Confirmed Signing with Link: [NSH] Pekka Rinne extended (2 years, $5M AAV)

[PerdFan]

Seattle can pick him... doesn't mean Rinne has to report Then why pick him?

Rinne gets his security for 2 years and he gives Poile the chance to protect Saros

Smart.

Yeah I was gonna say if it somehow leaked out that Rinne is going to retire if Seattle picks him, Poile will have an easier time making a side deal to keep Rinne if he waives to protect Saros. You know Poile already has a plan.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Cups? lol When did Rinne win the stanley cup?

Stats? Well if you exclude the fact that Rinne was playing behind Josi, Subban, Ekholm and Ellis, and Price was playing behind players like Alzner, Benn and Schlemko, then sure.

Not a cup, but they've got two banners! That both say the same thing!

 

[Bounces R Way]

Like this contract for Nashville. Pretty damn good AAV and term. Should get some value out of him.

Might be in the minority here but I would of waited to see how he performs in the playoffs this year before signing him. If he stunk again I think I would just move on.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Poile is great with contracts.

 

[landfill]

Good on rinnne, takes a large hometown discount to have a few more runs at the cup. Love to see it is all about not getting top dollar with some players.

 

[HC7]

That's a lot for a choker.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Expected it to be 2 years, but I was thinking 5.5-6 million, a much better deal at only 5 mil. Poile u dah man.

 

[strictlyrandy]

Am I the only one that thinks it's crazy to give a 2 year extension for that much money to a goalie that just turned 36 and will be 37 shortly after that extension kicks in?

 

[Arselona]

I thought he was going to retire after this season.

 

[Soundgarden]

Am I the only one that thinks it's crazy to give a 2 year extension for that much money to a goalie that just turned 36 and will be 37 shortly after that extension kicks in?

He also just won the Vezina and if he sucks next year he'll only be making $6mil that year and $4 the next.

 

[strictlyrandy]

He also just won the Vezina and if he sucks next year he'll only be making $6mil that year and $4 the next.

Then very quickly disappeared in the playoffs.

That's still a lot of money for a rapidly aging goalie. They're voodoo and I don't trust them.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Then very quickly disappeared in the playoffs.

The whole team outside of the top line disappeared in the playoffs. A lot of those goals were from horrible defense.

 

[Soundgarden]

Then very quickly disappeared in the playoffs.

That's still a lot of money for a rapidly aging goalie. They're voodoo and I don't trust them.

Ok, last year he wasn't bad aside from his truly horrendous breakdown in that last game and the year before that he had a 1.96 GAA and .930Sv% in 22 games so...

Just because someone doesn't win the cup doesn't mean they're chokers. Remember when people said Ovie was considered a choker despite being close to PPG in the post-season?

Luckily Saros is only making 1.5 for the next three years so we'll only be spending 6.5 on both.

 

[Bruce Granville]

It is right what people say about taxes in Nashville.
Those 5M become 7M after tax, I guess.

Good deal. I thought he would sign for 4 year, but it being 8M, 8M, 3M, 1M or something like that...

 

[Saekk]

That's a lot for a choker.

Wait till you see the new Matthews deal.

 

[HC7]

Wait till you see the new Matthews deal.

I'd imagine if Matthews signs for less than 3x the salary of a backup G it will be a good deal.

 

[PredsV82]

Am I the only one that thinks it's crazy to give a 2 year extension for that much money to a goalie that just turned 36 and will be 37 shortly after that extension kicks in?

You are not the only one who thinks it's crazy, and you're not the only one who is wrong.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

The whole team outside of the top line disappeared in the playoffs. A lot of those goals were from horrible defense.

Yeah we had, what, 5 skaters not mentally already hitting the links last post-season?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Poile is the best in the business.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

EDIT: whups wrong forum.

Good signing for both sides!

 

[PredsV82]

In case no one mentioned it elsewhere...

7 years ago today, Rinne signed a 7 year extension, and that night had a shutout.

Now he signs another extension, and has another shutout.

I suspect that's an odd little factoid that hasn't happened before or will again any time soon

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Hard to hate the term or number.

As an Avs fan, I kind of hate it a little bit. Like the Central division isn't already hard enough...

 

[Treb]

If Rinne decides to be an asshole and refuse to waive his NMC, Seattle gets Saros. Probably won't happen, but you never know.

 

[thadd]

LOL and crazy people told me he was going to sign for north of 8.
Strange it's 5X2. I thought he'd actually get more than 2 years for only 5M.

 

[qqaz]

What a steal.