Crazy_Ike
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The NHLPA has the contract information the minute it is signed, if not before, and a few seconds later every other certified agent. Keeping it from the fans has no impact on other free agents.
Confirmed with Link: Leddy re-signs, 2 Years $2.7M per
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The NHLPA has the contract information the minute it is signed, if not before, and a few seconds later every other certified agent. Keeping it from the fans has no impact on other free agents.
HockeySauce
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No, but if the Hawks feel they're close with Kruger, than they can announce both deals at the same time, with the terms, as well as the QOs for the rest of the RFAs.
I personally don't care for the waiting at this point. We know it's two-years, so the money won't be that large. Likely anywhere from 2.2-2.6M.
LarmerSavardSecord
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OS risk is totally over-rated I think, but Leddy and PKS are different in kind of a perverse way. There was no way to get an OS that MTL wouldn't match - PKS was a core player and considered a future Norris trophy winner by MTL at the time (which he did win if fact, even if underserved.), so no one bothered. Leddy is that sweet spot where he might be worth so much more to the signing team than the Hawks that the Hawks might decide to take the compensation, or at least a have to match a much higher cap hit than they wanted. Unlikely, especially after the Bolland and Frolik moves, but maybe enough to scare Bowman a little after having been through the screw-job Wilson put on him in 2010.
But just speculating obviously - we'll see soon enough - but I hope I'm wrong.
ColdSteel2
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who says Leddy or Krüger want to sign the OS and play elsewhere?
Why? Like a team would offersheet him
Thucydides
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Why? Like a team would offersheet him
Actually players like Kruger/Tanev may be the biggest risk of getting offer sheeted.
You could pay them up to $1.6M and only give up a third round pick.
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BobbyJet
The accountability era?
Until it happens. It's rare but it upsets the team's apple cart. It also tends to create ill feelings between GMs and teams. I doubt Stan sends Christmas cards out to Doug Wilson and family.
BobbyJet
The accountability era?
The scare of a OS isn't so much of the decision to match or not, it's that you will likely overpay when you match, and the contract won't be in-line with your future cap plans.
Stan Bowman and the Hawks I'm sure have a detailed plan of their future cap and are trying to get Leddy signed into the contract that fits those future plans. If Stan lets Leddy get to the point where an OS comes in it's likely for more years than Stan wants to commit and/or more money throwing a wrench into the future plans - similar to Hjalmarsson's contract. It's not that Stan wouldn't match, but it just didn't fit exactly what Stan was trying to do for the 2010-11 team.
Stan Bowman and the Hawks I'm sure have a detailed plan of their future cap and are trying to get Leddy signed into the contract that fits those future plans. If Stan lets Leddy get to the point where an OS comes in it's likely for more years than Stan wants to commit and/or more money throwing a wrench into the future plans - similar to Hjalmarsson's contract. It's not that Stan wouldn't match, but it just didn't fit exactly what Stan was trying to do for the 2010-11 team.
Hawkaholic
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Very, they have to be one of the most tight lipped orgs in the business.
Never hear about rumours that come true, and always takes forever to hear about terms it seems.
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Let's Go Hawks!
Nick Leddy @ledpipe08 12m
Couldn't be more excited to be back with @NHLBlackhawks for two more years. Best fans in the league!! Happy Fourth of July everyone!
Couldn't be more excited to be back with @NHLBlackhawks for two more years. Best fans in the league!! Happy Fourth of July everyone!
Sarava
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Trashing? I doubt there's a board on HF where the #6 defensemen gets glorified as much as Leddy does here.
I agree with the above. He is decent but by no means a second coming. Two more years to see if he makes any progress on the D side of things.
That's becuase most #6 d-men are 35 years old on the downside of their career.
Many 22 year old d-men are still playing in the AHL. Keith was.
RedBaronIndian
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Sarava
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Oh here we go again with the Duncan Keith comparisons. This quoted post is exactly what I was referring too.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Let's Go Hawks!
Good for him for getting paid.
I wonder how the contract is spread out - b/c the value of the second year will impact what they have to qualify him for when the contract expires.
I wonder how the contract is spread out - b/c the value of the second year will impact what they have to qualify him for when the contract expires.
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