Around the NHL: Part XXXIV

[Levitate]

I can’t imagine Kotkaniemi is going to be a long term Canadien now even if they match

 

[aufheben]

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I wish we had the Canes social media people.

 

[aufheben]

$20 signing bonus. Hilarious. Because it's Aho's #?

Yes. They also gave Svechnikov a $4,000,037 signing bonus lol

 

[aufheben]

I wish we had the Canes social media people.

I do too, but they’re also like right on the edge of going too far lol

 

[AWall THE CLAW]

Hilarious! Not even mad at them for sweeping us anymore.

 

[will1066]

I wish we had the Canes social media people.

The mark of organizational culture effectiveness. A bunch of jerks, from players to front office to the social media department.

Should be a Harvard Business Review case study.

 

[SRHRangers]

I love what the Canes just did.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Habs fans must be losing their minds.

 

[darko]

10/10 trolling by Carolina

 

[eco's bones]

The Canes could lose this. Basically Jesperi is getting a contract for about twice what is justified and this will be the starting point from which he negotiates his next contract. Carolina to qualify will have to offer at least $6.8 mil next year and if his production doesn’t take a significant jump then where are they? Overpay again? Cut him loose? and they’ll be out a 1st and a 3rd in a very good draft.

 

[Machinehead]

Glad the Hurricanes are enjoying themselves.

They have money to chase Twitter clout but not to ice a contending roster.

 

[n8]

The Canes could lose this. Basically Jesperi is getting a contract for about twice what is justified and this will be the starting point from which he negotiates his next contract. Carolina to qualify will have to offer at least $6.8 mil next year and if his production doesn’t take a significant jump then where are they? Overpay again? Cut him loose? and they’ll be out a 1st and a 3rd in a very good draft.

I would hope they have a gentleman's agreement that Kotka is essentially getting a salary advance on any future contracts.
With how slow hockey news has been, this has been a wonderful treat this weekend!

 

[Irishguy42]

Montreal would be smart to not match it, IMO.

Canes should have spent the money on Hamilton.

 

[Inferno]

Montreal would be smart to not match it, IMO.

Canes should have spent the money on Hamilton.

Agreed. Other than being petty this is a stupid move. Jk is not remotely worth that contract and compensation

 

[LOFIN]

Agreed. Other than being petty this is a stupid move. Jk is not remotely worth that contract and compensation

Money aside, what does a mid-late first round pick usually get you at the trade deadline? Nick Foligno? We are talking about a guy who still has the potential to become a top-6 center in the NHL, he's not even a full year older than Kakko.

 

[Harbour Dog]

If they discussed with Kotkaniemi what a long term extension will look like, as is being speculated, then I don't really see how this is a bad move.

They're basically offering to pay a late 1st, a late 3rd, and like 2-3 Million dollars to get a young, experienced centre. That seems like a bargain to me.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Question for our CBA aficionados: how soon after acquiring Kotkaniemi, would Carolinabe able to sign him to an extension?

Because an immediate extension for like 4 years at 3 million or something, would be the icing on the cake

*Looked it up, January 1st.

 

[CommaSynapse]

So this makes ten offer sheets in the salary cap era. We're talking 3 offer sheets since February 2013.

This is one way to make hockey more interesting. Everyone loves petty revenge.

The last time this happened was in 2008 when Vancouver OS'ed Backes from STL, and then STL OS'ed Steve Bernier from Vancouver a week later. Same cap hit, too ($2.5m). Both matched.

The only time the offer was accepted in the salary cap era was EDM's offer to Dustin Penner. They gave up a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

f*** that Canes.

First they low ball their coach and move some good players because they didn’t want to pay them.

Then they sign ADA and try this dumb retaliatory troll move, willing to pay extra just to spite the Habs. No class. Be above it. Who is running that organization? Both the Habs and the Canes are a joke.

Also a little surprised that the kid would sign the offer sheet. I guess he doesn’t like MTL. I hope this backfires for all parties involved.

 

[LOFIN]

Also a little surprised that the kid would sign the offer sheet. I guess he doesn’t like MTL. I hope this backfires for all parties involved.

That's like the least surprising thing regarding this offseason. Probably 3 times more than what Montreal was offering, you bet he takes that and laughs his way to the bank. And if his play doesn't warrant qualifying him at that number after this season, he's UFA by the summer. He and his agent struck a goldmine here without even trying to do so.

 

[Gardner McKay]

From a purely entertainment perspective, I love this move by the Canes. Hockey needs more of this shit. 10/10.

From an intelligent move perspective, I do not like this move by the Canes. Stupidity at its finest. 2/10.

 

[RangerBoy]

How many Rangers are participating in the Olympics?

Fox. He wasn't listed on some previous roster projections. The US is loaded at RD. Fox. McAvoy. Carlson. Jones. Petry? No room for Trouba unless he has a terrific season.

Zibanejad. Lundkvist? Probably not.

Panarin and Shesterkin. Vasilevskiy is the starter. Shesterkin should be one of the two other goaltenders.

Lafrenière. If Lafrenière has a terrific start to the season, why not?

Kakko.

Chytil.

 

[Irishguy42]

How many Rangers are participating in the Olympics?

Fox. He wasn't listed on some previous roster projections. The US is loaded at RD. Fox. McAvoy. Carlson. Jones. Petry? No room for Trouba unless he has a terrific season.

Zibanejad. Lundkvist? Probably not.

Panarin and Shesterkin. Vasilevskiy is the starter. Shesterkin should be one of the two other goaltenders.

Lafrenière. If Lafrenière has a terrific start to the season, why not?

Kakko.

Chytil.

Hajek. All-star.

 

[ArPanet]

Canes penalty differential might be an interesting story to follow now.

 

[n8]

If they discussed with Kotkaniemi what a long term extension will look like, as is being speculated, then I don't really see how this is a bad move.

They're basically offering to pay a late 1st, a late 3rd, and like 2-3 Million dollars to get a young, experienced centre. That seems like a bargain to me.

i think it was on TSN, they said the Canes tried to trade for Kotka and the Canadians must have not been very reasonable with their asks for a 20 pt player or just turned them down so I'm assuming they offered something they thought was already better than the 1st and 3rd Canadians will get for compensation so if true, the drama is rather interesting. It's not like the Canes were full petty. If they negotiated in good faith and got rebuffed, then being able to say "well, take these draft picks that are worse than what we offered you stuffy bastards" is poetic justice. The tweets are just the metaphoric entertainment cherry on top