Sidney Crosby - UFA this summer - 11M$ AAV for 4 years. Do you sign him, yes or no?

[bobholly39]

Hypothetical. Sidney Crosby becomes UFA this summer. He has interest in signing with your team. The ask is simple - 11M$ AAV for 4 years, take it or leave it.

Do you sign him, or no?

I know most teams don't have 11M$ available right now - so if you vote yes, the implication clearly is that you make room for him (even if it means having to make bad trades to clear cap space).

Feel free to clarify what team you're voting yes or no for, if it's team specific. Pittsburgh fans - please vote as well if you keep him at that price or not

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[Gains]

We're paying Carey 10.5. Crosby at 11 feels like a bargain.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I'd offer Sid a blank cheque to finish his career in Montreal

 

[North Cole]

You know, I probably would - means the end of RNH and Barrie in Edmonton, but having McDavid, Crosby, Draisaitl seems good. I know we have cap space coming open, but haven't looked to see if its possible. Probably means running Bouchard full time to get as much ELC as possible, and likely results in running back Smith/Kosk.

 

[Julien LG]

with no hesitation yes

 

[SotasicA]

Not sure Chicago is in a proper position to benefit from this signing. Crosby with Kane would be crazy, but the rest of the team is just kids. It's not enough to make a run. Or is it? I doubt it.

I would do this otherwise. Maybe a couple of years back.

 

[leafsfan5]

There is very little way we could ever make that work so I voted no. I'd obviously switch out Tavares for Crosby but Tavares wouldn't waive his NTC.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Every GM would just for marketing and merchandise/ticket sales alone.

 

[The Price is Right]

To Habs for 5 years at 10 mil per. Remove Tatar, Danault, Byron to make space

 

[BlueBaron]

Buffalo should so he can culture shock them into a real team and salvage Eichel's will to live.

He's worth it if you need a C and its hard to put a value on his locker room presence. I'd love him on my team but that isn't realistic. Not sure I want to see him in a Habs Jersey and if he went to Boston I'd puke.

Fun topic.

 

[Lebowski]

The AVV is at least market value and the term is reasonable. Anyone that could work out the math of fitting his contract under that cap should probably willing to do this.

 

[Byron Bitz]

He’d be worth 12.5 as aUFA but you’ll prob have to give him 6 years

 

[Fear]

As a Leafs fan, if we could trade Tavares 100% yes.

Otherwise, I'm on the fence. Its tempting to trade Matthews for a huge return and slot Sid into his spot, and I think that makes us a better team for the next 4 years, but its hard to trade away the best player we've ever drafted

 

[JaegerDice]

You’re not going to get quite $11 million worth of raw on-ice impact from him for all 4 years, but the off ice intangibles make up the gap, especially if you’re bringing him on to a young team.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

You know, I probably would - means the end of RNH and Barrie in Edmonton, but having McDavid, Crosby, Draisaitl seems good. I know we have cap space coming open, but haven't looked to see if its possible. Probably means running Bouchard full time to get as much ELC as possible, and likely results in running back Smith/Kosk.

This would be fun just to see the Oilers run a top line of those three and see HF explode with excuses for why all three are putting up video game numbers.

 

[kooner91]

Canucks, easily.

Miller-Crosby-Petey
Hoglander-Horvat-Boeser

Would be a nasty top 6. Or we could create 3 solid lines:

Miller-Crosby-Gaudette
Virtanen-Petey-Boeser
Pearson-Horvat-Hoglander

Please get rid of our 35mil of trash Benning. We Have so much garbage right now that if we could get rid of a couple, we would easily be able to fit him in.

 

[Bileur]

Easily yes

 

[Sun God Nika]

ppg #1c for all 4 years.

yes 11m is fair.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Caps, easy yes of course.

You’d have to move Kuznetsov first and maybe find a way to get rid of both Panik and Hagelin.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Yes. Very consistent. He’s not going to become a third liner when he starts declining. If he declines in the next four years, he’ll still play good defense and score close to or at 1PPG. That’s a 8/9M player, maybe higher. The contract doesn’t have much downside.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Panarin with Crosby would be ridiculously fun to watch yes 100%

 

[Future GOAT]

Yeah, I think I'd take him for that.

 

[Favin]

4 years, absolutely
5 years, probably
6 years, maybe
7 years, dunno
8 years, probably not

 

[CatchyTune]

he's worth it but from a Leafs POV i dont do it. theres just no feasible way we pull it off and cant have a 4th $11 million man

 

[SotasicA]

he's worth it but from a Leafs POV i dont do it. theres just no feasible way we pull it off and cant have a 4th $11 million man

Lead pipe, dark alley, one or more of Tavares/Nylander/Andersen. LTIR.