Carl Soderberg signs with COL, 5 years $4.75mil AAV

[CarltonTheBear]

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Boston traded him to Colorado yesterday for a 6th round pick in 2016. He's an effective player, but that's a lot of money for a (very good) 3rd line player.

O'Reilly is definitely done in Colorado now.

edit: Full NTC in the 1st two years and partial NTC in the last three. I really can't wrap my head around that. I mean I guess it's unlikely they'd be looking to trade him in the next 2 seasons but even Kessel didn't get a full NTC.

 

[Kin]

Goes a way in in what I was saying about Bozak not being too badly overpriced.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

That contract is ridiculous.  He's 29.  It makes no sense.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Goes a way in in what I was saying about Bozak not being too badly overpriced.

Eh, I think you could make the case that Soderberg is the better player between the two, so this just shows that they're both overpaid.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Goes a way in in what I was saying about Bozak not being too badly overpriced.

Eh, I think you could make the case that Soderberg is the better player between the two, so this just shows that they're both overpaid.

Soderberg outproduces Bozak in 5v5 P/60 over the past 3 seasons, primarily playing with Loui Eriksson and Chris Kelly.  I don't know how he is defensively but I'd say he's probably the better player right now (although that's a very quick and easy determination).

 

[Kin]

Eh, I think you could make the case that Soderberg is the better player between the two, so this just shows that they're both overpaid.

Well, you'll note I said "not too badly".

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Eh, I think you could make the case that Soderberg is the better player between the two, so this just shows that they're both overpaid.

Well, you'll note I said "not too badly".

Fair enough, I felt like your comment was partially saying Bozak > Soderberg (which it may or may not have) so that's where I wanted to chime in.

 

[Bullfrog]

Goes a way in in what I was saying about Bozak not being too badly overpriced.

I don't think he's overpaid by much at all. $4M for a 2nd line centre is pretty normal, even one with major deficiencies in his game.

 

[Kin]

Fair enough, I felt like your comment was partially saying Bozak > Soderberg (which it may or may not have) so that's where I wanted to chime in.

No, I haven't watched enough of Boston to have a strong opinion on that. But if the opinion of the market is that Soderberg is a good to very good 3rd line center and worth 4.75 then unless someone thinks that Bozak is, at best, a 4th line player then his deal fits into the general salary structure, which doesn't seem to be the opinion of some.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Belesky is going to get a stupid contract.

 

[herman]

This just tells me Colorado is willing to be crazy and that we should try to squeeze them before they run out of cap room.

 

[L K]

He hasn't had a terrible two years.  44 and 48 points and overall is healthy.  It's overpaid but I think he could potentially play on a 2nd line and not do terrible.

 

[herman]

He hasn't had a terrible two years.  44 and 48 points and overall is healthy.  It's overpaid but I think he could potentially play on a 2nd line and not do terrible.

Not saying he's bad, but that's a Bollandy contract/term to me. It does make Bozak's contract a bit more palatable to bidders.