Confirmed Signing with Link: [FLA] Panthers re-sign Reilly Smith (5 years, $5M AAV)

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

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Panthers @FlaPanthers finalizing 5 year deal with F Reilly Smith. $5 M AAV. Smith, 25, had 25-25-50 this year, led team with 8 playoff pts

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[satbank]

Someone has been busy.

 

[MessierII]

Great trade Sweeney

 

[Evergreen]

Man, the Panthers really want to get everyone locked up quickly, huh?

I think this is a bit pricey, but it could work out.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Is their strategy to give Smith a contract that would scare away an expansion team from selecting him?

That's a big commitment for a streaky player.

 

[spacemanatee]

lol @ all the people who didn't see the trocheck line last season.
NYI fans knows what i'm talking about

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Is their strategy to give Smith a contract that would scare away an expansion team from selecting him?

That's a big commitment for a streaky player.

Haven't seen that streaky-version of him yet. The guy delivered, especially in the playoffs.

 

[Hictor Vedman*]

Proud of the transformation that the Panthers have been making.

 

[ohmyjlord]

From an outsider's standpoint, I'm very intrigued (in a good way) by what the Panthers are doing this summer. I wasn't crazy about the Kulikov deal, though I'm not nearly familiar enough with their financial structure to judge...but other than that, I think I would be thrilled as a Panthers fan right now.

Plus, you know...that new jersey is sick !

 

[RainingRats]

Is their strategy to give Smith a contract that would scare away an expansion team from selecting him?

That's a big commitment for a streaky player.

he wasn't streaky at all last year. very consistent offensively and a great two way player

 

[FlaPanthers11]

Just like Trocheck it's a fair deal.

 

[RainingRats]

From an outsider's standpoint, I'm very intrigued (in a good way) by what the Panthers are doing this summer. I wasn't crazy about the Kulikov deal, though I'm not nearly familiar enough with their financial structure to judge...but other than that, I think I would be thrilled as a Panthers fan right now.

Plus, you know...that new jersey is sick !

overall, panthers defense got younger, better, and saved money.

 

[pb1300]

This team is making some serious noise this offseason. the last piece, who will probably be the most difficult, is Huberdeau.

 

[RainingRats]

Huberdeau is going to get around 6 million a year, imo.

 

[Maukkis]

Barkov @ 5,9
Smith @ 5
Trocheck @ 4,75
Bjugstad @ 4,1

Ekblad @ 7,5
Yandle @ 6,35
Demers @ 4,5

Luongo @ 4,53
Reimer @ 3,4

All signed for 5+ years for a combined cap hit of 46,03 million. I'd say you can do much worse than that.

 

[panthersfan94]

Is their strategy to give Smith a contract that would scare away an expansion team from selecting him?

That's a big commitment for a streaky player.

No need, he'll be protected. Put up 50 points last year playing on the 2nd line and 8 more in the playoffs

 

[ohmyjlord]

overall, panthers defense got younger, better, and saved money.

I'm curious...would it have been possible for the Panthers to do all that AND keep Kulikov ?

Cause a defense with Yandle/Ekblad, Kulikov/Demers, Matheson/Petrovic would've been awesome.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Barkov @ 5,9
Smith @ 5
Trocheck @ 4,75
Bjugstad @ 4,1

Ekblad @ 7,5
Yandle @ 6,35
Demers @ 4,5

Luongo @ 4,53
Reimer @ 3,4

All signed for 5+ years for a combined cap hit of 46,03 million. I'd say you can do much worse than that.

... before someone mentions Bolland.

 

[Hurricane Hugo]

Another good deal, I'm really happy for the Panthers!

 

[RainingRats]

I'm curious...would it have been possible for the Panthers to do all that AND keep Kulikov ?

Cause a defense with Yandle/Ekblad, Kulikov/Demers, Matheson/Petrovic would've been awesome.

probably but Kulikov doesn't bring enough offense for how much he costs and he'll be a UFA after this season. They see Matheson taking over that top 4LHD spot too.

 

[panthersfan94]

I'm curious...would it have been possible for the Panthers to do all that AND keep Kulikov ?

Cause a defense with Yandle/Ekblad, Kulikov/Demers, Matheson/Petrovic would've been awesome.

For this year, yeah, but Kuli is a UFA after this season and would have probably walked. He's also asking for somewhere around 5.5 so it would've been hard to keep him after this year anyway with more important pieces that needed to be locked up

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Haven't seen that streaky-version of him yet. The guy delivered, especially in the playoffs.

He delivered in the first three playoff games, then got shutout in the next three games.

I guess he's still young, but after seeing him take a dip in Boston after his first 50-point campaign, I'm not really sure what to expect of him in the upcoming years.

I just don't think he's done enough to warrant this type of deal.

 

[BB88]

He delivered in the first three playoff games, then got shutout in the next three games.

I guess he's still young, but after seeing him take a dip in Boston after his first 50-point campaign, I'm not really sure what to expect of him in the upcoming years.

I just don't think he's done enough to warrant this type of deal.

He lost his confidence in his 2nd year in Boston and he was playing with Bergeron, which means tough minutes.
In Florida he plays on the 2nd line and has great chemistry with Trocheck.


He's 25y 2 time 50 point scorer, it's a fair deal for him.

 

[Maukkis]

... before someone mentions Bolland.

Getting rid of Bolland (probably) frees up the extra 1,575m going to Smith and then some money towards Huberdeau's extension. And considering you have some nice prospects as well, you should be in a fantastic position cap wise for years to come. I really have started to love the Panthers more (thanks to Barkov), and it genuinely looks like there's another contender in the making in Miami.

 

[pierre gagnon*]

Great trade Sweeney

Well as a Bruin fan I can see that coming before he even played a game for them. He has great hands as per the Dallas scouts who said they wanted to keep him. He was deemed a tradeable asset for some reason, beyond me. Probably because he was streaky and not a Bruin type player. Hayes has been a average player at best, big but does not use the size.