I like the Bennett idea. Not the Marchand idea. I'd rather spend the money on keeping Geekie around. He's on pace to score 30 this season (after a lousy start) and he's 26.
How that work out for Nashville?
Well we are being told the ask from his camp was 7.5m for 3 years not one year at 7m. Tyler Bertuzzi thought he’d get a long term deal when he declined Bostons offer. He settled on a one year with Toronto thinking he’d see a spike in his offense and cash in. He’s now in Chicago wasting away.
Pavelski got 3/$7mil from Dallas like 6 years ago. Similar age, similar numbers, so who knows? I'm sure there's a team out there willing to take a shot. Probably going to be a team who thinks they are a player or 2 away from contending.
And that was for his age 35, 36, and 37 years. Plus he's a center.
What in the possible hell could that mean?
True. But it was 6 years ago with a lower cap.
Bruins should have gone after wingers last off season, rather than overpay for Lindholm, that would have carried through this season. Bruins, still have a need for a center, but also they have not solved their wing problem, they needed one before DeBrusk left and he was not replaced, so after giving Lindholm a huge over payment, giving up DeBrusk for nothing, what are you left with..............ask me I would say a big f***n headache
It means Sweeney over paid for those 2 players but he didn't want to overpay to keep his Captain.
It wasn't just DeBrusk though....or any one player for that matter. It was a combination of smaller losses, when taken in aggregate suddenly added up to a bigger deal than any one particular move.
That's exactly what it means. However, overpaying for a 3rd player doesn't erase the previous 2 mistakes. Nor does it justify it.
I think you're right about the aggregates, not just in losing Heinen and JVR but the big drops in production from Coyle and Frederic. We effectively lost DeBrusk, Heienen, JVR, Frederic and Coyle, and replaced them with Lindholm and a bunch of Wahlstrom types.
Pavelski was 34 years old coming off a 38 goal season. And a center. Marchand may get 7.5m for 3 years, but save me the crocodile tears yesterday in his panthers gear. He chose money (1m more per season) over finishing his career in Boston and not uprooting his family. And that’s absolutely his right to do so. Let’s just be honest about what happened here.
Sure. But I'd argue that losing the 3 guys I mentioned earlier probably also had an effect on Coyle and Frederic as well. Coyle got bumped off the top line and Freddy.......I don't know what Freddy's issue was.
I mean, the plan was not for Coyle to play with weaker linemates. He played with Marchand last year and he started with Marchand this year. He played almost all season with Marchand, either at center or wing. So I don't know why you'd expect a drop there. Coyle just... didn't have it this year. Neither did Carlo, or Swayman, or McAvoy. Even Poitras, they expected him to take a step and be the 3c with Frederic and he was in the minors by Thanksgiving.
Sweeney, was applauded for going for it in 2023, record setting year, and many were all onboard, the problem was not going for it miscalculating what those moves meant in the long run. Three players obtained all walked and he paid a price for them, also lost Taylor Hall, after getting him for a steal, needing to pay bonus money to Bergeron and Krecji, Bergeron was already here, not a problem, Krecji, should not have been brought back, those bonuses had an effect on the following years cap. They a cup winning coach, understand expiration date on coaches but........There is also an expiration date on players also, it is recognizing when that is. Sweeney very seldom builds his team offseason, and he chases it a trade deadline, sorry cannot always do that, injuries at times dictate it being necessary at times. this team as given us some fun, entertaining, but let's be honest without Tim Thomas, they would be considered underachievers, some of it falls on the players and some on management, if Krecji was still here he still might be waiting for a RW, oh no, not might be he would be waiting, for hat winger.
....don't forget Krejci, Thornton and Boychuk. They're free agents too.
DeBrusk is being Jake in Vancouver, so hope, but just not enough, Heinen as predicted as done squat as was predicted after having a good year, JVR, has played well this year, but remember everyone thought Brazeau, would be that guy, he has also probably been more meaningful to that Columbus club this year,
He signed the contract. Not good business to look to money grab at age 37 to make up for a contract mistake earlier in your career. Maybe Marchand should’ve went to same business school as Swayman!
