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You better run.
Milan Lucic.
LA didn't want to give him that atrocious contract that he wanted till he's 45 or something. Edmonton did.
You guys seriously believe that Mcjesus bull****?
Milan Lucic.
How did I know this was going to be started by an Oilers fan.
Burns will be like Stamkos, IMO. He'll consider offers from other teams but his ask will be astronomical from them and reasonable for the Sharks.
Honestly, who wants to move their young family to Edmonton from the Bay Area?
LA didn't want to give him that atrocious contract that he wanted till he's 45 or something. Edmonton did.
You guys seriously believe that Mcjesus bull****?
Lucic and Sekera both left beautiful Los Angeles to come here, is it that absurd?
It's as naive as me saying, if you don't like surfing the bay area has nothing to offer. Its just not true.
True, it gets cold. But if you don't know anything else about the city don't demean it, because it is actually quite nice. It's as naive as me saying, if you don't like surfing the bay area has nothing to offer. Its just not true.
Trash the team but not the city itself. The bay area is beautiful, so be aware that isn't what I am saying. But it appeals to a person who enjoys an urban lifestyle which isn't for everyone.
8X8 if he resigns with SJ
8X7 if he signs somewhere else
So then everyone will complain that he is overpaid when hes getting going rate.
For those who think hes gonna sign for 5/6 years, why would he? If anything he takes a discount at 7.5X8 or 7.5X7, and thats a strech IMO.
Simple math, hes going to sign for max years wherever he goes. It's his best economical option and someone WILL pay that in the end.
A winter tax for a guy who is from Northern Ontario . Maybe he is worried about global warming and wants out of the USA before it become a dust bowl Or maybe the Shark should sign him only to play games in the warm states . You do know hockey is a winter sport ?
How did I know this was going to be started by an Oilers fan.
Burns will be like Stamkos, IMO. He'll consider offers from other teams but his ask will be astronomical from them and reasonable for the Sharks.
Honestly, who wants to move their young family to Edmonton from the Bay Area?
But what happens in 2018/19? McDavid signs for 10.
I do however think that if it's such a slam dunk that it's a little odd that he hasn't been extended yet. Naturally he could sign after the season like Stamkos or during the season like Byfuglien, but it at least adds a small amount of a possibility that he may test the FA waters.
Doubt it. SJ isn't signing him to an 8m contract till he's 40. And neither is another team signing him to an 8m contract till he's 39. If he wants anything near 8m, it's going to be a hell of a lot shorter contract, and if he wants that term, it's going to be a LOT lower AAV.
I mean seriously, go look at what some of the other players his age and caliber are signing. Seabrook, Byfuglien, Giordano, etc. Only Seabrook signed for the max term (Gio for 6 and Byf for 5). And none have a cap hit higher than 6.9m.
it will be like the Byfuglien contract. Under 8 AAV for something like 6 years.
Brent Burns is a similar caliber player to Brent Seabrook.
I've heard it all.
Firstly, I respect you as a poster. That said the bolded is nothing but a shot below the belt. Did you forget about McLellan just a season and change ago leaving to Edmonton? I wouldn't doubt that many or even most players would rather play in SJ than Edmonton for a bunch of reasons but Edmonton has a lot going for it as well from a professional standpoint (let's keep city bashing out of this). McDavid, a solid supporting cast, his former coach, a new state of the art arena, etc. Is that enough to lure Burns? Most think that he's quite content right where he is and he may very well be based on a similar thread that I started awhile back. But no one knows this for sure other than Brent and his wife.