Player Discussion Colin White signed for 6 years x $4.75M

[Pierre from Orleans]

Who do I high five and hug?

Sup

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

f***ING awesome. White locked up for 6 years. Good job Dorion. A higher cap hit than I was hoping (I was hoping for 4 million) but I think I’m a little out of touch with how much players salaries are rising.

 

[Sweatred]

I am glad he is signed I just hope this doesn’t turn into a Z.Smith deal. I hope the evaluation on the player is right and he continues to develop. If he stagnates at 15G this will be a bit of an anchor.

 

[BankStreetParade]

It’s really nice for a change to read a thread where the vast majority of people are happy with the news.

They did a great job with this contract.

 

[Masked]

I am glad he is signed I just hope this doesn’t turn into a Z.Smith deal. I hope the evaluation on the player is right and he continues to develop. If he stagnates at 15G this will be a bit of an anchor.

This deal has absolutely nothing in common with Zack Smith's deal other than both players being forwards. I have no idea why you would even bring up that comparison.

 

[OmniSens]

Excellent signing!

 

[Rand0m]

I’ll echo everyone’s sentiment that this is a great deal. Hopefully they don’t just trade him for assets next year.

 

[robsenz]

Happy he signed, but still skeptical of his ceiling.

 

[Deku]

I am glad he is signed I just hope this doesn’t turn into a Z.Smith deal. I hope the evaluation on the player is right and he continues to develop. If he stagnates at 15G this will be a bit of an anchor.

What if he stays around 15 goals but gets around 35 assists? 4.75 mil for a 50 point two-way center is great

 

[bert]

I am glad he is signed I just hope this doesn’t turn into a Z.Smith deal. I hope the evaluation on the player is right and he continues to develop. If he stagnates at 15G this will be a bit of an anchor.

He is absolutely nothing like Zack Smith, I dont see how Smith is a comparable. Nothing similar about their situations, their draft pedigree, their success prior to playing in the NHL. Production at the same age...

 

[branch]

I forgot the new contract feeling when a player you like is signed.

 

[BonkTastic]

He is absolutely nothing like Zack Smith, I dont see how Smith is a comparable.

I don't know about that...

- Human
- Male
- still alive
- plays hockey
- english as a first language
- last name has 5 letters

Honestly, when you look at the comparables, they are eerily similar.

 

[BonkTastic]

What if he stays around 15 goals but gets around 35 assists? 4.75 mil for a 50 point two-way center is great

Even if he tops out as a 15goal-30assist-45 point center who can play PK1 minutes... $4.75 mil for that kind of player in his prime is a great, great deal.

 

[bert]

I don't know about that...

- Human
- Male
- still alive
- plays hockey
- english as a first language
- last name has 5 letters

Honestly, when you look at the comparables, they are eerily similar.

haha ya got me.

 

[Sweatred]

This deal has absolutely nothing in common with Zack Smith's deal other than both players being forwards. I have no idea why you would even bring up that comparison.

The comparison is the potential risk to have a player that underperforms the contact.

Every contract with term has the potential for a player to underperform. White has barely dipped his toe in the league. Extracting full value of this contact is far from guaranteed.

 

[bert]

The comparison is the potential risk to have a player that underperforms the contact.

Every contract with term has the potential for a player to underperform. White has barely dipped his toe in the league. Extracting full value of this contact is far from guaranteed.

What happened to the only contract he is going to sign was for 2 to 2.2 on a one year deal. You said that with certainty today? Did you receive some misinformation?

 

[stempniaksen]

I’m not going to nitpick the details on this one given this is the first bit of good news we’ve received in a while.

Credit where credit is due, this is a great signing by PD and exactly what (most) of the fan base has been craving.

Now get TC signed (won’t happen given the market) and fire Boedker into the sun (entirely possible now that the team doesn’t have floor issues) and I’ll be a (relatively) happy camper.

 

[Micklebot]

The comparison is the potential risk to have a player that underperforms the contact.

Every contract with term has the potential for a player to underperform. White has barely dipped his toe in the league. Extracting full value of this contact is far from guaranteed.

Risk is mitigated because of his age at the time of the signing. Buyout only costs a third instead of 2/3rds.

Low risk and potential high reward deal.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Happy he signed, but still skeptical of his ceiling.

Even if he tops out as a great 3rd line center, the deal isn't bad.

I think he'll be running that second line for a while though

 

[The Lewler]

When you are basically trying to lock up a guy who you hope tops out as your #2 C, this is a good deal, as mentioned, if he sits as a good #3C you lost, but didn't really lose bigly.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Any bonuses?

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

The comparison is the potential risk to have a player that underperforms the contact.

Every contract with term has the potential for a player to underperform. White has barely dipped his toe in the league. Extracting full value of this contact is far from guaranteed.

That exists for every player ever though and a low budget team needs to take some chances to get bargains or they're gonna be hooped in short order after bridging everyone again. This is at least a young player with potential, not a vet with an out of nowhere goal scoring season playing with Mark Stone.

The reason Zack Smith was a dumb f*** signing was because everyone and their dog knew he did not magically turn in to a reliable 25 goal scorer and could see that as a bad deal the moment it was signed.

It was our smaller version of David Clarkson's deal after an outlier season or two. Terrible deal on day one and almost everyone knew it.

 

[BK201]

The comparison is the potential risk to have a player that underperforms the contact.

Every contract with term has the potential for a player to underperform. White has barely dipped his toe in the league. Extracting full value of this contact is far from guaranteed.

4.75 mill, is mid ground. If he actually played like a 2 c he'd be 7+ million.

 

[GrantLemons]

That exists for every player ever though and a low budget team needs to take some chances to get bargains or they're gonna be hooped in short order after bridging everyone again. This is at least a young player with potential, not a vet with an out of nowhere goal scoring season playing with Mark Stone.

The reason Zack Smith was a dumb **** signing was because everyone and their dog knew he did not magically turn in to a reliable 25 goal scorer and could see that as a bad deal the moment it was signed.

It was our smaller version of David Clarkson's deal after an outlier season or two. Terrible deal on day one and almost everyone knew it.

He had the 'picther' stat line that should always make you raise an eyebrow, 25g 15a or something to that effect. It essentially means he created very little for himself, and was a beneficiary of good linemates. David Clarkson had an extremely similar stat line the season prior to signing his albatross contract.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Dorion is a genius

Amazing GM