Confirmed Signing with Link: [ANA] Lindholm signed (6 years, $5.25m AAV)

[HarrisonFord]

congrats Ducks fans, your GM killed it with this one

 

[Lunatik]

this would mean that the Ducks would actually be 1.8-1.9 million over the cap.

 

[Sojourn]

Hampus be like, "destroy the Predators for me and then we'll re-negotiate."

Get to the choppa... and sign the contract!

 

[johna2626]

Players Association is gonna be mad about that one....

 

[johna2626]

Still interested to see who gets moved, but man did the Ducks get a nice deal

 

[johna2626]

Doubtful. He is still going to need to get a visa I believe. He's probably another week+ away

Rakell had the same issue

 

[Lunatik]

Players Association is gonna be mad about that one....

For what? This would have been agreed upon in the CBA negotiations.

 

[buggs]

Capfriendly shows them at a shade over 1.4 mil over the cap. All they have to do is send down Theodore and either Tokarski depending on Bernier's health or Etem if he clears waivers.

Won't they have to do more than that when Depres comes back of LTIR?

 

[Duck Off]

Players Association is gonna be mad about that one....

So it lowers the cap hit after the first year? I find that very odd. In a way, it's somewhat beneficial to the team if they can deal with the first year's hit.

 

[Ropesman]

Good for you ducks fans. Leafs fan here saying congrats for getting it done and at a VERY nice figure. You should all be happy with your GM, well worth the standoff to have Lindholm locked up at that figure. Congratulations.

 

[Hurricane Hugo]

Okay, that was definitely worth the wait. Sorry for doubting you Bob Murray.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Still interested to see who gets moved, but man did the Ducks get a nice deal

There's no need to move anyone as of now, sending down Etem + Tokarski + Dman makes enough room.

You've been ripping on our GM for awhile now, and here you are raving about this contract. Do you think maybe it would be good to retract your previous statements?

 

[SI90]

Steal.

 

[Duck Off]

Won't they have to do more than that when Depres comes back of LTIR?

Yes, although it depends when he comes back.

Based on what happened last time; I'd be somewhat surprised if he comes back this year. He literally had concussion symptoms come up and he didn't even get hit.

 

[irunthepeg]

So it lowers the cap hit after the first year? I find that very odd. In a way, it's somewhat beneficial to the team if they can deal with the first year's hit.

Did not know about this at all. I thought cap hit was a non changing thing like you could up salary from one year to the next but the hit would always be the same every year?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Won't they have to do more than that when Depres comes back of LTIR?

It won't be some random morning that Despres wakes up and gets cleared. If he's progressing the Ducks will be the first to know and can act accordingly, but I wouldn't expect to see him back anytime soon.

 

[Ropesman]

Wonder what the move will be to be cap compliant, and Despres will be back sometime this season you would imagine. Very interested to see what happens next.

 

[paine]

Only getting paid $3M this season. That's huge for our internal budget. I'll run the numbers when I get to work.

Hampus Lindholm #Ducks
2016-17: $3M
2017-18: $6M
2018-19: $6.75M
2019-20: $5.25M
2020-21: $3.75M
2021-22: $6.75M
* No Signing Bonuses

 

[Lunatik]

Did not know about this at all. I thought cap hit was a non changing thing like you could up salary from one year to the next but the hit would always be the same every year?

The cap hit for RFAs signed after the first day of the season have 30k per day tacked onto their AAV in the first year. I'm guessing that the only way the NHLPA would agree to that is if it lowered the cap in subsequent years.

 

[stakesishigh]

Good for the Ducks!

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Players Association is gonna be mad about that one....

Why would the PA care? It only affects cap hit, not salary.

 

[Vipers31]

Rakell had the same issue

He probably had, but he was coming of an injury/infection, anway, so the visa thing wasn't driving his comeback timetable.

 

[Vipers31]

Only getting paid $3M this season. That's huge for our internal budget. I'll run the numbers when I get to work.

Hampus Lindholm #Ducks
2016-17: $3M
2017-18: $6M
2018-19: $6.75M
2019-20: $5.25M
2020-21: $3.75M
2021-22: $6.75M
* No Signing Bonuses

That is one weird year-by-year breakdown. Murray must be planning ahead for some RFA deals in 20-21.

 

[mouser]

The cap hit for RFAs signed after the first day of the season have 30k per day tacked onto their AAV in the first year. I'm guessing that the only way the NHLPA would agree to that is if it lowered the cap in subsequent years.

It's not that they get $30k added per day. The cap AAV is adjusted by the % of regular season days the player is signed for.

The $30k figure was an estimate specifically for Lindholm based on a ~$5.5m contract.

 

[johna2626]

For what? This would have been agreed upon in the CBA negotiations.

I think Lindholm is much more valuable than 5.25 AAV, especially on a 6 year term. He should've gotten closer to 7 AAV