No, it's not really the same thing, one is an actual contract, the other is just an agreement in principle, more of a handshake deal than anything else. So yeah, they'd want to know he's going to re-sign or at least possibly re-sign, but if he says he won't then yeah it's off. I can't imagine him not wanting to play there if they're willing to pay him though.
And he has been basically 0.75PPG and a - player for a full year now. BTW, his linemates suddenly didn't change when his production dropped off. He just became worse.
He did. Which still doesn't really inspire a lot of confidence. #1, a lot of people still said he didn't look that much better, even if the production was there. #2, if that was just because he felt it easier to play without JT Miller around, how about putting him in the same locker room as MacKinnon?
You are implying that Mikko is lazy or doesn't care, when he year in year out posts the best physical results out of the team, and is by many accounts very outspoken in the room. His style of play looks frustratingly lazy, that part is true.
I'm with you on Miller, but I don't think Petey is soft as shit.
Nope
Considering we only have a few years left in our window, I'm not against win-now moves like acquiring Miller. He may be an argumentative asshole, but it usually takes a few years before he starts pissing off the locker room.
Wouldn't be against it if he comes in around the $6 mil mark.
Also consider that a majority of us are argumentative assholes and look how far we've gotten these team!
When else does the team do physicals? And what else is a better indicator, than how seriously one has done summer training? And yes, Mikko has topped the team basically every year. Even with Landy and Nuke.
Ah, I see, you view them as two (very extreme) sides of the same coin. Well...I certainly hope that's not the case with Petey but time will tell one way or the other.
I have no idea. I floated the idea of replacing Mitts with Pinto as a way of getting cheaper, but I seem to be the only one who is interested in that. I don't know if there is another center who could be cheaper than Mitts that would be a good replacement.
No. But I don't know who else the Avs would go after. Mitts was obvious last year, but in general the moves kinda come out of nowhere for CO and it's usually a slightly underrated option that excels in CO. So i'm hoping for that when it comes to F's.
If the options are Miller, Petterson, or Jones, I would take JTM all day. He may be an asshole but he had one of the best games against the Avs so far this season. When he's on, he plays physical hockey.
I have a hard time seeing Mack and JTM getting along.
