Confirmed with Link: Morrissey bridge: 2 years, $3.15M AAV

[mcpw]

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[Afterburner]

Hallelujah!!

 

[MardyBum]

Fair deal. Not enough space for a longterm deal with the cap the way it is now. Keeping Myers is going to cost us a decent amount in the long term.

 

[Robinson2187]

This is how I spell relief! Kinda surprised at term and value tho.

 

[Shaibu]

Hallelujah!

 

[Hobble]

Hopefully this doesn't sour him on signing long term in near future.

 

[Imcanadianeh]

Fair deal. Not enough space for a longterm deal with the cap the way it is now. Keeping Myers is going to cost us a decent amount in the long term.

Pretty sure the jets wanted to sign Morrissey long term. Myers current contract has nothing to do with this Morrissey contract.

Quit making stuff up just to complain about Myers.

 

[Tanembaria]

Holy smokes, that cap hit may be a godsend next year!

It's a bummer JoMo didn't get signed long term, but the bridge is consistent with the win-now mentality and gives Chevy some time to measure his assets and work with the cap ceiling a bit. Josh will hit the payday soon, though.

I'd call it the best of a tough situation, but I'm still a little torn.

 

[jefferoni]

Glad they got a deal done even if it is a bridge deal... no more distractions... let's get this season started already!

 

[Duke749]

Finally

 

[Halberdier]

Excellent value, but I would have been more more pleased with 7 year deal at 5-5.5M AAV.

 

[mondo3]

Relative to Nurses supposed ask of 4m, this is ok for now.

 

[mcpw]

Worth noting, two years from now, when Morrissey is due to sign a new contract:

- Trouba, if not traded or signed long term before, will hit UFA
- Little's full NMC turns into a limited NTC
- Perreault and Lowry have one year left before turning UFA
- Byfuglien will be 35 years old and have one year left before turning UFA
- an expansion draft is likely to take place

Maybe Morrissey will be expensive two years from now... but there will be a lot of ways to deal with that.

 

[MardyBum]

Pretty sure the jets wanted to sign Morrissey long term. Myers current contract has nothing to do with this Morrissey contract.

Quit making stuff up just to complain about Myers.

I'm sure they did. I'm also sure Morrissey's camp didn't want to accept the low amount of money they were offering on a long term deal due to the cap. With a two year bridge we can have more cap space in two years to sign him.

If we had the space, why wasn't he signed long term? They don't have faith in his ability?

 

[ps241]

Worth noting, two years from now, when Morrissey is due to sign a new contract:

- Trouba, if not traded or signed long term before, will hit UFA
- Little's full NMC turns into a limited NTC
- Perreault and Lowry have one year left before turning UFA
- Byfuglien will be 35 years old and have one year left before turning UFA
- an expansion draft is likely to take place

Maybe Morrissey will be expensive two years from now... but there will be a lot of ways to deal with that.

Also Kuli’s deal expires.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Hopefully this doesn't sour him on signing long term in near future.

How would it sour him? He’ll have a chance to make serious bank in two years.

 

[bustamente]

Everybody's on board lets get on with the pre season.

 

[Jets]

I'm sure they did. I'm also sure Morrissey's camp didn't want to accept the low amount of money they were offering on a long term deal due to the cap. With a two year bridge we can have more cap space in two years to sign him.

If we had the space, why wasn't he signed long term? They don't have faith in his ability?

Cause Morrissey’s agent wanted a bridge.

 

[Deedog99]

Worth noting, two years from now, when Morrissey is due to sign a new contract:

- Trouba, if not traded or signed long term before, will hit UFA
- Little's full NMC turns into a limited NTC
- Perreault and Lowry have one year left before turning UFA
- Byfuglien will be 35 years old and have one year left before turning UFA
- an expansion draft is likely to take place

Maybe Morrissey will be expensive two years from now... but there will be a lot of ways to deal with that.

Plus kulikov gone.

 

[DowntownBooster]

Finally! Let the season begin. (After the pre-season of course ).

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Worth noting, two years from now, when Morrissey is due to sign a new contract:

- Trouba, if not traded or signed long term before, will hit UFA
- Little's full NMC turns into a limited NTC
- Perreault and Lowry have one year left before turning UFA
- Byfuglien will be 35 years old and have one year left before turning UFA
- an expansion draft is likely to take place

Maybe Morrissey will be expensive two years from now... but there will be a lot of ways to deal with that.

You left out Kulikov's contract will have expired also.

 

[EpicGingy]

Very happy he signed but still a little disappointed it's a bridge. I didn't expect a long term deal at this point, though.

 

[BB88]

Good contract and gives Chevy some much needed breathing room for next summer, which has been the real test for him.

I'll say it here too but rather bridge Morrissey than Connor. I'm pretty sure everyone here wants to see the team being kept together as well as possible.

 

[Imcanadianeh]

I'm sure they did. I'm also sure Morrissey's camp didn't want to accept the low amount of money they were offering on a long term deal due to the cap. With a two year bridge we can have more cap space in two years to sign him.

If we had the space, why wasn't he signed long term? They don't have faith in his ability?

All the rumors were that Morrissey’s side wanted a bridge deal not a long term contract.

 

[bustamente]

Bridge deal/ Long term doesn't matter to me as long as he is signed and ready to go.