Speculation: Cody Ceci Arbitration Ask

[Taytro]

Is it just me or is that an absolutely ludicrous ask from Ceci? The teams offer is exactly in line with what I see him earning. 3.5-4.5mil seems more than fair for him imo or am I way off?

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[Bazeek]

Is it just me or is that an absolutely ludicrous ask from Ceci? The teams offer is exactly in line with what I see him earning. 3.5-4.5mil seems more than fair for him imo or am I way off?

With the market set by Trouba and Dumba.... yeah, that seems a little silly. The initial asks are always high, though.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I’d like $6 mil a year, too.

 

[Nick Hansen]

I understand the player is supposed to ask for more than what the team is offering but 6M just really makes him look silly... OTT offer looks pretty reasonable to me, maybe make it 4M.

 

[Bob Richards]

With the year Ottawa is having, Cody Ceci is going to end up with $5.5 million and a free Snickers bar.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

People react this way to all arbitration asks. It's basic stuff, team asks low, player asks high.

Ceci's ask also might be a pressure tactic to get a long term deal done. Even if his ask is unrealistic, arbitration can be unpredictable. Remember Hoffman getting 2M only? It goes both ways. By old school stats, Ceci was used and deployed like a 5M+ dman. Whether he excelled or not might be hard to illustrate.

In short, Ceci asking 6 pressures OTT to sign a 4 * 4.5 AAV extension when they'd probably prefer a 2 year term because they don't want to risk Ceci getting his ask, even if the risk is minor.

 

[Freudian]

When they trade Karlsson, he'll be on the top pairing.

 

[Ivan13]

People react this way to all arbitration asks. It's basic stuff, team asks low, player asks high.

Ceci's ask also might be a pressure tactic to get a long term deal done. Even if his ask is unrealistic, arbitration can be unpredictable. Remember Hoffman getting 2M only? It goes both ways. By old school stats, Ceci was used and deployed like a 5M+ dman. Whether he excelled or not might be hard to illustrate.

In short, Ceci asking 6 pressures OTT to sign a 4 * 4.5 AAV extension when they'd probably prefer a 2 year term because they don't want to risk Ceci getting his ask, even if the risk is minor.

I don't think it is that hard to illustrate he struggled mightily for a good while. I remember a tweet from Travis Jost that painted a damning picture of him from about two months into the season before the wheels really came off.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Boucher and Dorion keep telling anyone who will listen he's great. I would really like to see him with a decent partner. Of course I would really like it if Ottawa had a few more decent players

 

[TheDoldrums]

I criticized the Ducks for their Montour offer, but I think the Sens are being very fair here.

If Ceci was awarded $6 million, I'd just let him walk.

 

[matt trick]

Sens offer looks like the most reasonable one in arbitration thus far. $4M is fair IMO, but within 10% either way is well done.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I don't know if anyone gets to ask questions during the hearing, but if you're Ceci's camp you bring out the reports that the Sens turned down Hall in a one for one or close to one for one trade. Anyone who is too valuable to be traded for the reigning MVP is surely worth $6 million.

 

[justafan22]

People react this way to all arbitration asks. It's basic stuff, team asks low, player asks high.

Ceci's ask also might be a pressure tactic to get a long term deal done. Even if his ask is unrealistic, arbitration can be unpredictable. Remember Hoffman getting 2M only? It goes both ways. By old school stats, Ceci was used and deployed like a 5M+ dman. Whether he excelled or not might be hard to illustrate.

In short, Ceci asking 6 pressures OTT to sign a 4 * 4.5 AAV extension when they'd probably prefer a 2 year term because they don't want to risk Ceci getting his ask, even if the risk is minor.

he still isn't worth 4.5 million

 

[TheDoldrums]

I don't know if anyone gets to ask questions during the hearing, but if you're Ceci's camp you bring out the reports that the Sens turned down Hall in a one for one or close to one for one trade. Anyone who is too valuable to be traded for the reigning MVP is surely worth $6 million.

wait what? That can't be real.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

3 million is still an overpayment for him.

He really is bad.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

wait what? That can't be real.

Reports are that it had to go through ownership.

You can probably imagine what happened there.

 

[Morgs]

I hope he gets around $5M for a long time.

Andrew MacDonald deal, what what.

 

[HaNotsri]

Pretty reasonable offer to Ceci from Ottawa. Sursprised he hasn’t signed.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

I don't even know why initial offers get publicized. It's just a bargaining process and yes initial offers are always outrageous on one side or the other, and usually both.

 

[Spirit of 67]

I wouldn't want to pay him the $3.25M the Sens are offering.

 

[iginlafan77]

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Reports are that it had to go through ownership.

You can probably imagine what happened there.

Report from what? Any legitimate source at all?

 

[OmniSens]

When they trade Karlsson, he'll be on the top pairing.

If we trade Karlsson, not when.

As for the request, it's an absolute joke... He barely qualifies for the teams offer, in my opinion.

 

[danyhabsfan]

I hope he gets around $5M for a long time.

Andrew MacDonald deal, what what.

Arbitration are 1 year deal (or 2 in few case)

 

[Kcb12345]

Should be 1 year at $2.5 million

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I understand the player is supposed to ask for more than what the team is offering but 6M just really makes him look silly... OTT offer looks pretty reasonable to me, maybe make it 4M.

Maybe he's asking for so much because he doesn't want to be there so he's asking for his "f*** it" Price, every body has that Price that you can pay them to do something they don'twant to do but they will.

This could be his "f*** it" price