[Signing] Hurricanes re-sign Aho. 8 years, 78 M (9.75 AAV)

[1_Flames_Fan]

Lindholm is older, I love Lindholm but I'd take Aho all day every day. He should be getting at least a million less than Aho....but Flames tax I guess.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

So you would pay Jared McCann $9M and not Lindholm?

No, you brought up McCain, not me

I was talking about Aho

Btw, Aho is clearly the best player on the Canes. McCain is not.

[saillias]

Doesn't or shouldn't really change anything for Lindholm. His comparable contracts will continue to be a lower tier of first line Cs like Horvat and Larkin.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

No, you brought up McCain, not me

I was talking about Aho

Btw, Aho is clearly the best player on the Canes. McCain is not.

McCann...

[Locke]

Originally Posted by 1_Flames_Fan

Lindholm is older, I love Lindholm but I'd take Aho all day every day. He should be getting at least a million less than Aho....but Flames tax I guess.

Its not even just that, I hate harping on it, but the structure of our Cap, the age of our contracted players, all of these things play a part.

[Hackey]

Good term and fair dollar.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

No, you brought up McCain, not me

I was talking about Aho

Btw, Aho is clearly the best player on the Canes. McCain is not.

Dude, you really don't understand your own arguments, do you?

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Mr Pedantic here to point out that Martin Neces led the Hurricanes in scoring this year.

And Tyler Tofolli had 12 more goals and 9 more points and was a plus 16 to Lindholm's plus 6.

Not saying that Lindholm wasn't the best player on a mediocre team last season, and the 3rd best player on a good team the year before but Aho has been the best player on a good team for 5 straight years

If Lindholm signs for 8.75 M anywhere for any length that would be an indication of how much of a discount Aho left on the table to stay with his organization. Aho has to be worth at least 2M/yr more than Lindholm. If he gave the Canes a million a year discount then full value for Lindholm would be 8.75.

The Flames already have what was supposed to be their best player locked in at 10.5 for the next 8 years.

In any given 5 year span Huberdeau was never as good as Aho was over the last 5 years. Florida clearly understood that.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

And Tyler Tofolli had 12 more goals and 9 more points and was a plus 16 to Lindholm's plus 6.

Not saying that Lindholm wasn't the best player on a mediocre team last season, and the 3rd best player on a good team the year before but Aho has been the best player on a good team for 5 straight years

If Lindholm signs for 8.75 M anywhere for any length that would be an indication of how much of a discount Aho left on the table to stay with his organization. Aho has to be worth at least 2M/yr more than Lindholm. If he gave the Canes a million a year discount then full value for Lindholm would be 8.75.

The Flames already have what was supposed to be their best player locked in at 10.5 for the next 8 years.

In any given 5 year span Huberdeau was never as good as Aho was over the last 5 years. Florida clearly understood that.

The number one reason for big contracts in the NHL is points. In the last 5 years, Aho was 0.98 PPG. In the last 5 years in FLA, Huberdeau was 1.13 PPG. That is a pretty significant difference (415 pts vs 354). Aho's most productive season never came close to Huberdeau's 2nd most productive season.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Good deal imo. Canucks fans out there saying this is likely what the Canucks offer Pettersson. Silly bastards, that number isn't coming in under 10.25.

If petey was taking this deal it's already resigned

Especially with so many guys taking prove it 1 year deals, I think either agents and/or the pa are fairly confident the cap is gonna rise up quickly

offer 11x8 and hope he takes it

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

No, you brought up McCain, not me

I was talking about Aho

Btw, Aho is clearly the best player on the Canes. McCain is not.

Nah, Slavin is the best player on the Canes, though he was a tad worse this past season.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

And Tyler Tofolli had 12 more goals and 9 more points and was a plus 16 to Lindholm's plus 6.

Not saying that Lindholm wasn't the best player on a mediocre team last season, and the 3rd best player on a good team the year before but Aho has been the best player on a good team for 5 straight years

If Lindholm signs for 8.75 M anywhere for any length that would be an indication of how much of a discount Aho left on the table to stay with his organization. Aho has to be worth at least 2M/yr more than Lindholm. If he gave the Canes a million a year discount then full value for Lindholm would be 8.75.

The Flames already have what was supposed to be their best player locked in at 10.5 for the next 8 years.

In any given 5 year span Huberdeau was never as good as Aho was over the last 5 years. Florida clearly understood that.

lol what a jackass this guy is

[jayswin]

He literally doesn't understand anything in terms of stats. He is a Jets fan that comes on and makes statements suggesting the Flames are wrong and awful in any and all situations before really digging into anything at all.

I just find it funny. I don't think anyone on here takes his stuff seriously, so it's all harmless.

[bdubbs]

I'm still waiting for the RGI v2.0 ...

[Gaskal]

The only thing better than ricardo's posts are the replies from posters immediately calling him out on being utterly & hilariously wrong. We wouldn't have the entertainment value without both present!