J22*
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I still think Dubnyk ends up signing here, I just hope he holds firm with his $5M+ demands until after the draft.
Dubnyk and his agent are playing with fire. If they don't come down off of that number before the draft, he could lose a lot of money.
Let's be real -- a ton of really bad GMs out there. He'll get money and term from someone.
Wondering if Dubnyk does realize he has never been under 2.5 GAA in the NHL before joining Wild? Edit: Or in any other league for that matter.
I'm calling 4-years at 4.5 million/year. Fletcher is buying out Cooke for the cap space. Dubs will sign after the draft once a bunch of other teams trade for goalies, and he realizes he and Niemi are fighting for jobs at Minnesota and Buffalo.
I'm calling 4-years at 4.5 million/year. Fletcher is buying out Cooke for the cap space. Dubs will sign after the draft once a bunch of other teams trade for goalies, and he realizes he and Niemi are fighting for jobs at Minnesota and Buffalo.
The Dubnyk situation sure isn't looking good, that's for sure.
And here I was so optimistic because Duby and the Wild loved eachother so much during the run, both sides said they wanted to be back, it seemed like a sweetheart deal that was reasonable to both sides would be inevitable.
But I guess we simply can't have nice things.
I blame Backstrom, and Fletcher for signing him to that anchor of a contract. Willing to bet if Backstrom wasn't in the mix we'd be willing to give Dubnyk a contract closer to what he wants than whatever it is we're offering now because we'd have 3 million extra cap and an extra roster spot. Backstrom consumes both without giving any value back.
He's negotiating. Nothing wrong with it.
can't blame Nik for signing the contract that was put in front of him. If my boss came up to me and said "guess what, you're getting a huge raise!, just want you to stick around for a few more years." I'm going to sign the paperwork so I can get my cash.
A novel idea is: Why don't we just play Backstrom and Kuemper (and we cut free of Dubnyk)?
We paid Backstrom...let's play him.
A novel idea is: Why don't we just play Backstrom and Kuemper (and we cut free of Dubnyk)?
We paid Backstrom...let's play him.
A novel idea is: Why don't we just play Backstrom and Kuemper (and we cut free of Dubnyk)?
We paid Backstrom...let's play him.
A novel idea is: Why don't we just play Backstrom and Kuemper (and we cut free of Dubnyk)?
We paid Backstrom...let's play him.
A novel idea is: Why don't we just play Backstrom and Kuemper (and we cut free of Dubnyk)?
We paid Backstrom...let's play him.