Confirmed with Link: Fleury signs-2yrs/$1.3M aav

[spockBokk]

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[Surrounded By Ahos]

I love this

 

[A Star is Burns]

I'm not his biggest fan and I like it a lot.

 

[spockBokk]

That’s a really good deal. I mean, even if he just gets 15mins a night, that’s still dirt cheap. I was expecting something around $2M.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Damn, great deal for us. He'd have gotten more in arbitration, and his value on the ice is probably closer to $3-4M anyways.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

great deal. Glad to have him for more than one year.

 

[cptjeff]

Wow, great deal. He played like a 4M guy down the stretch, but I guess the sample size wasn't large enough for him to get anywhere close to that much. Still, I expected him to at least come in around 2M a year.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

Wow.

I am really happy to have him back. Didn't expect the cost to be this cheap.

Wow.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Earlier today I saw Sara Civian had an article about predicting the contracts for both Fleury and Foegele.

I didn't click it, but "played at home" and told myself under my breath as I scrolled along my feed "probably around 2x$2.2m for Foegele and 2x$1.3m for Fleury."

No one could ever actually verify this but I'm psyched that I got it exactly right.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Great that Fleury's locked in. A bargain, perhaps. The savings vs. expectations could make a short-term move for one of Vatanen/Granlund/Hoffman come to fruition, which is a nice outcome. Again, the smart move in this environment is to add salary, not subtract it.

 

[Unsustainable]

Haydn is a good one. Good contract.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

PLEASANT.

 

[sheriff bart]

I love this

X2

 

[DaveG]

Wow, I was thinking we'd be looking at upwards of 2 per for him. Gotta love this.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Really excited to see what he can bring this year over the course of a full season.

 

[MinJaBen]

Earlier today I saw Sara Civian had an article about predicting the contracts for both Fleury and Foegele.

I didn't click it, but "played at home" and told myself under my breath as I scrolled along my feed "probably around 2x$2.2m for Foegele and 2x$1.3m for Fleury."

No one could ever actually verify this but I'm psyched that I got it exactly right.

She referenced Evolving Hockey’s salary predictor for him, which was $1.272M.

So we overpaid....

Seriously, though, I’m happy with the contract.


Edit: Evolving Hockey’s prediction for Foegele is $2.149M. Stay tuned...

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

I like it. I like it a lot.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Enjoyed reading this news. Foegele at under $2mil would be fantastic

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Enjoyed reading this news. Foegele at under $2mil would be fantastic

Granlund and/or Vatanen (after Foegele, of course) would be even better. Use the savings to either bolster the top-6 or, if you're going to keep Bean in the AHL for one more season, why not run the best strong-side defense in the NHL?

 

[HisIceness]

It's crazy to think about now, but about two years ago I remember watching him and thinking, "meh, this guy just doesn't have it, it's time to trade".

After that game where he finally got his first goal, I thought his game got a lot better. He's been a late bloomer (and yes I know D-men are more often than not this way) but holding onto him was a good call.

Hopefully he ups his game w/ this contract.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

It's crazy to think about now, but about two years ago I remember watching him and thinking, "meh, this guy just doesn't have it, it's time to trade".

After that game where he finally got his first goal, I thought his game got a lot better. He's been a late bloomer (and yes I know D-men are more often than not this way) but holding onto him was a good call.

Hopefully he ups his game w/ this contract.

Yes, I 100% agree. I feel the same way about Bean. The patient approach works with defensemen, I think. Too many HFers are spoiled with the Makars/the Hughes/the Heiskanens dominating at the same time while so young that they don't understand that it's the extreme exception, not the rule. You see Leaf stans drooling over Sandin and Liljegren and not understand that they aren't as good right now as someone like, say, Zach Bogosian, or even Cody MF'ing Ceci. The guys that Leafs fans laugh at as a joke are, in reality, a couple of the best hockey players in the world just being in the NHL and getting playing time.

 

[spockBokk]

One thing about this deal, if he keeps playing like he did in the playoffs, it makes him a very valuable trade chip. I’m not in any way advocating for him to be traded, but a young, borderline top 4 D making just $1.3M with another year of team control after this current deal could be very appealing to cash-strapped teams.

 

[Highest Boss]

thought this negotiation would be much more contentious. rod handing out the kool-aid

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I was Fleury's biggest detractor. I thought he was great in the playoffs, if he keeps that up this will be the best deal in the League in Seattle.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I still think he's pretty inconsistent, even with his elevated play down the stretch and in the playoffs at times. You can live with that at this contract level and hope he finds some consistency and takes his game to new heights.