Confirmed with Link: Tom Pyatt re-signed 2 yrs, 1.1M AAV

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[Very Stable Genius]

Very meh.

 

[Fandlauer]

Was solid last year. Happy to have him back.

 

[Real Smart Sens Fan]

Very good deal. Expected him to hold out for more. Seems like we should be able to get Pyatt, Stalberg and Wingels all re-signed for less than 3.5/year.

 

[Senscore]

Thank God. Excellent on the PK and defense. Good at shootouts. Occasional scoring contributor.

What more can you ask from a utility player.


Gotta have our MVP.

 

[Blarginator]

Solid deal. Very happy we get to keep him.

 

[Baby Ryan]

Good deal, happy to have him back. Very versatile and very safe.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Nice! Would be really cool to have the depth to slot him on line 4 and then have him get bumped up when inevitable injuries occur.

 

[OttawaSenators11]

I was hoping for $850K. How much budget room do we have left now? lol

 

[Deku]

Good bottom six guy. Glad to have him back

 

[Ouroboros]

He was our only pending UFA that I was positive we were going to re-sign.

Fair contract.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

The way Dorion was talking about him and Condon makes me think Pyatt might have been asking for more than 2 years. This was probably a compromise. The Sens have walked away from 4th liners who were good fits before over term (see Condragate2015).

Good signing. He was mostly solid in his role. He's guy Boucher's favorite hockey player of all time or something so it couldn't hurt in that regard.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

I was hoping for $850K. How much budget room do we have left now? lol

Well we have 13.7m in cap space with Pageau, Dzingel, and maybe a goalie to sign. As far as actual budget, no clue!

 

[danielpalfredsson]

He was our only pending UFA that I was positive we were going to re-sign.

Fair contract.

I felt the opposite. I thought he might walk because Dorion described both sides as being pretty far apart, and he played well enough I'd think to generate interest from other teams.

Keep in mind, UFAs could talk to other teams as of yesterday, so Pyatt's people would have been able to get a good indication of whether there was anything better out there while Ottawa might have gotten an indication of how far they had to up their offer to keep Pyatt.

 

[Tundraman]

Was there really any doubt Pyatt would re-sign here? Boucher trusts him. It was probably more about term and waiting for the 2 drafts to be over. He's no superstar but he's very reliable and can play up and down the lineup as needed. Good guy to have around.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Whatevs

 

[Viletho]

Nice! Would be really cool to have the depth to slot him on line 4 and then have him get bumped up when inevitable injuries occur.

we have it ! That's the lineup I would like for the top 9

Hoff-Brass-Ryan
Mac-Turris-Stone
Smith-JGP-White
Than you chose 3 from:

Pyatt/Burrows/Dzingle/Stalberg/Wingels

There is the possibility of signing a UFA or a trade, but let's workj with what we have for now.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

I was hoping for $850K. How much budget room do we have left now? lol

Nobody knows what our budget is, but Melnyk has been quoted in the past as saying he puts 68M towards player salaries, and that is roughly what our payroll was at the start of last season.

Assuming Pyatt's deal is 1.1 both years and isn't front or back loaded, we are currently at 62M with 18/23 skaters signed. Our two notable RFAs are Pageau and Dzingel. So after we sign them, we have to pay for 3 more roster players to fill things out at 23.

Unless they go longer term, Dzingel probably gets something in the 1.3M-1.6M range on a 1 or 2 year deal. Pageau probably gets an AAV in the mid 2Ms but his contract could be backloaded making his salary under 2M for this season. Dzingel and Pageau maybe cost a combined 3M this upcoming season in real money if we get lucky, and then the next 3 skaters will probably cost 2.5M-3M combined.

So at this point, if we don't move Phaneuf, we're probably right around 67M-68M depending on how things shake out. Whether that is our budget, nobody really knows for sure.

 

[senators101]

MVP Tom Pyatt, where you at bro?

 

[OttawaSenators11]

Well we have 13.7m in cap space with Pageau, Dzingel, and maybe a goalie to sign. As far as actual budget, no clue!

What's the best guess for Pageau earnings next year? 3M? Condon 1.5M? Dzingel 1.5M?

 

[Benjamin]

Cheapest MVP in the league. Glad he'll be back.

 

[Sensinitis]

Nice deal!

Stalberg next pls.

We don't need Wingels.

 

[18Hossa]

ugh.

 

[BUCKLE UP]

MVP Tom Pyatt, where you at bro?

Best deal of the summer. Drinks on me, boys

 

[operasen]

Stalberg is the guy I'd like to see come back.

Pyatt was okay, but I prefer Stalberg. Burrows also here for two years, so they come off the books at the same time.

I'm guessing Smith moves back to the 4C spot. Burrows - Smith - Pyatt now.