Confirmed with Link: Report: Couture to sign 8-year, $8m AAV contract extension (begins for 2019/20 season)

[sharks_dynasty]

Wilson is playing an interesting game with the cap recently. And I'm sure it's not coincidence that this information was pushed out there today.

In what way?

 

[Lebanezer]

So I’m trying to fill time for obvious reasons and I decided to go back and look at the Sharks spending relative to cap percentage in the past. I picked 2012-13 randomly. In that season the Sharks had 6 million in cap space, with a cap ceiling of 70.2 million. They spent 47.39% of the cap on forwards, 32.12% on dmen and 6.25% on goalies. For this coming season the Sharks the sharks have 9.62% spent on goalies, 30.25% spent on dmen counting Heed and Simek, and 32.5% spent on the forwards we know will be in the NHL. That leaves the Sharks roughly 25% of the cap to spend on forwards. Even with the larger salaries coming out the Sharks aren’t really allocating money by position differently. It just seems different with the bigger numbers.

 

[Gilligans Island]

So I’m trying to fill time for obvious reasons and I decided to go back and look at the Sharks spending relative to cap percentage in the past. I picked 2012-13 randomly. In that season the Sharks had 6 million in cap space, with a cap ceiling of 70.2 million. They spent 47.39% of the cap on forwards, 32.12% on dmen and 6.25% on goalies. For this coming season the Sharks the sharks have 9.62% spent on goalies, 30.25% spent on dmen counting Heed and Simek, and 32.5% spent on the forwards we know will be in the NHL. That leaves the Sharks roughly 25% of the cap to spend on forwards. Even with the larger salaries coming out the Sharks aren’t really allocating money by position differently. It just seems different with the bigger numbers.

That's how things should be evaluated - looking at AAVs relatively speaking. It's just so interesting how DW is now handing out max term like candy. Wonder what changed his tune/strategy.

 

[Alwalys]

In what way?

which part?

so far his signings have helped set the market.

 

[68 Z-28]

Wonder what changed his tune/strategy.

Hasso and actually having players that you want to offer those kinds of deals to.

 

[ChubbChubby]

Deal seems fair to me. People need to drop the old salary values and realize that every player will get paid more because of the cap increase.

 

[Limekiller]

only true clutch player the sharks have ever had. great signing

Arturs "Like Wall" Irbe would like to have a word with you on the first part of your statement...

 

[Nolan11]

Arturs "Like Wall" Irbe would like to have a word with you on the first part of your statement...

I agree with this, and raise you Owen Nolan (Man put team on his back countless times)

 

[sharski]

Lol @ the negativity over this signing, if there is one current shark I think deserves to be "overpaid" over a long term contract, it's Couture.

Hell, if I was DW I'd give him the C while I was at it

Also, I would think this means that Pavs is the odd man out as far as long term extensions... However, I think DW and Pavs will end up agreeing to something like a 3 year, $24 million deal

 

[OrrNumber4]

This is a pretty fair contract. It'd be fair to say you just don't want Couture, but I'm not sure DW could have negotiated a lower rate. Hopefully, it isn't a full-NTC.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

This is a pretty fair contract. It'd be fair to say you just don't want Couture, but I'm not sure DW could have negotiated a lower rate. Hopefully, it isn't a full-NTC.

It'll be a three team trade list. You can pretty much guarantee that.

 

[LadyStanley]

Sharks Sign Center Logan Couture to Eight-Year Contract Extension

And it's official.

 

[LadyStanley]

So, expect some quotes to come soon.

 

[Nighthock]

I should be happier about this... Thanks Tavares.

 

[hohosaregood]

I think Couture matching with Kane makes more sense but it's really just a $1m overpay. It's not a big deal especially now that we didn't get Tavares.

 

[Led Zappa]

 

[LadyStanley]

Coming up on NHL Network

 

[Lebanezer]

 

[hohosaregood]

The structure here is wacky.

 

[Nighthock]

One of those teams better NOT be god damned Toronto!

 

[Led Zappa]

One of those teams better NOT be god damned Toronto!

If DW did that I'd be on the FIRE DW bandwagon

 

[LadyStanley]

NHL take

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Jwec]

I am glad we extended Logan and contract is fine. 8x8 is completely fair for our future captain and our best forward. Glad that he is continuing with Sharks even though that wasn't even a question. Probably my favorite player when Jumbo retires.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

If we sign who we will likely sign, I'd try these lines next year...

Couture-Hertl-Pavelski
Kane-Thornton-Labanc
Meier-Tierney-Donskoi

I don't want to put Labanc on our shutdown line and I don't want Labanc with Tierney and Meier either as that didn't work at all. But Labanc did well previously with Thornton and it may force Labanc to shoot more which would only help solidify his game. The Hertl line may be slow but I think it would work as a shutdown line and if it doesn't, swap Pavs with Donskoi to increase the speed of that line and I think you got something. I only didn't do that because Pavs with Tierney is probably not an option going into next year.