Confirmed Signing with Link: [CAR] F Martin Necas re-signs with the Hurricanes (2 years, $6.5M AAV)

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

That's a good deal for the Hurricanes in terms of AAV.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Its not like we want him on the team. He's not a great fit and we've been actively trying to trade him, he just refuses to sign with any of the teams we had a framework for a deal with (hearing those were at least Columbus, Buffalo, and Winnipeg)

That is well within Necas' rights. And if the framework required Necas to sign long term with the acquiring team and Necas wasn't willing to do that, then there wasn't a deal there.

 

[LongWayDown37]

Any idea if there are No Movement conditions?

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1817998665882952101

Dundon continues to hand out bonus money.

Any idea if there are No Movement conditions?

Not eligible until the 26-27 season.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

I guess a trade, or a currently unknown LTIR will be coming ?

Canes have 6.4 to sign Jarvis. I imagine they want long-term and he's going to cost more than 6.4.

Including Fast they are at 14 forwards on their listed roster right now. It's a pretty safe bet that at least 1 of Robinson or Jost, as well as probably Nadeau will be sent down, freeing up another ~1.8M. I don't think Jarvis is going to cost more than 8.2M

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Any idea if there are No Movement conditions?

RFAs aren’t eligible for conditions

 

[Drake1588]

This seems like a good compromise to keep him playing and ensure certainty for the team heading into the dog days of the summer. It's a good contract if they can find a taker for him, else they get a good player at a fair cap hit for two seasons. They aren't bound for too long at too high a price, and he gets free agency as early as possible, with the potential to move earlier. That's a fair bit of what everyone was seeking here.

 

[Kranix]

what was all the frothing at the mouth about wanting 9.5 million and he's as good as gone

 

[hurdemz]

Cool. Now trade him for tavares

 

[dgibb10]

what was all the frothing at the mouth about wanting 9.5 million and he's as good as gone

This contract walks him straight to UFA.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Do you think Canes try to re-sign him in 2026 or trade him at some point?

I can't imagine they let him walk to free agency as a rental.

They will probably see if he changes his mind next season by getting more ice time. If not, I think he will want out and they will trade him

 

[lakai17]

Let Seth Jarvis get Necas money also!

 

[Kranix]

This contract walks him straight to UFA.

so what

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Boring

 

[StreetHawk]

Any idea if there are No Movement conditions?

He's 25. Not eligible for any trade protection until he hits his UFA years. That he can get on his next contract as this 2 year term takes him to age 27 in 2026.

 

[Czechboy]

Was hoping for a trade personally. I like the canes though and it's a great team to be on.

 

[DaveG]

Was hoping for a trade personally. I like the canes though and it's a great team to be on.

We'll see how this season goes, after Guentzel rejected an extension it would have been beyond dumb to move Necas.

 

[LongWayDown37]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1817998665882952101

Dundon continues to hand out bonus money.



Not eligible until the 26-27 season.

RFAs aren’t eligible for conditions

He's 25. Not eligible for any trade protection until he hits his UFA years. That he can get on his next contract as this 2 year term takes him to age 27 in 2026.

Humph. I wasn't aware of that. Thanks!

 

[Yatzhee]

The contract brings him to UFA. The team does have the option to trade him before he walks for free, but given this off seasons rumors on Carolinas inability to get a deal done between several trade partner suitors, if I'm a Carolina fan I wouldn't be expecting much back in return if their plan is to sell him towards UFA.

 

[NyQuil]

After all the trade rumours, actually a bit anticlimactic.

 

[tmg]

so what

Do you not understand the premise of team control and why teams like to get more than the bare minimum number of years out of a drafted player?

A player who hits UFA (generally the first time a contract expires after they reach age 27*) gets big money because he’s able to take the highest bid he’s offered - and the highest bid, the most desperate team, usually pays a LOT.

A restricted free agent (generally, under 27*) is largely limited to negotiating with their rights holding team** and doesn’t really have the leverage for big money.

A team usually likes to sign a player for years beyond the first summer he could become an unrestricted free agent. To give up the open market payday, the player demands to be paid something somewhat close to what he would get paid on the ufa market for those years.

So yeah, if he signed a 7 or 8 year deal it would have been in that 8+ million dolllar range, but Carolina would have secured him for many many years beyond that earliest-ufa year (26-27). And assuredly whatever contract he signs next will be 8mil, 9mil or higher. But now that contract is unlikely to be one that keeps him in Carolina.

They got him cheap and short term, because they couldn’t agree on long term. But that’s not a win for them, for a top forward to walk at age 27.

* 27 or 7 years of nhl service, whichever comes first. For Necas it’ll be 27 (which will probably also be after his seventh year)

** restricted free agents technically can be signed by other teams to an offer sheet, but it’s a practice so painful (the incumbent team can match, and if they don’t the signing team has to give substantial draft pick compensation) it’s seldom attempted and even more seldom successful, and not really much of a factor in rfa contract numbers.

 

[Indy18]

Feels like a punt contract while they try to fix the internal issues while allowing him to get a bigger role due the changes this summer...but considering how rough the waters looked in Carolina seems like they weathered it. Good Job!

 

[Breakers]

So according to servalli

2 agreed open trades
- he wouldn’t sign extensions with either cities who both struggle in the free agency market.

 

[Dr Quincy]

nevermind already answered

 

[EveryDay]

So according to servalli

2 agreed open trades
- he wouldn’t sign extensions with either cities who both struggle in the free agency market.

It was Winnipeg and Buffalo.