Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] Denis Gurianov re-signs with the Stars (2 years, $2.55M AAV)

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[Mickey Marner]

Damn, that's pretty cheap.

 

[BB06]

Exceptional deal. He was breaking out this year and fully arrived in the playoffs. Expect a big season from him.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I like it. Good chance he’ll heavily over perform this contract, but I’ll take the two year bargain while trying to contend

 

[Three On Zero]

Fantastic contract for Dallas

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Wonder who they used as a comparison contract

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

He said “lemme get the Virtanen”

 

[Kcb12345]

Really solid and safe deal

 

[oconnor9sean]

His bridge deal ends when Pavelski’s 7 million AAV and Radulov’s 6.25 million come off the books.

This has been a Jim Nill staple throughout his tenure. Always setting up bridge contracts of players he might have to pay big to expire at the same time of the biggest money deals on the team. Nill’s cap management has been one of his best traits as GM.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Good stuff. As predicted.

 

[kabidjan18]

Preferred a 3 year deal but he'll still be an RFA when it's up so that's not a big deal. AAV is definitely good.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Think it's an overpay. In a sense 2.55M for a 20 goal scorer isn't but with what some other RFA's got i think it is. Gaudette was a 2015 pick as well who just finished his ELC. He has played more pro games than Gurianov with both having roughly the same ppg 0.37 Gaudette and 0.38 Gurianov. Gaudette also outproduced Gurianov this year. It's similar to Virtanen but Virtanen already had a lower bridge before his current deal. Gurianov had a great playoffs so you could factor that in but think they could've got him a little cheaper.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Outstanding deal.

Wonder if Hintz gets the same one.

 

[qwerty]

What a deal for the Stars. This dude is legit. Could be a perennial 30 goal scorer this decade if things go his way.

 

[serp]

Think it's an overpay. In a sense 2.55M for a 20 goal scorer isn't but with what some other RFA's got i think it is. Gaudette was a 2015 pick as well who just finished his ELC. He has played more pro games than Gurianov with both having roughly the same ppg 0.37 Gaudette and 0.38 Gurianov. Gaudette also outproduced Gurianov this year. It's similar to Virtanen but Virtanen already had a lower bridge before his current deal. Gurianov had a great playoffs so you could factor that in but think they could've got him a little cheaper.

Playoff production got Gurianov more money. Gaudette did absolutely nothing in the playoffs Virtanen very little. Gurianiv had pretty good playoffs outside of the finals.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Playoff production got Gurianov more money. Gaudette did absolutely nothing in the playoffs Virtanen very little. Gurianiv had pretty good playoffs outside of the finals.

Unsure what the dude you quoted was talking about. Guri is much better than both those guys.

 

[kabidjan18]

Playoff production got Gurianov more money. Gaudette did absolutely nothing in the playoffs Virtanen very little. Gurianiv had pretty good playoffs outside of the finals.

I feel like the same 2 posters are going to every RFA signing thread to say "this is an overpay because Gaudette..." The same guy went to the Tampa thread to say Cirelli actually should be 1M AAV because look Gaudette. And I'm sure if I dig I'll find it in the Virtanen thread too.

First of all it's dumb because market rate isn't determined by the lowest number, it's determined by the median of the numbers.

Secondly, Gaudette isn't good. There's a reason he was scratched for a number of games in the playoffs, and in the regular season. Not good defensively, doesn't win pucks, not a good bottom 6 player and Vancouver was very reluctant to play him any higher. The definition of a glass cannon. The fact that he also got shut down offensively by playoff defenses only makes things worse.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Steal.

 

[Odie Cleghorn]

Unsure what the dude you quoted was talking about. Guri is much better than both those guys.

Agreed and far better than Connor Brown too.

 

[JesusNPucks]

His bridge deal ends when Pavelski and Radulov come off the books. This has been a Jim Nill staple throughout his tenure. Always setting up potentially having to pay big with bigger contracts coming off the books.

Excellent observation that not many know about.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Think it's an overpay. In a sense 2.55M for a 20 goal scorer isn't but with what some other RFA's got i think it is. Gaudette was a 2015 pick as well who just finished his ELC. He has played more pro games than Gurianov with both having roughly the same ppg 0.37 Gaudette and 0.38 Gurianov. Gaudette also outproduced Gurianov this year. It's similar to Virtanen but Virtanen already had a lower bridge before his current deal. Gurianov had a great playoffs so you could factor that in but think they could've got him a little cheaper.

Gaudette could have gotten more if he showed up for the playoffs like Gurianov. Also 1 vs. 2 years. Comical response.

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[HoseEmDown]

Playoff production got Gurianov more money. Gaudette did absolutely nothing in the playoffs Virtanen very little. Gurianiv had pretty good playoffs outside of the finals.

He put up decent points but he also had 10 of those points in 3 games. The other 24 he had just 7. I'm not a Canucks fan so not sure how Gaudette played, I know he had 0 points. But paying based on a playoff run isn't always ideal. Gurianov finally put it together but it's still just one good year for him so I think 2.55M is a bit much.

 

[RomanianLeafs]

Heck of a deal

 

[PettersonHughes]

Gaudette could have gotten more if he showed up for the playoffs like Gurianov. Also 1 vs. 2 years. Comical response.

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Gaudette had no trust from Travis Green as #3 C, given how the team was going up against bigger and tougher checking teams they wanted Sutter in for draws and defensive play, also to free up Horvat and Pettersson from defensive responsibilities. Doubt Adam's play in the playoffs helped his case, while I bet Nill wanted to reward Denis for his playoff heroics (even though he doesn't have arbitration rights).

If anything, I feel like if Gaudette took off next year in an offensive role he would probably use this and Virtanen's contracts as comparables.