Speculation: Victor Hedman's next contract

[The Macho King]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but is Sustr really that good?

Hose being Hose. Although he's no longer a disaster on skates.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but is Sustr really that good?

Generational giraffe

 

[lardneau]

Generational giraffe

 

[Todd1a]

I'd bet he is signed before training camp next year he won't pull a Stamkos http://www.tbo.com/list/sports-colu...d-be-the-next-face-of-the-lightning-20160222/

 

[CarpeNoctem]

I'd bet he is signed before training camp next year he won't pull a Stamkos http://www.tbo.com/list/sports-colu...d-be-the-next-face-of-the-lightning-20160222/

Hedmonster has only ever played for 2 hockey teams... in his whole life.

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

I'd bet he is signed before training camp next year he won't pull a Stamkos http://www.tbo.com/list/sports-colu...d-be-the-next-face-of-the-lightning-20160222/

I believe he will sign early as well. However, just the fact that Fennelly wrote that article is enough to make me question it. He's one of the biggest know-nothings in TB sports media. I'm not sure he's actually ever been to a Lightning game.

 

[DFC]

I think it'll get done quick too, but the situation is so much different than Stamkos's. The water is muddy with Stamkos. We like him, but his $ value has declined far lower than the perception. Hedman's a much more straight forward case. We're 100% ****ed without him and we know it.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

If he's a UFA, he will sign wherever he wants. Maybe not for the highest dollar. Just like Stamkos, how many teams have the cap room or inkling to pay top dollar?

 

[DFC]

If he's a UFA, he will sign wherever he wants. Maybe not for the highest dollar. Just like Stamkos, how many teams have the cap room or inkling to pay top dollar?

We'll pay Hedman whatever he wants.

 

[Todd1a]

We'll pay Hedman whatever he wants.

He has drouins agent ??

 

[DFC]

He has drouins agent ??

Allan Walsh is not the problem. Drouin is the problem.

Signing Hedman is about 5000x more important than signing Stamkos, even with Stamkos playing awesome lately. Hedman is irreplaceable.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

He has drouins agent ??

Peter Wallen is Hedman's agent. Only connection is they both work for Octagon.

 

[The Macho King]

How he defended that 3 on 1...

Just pay him whatever.

 

[Todd1a]

He better be signed before training camp next September! Should not be difficult at all 8 for 8 or 8.5 for 8 done!

 

[Todd1a]

We need to do whatever needs to be done to keep hedman period. If we lose Stamkos fine if we lose Stamkos and hedman! I'd personally Fire yzerman if I was vinik but that's just me.

 

[The Gongshow]

We need to do whatever needs to be done to keep hedman period. If we lose Stamkos fine if we lose Stamkos and hedman! I'd personally Fire yzerman if I was vinik but that's just me.

I don't think i'd be able to handle this team anymore if this happened.

 

[Todd1a]

I don't think i'd be able to handle this team anymore if this happened.

Yep that's why I said this

 

[Hoek]

If we lose Stamkos then Hedman is a 100% lock to be signed. Probably would be either way but without Stamkos there would really be no obstacles.

 

[Todd1a]

If we lose Stamkos then Hedman is a 100% lock to be signed. Probably would be either way but without Stamkos there would really be no obstacles.

You would think but this is Tampa bay and yzerman we love problems and drama!

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

It's gonna be all good because Victor has already played for his home town childhood team, Modo.

 

[Iceman]

It's gonna be all good because Victor has already played for his home town childhood team, Modo.

There is the flight risk.

 

[DFC]

I don't anticipate a lot of issues with Hedman's contract. The issues with Stamkos were obvious: He simply was no longer the player worthy of the contract he was (likely) asking for.

The waters have muddied on that a bit lately, obviously, but it's still something like 160 games where he looked like a very good 2C vs. 7 games where he's looked like Steven Stamkos. So it's still tricky, still dangerous. Even if we've been given a good shot of proof that Steven Stamkos is still capable of being Steven Stamkos.

Hedman's contract is entirely different. I mean, maybe his play falls off a cliff, but he's done nothing to show us he's not one of the best defensemen in the league--and getting better. He's the only guy on the team who, IMO, is absolutely irreplaceable. Losing Hedman would make the rebuild a failure. There's no one else we can say that about.

 

[Todd1a]

http://www.nbcsports.com/video/ice-...LonNBCSports&utm_tags=srm[hockey,short video]

 

[JFleegs]

Specukation: if stammer does walk, do we make him captain? Im hesitant with our obv captain curse. maybe just make cally or boyle capt? Or go captainless

 

[Todd1a]

Specukation: if stammer does walk, do we make him captain? Im hesitant woth our obv captain curse. maybe just make cally or boyle capt? Or go captainless

Cally end the captain curse