07-29-2018, 06:50 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Rangers ink D Brady Skjei to six-year contract, ($5.25M AAV)
https://www.tsn.ca/rangers-ink-d-skj...ract-1.1149650
The heck?? 5.25M AAV for this guy through the 2023-24 season who was still in RFA status to boot???
Brady Skjei is good, but not anywhere near worth this much dough.
No good, Rags. No good.
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07-29-2018, 07:01 AM
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#2
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Boy did the Rangers ever get bent over backwards on this contract just to avoid arbitration.
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07-29-2018, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Woah. He's good but not THAT good. Makes more than Brodie now.
Wonder what this means for a Hanifin contract
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07-29-2018, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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That's an S, a K, and a J all in a row, so that's a nope.
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07-29-2018, 08:23 AM
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Skjei is the Rangers' #1 dman right now. Deal doesn't seem that bad. Maybe sets the price for Hanifin?
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07-29-2018, 08:26 AM
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Honestly, I had never even heard of the guy. I guess I don't pay enough attention to other markets.
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07-29-2018, 08:34 AM
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Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
Skjei is the Rangers' #1 dman right now. Deal doesn't seem that bad. Maybe sets the price for Hanifin?
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So because he's the Rangers #1 d-man, that makes this not so bad a deal?? Seriously??
He may be the Rangers #1 d-man, but he is not an actual #1 or #2 d-man.
This deal is no good.
Last edited by Karl; 07-29-2018 at 08:39 AM.
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07-29-2018, 08:38 AM
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Ouch. You usually see all the terrible contracts go out in early July to UFAs. This year it’s late July to RFAs.
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07-29-2018, 08:40 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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This will affect Hanafin's contract for sure but this gives Nurse a ton of leverage. Anything that helps bend the Oilers over is good in my books
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07-29-2018, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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That seems pretty steep.
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07-29-2018, 08:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poe969
This will affect Hanafin's contract for sure but this gives Nurse a ton of leverage. Anything that helps bend the Oilers over is good in my books
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This should ensure Nurse would get less than that on a long term contract.
Skjei had 39 points 2 seasons ago.
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07-29-2018, 09:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl
So because he's the Rangers #1 d-man, that makes this not so bad a deal?? Seriously??
He may be the Rangers #1 d-man, but he is not an actual #1 or #2 d-man.
This deal is no good.
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The Capitals literally just signed a winger who gets the same number of points as Skjei does as a defenseman to a similar deal. At the very least, this deal is better than that.
$5million for 35-ish points from a defenseman is not a steal, but it's not bad IMO. Plus, dmen mature at a later age than forwards, so in theory Skjei's best seasons are ahead of him.
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07-29-2018, 09:05 AM
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Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
The Capitals literally just signed a winger who gets the same number of points as Skjei does as a defenseman to a similar deal. At the very least, this deal is better than that.
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That doesn't make this a not so bad deal. It only makes it a less no good deal than the one for Tom Wilson.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
$5million for 35-ish points from a defenseman is not a steal, but it's not bad IMO. Plus, dmen mature at a later age than forwards, so in theory Skjei's best seasons are ahead of him.
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But the guy was still in his RFA years. That's also a lot of money to pay for just one season of 39 points and only slightly more than 2 years of NHL service.
Last edited by Karl; 07-29-2018 at 09:10 AM.
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07-29-2018, 09:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oil Stain
This should ensure Nurse would get less than that on a long term contract.
Skjei had 39 points 2 seasons ago.
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Thats not how Oilers works. Nurse is the best defenceman in the League, possibly ever, they're going to re-name the Norris trophy to the Nurse trophy, he is simply that great and has to be paid as such.
8 years x $7M. Minimum.
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07-29-2018, 09:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl
That doesn't make this a not so bad deal. It only makes it a less no good deal than the one for Tom Wilson.
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*shrug* I wouldn't be upset with a similar deal for Hanifin. I wouldn't be over the moon but I think this is how much it costs for a top 4 defenseman now.
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07-29-2018, 09:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
*shrug* I wouldn't be upset with a similar deal for Hanifin. I wouldn't be over the moon but I think this is how much it costs for a top 4 defenseman now.
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Well from what I've seen Hanifin has more upside and also possesses more skill than Skjei, so Hanifin would be more deserving of that amount.
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07-29-2018, 09:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oil Stain
This should ensure Nurse would get less than that on a long term contract.
Skjei had 39 points 2 seasons ago.
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I think this ensures that Nurse does not accept anything less than $5 m on a long-term deal, which is very good news as it still screws the Oilers pretty hard. Fans over there are pencilling him in at $4 m.
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07-29-2018, 10:08 AM
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A couple of things to consider with Skjei's contract:
Rangers wanted to avoid arbitration
If he is going to be fed top pairing minutes on a shallower D corps then a bridge is a risk that he gets a big payday on inflated production
Lastly, the Rangers are retooling, so paying more today for cost certainty down the line may be worth it
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07-29-2018, 10:30 AM
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This is a great contract for the Rangers.
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07-29-2018, 11:59 AM
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There were Rangers fans saying that they didn't need Hamilton because Skjei was already better. I mean they're wrong but I think the deal will probably be at value over the long run.
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