"BUT HE'S GOING TO BE 30!
THIRTY YEARS OLD!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
No where here am I suggesting that his career is over. The rest of that post is actually arguing the exact opposite, and it's also pretty clear that that was meant to be hyperbolic what with it being all caps and exclamation marks.
Ill hold my hands up to that 1st comment. Odd grammar and literally the only person suggesting that amongst 100 replies. Even he said "it's the back half that scares the crud out of me"
Maybe the only post that directly suggests a 1st would need to be added, but here's some others in the 100s of replies that imply the same :
lol. This guy is negative value. 8 year deal on a 30 year old. No team is trading for that long term obligation.
Didn’t know his contract was that long. I’d offer Garland+Myers.
It's Vlasic type contract but you may find a GM who is desperate.
Tough to move a guy signed for another 7 years when he's about to turn 30. Can't see them getting much back. Part of the return is just getting rid of the contract.
You brought all the weird energy when the whole discussion board is pretty level headed, honest assessments. Making fair points regarding player, age, contract.
If there's something this subforum is known for it's definitely the level headed honest assessments and fair points regarding players, age, and contracts
Your takes on the player and what a trade involving him would look like in this thread I actually totally agree with. It would be complex to trade a player with that amount of term left on his deal at his age.
Doesn't change the fact that he is a performing top pair RHD signed for a very reasonable AAV when you look at what some other dmen are making around the league. Fans might be worried about the risk when he's 37 or whatever but I assure you GMs are not. Most of them won't even be with the same team in that time, and the teams themselves will all look vastly different. The cap is probably going to be near 100 million. They are concerned with the immediate future, they are concerned with producing results ASAP because that is how this business works if your name is not Jarmo Kekalainen.
There's not many pairings in this league that would be made worse by adding a MacKenzie Weegar to it for the next 3-4 years. That's what the value is. I actually think a 1st and a mid prospect isn't near enough, and am happy to keep him on the Flames for the foreseeable future unless someone blows us away with an offer.