Confirmed Signing with Link: [CBJ] Blue Jackets sign Gustav Nyquist (4 years, $5.5M AAV)

[ziggyjoe212]

In a salary cap world, this is better value than Panarin. Less than half of the cap hit too.

 

[ijuka]

Looks like a solid deal.

 

[Ryan Pat80]

Son of a *****, wanted this one.

Avs fan here....same :/

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

hes going to be 30 before this season starts... the history for small non physical speed bugs who turn 30 is not very pretty at all. losing a step would make this guy almost useless

he sucked it up in his contract year to produce but that same effort wasnt there the last couple years and he was a 40 point guy

ville leino was actually a lot bigger than nyqvist and younger when buffalo signed him but I think these 2 guys will end up the same way with buyouts very early in their career

 

[Richard88]

Did he get a NMC or NTC?

 

[Jackets16]

That's a good deal if hes a 60 point player like last year. If he goes back to his 40-45 point self than it's a bad deal but only for 3 extra years. Good move to keep it at 4 years only.

How is $5.5 million bad for a 45 point player?

 

[Boy Hedican]

Good luck, Gus. He had some flashes of brilliance with team Teal but not enough to make a big impact, plus we have other players we need to lock up.

 

[majormajor]

In a salary cap world, this is better value than Panarin. Less than half of the cap hit too.

Not true. Panarin plus your average bottom sixer is better than two Gus Nyquists.

 

[majormajor]

hes going to be 30 before this season starts... the history for small non physical speed bugs who turn 30 is not very pretty at all. losing a step would make this guy almost useless

he sucked it up in his contract year to produce but that same effort wasnt there the last couple years and he was a 40 point guy

ville leino was actually a lot bigger than nyqvist and younger when buffalo signed him but I think these 2 guys will end up the same way with buyouts very early in their career

Non-physical players age better than physical players, no problem there. And Nyquist is not that fast really, more of a shifty guy with good awareness. If he's a 40 pt guy for four years that's not bad by UFA standards. There's a lot less risk in this deal than there is in Zuccarello's 5 year deal, though Zucc is a better player when healthy.

Also, no idea why you'd compare him to Leino. Leino had like one good year, and one good playoff. His second best career season, IIRC, was less than 30 pts. Nyquist is consistently 40+.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

That's a very good deal for Columbus.

 

[brokenblade1990]

would take this over kevin hayes 7 year 7.1

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

The guy is a wilting flower come playoffs.

He scored more 5-on-5 points these playoffs than Joe Thornton did in any playoffs of his career

 

[tony d]

Decent pickup for Columbus. They lost a lot today, in Nyquist they get something back.

 

[Dexter Colt]

If a dozen points p.a. are around 1mil, then it's alright. I hope he finds his groove and pots 60-70, which would make this really nice. He's a hell of a character. Everyone knows he'll give it all he's got.

 

[MMC]

 

[Wyzer Plan]

Yikes. No way the Sharks could have matched that.

Interesting seeing Nyquist get .5 mil less for the same term as Timo.

Timo was significantly better than Nyquist in the playoffs.

Nyquist was a free agent Timo was an Rfa. You usually end up paying a little (lot) more for UFA. Though lately that hasn't always been the case.

 

[HandsomeTom43]

Great deal, will certainly help keep them competitive.

 

[Dumais]

He's a nice get, just dont see a competitive/playoff team. Young guys might take a step, Nyquist could fit right in, 1 of 4 goalies could be a worthy starter, could make a big tdl deal; but it seems unlikely to be a legitimate cup contender.

Hope this move doesn't put CBJ in the : "not good enough to make the playoffs" and "not bad enough to get a top 3 pick in the draft".

 

[Menzinger]

One of the better deals signed today

 

[Wedontneedroads]

Nyquist was a free agent Timo was an Rfa. You usually end up paying a little (lot) more for UFA. Though lately that hasn't always been the case.

True.

Looks like everything is getting more expensive across the board anyway. Great time to be a 2nd/3rd line player.

 

[AvatarAang]

so what is the projected top 6 line combos now? who gets to play with PLD?

 

[Siludin]

Always go long on the Children of Detroit my dudes.

Still waiting for that huge Tomas Jurco rebound.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

so what is the projected top 6 line combos now? who gets to play with PLD?

Nyquist-Dubois-Atkinson
Texier-Wennberg-Bjorkstrand
Foligno-Jenner-Anderson

2nd and 3rd line are interchangeable. Hopefully we can trade for a better 2nd line center.

 

[LoneFunyan]

Hope this move doesn't put CBJ in the : "not good enough to make the playoffs" and "not bad enough to get a top 3 pick in the draft".

In other words, the team we've been for all but something like 6 years of our existence.

 

[WannabeFinn]

so what is the projected top 6 line combos now? who gets to play with PLD?

Nyquist/Texier-Dubois-Atkinson
Nyquist/Texier-Wennberg-Bjorkstrand