Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] Sens resign Magnus Paajarvi (1 year, $900k)

[DJB]

1 year deal 900k

Senators sign forward Magnus Paajarvi to a one-year contract extension

He comes cheap! Melnyk #1 factor!

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[Atoyot]

Paying him to stop playing? Has he been that bad?

 

[stl76]

Happy for PRV. Wish him all the best.

 

[tucker3434]

Had no idea he was still on this side of the pond.

 

[armani]

Solid signing!

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Why?

 

[Murzu]

*Insert Melnyk is cheap joke here*

Because you should. Those jokes are funny 'cause they're true.

 

[WesMcCauley]

Why?

Probably because he is a cheap f*** and is going to trade tons of players and barely go over the cap floor and Pajarvi is his new top line winger.

Honestly though, he is just a depth player/call up guy. Still i have no clue how Melnyk thinks he can keep EK around. Pay him his money and it will be taken from someone else and they will have a problem icing a great team. I dont see Melnyk spending close to 80 mill which is projected to be the new cap ceiling. EK loves Ottawa though and has lived their for a long time and his wife is from Ottawa if i remember correctly but still, dont see how he can justify staying if he wanna win. Can probably get more money somewhere else aswell....

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Why?

He was a good 4th line winger for the Senators last season. It's a 1 year deal for 250k above league minimum. Despite being sent down to the AHL by STL, he should be a lock to play on our roster all year.

There might be a lot of open spots in the bottom half of the Senators lineup. There's a reasonable chance the Senators could be looking at trading any combination of Smith, Hoffman, or Pageau as their names have been in trade rumours this past season. Burrows and Gaborik are not locks to make the NHL, and that's assuming Burrows isn't bought out.

Realistically, the Senators are paying an extra 150k-250k above minimum replacement cost to get a player who proved over a near half season to be a decent fourth liner for them.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I forgot this guy still existed.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Why?

Because paying a fourth liner more than that is not a great idea.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Because paying a fourth liner more than that is not a great idea.

Pretty sure you can do better than him even at that price

 

[Kranix]

Magnus Paajarvi-Spezza. Good on him.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Pretty sure you can do better than him even at that price

He played ok. I’m fine with it. It’s a short term thing. One year, if it doesn’t work, they don’t bring him back after that. I have no issues with this signing.

 

[Ouroboros]

I don't think there is a reasonable expectation of doing any better at this price point. How many players want to sign in a high tax/bad weather/high media and fan visibility market for near the league minimum salary? Especially one with as much negativity surrounding it as Ottawa?

They took what was available to them at a fair price.

 

[mouser]

Looked so promising his rookie season.

 

[zar]

Oilers ruined another great player!



MPS has skills but has committed to being a perimeter player. It’s too bad... because he did look like he had more promise as a rook.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

*re-sign

Depth doesn't hurt to have.

 

[edguy]

He was actually surprisingly good in our bottom 6 last year. Was hoping we'd resign him.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Melnyk broke open the piggy bank here

 

[GSG1165]

I don't think there is a reasonable expectation of doing any better at this price point. How many players want to sign in a high tax/bad weather/high media and fan visibility market for near the league minimum salary? Especially one with as much negativity surrounding it as Ottawa?

They took what was available to them at a fair price.

Respectfully, some people like the extreme 4 seasons of Ottawa. I couldn't stand to live in a place without winter.

 

[missionAvs]

I totally forgot this guy existed honestly. Had quite a bit of hype early on but I guess he just settled in as a depth winger.

Now for my sarcastic comment. Too much term at too high an AAV.

 

[THall4]

Damn

Was hoping in some way or fashion hed end up an Oiler again.

Maggy best.

 

[bigsby]

He always seems to be that kind of player who has more to give than has shown before. Would be happy if he could get there, but an easy low salary signing regardless. Nice energy guy for the fourth line at the very least

 

[belair]

They should try and switch him to defense.