Hugo Carpentier

[Aeneas]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

wow, the way the recent articles portrayed it, sounded like Darryl wasn't going to sign Carpentier. Glad he's in the fold

Exactly what I thought. When he said, "some guys just dont get signed" I thought it was over.

Congrtats to your family Chanelle. Will watch him at the prospect camp again in July. He definetly showed some serious skills at times there last year.

[Freeway]

Well, I'm guessing Devin Didiomete doesn't get signed now.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Good stuff.

[SebC]

Excellent... I hate wasting prospects.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Here it is on RDC

And thanks to Chanelle for the scoop!

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Aeneas

Exactly what I thought. When he said, "some guys just dont get signed" I thought it was over.

Yeah Sutter did it to us again. I wonder if he has a good chuckle every time he pulls this off.

and congrats Hugo, glad to see one our picks move on up.

[Reggie Dunlop]

If those numbers ($850,000 per) are correct -- that's first rounder money.

[dante48]

Glad to see another one signed - although it seems unlikely now, I'm hoping that Didiomete get signed too!

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

If those numbers ($850,000 per) are correct -- that's first rounder money.

It seems like quite a bit of money for a Major Junior over-ager. Am I alone in thinking this?

[Metro Gnome]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

It seems like quite a bit of money for a Major Junior over-ager. Am I alone in thinking this?

Nope. That number doesn't make any sense to me either.

[looooob]

the number is probably wrong, if it is right I assume it will only hurt Carpentier in a way. hes likely going to be in the AHL for the next 3 years anyways. if he is in callup battle with a 500K guy it might not help him. if he's a bonafide NHL regular in the next 3 years, then good on him I guess and money well earned

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

It seems like quite a bit of money for a Major Junior over-ager. Am I alone in thinking this?

I don't think he's an over-ager, he just turned 20 so he's right on track and isn't RDS sometimes a little sketchy with their reports so I won't believe it's for $850,0o0 till I see it confirmed.

[Svartsengi]

Even if he is getting $850,000 a year it is only when he makes it onto the Calgary roster. In the minors he will be paid much less. He sounds like a checking line forward so I doubt we will see him until he's completed two full seasons in Quad City.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Svartsengi

Even if he is getting $850,000 a year it is only when he makes it onto the Calgary roster. In the minors he will be paid much less. He sounds like a checking line forward so I doubt we will see him until he's completed two full seasons in Quad City.

Not sure I agree with you 'checking line forward' assessment. Carpentier seems more like the type who was drafted for offense and either makes the top six or doesn't make the team at all.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Svartsengi

Even if he is getting $850,000 a year it is only when he makes it onto the Calgary roster. In the minors he will be paid much less.

I'm quite certain everyone realizes that. The eyebrows are raised moreso because of the salary bracket it puts the player in when second contracts are negotiated (qualifying offers and such).

Having said that, Carpentier's scale isn't that much different than Negrin or Armstrong's. Guess kids are getting more expensive!

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by SebC

Carpentier seems more like the type who was drafted for offense and either makes the top six or doesn't make the team at all.

Optimistically, he's a two-way player down the road.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Optimistically, he's a two-way player down the road.

Well yeah... Sutter likes to beath the offense out of people and turn them into muckers. But I prefer to see this as a changing philosophy. If he really wanted a grinder, he would have just drafted one.

[FlamesAddiction]

As someone else meantioned, this salary could be detrimental to Carpentier. Due to the cap, if it is close between him and another cheaper player making the team, he would likely be sent down in favour of the cheaper player. I believe this happened a couple of times to Nystrom when he was on his entry level contract.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by SebC

Well yeah... Sutter likes to beath the offense out of people and turn them into muckers. But I prefer to see this as a changing philosophy. If he really wanted a grinder, he would have just drafted one.

I can only conclude that you are not familiar with the type of game Carpentier already plays. If you think he's primarily an offensive dynamo simply because he's coming out of the QMJHL, you're sadly mistaken and bound to be disappointed.

"Two-way player" is not synonymous with "grinder" BTW. If he develops into a secondary scorer at the pro level then that's a reasonable return on a fourth round pick. But he's going to have to be defensively responsible.

[Chanelle132]

OK guys, we're all upset because of that $850 000,00 all the journalists mentioned. They only did that because Hugo refused to reveal to them the exact amount he got. Let's just say that they really exagerated. He will not get that amount, far from it actually.