[Signing] Weegar 8 year extension worth $50 million ($6.25mil AAV)

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by 3thirty

I'm RH, shoot hockey left and golf right.

Yeah, this is what is called “being normal”.

[jon3084]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

People likely don't notice because of how few people are actually left handed.

I do wonder though if a left handed person who shoots right is more comfortable on the left side than a right handed person trying to do the same.

I'm as dominant right handed as you can be...I really struggle playing on the left side of the ice. But a lot of the left handed shooting guys who were right handed told me the opposite...they'd rather be on the right side as left handed shots.

I’m left handed and shoot right. If I’m skating backwards I’m much more comfortable rotating to the right to start skating forwards. I’m more comfortable on the left side of the ice.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1578529044056113152

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

Yeah, this is what is called “being normal”.

Interesting little bit of information.

Only about 5% of golfers shoot left.

In Canada about 20% of golfers shoot left.

[bigrangy]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1578529044056113152

Continues to frustrate me that this team won’t front load these long contracts. Makes them way easier to dump at the end if they end up going sour and the players are happy because they make more faster. I’m sure this comes from somewhere above the GM but it could definitely be something to improve on if winning were to be 110% prioritized.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Poe969

I really like Weegar, reminds me of Joe Colborne but on D.

Is that a good thing?

[FlamesAddiction]

Weegar was the guy I wanted the Flames to trade for after Brodie left as a free agent. It took a couple of years to get him here, but glad we did.

And no offense to Brodie who is still a good defenseman and was underrated around the league for years, but him on a $5 million cap hit makes the Weegar deal look that much better.

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Continues to frustrate me that this team won’t front load these long contracts. Makes them way easier to dump at the end if they end up going sour and the players are happy because they make more faster. I’m sure this comes from somewhere above the GM but it could definitely be something to improve on if winning were to be 110% prioritized.

Doesn’t this make it easier to buy out though?

[Macman]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

People likely don't notice because of how few people are actually left handed.

I do wonder though if a left handed person who shoots right is more comfortable on the left side than a right handed person trying to do the same.

I'm as dominant right handed as you can be...I really struggle playing on the left side of the ice. But a lot of the left handed shooting guys who were right handed told me the opposite...they'd rather be on the right side as left handed shots.

Because if you’re on your off wing, Lh shot playing on the right side, you’ll be shooting from the inside vs a RH shot playing the right side where the puck would be further away and on the outside. The bigger issue though with playing your off wing, especially for a Dman is receiving the pass because you have to switch your stick or position yourself and that split second actually makes a difference.

[Flamesfan05]

6.25M is like 5M 2 yrs ago when Brodie signed

Pretty fair deal for a 2/3D .

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by MrMike

Doesn’t this make it easier to buy out though?

Yes.

[bigrangy]

Originally Posted by MrMike

Doesn’t this make it easier to buy out though?

It does I think but these retirement contracts seemingly never get bought out. They end up LTIRd and traded. So if you have contract at 8 years 50 mil but it’s structured say 8,8,8,8,6,4,4,4 as salary then it’s easier to move when the time comes since you’re moving only 2/3rds of the real dollars if you move them late in the contract as compared to if it’s a flat 6.25 annually.

I mean ideally he’s awesome the whole time and then all that really mattered was he got to buy his mega yacht in year 3 rather than year 5 so not much of a change there.

[jg13]

We had Brodano now we have..

Weegev?
Weegarsson?
Weegafin?
Weegorov?

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Continues to frustrate me that this team won’t front load these long contracts. Makes them way easier to dump at the end if they end up going sour and the players are happy because they make more faster. I’m sure this comes from somewhere above the GM but it could definitely be something to improve on if winning were to be 110% prioritized.

Which part of this situation makes you think the player has any interest in being traded? The NMC and NTC conditions throughout the entire contract seem like a pretty pointed clue that the player did not enjoy his most recent experience being traded away by his team.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by jg13

We had Brodano now we have..

Weegev?
Weegarsson?
Weegafin?
Weegorov?

Tagar. Which sounds like how southern guys say Tiger.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Tagar. Which sounds like how southern guys say Tiger.

Well, good thing his name isn’t Nanev then.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by 3thirty

I'm RH, shoot hockey left and golf right.

This is interesting, a friend of mine, she writes with her right hand, holds her chopstick with her right hand, when eat something require knife and fork, she hold her knife with her right hand like the rest of us. But when we are out playing badminton, she holds her racquet with her left hand, bowl with her left hand.

[GioforPM]

Back when I was a kid right handed kids all shot right. At some point it all changed. Maybe after we quit using bicycles with oversized front wheels and chasing hoops with sticks.

[Macman]

N/m

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Party Elephant

Is it that weird? Tons of right handed people shoot left, myself included, why would the reverse not be true?

That’s weird. Like eggs for dinner.