Confirmed with Link: Nordstrom Signed to extension

[Boom Boom Apathy]

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=879925

2 years: $1.25 million and $1.3 million.

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[FlyingSquirrels]

Great. That Staal/Nordstrom/Nestrasil was awesome.

 

[MinJaBen]

Great. That Staal/Nordstrom/Nestrasil was awesome.

And now a bargain for the next couple of years.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Awesome term and $$$

Glad we're gonna be able to keep that line together for a while

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Good deal.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I'd like to see the next "signing" announcement from the Canes to be Sebastian Aho. Although with Aho at the WHC camp, that may not happen for a while. Probably see Rask next.

 

[DaveG]

Decent tag, a little more then I was expecting but I don't have a problem with that if he can keep up the development curve.

 

[DaleCooper]

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn

 

[A Star is Burns]

Ever so slightly more than I expected, but not by an amount that will break us. Worst case, we get better, and it's not too hard to trade or put on the fourth line. Good stuff.

 

[MinJaBen]

I'd like to see the next "signing" announcement from the Canes to be Sebastian Aho. Although with Aho at the WHC camp, that may not happen for a while. Probably see Rask next.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Rask's deal was later in finalizing. I could see The Ronald waiting until around the draft to see what kind of deals he could bring in at that time. Depending upon what amount of salary he brings in at that time and who he is targeting in free agency, I could see what is offered to Rask being either a lower cost bridge to save actual dollars or a longer term extension to help use up cap now to get to the floor.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I couldn't be happier with this extension. Well done, Francis.

 

[SaskCanesFan]

Bahahaha

It's a little more money than I thought he would get, but that doesn't hurt anything. Hopefully he keeps progressing next year.

 

[tomdundo]

Wow. The Canes' twitter account actually did something funny. Cool.

 

[tomdundo]

EDIT: Nevermind. I dunno why the twitter tags were working one second but not the next?

 

[TheOllieC]

Little more than expected but not that bad. Gerbe and Malone will be gone this offseason so Nordstrom could be pushed down to be a decent 4th liner if he hits a wall and doesn't play like he did this year.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I had to double check to make sure that was @NHLCanes and not @CanesNHL

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Found a situation he excelled in and gets to hang out with a bunch if fellow Swedes. Glad to see hm return.

 

[TheOllieC]

That kid made his twitter private lol

 

[caniac247]

Good signing. And if anything, if they are bad next year and the game is boring, his girlfriend is entertaining bossy the other swede girlfriends/friends around on where they need to sit.

 

[NotOpie]

Awesome term and $$$

Glad we're gonna be able to keep that line together for a while

I'd be surprised if that line stayed together next season, at least as the putative 1st line. I think the front office has to be looking for a big-bodied scoring threat to pair with Jordan and Nesty....one that has equal chemistry to Nordy. If not, then heck, if it continues to work, don't mess with it.

I'd like to see the next "signing" announcement from the Canes to be Sebastian Aho. Although with Aho at the WHC camp, that may not happen for a while. Probably see Rask next.

I Twitter messaged Mike Smith to see if he heard anything about that contract being in the works; crickets. Personally I'd like to see Rask get the next deal and I'd like them to buy out a year of his unrestricted free agency....maybe $20 or $22 million for 5 years.

Decent tag, a little more then I was expecting but I don't have a problem with that if he can keep up the development curve.

I agree in that I think they put a little more lettuce on this salad, but they are likely hedging a little against the potentiality of salary floor issues. If indeed we can't get our "guy(s)" at the draft, then Rask likely get's signed next to immediately. If Rask merely get's a bridge deal then that might mean we're making a play for Bishop or Reimer.

 

[Vagrant]

For a player that had 1 goal on 68 NHL shots before this season, and scored 10 goals on 81 this year, would have rather seen a one year prove it deal. Sort of a Riley Nash type non-entity for me. Not sure I see the incentive for Carolina to buy up his RFA status at this number.

 

[GoldiFox]

He's a great 3rd liner being paid like an average one. No issue with the deal, par for the course given the situation.

 

[bleedgreen]

If he maintains or gets better, it's great. If he regresses, it's hardly an albatross but becomes an annoyance I suppose. I thought he really had a good year.

If that line gets seperated, I don't know what I would expect offensively out of Nordstrom. He's got size, speed and can forecheck. Good role player. Worth keeping. I hope we have seen the last of the terry/nash/gerbe/malone group. I'd like to see no more than one of those come back.

 

[Vagrant]

If he maintains or gets better, it's great. If he regresses, it's hardly an albatross but becomes an annoyance I suppose. I thought he really had a good year.

If that line gets seperated, I don't know what I would expect offensively out of Nordstrom. He's got size, speed and can forecheck. Good role player. Worth keeping. I hope we have seen the last of the terry/nash/gerbe/malone group. I'd like to see no more than one of those come back.

I truly think Terry comes back. I don't know why, but I still feel like there's more room for him to get comfortable and use that wicked one timer to produce on the PP. Plus, he's a natural scorer on a team that doesn't have a lot of that. The rest are as good as gone in my opinion.