaged with a 2nd round pick that fetched the last pick in the first round.
Reaves may just be a 4th liner, but he's an "elite" 4th liner, Sundqvist IMO will never be that good. The Blues liked Reaves enough to protect him in the expansion draft. So Pittsburgh had to pay to get him out of there. It's like how we got a 2nd for Berra, he wasn't worth it but Colorado had to make it worth our while. And like AS pointed out, a 20 spot bump in this particular draft, wasn't a large bump since everyone was ranked so closely together.And Oskar Sundqvist, a guy who likely tops out as a 4th liner like Reaves. Terribad trade, but the Methot one manages to outdo this one
Not sure why BT is not calling McPhee. The guy is a fool
He isn't?
13.25?! No hometown discount I guess.
13.25?! No hometown discount I guess.
You misunderstand. The max a player can take is 15M so this is a discount! At least according to some Oilers fans.
League maximum is $15 million, so this is a hell of a discount!
McDavid: "$14 million for five years"Ah wow, I see now. Chia is truly a great negotiator.
13.25?! No hometown discount I guess.
It's only going to be worth it if they win a Cup - not that that's impossible, but to say a contract of that size doesn't complicate things on the cap management side of things would be ignorant. While the rumoured contract will take up around the same % of the cap as when Crosby signed his 12-year 104m contract, even Crosby has only won two Cups and any comparable team with large star contracts such as Chicago, L.A., and Pittsburgh basically have had to up their prospect development in order to fill out/maintain their roster at a competitive level for the playoffs.
If Draisaitl signs anything over 6m as a cap hit, that's literally Chicago-esque levels of money signed to two players, plus other stars being paid - except Chicago won before they started paying their players.
The next decade and a half should be very interesting as an Alberta hockey fan.
Crosby has won three cups, not two.
Anyway, even with the percentage argument, it is still a difference of over $4 million/season in cap space. I think Chia made a mistake signing Russell to a 4x4 instead of locking up Draisaitl and McDavid first. Now with McDavid's deal seemingly set, not only is Chia now having to worry about signing Draisaitl with less than $10 million in cap space (iirc), he has to worry about teams offer sheeting Leon for over an $8 million cap hit. I think Edmonton would be lucky if Draisaitl gets under $8 million, but that team is going to be handcuffed when it has over $20 million locked up in two players, and around another $10 million for non-core pieces like Lucic and Russell.
Crosby has won three cups, not two.
Anyway, even with the percentage argument, it is still a difference of over $4 million/season in cap space. I think Chia made a mistake signing Russell to a 4x4 instead of locking up Draisaitl and McDavid first. Now with McDavid's deal seemingly set, not only is Chia now having to worry about signing Draisaitl with less than $10 million in cap space (iirc), he has to worry about teams offer sheeting Leon for over an $8 million cap hit. I think Edmonton would be lucky if Draisaitl gets under $8 million, but that team is going to be handcuffed when it has over $20 million locked up in two players, and around another $10 million for non-core pieces like Lucic and Russell.
McDavid: "$14 million for five years"
Chiarelli: "$10 million for eight years"
McDavid: "$13.25 million for eight."
Chiarelli: "Deal."
*Peter Chiarelli GM of the year 2018*
Now if someone offersheets Draisaitl for $10 million, that would be b e a u t i f u l.