lol am I still the only sane person on this board? I mean, Ceci QO is 4.3 so even if I wanted every player to earn 1$ per season, it's not going to happen.
Cody Ceci Qualifying Offer Calculator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
QUALIFYING OFFER : $4,300,000
He has no reason to accept anything below and why would he? Since Boucher arrived in Ottawa, he has been transformed into the top shutdown D-man in the NHL (or close to it), which he was never supposed to be. It derailed his career significantly, particularly in fans opinion, but at least it will earn him more money and in the end, every single player is a business in itself.
Again, he was 16th in ES TOI/GP among D-men this year but a bit surprised he was only 47th in SH TOI/GP
Overall, the last 3 years combined he is 13th in EV/GP and 14th in SH TOI/GP, but if you combine EV+SH TOI/GP, he's actually at the top (not sure exactly as I can't find a toll to do that and won't take the time to do it on Excel)
Anyway, I hope he gets traded to a team that will use him the right way so he can remake his name. He's burned in this market.
Ideally, I'd like to do something like Tierney + Ceci + 2nd for Dougie Hamilton or any other D-man that can play top pair adequately.
THAT BEING SAID, like it has always been the case, it seems that hockey fans are not super updated on the market price for players (maybe outside of stars).These options and how it was voted pretty much reveals it (and in general through HF boards). Even 3rd pairing D-men make some significant money on their UFA years.
Maybe his real agent is Guy Boucher?