Yea except he’s never been above a #4 on a shit team... good move by Dubas. This price was too high.Would love him on the Leafs for that.
He’s a #4 on a contender imo
Yea except he’s never been above a #4 on a shit team... good move by Dubas. This price was too high.Would love him on the Leafs for that.
He’s a #4 on a contender imo
Jensen is a nice player, but four years is a bit long.
Turris was traded and immediately signed what, last year?Is this the closest we've come to a sign and trade in the nhl in years?
Happens all the time.Is this the closest we've come to a sign and trade in the nhl in years?
Pacioretty was traded to Vegas and extended the same day too.Turris was traded and immediately signed what, last year?
It could lower his numbers as he will be playing less minutes.
See the rangers and brendan smith for an example of what can go wrong.
I forgot about Pacioretty. I just wonder if the value of the player who is set up to sign a contract with his new team changes as much as it does in the NBA with the formal sign and trades.Happens all the time.
Pacioretty was traded to Vegas and extended the same day too.
Yea except he’s never been above a #4 on a **** team... good move by Dubas. This price was too high.
Yea except he’s never been above a #4 on a **** team... good move by Dubas. This price was too high.
Happens all the time.
Pacioretty was traded to Vegas and extended the same day too.
is there any reason why a team wouldn't wait a week or two after acquiring a player to sign him to an extension?
it's not as if his price would skyrocket in such a short period of time, and at least you get to judge the player a little better, seeing if he'd potentially fit with the roster before committing no?
Dubas didn't make any move. You shouldn't credit everything that ever happens to your masters.Yea except he’s never been above a #4 on a **** team... good move by Dubas. This price was too high.
I have never understood why teams sign players to an extension before even playing a single game with them after being acquired.
Why not play him for 20 games see how he fits and then decide if you want to sign him for 4 years?
It could lower his numbers as he will be playing less minutes.
See the rangers and brendan smith for an example of what can go wrong.
I bet ya the Sharks wish they could have extended Karlsson from day 1
That's an excellent contract. Jensen could have gotten a larger AAV in the summer.
is there any reason why a team wouldn't wait a week or two after acquiring a player to sign him to an extension?
it's not as if his price would skyrocket in such a short period of time, and at least you get to judge the player a little better, seeing if he'd potentially fit with the roster before committing no?
From Jensen's point of view, signing this deal now insulates himself from a lot of risk. If he struggles adjusting to a new system or suffers a major injury, it could literally cost him 10's of millions of dollars. There's a value for Jensen in eliminating that risk, and that means the Caps can offer him less money in exchange for assuming that risk themselves. If they waited 20 games to see if he fits with the roster, his price would increase. Maybe it wouldn't skyrocket, but on a team that's constantly pressing as close to the cap as they can, saving even an extra 250K can make a huge difference.
There's also the psychological effect this will have on Jensen. Without a deal, Jensen would spend the next few weeks trying to adapt to a new club while knowing that his future earnings on his first big contract ebb and flow with every mistake he makes. We see pending UFAs struggle to find their game with new clubs with contracts on the line all the time. Signing this deal now takes that pressure off of Jensen, and sends a strong message about how confident the club is in him that they're willing to commit to him long term without a trial period. Maybe he checks out after getting his paycheck, but I'd bet that a guy who stuck with hockey and broke into the league so late is more likely to value that loyalty.