Confirmed with Link: Zuccarello Re-Signs (1 year/3.5 AAV)

[Levitate]

Just wondering, why can't the long-term contract be signed until 1/1?

Cuz the CBA says so.

 

[Doctyl]

Why the **** did we sign Glass. No Glass we can give Zucc the contract he wants. Now we have an impeding UFA who just led our team in points and a bottom 5 player in the league for 3 years.

 

[jniklast]

Just wondering, why can't the long-term contract be signed until 1/1?

Probably to avoid cap circumvention. If it were possible, a team could sign a good player to league minimum and immediately extend him for big money.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

1 good year doesn't get you a 4 year deal?! Go figure

 

[SA16]

The Ultimate Team Player, unlike others who say they love to play for the Rangers and then bolt to the highest payer

I agree with you. This is two years in a row he's done this. Now if we can just get him locked long term during this season it will be perfect. This guy really does everything the right way it's no wonder he's become a huge fan favorite. If we can keep him long term I can see him gaining almost "Graves-like" level in how much the fans like him.

 

[cd211]

i think brass signs a year deal as well.. doubt long term..

 

[Championship*]

Why the **** did we sign Glass. No Glass we can give Zucc the contract he wants. Now we have an impeding UFA who just led our team in points and a bottom 5 player in the league for 3 years.

Without fail! You can set your clock to it. Literally EVERY thread.

 

[Metrangerfan711]

Glad to have him back!

 

[Wolfy*]

One of the few guys around the league who deserved what was coming to him as an FA takes a discount. Does anyone know Zucc's family background? This dude sure doesn't seem worried about money/security. I really hope it works out well for both him and the team in the end.

Security?

I'm sure 3.5 million dollars is sufficient for a few years, even without an income.

 

[Vitto79]

Just wondering, why can't the long-term contract be signed until 1/1?

Likely the average would be too high so they wait till jan 1st and do a long term w a higher cap hit next yr and on

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Without fail! You can set your clock to it. Literally EVERY thread.

Still a relevant point.

 

[Doctyl]

Without fail! You can set your clock to it. Literally EVERY thread.

I haven't bashed the signing yet, but that move is starting to look like it will really cost us

 

[Tawnos]

Didn't we do the same thing with Lundqvist?

 

[JCrusher*]

Without fail! You can set your clock to it. Literally EVERY thread.

 

[Beacon]

Hope they have some type of an under the table gentleman's agreement on the years past this upcoming one. I really don't want to lose Zuke. It's possible that the two sides said, "we can't reach a long-term agreement, so let's just do this short-term and we'll have a year to negotiate," but I really hope that there is a quiet little conspiracy to have him signed long term.

 

[Thirty One]

Didn't we do the same thing with Lundqvist?

The Rangers signed Lundqvist to a one-year deal after his ELC and a six year deal after that.

 

[Championship*]

I haven't bashed the signing yet, but that move is starting to look like it will really cost us

Yes this 4th liner will be the downfall of the NYR organization.

Comical.

 

[Zuccarello Awesome*]

Wow. So short sighted. He can be a UFA next summer correct? Yea, that's gonna be cheap.

Edit - I guess te front office still views him as a risky sign long term? Still, a 45 point guy at 4.5 x 4 is way better than the alternative...a 6.5M+ Zucc next summer if he tops 60 points this year.

They can negotiate a long-term deal in January. I think this is actually a slick move by Sather. He gets him for a cheap cap-hit this season, and then will give him a longer term extension in January. It's a clever way of circumventing the cap by not having this year's cap-hit affect the long term average.

Sometimes you've got to read between the lines, fellas.

This is a smart move.

 

[Beacon]

Without fail! You can set your clock to it. Literally EVERY thread.

I literally laughed out loud. Then I read it again and laughed again.

 

[nevesis]

Lets see how well he plays this year to deserve a long term, lucrative deal. Sather is smarter than you think. Zuccarello is highly overrated by this fan base. He's a nice player, but far from a superstar.

 

[Tawnos]

The Rangers signed Lundqvist to a one-year deal after his ELC and a six year deal after that.

I meant avoid arbitration on a one year relatively cheap deal and sign him to an extension early the next calendar year.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Lets see how well he plays this year to deserve a long term, lucrative deal. Sather is smarter than you think. Zuccarello is highly overrated by this fan base. He's a nice player, but far from a superstar.

Nope.

60 point second liners with Zuc's game deserve to get locked up, especially on a team where we have sorely lacked players of his caliber.

 

[Valiante]

Not to step on any toes, but money isnt everything.. sports today seem to be all about the paycheck, nothing else, wtf? Tbh, I think Zucc is more concerned about playing for a "team", to get that team feeling, not if he makes 3,5 or 4-5 mill dollars a year. Growing up as a normal kid, that's a really good paycheck no matter how you look at it.

And hopefully he got a few promises about next year, if he keeps up the production.

 

[KenGuru]

according to vg.no Zuccarello quote ; "I am very happy with the new contract and look forward to a new season with the Rangers. One year contract suits both parts well right now"

Much money for a norwegian sports-star. Best payed of all

 

[pld459666]

Im not as down on the term as some here are. Im sure that there's assurances of a long term deal as of January 1st.

This doesn't bother me.