The Werenski Dream is dead

[DInTheB]

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[Go Wings]

We dodged a bullet because that contract is a nightmare.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

So what. He can demand a trade anytime he wants (even exclusively to DET) & can still find his way to DET. This way he knows he's getting paid regardless, now just find the right fit on an upcoming team.

The $ amt. is ~$1.5m more than I want to pay.

 

[golffuul]

I’m fine with that. Saves us from a potential cap hell if Seider ends up being as good as he has been.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Yeah Jarmo had to grossly overpay him to keep him there in Columbus. Better them then us paying that ludicrous contract.

 

[lilidk]

So what. He can demand a trade anytime he wants (even exclusively to DET) & can still find his way to DET. This way he knows he's getting paid regardless, now just find the right fit on an upcoming team.

The $ amt. is ~$1.5m more than I want to pay.

Keep dreaming

 

[Reality Check]

I always thought of it as wishful thinking to begin with.

An athlete's main goal is to cash in. He can play Hungry Hungry Hippos with Dylan in the offseason.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Ah well, it would have been glorious but we've got a rock solid top 3 and some great prospects who will fight it out for that final top 4 spot. We should also be well below the cap once our window opens.

 

[Holden Caufield]

I guess we now pivot to Barkov or Bust in Free agency!
25 yo number 1 Centre, UFA next year.

 

[ricky0034]

I always thought of it as wishful thinking to begin with.

An athlete's main goal is to cash in. He can play Hungry Hungry Hippos with Dylan in the offseason.

yeah it would have essentially required him to hold off on signing a long term deal for the next couple years

could have happened I suppose, but that's a lot of risk for an athlete to take on when he could get injured at any time

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Happy for him to get that kind of deal, I doubt Yzerman was going to give him that much and Columbus really needed to. We will see how their rebuild goes, he can force his way out down the road, but I am not really rooting for that. The Jackets could use a win with a big player and it seems they finally got one here. Guessing he gets the C in Columbus now too.

 

[ShanahanMan]

Ouch

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Keep dreaming

I don't limit myself to what some/many do, of virtually anything. If something's mathematically possible, feasible etc. it's not out of the realm of possibilities. Never say never.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Dammit, we need a new Suter/Trouba/Werenski now...

 

[MAHJ71]

We dodged a bullet because that contract is a nightmare.

Lmaoooo seriously?

Do you think he'd take a discount for DET? C'mon.....

 

[Gniwder]

I guess we now pivot to Barkov or Bust in Free agency!
25 yo number 1 Centre, UFA next year.

For $10M I'd rather have Barkov, and it's gonna be a tight squeeze for Florida to pay that much because of Yandle's buyout.

 

[Gniwder]

Lmaoooo seriously?

Do you think he'd take a discount for DET? C'mon.....

Werenski is good, but he's not $1.5M/yr better than John Carlson. It's overpayment, one that could look bad in the long run.

 

[BinCookin]

This will finally stop all our fans from being jerks to every CLB fan on this forum.
I always said the odds of Werenski coming home was extremely low.
It is now official.

P.S. Massively overpaid, that is crazy pants

 

[MBH]

Werenski needs to return to form, but considering his age, that's a good deal for Cbus.
Compare that to the 29 year olds signing those kinds of deals.

 

[wintersej]

Hi, Bruins fan coming in peace. Shocked. Thought this was a for sure thing in Detroit. Y’all will work it out with Yzerman at the helm.

 

[BinCookin]

I guess we now pivot to Barkov or Bust in Free agency!
25 yo number 1 Centre, UFA next year.

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Please lets not start with that garbage. Barkov will NEVER get to FA. Honestly, its just not going to happen AT ALL. NO CHANCE... ZERO.

Tax Reasons, Winning Franchise/Cups. Florida will have it all.

 

[Ishad]

Good for CBJ. Would have loved to have had him.

 

[The Zermanator]

Well there goes that option. I guess there's the possibility of a trade down the line. But now I wouldn't want him without some retainment lol. I guess we'll see where the Wings and Jackets are in a few years and if the cap situation makes his contract more palatable in years 4-6.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Kinda gutted. I wanted Werenski something fierce. Well, he can still be traded for in a year or two when Columbus goes back to blowing it all up again.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I guess we now pivot to Barkov or Bust in Free agency!
25 yo number 1 Centre, UFA next year.

Yeah that ain’t happening. Florida will sign him before he hits free agency.