[Rumour] Letang on the move? Upd: Letang turns down 8yr $56mil contract - Page 3 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

drPepper1 · 06-27-2013, 06:46 PM

Sather makes some idiot signings but he always finds a way to rid of them and it doesn't look like he'll be fired anytime soon (though he should be).

My guess is Letang/Lecavalier to Rangers

d_phaneuf · 06-27-2013, 07:16 PM

Canucks have a few guys I could see them interested in

Gaunce and Jensen up front

Corrado or McNally on D

Lack is movable for the Canucks now that they signed the Swedish goalie Eriksson

d_phaneuf · 06-27-2013, 07:18 PM

so it would be something like Edler +

no thanks of Letang is making 8m a year or whatever he wants

sureLoss · 06-27-2013, 08:00 PM

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 11s Hearing that Letang camp informed Penguins earlier tonight that they were turning down an 8-year contract offer worth around $56 million...

kyuss275 · 06-27-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 11s Hearing that Letang camp informed Penguins earlier tonight that they were turning down an 8-year contract offer worth around $56 million...

What? I guess he just wants out of Pitt. Thats the most he could have possibly have gotten.

sureLoss · 06-27-2013, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kyuss275

What? I guess he just wants out of Pitt. Thats the most he could have possibly have gotten.

Yup looks like he is going to pull a Jordan Stall... reject the Pens offer and sign the exact same contract after getting traded with a new team.

PeteLFan · 06-27-2013, 08:05 PM

We should make a pitch for him. Top defender in the NHL with huge offensive upside.

kyuss275 · 06-27-2013, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Yup looks like he is going to pull a Jordan Stall... reject the Pens offer and sign the exact same contract after getting traded with a new team.

The only difference is that he can't get 8 years from any other team.

H2SO4(aq) · 06-27-2013, 08:07 PM

is he mental? does he think he will get a better deal? does he think he will get to play on a better team with better players?

wtf tang

OILFAN #81 · 06-27-2013, 08:08 PM

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Yup looks like he is going to pull a Jordan Stall... reject the Pens offer and sign the exact same contract after getting traded with a new team.

I don't get his reasoning. $7M a year is more then fair for him and Pittsburgh is probably around #4 or so for best teams in the league. Chicago, Boston, and LA don't really fit either. Don't see the point from Letang on turning it down.

kyuss275 · 06-27-2013, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

is he mental? does he think he will get a better deal? does he think he will get to play on a better team with better players?

wtf tang

There must be something going behind the scene that we don't know about. I did hear that he was getting bad mouthed. Not sure by whom.

OILFAN #81 · 06-27-2013, 08:11 PM

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There must be something going behind the scene that we don't know about. I did hear that he was getting bad mouthed. Not sure by whom.

I read that people within the organization were saying that Paul Martin was as good as he was.

Beatle17 · 06-27-2013, 08:12 PM

This type of situation to me just shows that the players don't really care about playing for a winner, or choosing to go to a team that is a cup favourite. They will sign where they can get the most money. He can go anywhere as he has a contract for next year and sign a 8 year $64M deal with the new team.

It is all about the money, never let them tell you different.

Erick Estrada · 06-27-2013, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

is he mental? does he think he will get a better deal? does he think he will get to play on a better team with better players?

wtf tang

I guess he must think that he can get that money in a 7 year deal. The cap is dropping and there's only so much money to go around. He's good but not an all around defenseman and it remains to be seen how productive he will be when he's not joining the rush with Malkin or Crosby. His numbers are going to drop when he leaves the Penguins.

boogerz · 06-27-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteLFan

We should make a pitch for him. Top defender in the NHL with huge offensive upside.

Not to mention how terrible the Flames defense looks right now

Erick Estrada · 06-27-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

I read that people within the organization were saying that Paul Martin was as good as he was.

What? I'm not a huge Letang fan but Martin just as good?

kyuss275 · 06-27-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

I read that people within the organization were saying that Paul Martin was as good as he was.

Paul Martin played well this year. I doubt they were saying that last year. If there had been a buyout period last season with no penalty, Martin would have been at the top of the list.

sureLoss · 06-27-2013, 08:13 PM

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 4m Also told that Letang camp counter-offered with a long-term deal which would pay less than $8 M (north of $7.5 M); Pens said too high

Azure · 06-27-2013, 08:14 PM

$7.5m per year? What the hell is he smoking?

kyuss275 · 06-27-2013, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Beatle17

This type of situation to me just shows that the players don't really care about playing for a winner, or choosing to go to a team that is a cup favourite. They will sign where they can get the most money. He can go anywhere as he has a contract for next year and sign a 8 year $64M deal with the new team.

It is all about the money, never let them tell you different.

But thats the thing he can't get an 8 year contract from anybody other than Pitt. He could get a 7 year, $8 million a year contract from a new team, but thats the same money as Pitt.