Player Discussion Jordan Weal: To Russia With Love... (Weal To Sign in KHL)
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Habs Icing
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I see you like building strawmen. I never placed Weal in a significant role. I replaced Hudon and/or Deslaurier with Weal which improves the team.
Habs Icing
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Agalloch
EliteProspects
Also back in summer 2017, we were interested in signing Weal but he re-signed in Philly instead. I'm almost sure we sign him.
If the Habs traded Weal and he had 8 points in 13 games people would be touting the post trade bump a la DSP or Andrighetto. Since the Habs acquired him he is the next Paul Byron.
DangerDave
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Habs Halifax
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I think we want to sign him but Weal also wants to get as much as he can get. So if he ask for too much, he goes to UFA. We do lack right handed shot centers and Bergevin will be looking to bring him back.
Whitesnake
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Habs Halifax
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$2M AAV for 2 years. He gets a shot to prove himself as a top 9 talent and if he does, his next contract is negotiated at the age of 29. Not a bad fit for him.
Habs Halifax
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Agreed. If he is interested in playing AHL, we can sign him to a AHL contract but makes no sense to give him a two way AHL/NHL contract at this stage taking up one of our 50 contracts.
Agalloch
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Habs Halifax
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Agreed. That's why I said I'd be interested in a AHL contract. No team in this league is giving him a AHL/NHL contract taking up a spot in the 50 contracts.
He can help our Laval team IMO if he is willing to still play hockey in NA.
Agalloch
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"Evolving Wild has come up with contract predictions, and they peg Weal’s most likely contract at three years and $2.18 million per year. While that may seem like a lot, some of the comparables for that kind of cap hit are Shawn Matthias, Dale Weise, Riley Sheahan, Daniel Winnik, and Patrick Maroon. Weal fits in quite nicely in that group."
Jordan Weal is the latest diamond in the rough acquired by Marc Bergevin
For comparables:
Nate Thompson : prediction was 2 years (1,223,404 per ) and re-signed for 1 year (1,000,000)
Christian Folin : prediction was 2 years (1,052,137 per ) and re-signed for 1 year (800,000)
So I guess 2-3 years at 2M could be it.
Jordan Weal is the latest diamond in the rough acquired by Marc Bergevin
For comparables:
Nate Thompson : prediction was 2 years (1,223,404 per ) and re-signed for 1 year (1,000,000)
Christian Folin : prediction was 2 years (1,052,137 per ) and re-signed for 1 year (800,000)
So I guess 2-3 years at 2M could be it.
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Whitesnake
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2M$ per? Too much. Give him a 1-year contract at 1.3M$ and then if he does really well, he will have 2.75$ per for 3 years. But in no way what he did at the end of the season is already worth 2M$"
LaP
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But Weal is not a 4th liner in CJ's head. That ship has sailed too. Also Weal will ask for as much as he did last season or close to it which was 1.7. At this salary he is not a 4th liner either.Weal if signed will play in the top 9. He wont replace Hudon he'll replace Lehkonen, Kotk or Armia. He was not a 4th liner this season and there's absolutely no reason to believe he will be next year unless he is terrible.
Habs Halifax
Loyal Habs Fan
I think he want's what he made last year at least ($1.75M AAV). So if you offer him $2M for 2 years he will sign it. If you offer him $1.3M AAV, he gets that easily in UFA IMO. Question is how much does he like Montreal? He's not stupid... he knows our center depth and we just added Poehling to the mix. Domi, Danault, Kotkanimi, Poehling, Peca, Thompson.
Bergevin needs to tell him we need him as a Right handed shot center and pay him but no more than 2 years in term. I don't care if we have to overpay him a few hundred thousand to make him sign before UFA.
LaP
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He was paid 1.7 this season. Why would he accept a significant downgrade in salary? He will only if he and his agent believe he can't have it july 1st and considering how well he ended the season there's no reason for him to believe he can't have close to 1.7.
Whitesnake
If you rebuild, they will come.
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Whitesnake
If you rebuild, they will come.
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Why did Thompson sign?
He got 1,7, fine, give him 1.5 for 1 year. And if he is really close to being a PPG like he showed us for 16 freakin games, he'll cash in in the next contract.
Thompson will be 35 when the season starts, Weal is in his prime! There's no reason for him to take a pay cut...
Whitesnake
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Geez, suddenly he had 16 good games, and he's the king of the north? Yeah, he got 1.75M$ but he was overpaid for what he gave his teams. He played for 3 freakin teams this year. And he was traded for Michael Chaput...but somehow, he's entitled to 2M for 2 or 3 years?
Whitesnake
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Awesome prime....3 teams this year, traded for Michael Chaput. But 16 good games erase all that?
Well if he's so much in his prime, he'll understand that 16 games does not equal to 82 games. And if in his prime he'll be able to score 50-60 points, imagine the contract he'll have the next 3 years instead of taking 2M per for 3 years.....
