Dreger: Preds re-engage negotiations to re-sign Filip Forsberg

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[Mrfenn92]

Makes sense

 

[QJL]

What is going on here… I can’t believe there isn’t more noise around Forsberg. He’s 27 years old, on a 56 goal pace for an 82 game season, he’s not signed, and there’s no chatter. Is he the best potential rental left in play?

 

[Mrfenn92]

The Preds aren’t trading him

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

What is going on here… I can’t believe there isn’t more noise around Forsberg. He’s 27 years old, on a 56 goal pace for an 82 game season, he’s not signed, and there’s no chatter. Is he the best potential rental left in play?

Even if you got back a week he is.

However, if he's dealt, it's going to cost a lot.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Even if he were made available, who could else is left that would want him and cough up the necessary assets to acquire him?

Colorado?…

 

[capfit9]

Hertl

 

[Soundgarden]

Even if he were made available, who could else is left that would want him and cough up the necessary assets to acquire him?

Colorado?…

We'd trade him at the draft if we can't re-sign him. Maybe a 2nd at best, probably a mid round pick ala Hamhuis.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Even if he were made available, who could else is left that would want him and cough up the necessary assets to acquire him?

Colorado?…

Our best forward to an in-division and potential first round opponent, it would take an enormous offer to even consider it.

The tweet is kind of random because Poile has sort of regularly mentioned (and it was also mentioned on broadcast tonight) they've been working on it and it seems to largely be hung up on numbers.

 

[Got One Cup]

Tough spot for the Preds. He’s having a solid season and could be looking for crazy money. His agent knows if he kept past the deadline he’s got even more leverag.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Poile doesn't need to be in any rush. He already knows he'll be able to sign Forsberg. The player wants to stay, the teams wants him to stay, the team can pay him more than anybody else in the league could or would, it's all in the bag. The only reason it hasn't happened already is precisely because Poile knows it's inevitable. He is just doing due diligence to his ownership group and the fans to try to haggle the number and the clauses down to the lowest possible point he can achieve, but he already knows he has the player.

 

[PredsHabs]

Poile doesn't need to be in any rush. He already knows he'll be able to sign Forsberg. The player wants to stay, the teams wants him to stay, the team can pay him more than anybody else in the league could or would, it's all in the bag. The only reason it hasn't happened already is precisely because Poile knows it's inevitable. He is just doing due diligence to his ownership group and the fans to try to haggle the number and the clauses down to the lowest possible point he can achieve, but he already knows he has the player.

Just like he knew he was gonna be able to sign Suter? That still leaves a pit in my stomach because losing players of their caliber for nothing isn’t fun. Just my two cents. I say sign him or trade him but this oh he wants to be here but wait until the end of the year stuff isn’t worth the gamble to me.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Just like he knew he was gonna be able to sign Suter? That still leaves a pit in my stomach because losing players of their caliber for nothing isn’t fun. Just my two cents. I say sign him or trade him but this oh he wants to be here but wait until the end of the year stuff isn’t worth the gamble to me.

Suter was a different time and different player, not sure how that's relevant at all.

But I'd keep Forsberg through the remainder of this season even if I was 100% certain he was going to leave the team in the summer too, so it wouldn't make any difference to me. Still, if you follow the team at all, I can't see how you could miss reading the "body language" here. Forsberg is definitely not going anywhere.

 

[QJL]

5 points tonight for unsigned UFA Filip Forsberg

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Offer-sheet him Montreal!!!

 

[The Instigator]

Offer-sheet him Montreal!!!

He's a UFA not an RFA.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

He's got a full clip now that the deadline passed. Predators will have to pay his asking price or he walks. Player now has all the leverage. GM's never learn.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Perfect timing for him to be going off. He’ll probably get 9+ on the market.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Perfect timing for him to be going off. He’ll probably get 9+ on the market.

He will also get 9+ in Nashville, for 8 years, where he wants to be. So the market won't get a chance.

 

[RationalExpectations]

My guess is the Josi contract : 8x9

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

My guess is the Josi contract : 8x9

8x$9,009,009.09

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Offer-sheet him Montreal!!!

Hope this was meant as Considering he's a pending UFA.

 

[BringTheReign]

Josi is the captain and their undisputed best player. I bet Forsberg comes in at less, but not by much.

 

[paragon]

Forsberg leads the entire league in goals/60. Why does he get so little ice time?

 

[CapsFrontOffice]

What is going on here… I can’t believe there isn’t more noise around Forsberg. He’s 27 years old, on a 56 goal pace for an 82 game season, he’s not signed, and there’s no chatter. Is he the best potential rental left in play?

The Cap is tight everywhere and dude is owed a pay day with no trade.....Not sure if any teams have cap space like that and the ones that do don't have good enough pieces to return in a trade. I have a feeling the Preds lucked out here due to all of the above.