Confirmed with Link: Nikita Kucherov re-signs (3 years, 4,76 AAV)

[DFC]

Oh. My. God.

It happened.

Credit to Matt for calling it. Wow. Wow. WOW.

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[Brie]

Done!!

 

[VinikToWinIt]

3 year deal.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

https://twitter.com/SWhyno/status/785867948246306816

3 years per 4.76.

What a steal

 

[Leonardo87]

Holy ****! Kuch is awesome for taking that.

 

[DFC]

lolololololololololol

I can seriously not believe this. I keep waiting to find out it's a hoax.

Steve Yzerman is Satan.

 

[HoseEmDown]

He'll look good in New York, Detroit or Toronto in 3 years. Yzerman is an idiot, this kid needs security how is he going to live off this deal?

 

[Leonardo87]

lolololololololololol

I can seriously not believe this. I keep waiting to find out it's a hoax.

Steve Yzerman is Satan.

Steve Yzerman is truly a Jedi.

 

[Matthew Carle]

Unbelievable.

 

[Bobby Orr's Knees]

Can't believe Kucherov took this deal. But I guess he had no choice other then ship himself off to the KHL.

 

[Bolt32]

Can't believe Kucherov took this deal. But I guess he had no choice other then ship himself off to the KHL.

That's it, let the hate flow through you.

 

[Brie]

Need this…



Amazing deal.

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[DFC]

Pressure is on Johnson and Palat now. Killorn is expansion bait.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Great to have him signed even if it is just 3 years. At that price...JedYzerman

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

WTF

 

[DFC]

I just can not believe this.

Again: Credit to Matt for calling this, almost right on the head.

 

[Hoek]

This is fine.

No really it is!

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

This changes next off season completely.

INB4 main boards start complaining about taxes.

 

[Leonardo87]

I just can not believe this.

Again: Credit to Matt for calling this, almost right on the head.

I'm still shocked. 3 years he is going to break the bank, but will be well deserved. Will have contracts falling off naturally by then.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Holy crap. I don't know what to think about this. I hope he doesn't feel slighted. I'd hate to have him want to leave.

I really don't get this.

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

hahahaha
GM of decade of all time?

wateva unreal

steven F yzerman is GOD

 

[Absolut]

He'll look good in New York, Detroit or Toronto in 3 years. Yzerman is an idiot, this kid needs security how is he going to live off this deal?

Kucherov had three options. To sit out the year and gain nothing. To play in Russia for whatever huge bucks they were offering him (supposedly) and damage his NHL career. Or to take the deal he was forced into. He did the smartest thing and took the deal. I am just wondering, what the hell was Yzerman offering him before if this is the deal Kucherov ended up taking? Even less money?

And yes, he will look EXCELLENT in New York, Detroit, Toronto, Buffalo, Montreal etc uniform when he is either traded or gets offer-sheeted eventually. But this is a fantastic deal for Tampa at the moment. Congratulations.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Kucherov had three options. To sit out the year and gain nothing. To play in Russia for whatever huge bucks they were offering him (supposedly) and damage his NHL career. Or to take the deal he was forced into. He did the smartest thing and took the deal. I am just wondering, what the hell was Yzerman offering him before if this is the deal Kucherov ended up taking? Even less money?

And yes, he will look EXCELLENT in New York, Detroit, Toronto, Buffalo, Montreal etc uniform when he is either traded or gets offer-sheeted eventually. But this is a fantastic deal for Tampa at the moment. Congratulations.

Yes, because NYR, Buffalo, Detroit, and Montreal will be able to afford an 7m plus offer sheet in 3 years.

 

[DFC]

Three years is barely a bridge deal. Three years is enough time for a dynasty.

This is insane. I would have bet my life against a deal like this happening.

Here's what I think happened:

 

[Bobby Orr's Knees]

That's it, let the hate flow through you.

I want Tampa to win 3 Cups in the next 7 years. I love this team. I also have two sons that are athletes. I know the sacrifice that goes into becoming a Kucherov. There is no hate. But there are legitimate questions about the way the situation played out. It's pretty clear that even $5.5 is a major bargain. When Kucherov's peers are getting $6-7 m per year, this contract gives me a pause.