Confirmed with Link: Canes Sign Defenseman Jake Gardiner to 4 Year Contract

[Drivebytrucker]

Its hilarious how much value there was this year in UFAs.

Seems like everybody is spending so much time worried about signing RFAs.

Dzingel / Haula / Gardiner contracts have alot of value there. So much upside with very little risk

 

[DaveG]

Have to think Faulk is on the way out with this move. But holy shit, that's not just cheap for a good 2nd pairing offensive dman, that's a full on f***ing bargain.

And our pp might actually be decent now. Jake has been one of the better qbs in the league the last few years even when Toronto was in full on tank mode.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Didn't somebody recommend flipping Faulk for Puljujarvi and backfilling with Gardner?

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Didn't somebody recommend flipping Faulk for Puljujarvi and backfilling with Gardner?

Was it you? LOL

 

[FreshSeabass]

i feel like the Puljujarvi trade is coming next and then we stick a fork in our moves

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Holy shit.

If Faulk is indeed out, this is the second year in a row we’ve traded away a defenseman for something of value, then replaced him for “free” from free agency (Hanifin out/de Haan in, Faulk out/Gardiner in).

This is how you build assets. Let’s say we get a 2nd only for Faulk. If you consider Gardiner and Faulk exchangeable assets, you’ve just “signed” a 2nd rounder as a free agent.

This is straight up what I do every offseason in EA NHL games. Trade my good players away for high draft picks and sign top free agents to take their place. It’s insane to see a team doing a watered down version of this in real life.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

HURRY UP OPENING NIGHT OMG OMG OMG

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Holy ****.

If Faulk is indeed out, this is the second year in a row we’ve traded away a defenseman for something of value, then replaced him for “free” from free agency (Hanifin out/de Haan in, Faulk out/Gardiner in).

This is how you build assets. Let’s say we get a 2nd only for Faulk. If you consider Gardiner and Faulk exchangeable assets, you’ve just “signed” a 2nd rounder as a free agent.

This is straight up what I do every offseason in EA NHL games. Trade my good players away for high draft picks and sign top free agents to take their place. It’s insane to see a team doing a watered down version of this in real life.

Spoiler: Dundon is playing EANHL for real now.

 

[Vagrant]

how likely is it exactly that this group, with as elaborate as everything has been planned, has a trade with faulk basically already completed pending their success in getting gardiner under contract? they wouldn't go over the cap this close to the start of the season without that contingency.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Even slavin feels like us

 

[Navin R Slavin]

how likely is it exactly that this group, with as elaborate as everything has been planned, has a trade with faulk basically already completed pending their success in getting gardiner under contract? they wouldn't go over the cap this close to the start of the season without that contingency.

Probably, although the contingency could be "trade him for considerations" and this would still be a win.

 

[Svechhammer]

Jesus Christ, our cap situation on defense is unreal

Slavin - $5.3m
Hamilton - $5.75m
Pesce - $4.025m
Gardiner - $4.050m

$19.125m total cap usage over the top 2 lines. And the kicker is, they're all locked in for another year. And on top of that, Slavin, Pesce, and Gardiner are all locked in for at least 4 years.

Thats.... wow

 

[Do Make Say Think]

That is insane

 

[cptjeff]

Wut.

There's gotta be another shoe to drop with this one, right? Does this mean we're actually going for Laine or one of the Leafs RFAs?

 

[Navin R Slavin]

 

[Svechhammer]

We're officially in the Upside Down

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Yep. Now we all sit and wonder if it’s Faulk, Hamilton, or Pesce. Probably Faulk, but maybe they’ve got something crazy in mind. Who knows.

Man I love this team and how it’s being run. Dundon just coming in saying “wait so I can just add assets for free with no repercussions? Why wouldn’t I do that?”

 

[Navin R Slavin]

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I am just sitting here giggling. Just. Giggling.

 

[Vagrant]

an additional bonus is that montreal has been heavily rumored with gardiner as well.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We're officially in the Upside Down

Makes sense, the two biggest markets in the league should definitely be at the top.

 

[Novacane]

Incredible, I love it

 

[Wolfpuck]

We're officially in the Upside Down

*Peter Karmanos disliked this.

 

[Penaltykiller17]

Take that Thomas Kaberle!!!

 

[The Jerk Store]

Faulk + + for Laine.