It doesn't seem like a Pasta thing to demand.
YES...Pay him
YES...Pay him
Related, I don’t see Krejci or Bergeron retiring after this season. Both have at least 1-2 years left and I suspect they’re happier with this current coach. Zero reason this team can’t come back next year and be excellent if those two guys want to do it.
I believe this is a more realistic answer. I don't think Pasta is worth more than McDavid or Mackinnon. As much as we need to pay him, overpaying him is a big mistake too. Give him a comparable contract to Panarin.Since 2018 Pastrnal ranks:
Goals - 5th (2nd among wingers)
Points - 11th (6th among wingers)
P/GP - 10th (5th among wingers)
Panarin is a close comp at a $11.6 cap hit. If Pasta was willing to give Boston a discount then 8x11 is what I'd hope for. If he wants to be paid the most in the NHL though, do it and figure out the rest later.
They must know he will sign. right?Since 2018 Pastrnal ranks:
Goals - 5th (2nd among wingers)
Points - 11th (6th among wingers)
P/GP - 10th (5th among wingers)
Panarin is a close comp at a $11.6 cap hit. If Pasta was willing to give Boston a discount then 8x11 is what I'd hope for. If he wants to be paid the most in the NHL though, do it and figure out the rest later.
This is the year we will all appreciate just how insane it was that Bergeron and Marchand signed for what they signed for. Unreal if you think about what they could/should have been paid.I hate, hate, hate it.
But I’d do it.
My hope is he bends a bit. 8 x 11 per.
Sweeney put himself in a bad spot. Pasta is a great goal scorer, but he’s very one dimensional for a 12M dollar price tag. If the bruins were bad this year, I’d shop him at the deadline and get a kings ransom and feel good about it. But Sweenius can’t lose him for nothing so he basically has to pay the man whatever he wants.
This is the year we will all appreciate just how insane it was that Bergeron and Marchand signed for what they signed for. Unreal if you think about what they could/should have been paid.
Man I just can’t see it, but that would be amazing.I still think he signs for $10.75M
I agree. He is on video saying it. I predict he signs for 10M. He would be the highest paid on team, but doesn’t break the team bank for getting more help.Yeah probably, but Pasta has never been about the money. This hypothetical almost definitely isn’t gonna happen.
Up to now, those big contracts (McKinnon got it after the SC Champ) are creating a depth roster problem. Toews and Kane since their big contract.....for example.. You can not lose him for nothing either. So at the end of the day, 88 will decide the amount and Boston will be stuck with it.8/104, I do it.