Confirmed Signing with Link: [VGK] Shea Theodore extension with Vegas (7 years, $5.2M AAV)

[Oddbob]

Assuming he gets stronger, tougher, and learns how to play defense.

His offensive game is elite though.

29 pts is elite? And yes I know there is more to offense than pts, however, 29 pts is nowhere in the realm of elite!

 

[Warden of the North]

Very good deal for Theodore. Remains to be seen whether it is for Vegas as well.

 

[Paul4587]

He hasn't finished growing in that regard but he was much better defensively than he was in Anaheim.

That wouldn’t be hard given how in Anaheim he barely knew where the defensive zone was. I didn’t see all 82 games but I did watch a bit of Vegas last year and he’s a guy who still doesn’t compete hard enough when the pucks not on his stick. Loads of offensive talent but a third pair guy at best in his own end.

 

[BinCookin]

You know this is a prospect heavy site, when 75% of the posters like this deal.

Vegas scored a LOT last year. Everyone basically had career highs.

I think this deal is a massive mistake on Vegas's part. I think there is just as likely a chance theodore is traded in the future for being overpaid, than this being a team friendly deal at ANY point during the length of this contract.

 

[sansabri]

That's quite the commitment.

 

[yzerman]

Theodore wins now, Vegas wins later.

Vegas always wins

 

[jetsforever]

Wow, wasn't expecting 7 years
Solid deal

 

[BKIslandersFan]

You know this is a prospect heavy site, when 75% of the posters like this deal.

Vegas scored a LOT last year. Everyone basically had career highs.

I think this deal is a massive mistake on Vegas's part. I think there is just as likely a chance theodore is traded in the future for being overpaid, than this being a team friendly deal at ANY point during the length of this contract.

If he is going to be overpaid, then how is he going to be traded?

 

[VikingAv]

If he is going to be overpaid, then how is he going to be traded?

Plenty of overpaid players get traded; For very low value, as a Cap Dump in a larger deal, or as a way to get to the floor by the Ariz...ehh, Ottawa's of the world.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

My eye test on Theodore said $3.5-4.0m max.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

What a horrible deal.

About $2M and 5 years too much.

 

[AhoLottaLove]

So guys with 114 NHL games are getting 7 year $36 million contracts now?

 

[oilynutz]

Would have liked Nurse at this amount. Think this will be looking good for Vegas by year 3 of the deal.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Vegas likes to wake everyone up. Example One: Pacioretty trade.

Vegas never sleeps

 

[NJD28]

Theodore quickly becoming one of the more underrated players around. Will be a great deal for Vegas.

 

[CamPopplestone]

A year longer, and a little more than the Hanifin deal. At this point pretty standard for young D like this

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

So guys with 114 NHL games are getting 7 year $36 million contracts now?

Are people still surprised by this anymore?

 

[Stuzchuk]

very decent deal.... for both parties

 

[Tomas W]

A good young player, good contract.

 

[zeke]

@zeke pretty good for a guy who was bassically on waivers a year ago.

heh.

This deal is insanity.

 

[Kamiccolo]

heh.

This deal is insanity.

For real. Vegas has one of the worst GM's in the league before last year when the team went on their Cinderella run. Even after that he hasn't been great, left a ton of value on the table during the expansion draft which people have forgotten about, and then massively lost the Tatar deal and might lost the Patches deal too we will have to see.

Then he overpays a guy who hasn't proven to be a top pair D by giving him top pair D money. If this contract takes 4 years to become fair value then it was never a good deal.

 

[zeke]

For real. Vegas has one of the worst GM's in the league before last year when the team went on their Cinderella run. Even after that he hasn't been great, left a ton of value on the table during the expansion draft which people have forgotten about, and then massively lost the Tatar deal and might lost the Patches deal too we will have to see.

Then he overpays a guy who hasn't proven to be a top pair D by giving him top pair D money. If this contract takes 4 years to become fair value then it was never a good deal.

top pair? he hasn't even proven he can handle 2nd pair duty.

 

[Rschmitz]

Vegas just made signing the Provorav's and Sergachev's of the world extremely difficult

 

[olli]

heh.

This deal is insanity.

for what he’s done so far it is. I was pretty certain they’d bridge Him after Nurse and Morrisey ( who have both been much better thus far). Makes even less sense when you consider they gave Karlsson a 1 year deal after 1 good year instead of giving him the Theodore treatment.

 

[olli]

So guys with 114 NHL games are getting 7 year $36 million contracts now?

I guy with 130 games under his belt signed a $100 million contract last summer.