But the Ducks offered more money per. So if the Ducks offer 6 years at 8m and the Bruins offer 8 years at 6m what's the difference? You get two more years at the end to do what you want without money being the deciding factor if you take the shorter deal.
Contract is in line with the likes of Reilly/Parayko. For any team that doesn't want to do term like this for their UFAs, then they need to stop signing their guys out of ELC for term and buying up UFA years. Do 2-3 year bridge deals so that you can extend them when they are between 25/26 until they hit 33/34 if you are concerned about term on contract 3. So, will see if the Ducks do that with Drysdale/Zegras/MacTavish and company in the coming couple of years.
Is there any confirmation on the Duck's offer? Because, I doubt that the Ducks offer is $8 mill AAV on 6 years. Probably in the $7's. Maybe upwards of $7.5 mill AAV. That would come to $45 mill for 6 years vs the $52 mill for 8 years. $7 mill difference. It's security. Players don't like the idea of hitting the market again at age 34 if they are in a position to push it an extra year or 2, which Lindholm was able to do.
Well Ducks fan got a haul for a rental Hampus..they definitely didn't lose the trade on value. but now, this is amazing for Boston..which provides credence that Lindholm probably wanted to go to Boston as his agent was helping facilitate trades
Really? Wonder what is it about Boston that gives him the desire to land there? OEL listed Boston as one of his 2/3 desired destinations as well. Not like they have a bunch of Swedes or anything on the roster that they would have talked to about it.
) I think what he meant was that at the time of the trade Lindholm was considered a rental as many thought he wanted to test the free agent market at the end of this season.
I could see Lindholm not aging well. He has been hampered by random injuries the last few years and his foot speed has declined since he first came in the league.
