Confirmed with Link: Carolina Officially Matches Habs' Offer Sheet for Aho

[ottawa]

Gross overpayment is what's required if you wanna poach a RFA away

We did poach him, he signed for 8.5m because that's his true value. Carolina just poached him back.

10.5m would be a disaster signing, and would directly impact Domi's signing as well since Aho would drive his price up (see Leafs).

A GM is responsible for more than just adding players, he has to keep the finances in check. Wanting to add a player for an overpayment is the fan in you talking.

 

[sheed36]

Oh well at least I tried and the fair weather Hab fans will love me for trying this. Now on to more bargain shopping.

 

[Deebs]

On to Provorov

 

[MattySnipes]

I hope Price ask to be traded. Best thing for him and the team. It's been 11 years, it's time to move on.

Price singlehandedly almost dragged you guys into the playoffs last year. Put some respect on his name.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Today is just confirming that Bergevin has still no plan and has been lying about it for a while.

He just feel the pressure since Price told him that he wants to win NOW because the only reason he was resigned on this team was because of CP31.

Nobody in this forum can tell what the f*** is his plan

 

[jaffy27]

Free at last, free at last!

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Offer sheet Provorov, philly deserve that.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Brilliant!

 

[habsfan891]

On to Provorov

Ill bet you whatever you want that MB neither OS or trades for provorov

 

[Andrei79]

Look at all those RFAs that resigned thanks to this wait.

Its almost like the reasons given were pure BS.

 

[Edgy]

Gross overpayment is what's required if you wanna poach a RFA away

That's why it's only worked once in recent history with Dustin ****ing Penner

Yes and then your own RFAs and UFAs would want a gross over payment, but who needs them we would have had Aho!
You pay Aho 10.5 when he's worth 8.5 the guy worth 10.5 will want 14 and so on which is what freakin lead the first lookout. But those were fun times, let's do that again,

 

[jaffy27]

Today is just confirming that Bergevin has still no plan and has been lying about it for a while.

He just feel the pressure since Price told him that he wants to win NOW because the only reason he was resigned on this team was because of CP31.

Nobody in this forum can tell what the **** is his plan

How is this confirming your accusations??



Man, like it’s early July and you’re pulling the plug and trying to justify it with excuses LOL

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

How is this confirming your accusations??



Man, like it’s early July and you’re pulling the plug and trying to justify it with excuses LOL

8 years is not enough?

To see how dumb he is and how he never had a plan in those 8 years. He just wasted 3.5m on a 3rd pair dman

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Better to cost them 10.5 against the cap than 8.5 in that case.

How so?

It would destroy our Cap and turn us into a crappier version of the Leafs not to mention the 4 1st round picks.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Why would anyone go 10.5 on Aho lol

10.5M for Aho is not that much, but the combo 4x 1st round picks + 10.5M, is a lot, you are right.

Edit: It's only 2x 1st, 2nd and 3rd for 10.5M. I'm fine with that, too bad.

 

[sheed36]

Ill bet you whatever you want that MB neither OS or trades for provorov

Yeah I don't see MB sending any more hostile offers this summer. Can't waste all the available money left on just one guy when you can get 4 or 5 more bargain bottom pieces hey Bergy.

 

[Michelangelo]

We did poach him, he signed for 8.5m because that's his true value. Carolina just poached him back.

10.5m would be a disaster signing, and would directly impact Domi's signing as well since Aho would drive his price up (see Leafs).

A GM is responsible for more than just adding players, he has to keep the finances in check. Wanting to add a player for an overpayment is the fan in you talking.

We only tried to poach him with a weak attempt, we did not successfully poach him.

But yeah, I agree, the GM has to keep the finances in check --- but that didn't prevent him from spending over 8m AAV on two bottom pairing defenders like Alzner + Chiarot. I'd say these two combined are bigger overpayments than Aho would have been at 10.5m... and Aho is a 21 yo ppg #1 center. It's not like those grow on trees.

 

[OnTheRun]

It would destroy our Cap and turn us into a crappier version of the Leafs not to mention the 4 1st round picks.

10.5 is two 1st, one 2nd and a 3rd.

 

[jaffy27]

Now ... Onto Laine !

Onto Laine......that’s a cool name

 

[SnapVirus]

Mb didnt actually send an « hostile offer » it was more a « friendly as f*** offer »

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

10.5M for Aho is not that much, but the combo 4x 1st round picks + 10.5M, is a lot, you are right.

10.5m Aho OS > 10.5m Laine OS

IMO

 

[Gustave]

Nothing gained nothing lost. I’m a hopeless optimist so I hope more thing are to come. No denying my fandom but I’m sure something more will happen; trying on Aho confirms he sees the need for a offensive catalyst. Whether it comes in the form of a forward or a LHD remains to be seen.

He won’t take the chance of a regression from last years result. He knows it.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Man, I'm surprised they didn't wait another day.

They should have waited two more days.

 

[Michelangelo]

Yes and then your own RFAs and UFAs would want a gross over payment, but who needs them we would have had Aho!
You pay Aho 10.5 when he's worth 8.5 the guy worth 10.5 will want 14 and so on which is what freakin lead the first lookout. But those were fun times, let's do that again,

Yeah? Well let them sign an offer sheet with another team then.

Because Aho instantly would have become our best forward.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

It would destroy our Cap and turn us into a crappier version of the Leafs not to mention the 4 1st round picks.

I obviously meant the 2 1st, 1 2nd 1 3rd compensation, which wouldn't even come close to destroying our cap and would add one of the best young centers in the league for a (relative) bargain. If that gets matched, which it likely would, then you've just added more cap to Carolina, a win-win

 

[Michelangelo]

10.5M for Aho is not that much, but the combo 4x 1st round picks + 10.5M, is a lot, you are right.

10.5M is 2x1sts, 2nd, 3rd... not 4x1sts