Confirmed with Link: Skille signed to a 1 year deal

[NHesterly]

Jack Skille

I played high school hockey with Skille... I wish him the best of luck with the Avs.

 

[StayAtHomeAv]

Glad this happened. Probably just wishful thinking, but it would nice if he could take over McLeod's role. They seem pretty similar but Skille just has more talent (speed, puck skills) from the little I saw.

 

[Forsberg21]

According to capfriendly, it's for $575K

http://capfriendly.com/?p=team-cap&team=Colorado%20Avalanche

 

[SuperJoe]

Why not? It's not like the Avs are going to be anywhere near the cap. Who cares if he makes a few hundred k more?

Because you don't pay more than you should have to for a guy that was invited to camp on a PTO, pretty simple, look at all the other PTO signings, why should we pay 25-35% more? He won't play better if we pay him more.

 

[Over the Pants Landy]

Very pleased with this - Good to see someone come in here and earn a contract over others less deserving.

 

[Metallo]

According to capfriendly, it's for $575K

http://capfriendly.com/?p=team-cap&team=Colorado%20Avalanche

League minimum salary?

 

[tigervixxxen]

Because you don't pay more than you should have to for a guy that was invited to camp on a PTO, pretty simple, look at all the other PTO signings, why should we pay 25-35% more? He won't play better if we pay him more.

Is it your money? I don't see why it matters if he makes 600k or 800k. It's two way too for godsakes.

 

[Nzap]

League minimum salary?

I think it is, which makes me believe it's just there to round out the numbers somewhat.
Hence the brown background.

 

[Forsberg21]

I think it is, which makes me believe it's just there to round out the numbers somewhat.
Hence the brown background.

Yeah, I'm not sure. It could mean it's just a placeholder until concrete info comes out or it could mean that it's newly added?

Edit: Looked up the legend, looks like the brown box means 'Missing information' so I guess it does mean it's a placeholder for now.

 

[agentblack]

His salary, even if its slightly more than avg, shouldnt be an issue, at all.

 

[dahrougem2]

Is it your money? I don't see why it matters if he makes 600k or 800k. It's two way too for godsakes.

Well if you're going to say that then why even bother discussing player salaries for everyone at all

 

[SuperJoe]

Is it your money? I don't see why it matters if he makes 600k or 800k. It's two way too for godsakes.

You didn't know I was Stan

 

[SuperJoe]

Is it your money? I don't see why it matters if he makes 600k or 800k. It's two way too for godsakes.

No point discussing anything with you, he shouldn't be making 1 mill, that's all I'm saying for godsakes

 

[Nzap]

Well if you're going to say that then why even bother discussing player salaries for everyone at all

you do realize it's a bit different if we talk about a late addition with a 1-year, 6-figure deal when we have lots of cap space to a long-term investment when the cap-crunch comes into effect?

 

[The Pwnerer]

Can he play PK? Reminds me of a Brad Richardson type guy with a lethal shot. He should at the minimum add a little more pop then Cliche....happy with this.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

I find it amusing that people here panic about our cap situation after each deal signed, like we're the Hawks or Flyers or something.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Can he play PK? Reminds me of a Brad Richardson type guy with a lethal shot. He should at the minimum add a little more pop then Cliche....happy with this.

Yes he's decent on the PK, certainly no worse than Cliche.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Well if you're going to say that then why even bother discussing player salaries for everyone at all

Obviously we discuss roster construction and cap issues here, I get that the general topic is relevant. But my point is that I've said several times is a few hundred k on a one year contract is meaningless and I'm tired of the value police proclaiming what someone is or isn't worth just because it sounds good to them. What Jack Skille makes this year is beyond the realm of importance in any manner. It's just another thing for people to complain about just for the fun of it.

 

[RockLobster]

Skille's deal

Chris Johnston @reporterchris
Jack Skille got a two-way deal from the #avs -- he earns $675,000 in the NHL and $150,000 in the AHL. (Guaranteed $250,000 though)

 

[JWK]

675K it is

 

[tigervixxxen]

Well thank god for that.

 

[Metallo]

Skille's deal

Interesting, it's the 1st time I've seen a garanteed minimum on a 2-way deal.

 

[Nzap]

Interesting, it's the 1st time I've seen a garanteed minimum on a 2-way deal.

Who else would have that guarantee?
I've seen a few others with that as well.
Can't remember now exactly who. Most just get high AHL salaries instead.

 

[henchman21]

Interesting, it's the 1st time I've seen a garanteed minimum on a 2-way deal.

Old buddy Elliott recently got a similar guarantee. It is happening more and more with the fringe sorts of players.

 

[dahrougem2]

you do realize it's a bit different if we talk about a late addition with a 1-year, 6-figure deal when we have lots of cap space to a long-term investment when the cap-crunch comes into effect?

Obviously we discuss roster construction and cap issues here, I get that the general topic is relevant. But my point is that I've said several times is a few hundred k on a one year contract is meaningless and I'm tired of the value police proclaiming what someone is or isn't worth just because it sounds good to them. What Jack Skille makes this year is beyond the realm of importance in any manner. It's just another thing for people to complain about just for the fun of it.

Well for this season it's not a cap crunch, but I wouldn't want to pay Skille too much and watch him have a very stellar season, and then he's out of our ideal price range for next season if he wants a raise. It's not that his cap will hurt us; rather, it's if he has a very good season what would be a good number for him moving forward since he is a 4th line player.