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Random tidbit, but Puckpedia apparently counts our OG franchise's Cup wins as ours, lol
Random tidbit, but Puckpedia apparently counts our OG franchise's Cup wins as ours, lol
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He asked 10m , and cap apparently gonna raise by 4m next year. Lots of money, but gonna be the norm for good players
Anyone else think this is crazy money for Konecny... I have always liked the player but wow that seems like a lot to me.
Random tidbit, but Puckpedia apparently counts our OG franchise's Cup wins as ours, lol
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Anyone else think this is crazy money for Konecny... I have always liked the player but wow that seems like a lot to me.
I like the guy, but his durability worries me with a contract like that.
This and the Couterier contract are brutal - bad value and won’t age well like even in 2 years. Couturier looked really slow at the end of last season and that could be a player that really struggles with the speed
Couturier's contract was pretty much in line with what he deserved before his massive injuries. He was probably the closest comparable to a Bergeron you could find with great defensive play and offensive output. He was never the fastest player, much like Giroux, but playing 30 games in 2 years will obviously have a massive impact on a player. He's slow but he's a smart player, he's always been slow. It's obvious he wasn't even close to pre-injury this year and may never get back there.
It's a pretty similar situation to Norris who's barely played in the last 3 seasons. He will draw back in the lineup at some point and he won't look like himself, he may never be as good as he once was but the contract remains from before the injuries happened.
Those contracts may be bad but it's hard to predict injuries like that and their extent. This is why NHL teams have LTIR, insurance and in some cases buyouts.
The cap has gone up this year farily significantly and will keep going up in the next few years. Konecny has been near PPG and a leader on the Flyers. He plays with tenacity and has the skills to go with it. Next fews years we will keep having these discussions of players getting "too much", just like we have in the past - it's just the new reality.
In such a cap landscape, I find it even more puzzling that we would be so willing to divest ourselves of Matthieu Joseph (by attaching a pick no less!), especially since ultimately Pinto's extension would have still fit within our cap while keeping him.The cap is going to be very high within the next few years, so an 8 or 9 million dollar contract is not going to be what it was. Points about his durability are valid, but I think there is always sticker shock when the cap goes up. The cap has been artificially deflated over the last few seasons because the players had to pay the owners back for the COVID season. The cap was projected to be at 88.5M years ago prior to COVID. We will soon have a cap in excess of 100M.
Ultimately, one thing that has to be considered is teams always can't hit a home run with AAVs. I think there is a false idea fans have that it's possible to entirely avoid bad contracts. If Konecny is an important part of their team for the next 4-5 years, and then is a negative value contract for the next 4 after that, that's fine. Teams have a rhythm to how contracts are structured. It would set the Flyers back years to lose Konecny, and they are already a few years into a rebuild/re-tool and have Michkov coming over. Losing Konecny next year would be a greater problem than his 8.75M cap hit being on the books when he is no longer a top 6 forward under a 100-120 million dollar cap in 5 years.
I think there may have been something more to it than just cap space.In such a cap landscape, I find it even more puzzling that we would be so willing to divest ourselves of Matthieu Joseph (by attaching a pick no less!), especially since ultimately Pinto's extension would have still fit within our cap while keeping him.
I like the cap landscape thing. Smh. Don't spend before you have it. The cap is going up so.... NO. Spend properly.I think there may have been something more to it than just cap space.
Nothing bad, more of a team identity thing.
In such a cap landscape, I find it even more puzzling that we would be so willing to divest ourselves of Matthieu Joseph (by attaching a pick no less!), especially since ultimately Pinto's extension would have still fit within our cap while keeping him.
I like the cap landscape thing. Smh. Don't spend before you have it. The cap is going up so.... NO. Spend properly.
As they should. Always thought it was dumb that people didn’t consider it those Ottawa clubs as the spiritual successor to the Senators. They were both professional Ottawa hockey clubs.
In such a cap landscape, I find it even more puzzling that we would be so willing to divest ourselves of Matthieu Joseph (by attaching a pick no less!), especially since ultimately Pinto's extension would have still fit within our cap while keeping him.
Flames would be smart to take advantage of the great season he's had to get a good return for him now.Flames beat reporter seems to be hinting at something happening. Wonder if it’s Kadri… he was rumoured for a bit earlier this summer
Herdman too?John Herdmand and Bev Pristeman should be made to parade down Bank Street so we can insult them and throw eggs at them.
Cheating is f***ing bad, lying about to the media is worse and we should make a
public example of them. Disgrace both of them - like revoke their citizenship and send them home
Hes actually one of the best wingers 5v5 but his powerplay production really sucks. Think it probably doesn't age too well but if he can figure out the ppwerplay he would be ridiculous, don't think his offensive iq is that good in the OZ. really good off the rush.
Anyone else think this is crazy money for Konecny... I have always liked the player but wow that seems like a lot to me.
Anyone else think this is crazy money for Konecny... I have always liked the player but wow that seems like a lot to me.
Hard to think he did not know, this has been going on for a while (and, to be fair, everyone does it).Herdman too?