Confirmed with Link: Penguins Re-Sign Defenseman Ian Cole to a Three-Year Contract (2.1M AAV)

[IcedCapp]

kind of upset about this. I had him penciled in for a $2MM cap hit, which made most of my rosters work. This is a pretty big mistake by Rutherford.

 

[wej20]

Hopefully the new Niskanen.

 

[Shady Machine]

kind of upset about this. I had him penciled in for a $2MM cap hit, which made most of my rosters work. This is a pretty big mistake by Rutherford.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

I like the three year term, really helps our cap work for that time. Great young mid pair guy.

 

[ColePens]

Oh sure, "ColePens"... Or should I say IanColePens! We all knew Ian Cole was a dynamo on Twitter but we didn't know he's been on this board for years planting the seeds. I'm onto you, you beautiful *******!

I puhed for a stipulation in my contract that I NEVER get to be paired with Scuds.

 

[CrosbytoKessel]

Will be interesting to see how much BB gets.

 

[Asuna]

Will be interesting to see how much BB gets.

25M, 5 years.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Solid deal, really like it going forward.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I puhed for a stipulation in my contract that I NEVER get to be paired with Scuds.

I wish all our Ds would do that

 

[Jag68Sid87]

A decent deal, I was hoping for maybe a 1-year bridge contract but perhaps that was unrealistic.

This puts a little bit more pressure on good ol' JR and co. to get rid of some of the contracts we don't want anymore...if not all of them.

 

[Shwag33]

A decent deal, I was hoping for maybe a 1-year bridge contract but perhaps that was unrealistic.

This puts a little bit more pressure on good ol' JR and co. to get rid of some of the contracts we don't want anymore...if not all of them.

This deal is better than a 1 year. Odds are he's not going to tank and be terrible; odds are better he plays extremely well in the next year and his price goes up.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

That extra 100k makes this an albatross.

 

[IcedCapp]

That extra 100k makes this an albatross.

i knew you'd see things my way./

 

[Penguinator]

Solid ****.

Great draft, good signing... "Let it rooooolll baby rooolll".

Also, Aaaaah Yesssss!

 

[Burgs]

Capfriendly.com has the annual values as 1.5, 2.3 and 2.5 million. Not a steal but a fair deal for a solid player. Cole is only 26 and entering his third full NHL season. There's still room to grow as a defensive D.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Nice! I love how Cole makes the pass at the last second on the board, just before getting hammered by the opponent. It's surprising that he's still alive, this guy takes a solid hit every game lol.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Nice! I love how Cole makes the pass at the last second on the board, just before getting hammered by the opponent. It's surprising that he's still alive, this guy takes a solid hit every game lol.

He's smart with drawing in guys and then dishing it away off the boards. It pins that player in.

 

[orby]

Good. I like Cole a lot.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Fair signing. Hopefully he starts next year where he left off.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

He's smart with drawing in guys and then dishing it away off the boards. It pins that player in.

Exactly. I think he's still concussion free. Wait for the first one and he's going to change that good play he always does. With the Penguins luck, don't be surprised if it happens during the pre-season lol.

EDIT: He suffered 1 concussion at the AHL level

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Solid deal for a #4-5.

 

[DJ Kariyaaa]

Happy with it. Hopefully GMJR makes more of these sensible moves as FA approaches.

 

[66-30-33]

Good deal, hope he plays the same way he did when traded here.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Can we get the bright red "Confirmed with Link" prefix going?

 

[wheelz87]

Can't complain with this one bit. Good signing!