Montreal fans want to sign Petry. 5.5-6 million

[Brokenhead]

Lots of guys on the Habs forums are talking about signing Petry for 5.5 to 6 mil a year deal. Do you guys think he is worth that much? I thought MacT was an idiot with him, but 6 million seems pretty crazy to me.

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[Niet]

6 million does seem like way too much, but I think his play has improved in Montreal.

 

[nightfighter]

6 million for a #3 dman? Doesn't seem like smart cap management. Then again, what other dmen would he be comparable to?

 

[OnTheBrink]

6 million for a #3 dman? Doesn't seem like smart cap management. Then again, what other dmen would he be comparable to?

Braun… very similar player's IMO, he is who I have been saying the Oiler's should be trading for this summer. His contract is 3.8m for 4 more years, FYI.

 

[KlimasLoveChild]

Lots of guys on the Habs forums are talking about signing Petry for 5.5 to 6 mil a year deal. Do you guys think he is worth that much? I thought MacT was an idiot with him, but 6 million seems pretty crazy to me.

Hell no.

 

[Oil In My Veins]

At $6M they can have him, he is NOT a $6M defenceman.

 

[PaPaDee]

Challenge contract.

 

[McDrai]

I wouldn't pay a penny over 5 million for him. He is not a top pairing defenseman

 

[s7ark]

6M seems about right to sign a UFA #3 D man who is only 27. If he makes it to UFA some GM will give him that for sure

Totally worth a 2nd in trade! WTG MacT!!!

 

[McShogun99]

I remember when he wanted 3.5 million for 4 years then Mac T went out and signed Nikitin for 4.5....

 

[smackdaddy]

6M seems about right to sign a UFA #3 D man who is only 27. If he makes it to UFA some GM will give him that for sure

Totally worth a 2nd in trade! WTG MacT!!!

Mact definitely screwed up the pertry signing for sure, but if he's seriously gonna ask for 6m then wow glad we moved him while we still got something

 

[Mr Positive]

I remember when he wanted 3.5 million for 4 years then Mac T went out and signed Nikitin for 4.5....

I doubt that Petry offer was real

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

We could've got him for around the Nikitin deal.

 

[knockoutpanda]

We could've got him for around the Nikitin deal.

Probably could have had Petry for 4.5 and Stralman around there and we have two capable RD going forward instead we got Nikitin.

 

[OnTheBrink]

Probably could have had Petry for 4.5 and Stralman around there and we have two capable RD going forward instead we got Nikitin.

And McDavid

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/rankings/defenseman/

For some comparables. No way he should get more than Seabrook.

 

[OilerTyler]

http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/rankings/defenseman/

For some comparables. No way he should get more than Seabrook.

That would be crazy if Petry was one of the 20 highest paid defensemen in the NHL.

 

[CanadianSuperPromise]

http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/rankings/defenseman/

For some comparables. No way he should get more than Seabrook.

Yeah but Clarkson got 5.5M to Hall's 6M for example. Impossible to gauge a player's offseason salary by other player salaries. If the demand and desperation is high enough, 6M is possible for Petry.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yeah but Clarkson got 5.5M to Hall's 6M for example. Impossible to gauge a player's offseason salary by other player salaries. If the demand and desperation is high enough, 6M is possible for Petry.

GMs aren't very smart. Petry's good but 6 million? No way.

 

[Up the Irons]

well, we didn't hesistate to pay a small, dangling, first line winger 6mil x 6 years. I know a lot of you probably think Eberle is more valuable than a #3 Dman entering his prime. But, if these playoffs are any indication, scorers are easily shutdown. its defenders that win.

I guess that's the big question: how valuable is a #3 Dman? Remember, a #3 dman is still top 100 in the world.

I say Petry is easily worth 5.5 x 5

 

[Mr Positive]

The closest comparable out there is Niskanen at 5.75

 

[alphahelix]

Petry was eating a lot of minutes, even some of Markov's I think.

People in Edmonton can't recognize a good D-man. You can build around a guy like Petry. He'll never be a Subban, but if you've got a Subban - he can round out that top pair. He is very consistent and lacking in no areas. Would be nice if he was elite offensively, but if he was he would be Drew Doughty and that would cost league max.

 

[Eytinge]

6M seems about right to sign a UFA #3 D man who is only 27. If he makes it to UFA some GM will give him that for sure

Totally worth a 2nd in trade! WTG MacT!!!

Worth it if he really is looking for 6 million. The issue is that we could have had him probably for 4.5-5x4 years last summer.

 

[thadd]

6 million does seem like way too much, but I think his play has improved in Montreal.

You kidding me? He hasn't improved at all. We just never used him properly. He was able to be a shutdown guy and that's how we used him while he was in Edmonton.

When Nelson came in he let Petry play more of a PMD role and he looked way the hell better.

Is he worth 6M per season? Probably not. But I'd sign him for 6M in an instant. Way the hell better than Dion@ 7m per season!

 

[Oilfan2]

$6m for Petry? Not a chance in hell. I wouldn't give 5. He's a #3 and you don't pay that much to that type of player without ending up with cap issues.
It would have been nice to keep him but at a max of $4.5. I have a feeling he was asking for north of $5m in negotiations on a long term, which is why he ended up with a 1 year.