Raymond to the Flames

[Deebo]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger  2m
Finishing touches on a 3 year deal for Mason Raymonf and Calgary Flames.  $9.5 mil total.

 

[Kin]

Best of luck to him. Good season for the Leafs but I wouldn't match that offer.

 

[moon111]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger  2m
Finishing touches on a 3 year deal for Mason Raymonf and Calgary Flames.  $9.5 mil total.

That's the problem with Raymonf, his d is f'd.

 

[Tigger]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger  2m
Finishing touches on a 3 year deal for Mason Raymonf and Calgary Flames.  $9.5 mil total.

That's the problem with Raymonf, his d is f'd.

I think he was always going to get 3 per somewhere, time for the Leafs to find another one in the trash.

 

[princedpw]

3 million/year for 3 years seems like a reasonable UFA price for Raymond to me.  He had 45 points, 19 goals last year in 17 minutes/game.  That's 113th.  He's 28 and in his prime.  He had fewer points in prior seasons so I wouldn't expect 45 next year.  More like 30-40 but that is still good 3rd line production.  I can't evaluate his defensive abilities really ...

With 23 players on a roster, 3 million/year is roughly the average salary for a capped out team but of course UFAs are much higher and RFAs and Rookies lower.  So 3 million/year for a 3rd liner UFA seems reasonable.

 

[Kin]

3 million/year for 3 years seems like a reasonable UFA price for Raymond to me.  He had 45 points, 19 goals last year in 17 minutes/game.  That's 113th.  He's 28 and in his prime.  He had fewer points in prior seasons so I wouldn't expect 45 next year.  More like 30-40 but that is still good 3rd line production. 

It's not really 3rd line production though. Neither 17 minutes a game nor 2 minutes a game of PP time are what you give a 3rd line. Raymond was a second liner and on the second unit PP. 3 million per may be reasonable for someone if they're going to be in that role but considering that the Leafs both have other options internally and probably will have similar and cheaper options on the market and it's hard to justify.