09-13-2013, 01:07 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Blues sign Pietrangelo to 7 year deal @ 6.5 million per
NHL just reported.
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09-13-2013, 01:09 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
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excellent. I am really hoping for the Blues to come out of the West this year (you know assuming we don't  )
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09-13-2013, 01:10 PM
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#3
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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@jprutherford: #stlblues announce they have signed Alex Pietrangelo. It's a seven-year contract worth $6.5 million per year.
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09-13-2013, 01:10 PM
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Franchise Player
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7 years @ 6.5 per according to LeBrun on twitter
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09-13-2013, 01:11 PM
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Franchise Player
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Solid deal for both parties.
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09-13-2013, 01:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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No surprises here. He was always going to get a long term deal.
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09-13-2013, 01:15 PM
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Franchise Player
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Great deal for both parties. Good to see he didn't force them to pay the 7+ some were saying.
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09-13-2013, 01:18 PM
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Needs More Cowbell
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Not Canada, Eh?
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Totally deserved, St. Louis' D is frighteningly deep.
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09-13-2013, 01:45 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trackercowe
Great deal for both parties. Good to see he didn't force them to pay the 7+ some were saying.
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No kidding, they got him long term for very cap-friendly money.
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09-13-2013, 02:11 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Expensive tandom, J-Bo and Piets. One is Team Canada bound, and it's possible both of them are.
It's a win win contract for both sides. Piets probably could have demanded more, but 6.5m per buys at least a few Lambos
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09-13-2013, 02:25 PM
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#11
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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Good deal for the blues IMO
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09-13-2013, 02:33 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Huh, I was sure it was going to be something like 50/8. Still fair to both sides assuming he keeps up as he's been.
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09-13-2013, 03:39 PM
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#13
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Not cheering for losses
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Looks about right to me. Great young player.
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09-13-2013, 03:45 PM
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Franchise Player
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Thought he would have held out for more, and for the full 8 year max. Good deal for the Blues.
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09-13-2013, 03:53 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Thought he would have held out for more, and for the full 8 year max. Good deal for the Blues.
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I think it's fair for both sides.
I don't like long term deals because the team takes all the risk.
If a player wants 7 or 8 years, they should accept a little less money for the security.
This is pretty much a perfect deal for him, IMO.
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09-13-2013, 03:53 PM
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#16
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Franchise Player
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I know Letang would have been UFA so it changes things, but if he can get a 58M contract then Pietrangelo on a 7 year contract under 50M is golden. Same contract Karlsson got last year so it's not completely unfair but I think the Blues made out a little better.
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09-13-2013, 04:26 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I don't like long term deals because the team takes all the risk.
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I wouldn't say all the risk. Definitely a lot but Pietrangelo is giving up 3 years of UFA in his prime, he'll now be over 30 when the contract expires. It's not a perfect comparison because of the new CBA preventing long term contracts but Weber was able to sign his 110M contract as he was just entering his prime. Same with Suter and his 100M contract. Both of these players making well over 10M as 28 year olds. Pietrangelo will only being making 7M, which is half what Weber's salary is today.
Pietrangelo may have been better off financially fighting for a 4 or 5 year contract and asking for the moon as a 27 year old. And if Letang can get a 58M contract as a 27 year old prior to hitting UFA, what could someone like Pietrangelo make even with the new CBA rules?
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09-13-2013, 05:52 PM
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#18
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Barthelona
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This kid will be the best d-man in the league soon, and for the foreseeable future
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09-13-2013, 10:35 PM
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#19
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Huh...am I the only one that thinks he will be JayBo 2.0? I think he's talented offensively, but I don't think he's a top 10 defender in the league or anything. Oh well, someone was going to pay him those dollars.
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09-13-2013, 10:46 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
I know Letang would have been UFA so it changes things, but if he can get a 58M contract then Pietrangelo on a 7 year contract under 50M is golden. Same contract Karlsson got last year so it's not completely unfair but I think the Blues made out a little better.
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Agreed. Letang is not that good.
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