Frank E said:
We're going to have a 4th liner on the books for 4 years at $2.5mil. Sandpaper or not, that's not a good deal.
Matt Martin signs with the Leafs [4 years, $2.5mil AAV]
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We're going to have a 4th liner on the books for 4 years at $2.5mil. Sandpaper or not, that's not a good deal.
GhostofPotvin29
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Not sure I get this move.
McGarnagle
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Frank E said:
Babcock never has had much use in the past for these guys, why now?
maplesyrup
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Also, it tells the league it's not open season on the kids.
I get that the contract isn't a complete anchor, but this deal just basically adds to a list of things I haven't been crazy about lately. In the last few weeks we've (in my opinion):
1) Overpaid for an unproven starting goalie, both in terms of assets required to get him and in the contract terms
2) Had a draft that focused largely on two things: overage players and size
3) Was one of the few teams to spark Stamkos' interest in a serious sense, so clearly their offer was legit (the pros and cons of this have been discussed enough though really)
4) Targeted two players on July 1st that address things like size, experience, and grit (Martin and Russell)
If you go back to last summer none of those things happened or would have happened. It's just an odd shift that I'm a little worried about.
1) Overpaid for an unproven starting goalie, both in terms of assets required to get him and in the contract terms
2) Had a draft that focused largely on two things: overage players and size
3) Was one of the few teams to spark Stamkos' interest in a serious sense, so clearly their offer was legit (the pros and cons of this have been discussed enough though really)
4) Targeted two players on July 1st that address things like size, experience, and grit (Martin and Russell)
If you go back to last summer none of those things happened or would have happened. It's just an odd shift that I'm a little worried about.
Is this probably roughly what our line-up looks like right now?
JVR-Kadri-_____
_____-Bozak-Nylander
Komarov-Matthews-_____
Martin-Laich-_____
Sprinkle in Brown, Hyman, Soshnikov, Rychel, Marner, Michalek, Holland, Greening, Lupul.
JVR-Kadri-_____
_____-Bozak-Nylander
Komarov-Matthews-_____
Martin-Laich-_____
Sprinkle in Brown, Hyman, Soshnikov, Rychel, Marner, Michalek, Holland, Greening, Lupul.
Lou basically just admitted that the contract was for too much money. At least he's open about that.
Nik the Trik said:
And guys like Hyman, Soshnikov, and Brown are all players that Babcock seems to legitimately like, so I don't think he's going to give a veteran a spot just because they're veterans. I don't remember a time we've ever had that many potential NHL forwards coming into a training camp.
CarltonTheBear said:
That's probably what I would LIKE to see.
edit: Swapped Sosh and Hyman because of handedness.
bustaheims
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I don't hate the AAV. It's a little high, but, not excessively. Having a $2M-$2.5M 4th line winger isn't the end of the world if you've spent efficiently elsewhere.
The term, however? No reason to commit to this type of player for more than 2 seasons. I recognize that would have meant he would have signed elsewhere, but, that's also not a big loss.
The term, however? No reason to commit to this type of player for more than 2 seasons. I recognize that would have meant he would have signed elsewhere, but, that's also not a big loss.
