10-11-2016, 09:42 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Lightning sign Kucherov (3 yrs, $4.766 mil AAV)
Stephen Whyno @SWhyno
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#TBLightning sign Nikita Kucherov to 3-year deal with a cap hit of $4.7666 million.
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10-11-2016, 09:43 AM
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#2
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Winchestertonfieldville Jail
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Wow, good deal!
Last edited by skudr248; 10-11-2016 at 09:45 AM.
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10-11-2016, 09:43 AM
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#3
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Bridge deal to fit Tampa's current salary structure. Will be getting a big pay day in 3 years
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10-11-2016, 09:44 AM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Thats a bridge deal. Good one too.
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10-11-2016, 09:44 AM
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#5
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Franchise Player
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Yzerman is quite a tightrope walker.
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10-11-2016, 09:45 AM
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In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: compton
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Better deal for Tampa, but both sides win. They should be among cup faves for next few years and Kucherov will make huge cash when his contract is up.
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10-11-2016, 09:49 AM
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#7
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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The remaining unsigned RFAs:
Trouba
Ristolainen
Lindholm
Rakell
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10-11-2016, 09:52 AM
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#8
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#1 Goaltender
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Good deal.
Tampa has a gaping window right now. Kuch will get his 8+ in 3 years.
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10-11-2016, 09:59 AM
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#9
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In the Sin Bin
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I think Yzerman is the best GM in the league.
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10-11-2016, 10:01 AM
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#10
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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So would we have been happy(ier) with this kind of bridge for Gaudreau?
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10-11-2016, 10:04 AM
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In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: compton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
So would we have been happy(ier) with this kind of bridge for Gaudreau?
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Nope. Disappointed. But the situations are different. Tampa is in win now mode and will be pressed against the cap for the next while.
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10-11-2016, 10:06 AM
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#12
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
So would we have been happy(ier) with this kind of bridge for Gaudreau?
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Our situation is different than Tampa's. Tampa is looking to win now and they have Tyler Johnson and Ben Bishop as big UFAs. I like having Monahan and Gaudreau locked up long term.
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10-11-2016, 10:08 AM
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#13
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
So would we have been happy(ier) with this kind of bridge for Gaudreau?
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Think the difference is Tampa's winning the cup window and Calgary's
Tampa's window is now and within those 3 years which makes this deal very attractive for the team
Calgary's window is further out so securing Johnny for longer helps to hopefully ensure the teams winning window opens well Johnny is still around
So for Calgary's situation definitely prefer the 6 year term vs. the 3 year term based on the current state of the team especially compared to a team like Tampa who has had some recent success
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10-11-2016, 10:35 AM
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#14
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahan For Mayor
Good deal.
Tampa has a gaping window right now. Kuch will get his 8+ in 3 years.
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That sounds unpleasant
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10-11-2016, 10:37 AM
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#15
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
The remaining unsigned RFAs:
Trouba
Ristolainen
Lindholm
Rakell
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Man, the Ducks have some work to do.
That would suck to be a fan of that team and not have those two to start the season.
As a Flames fan, I'm good with it.
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10-11-2016, 10:38 AM
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#16
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Franchise Player
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Yeah this just works. Tampa has to be the EC cup favourite right now, or at least second behind Washington. That's the one scenario when a bridge deal makes sense.
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10-11-2016, 10:40 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Lethbridge
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Good deal for Tampa imo.
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10-11-2016, 10:50 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Southern Sweden
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Generally dislike bridge deals, but this one makes a ton of sense. Those types of deals can be great when you have a very clear cup window and want to maximize it. If the player won't fit your cap structure after the 3 years, there is a potential for a trade as well. There seems to be little reason to doubt that Yzerman is already one of the best GMs in the game.
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10-11-2016, 10:56 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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I think the top 5 GMs right now (in no particular order) are:
Bowman
Yzerman
Poile
Treliving
Lombardi (just for sheer evilness)
This is just another feather in the cap of Yzerman managing like a boss.
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10-11-2016, 11:47 AM
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#20
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by polak
I think Yzerman is the best GM in the league.
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He's probably one of the more intimidating ones. I imagine at contract times he just slides a contract across the table and stares at the player, unblinking, until they sign it.
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