Speculation: Would you take Letang for 64 mil per 8 years?

[Duddy]

noooooooo

Not even close to worth that kind of cash.

 

[Paxon]

No. Certainly not if you're also trading for him.

Though it seems some of you guys think he's worse than he is. He's not awful defensively. He has a poor defensive IQ but his individual skills defensively are pretty high.

 

[Jame]

god no

 

[CarlWinslow]

Hell no.

 

[barnell]

Absolutely not. Letang is going to cause a front office to lose their jobs with that king of contract.

 

[Zippster]

No....no.....and definitely no.

 

[Zman5778]

He's not even worth the deal that he turned down, much less more.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

No. Certainly not if you're also trading for him.

Though it seems some of you guys think he's worse than he is. He's not awful defensively. He has a poor defensive IQ but his individual skills defensively are pretty high.

I admit to slight use of hyperbole, but it feels all so justified in this instance.

 

[SabresBillsBuffalo]

absolutely not.

 

[Chainshot]

It appears this idea comes in any number of flavors of no ****ing way.

 

[haseoke39]

Can we get a poll going in this thread? I'm having trouble keeping track of the consensus.

 

[sba]

Short answer -- no.

Long answer hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll no

 

[Sabre the Win]

No. and reports say that we wants to play in Toronto. He turned down Pittsburgh because he doesn't get the spotlight that he thinks he deserved. You don't want to play for a potential Stanley Cup team because when he looks at himself in the mirror he see's an over achieving player but the fans don't realize it? Yeah. No.

That to me screams arrogant, selfish, needy and a demanding player.

No. No. No. No.

and

No.

 

[Tunnel of Death]

Nope. He needs to learn how to play D before he even comes close to being worth that kind of scratch.

 

[Hockeyfan6781]

no way

 

[Paxon]

Toronto would be idiotic to trade for Letang. They have Gardiner and Rielly as future options for that role. Those players have cost control, nevermind what it'd take in assets to acquire Letang.

 

[Man of Principles]

I'd certainly want him for 8 years/48 mil. But not for 8 mil a year.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

If the cost was small (i.e. a 2nd round pick) I would acquire him from Pitt in order to give him the exclusive 8 year deal and I would go up to 8/56 but not a penny more.We haven't had an offensive d-man as prolific as Letang since Campbell left (who coincidentally also got 7 mil a year, which is the going rate for high end offensive d-men)

 

[Ron C.]

No thank you.

 

[CriminallyVu1gar]

No. Certainly not if you're also trading for him.

Though it seems some of you guys think he's worse than he is. He's not awful defensively. He has a poor defensive IQ but his individual skills defensively are pretty high.

Glad someone came in here to say something like this. The price is certainly crazy pants, but he's been okay defensively, and he isn't sheltered. 48.3% offensive zone starts this season, and his top forward linemates were Kunitz, and Dupuis.

 

[BananaSquad]

Yup I would it's not my money lol

 

[Paxon]

Glad someone came in here to say something like this. The price is certainly crazy pants, but he's been okay defensively, and he isn't sheltered. 48.3% offensive zone starts this season, and his top forward linemates were Kunitz, and Dupuis.

He needs a good partner who provides stability through being a strong physical presence and having high hockey IQ. The more protected is the better he can be defensively because he is a fantastic skater, he's an effort player, he has a great stick, and he throws hits. He just makes terrible decisions and gambles.

The problem is I don't think we have the ideal partner for him, though Sekera would probably do well. A more ideal partner would be someone like Seabrook. Well, the other problem is his contract and cost, but I'm talking about on the ice.

 

[AlsPug]

It's not like i'm trying to sell him to you, guys.

Ok, hes not worth that much, I can't disagree. The silent question is "what is his price and would you care to discuss his acquisition"...

Really.... some guys just have that much of patience only to write "hell nooo", "nooo" ... and nothing to add.

 

[CriminallyVu1gar]

He needs a good partner who provides stability through being a strong physical presence and having high hockey IQ. The more protected is the better he can be defensively because he is a fantastic skater, he's an effort player, he has a great stick, and he throws hits. He just makes terrible decisions and gambles.

The problem is I don't think we have the ideal partner for him, though Sekera would probably do well. A more ideal partner would be someone like Seabrook. Well, the other problem is his contract and cost, but I'm talking about on the ice.

But...but...Sekera is an offensive defenseman

I don't know what price I would want him at. Maybe if he had Myers's contract? I would love to have someone else capable of driving and controlling play though.

 

[haseoke39]

It's not like i'm trying to sell him to you, guys.

Ok, hes not worth that much, I can't disagree. The silent question is "what is his price and would you care to discuss his acquisition"...

Really.... some guys just have that much of patience only to write "hell nooo", "nooo" ... and nothing to add.

I really have no indication that Pittsburgh wants to trade him for a reasonable price or, if they did, that he would want to sign in Buffalo. I imagine he'd demand more money to play here than in Pittsburgh.

I mean, in a perfect world, I'd give up something like Ehrhoff and 16 for Letang, and then I'd sign Letang to $6M per, TOPS. But that's so not going to happen that it's not worth discussing.

Honestly, I might not even do it then, because I have pretty low confidence that he's going to be nearly as dynamic on any other team. I'd probably just stay the hell away.