Friedman: Carolina likely to offer an 8 year, $100+ M contract to Rantanen before the deadline

[Jerkob Slavin]

So less than what he is going to get open market?

Stay cheap, Carolina lmao

Carolina spends to the cap. They just don't overpay older players, which is why they are always a player for big name free agents.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

When Carolina sticks to a cap structure and negotiates aggressively, cheap.

When other teams stick to a cap structure and negotiate aggressively, intelligent management.

 

[Tuggy]

Still dreaming the Habs somehow sign him.

I know it won't happen, but until pen meets paper I'm going to continue to dream!

 

[benfranklin]

Come back to COL please.

 

[AvStock]

Come back to COL please.

The league probably wouldn’t even allow that

 

[Chrispy]

Yeah I'd be a bit stunned if he takes 12.5 right away so if it ends up at 13/14 it won't be much of a surprise. The nice part is that they have his (presumed) center in Aho also locked up for another 7 years so they won't have to worry about re-upping him in a year or two and needing to match Rantanen's number.

I think it ends up low 13s with Carolina. 15 for 7 years would be $105M. That same $105M over 8 years is $13.125.

I think they'll get it done between 13 and 13.25. And from what I've seen so far, Rantanen has a great cycle game that fits into Carolina's style perfectly even if he doesn't have MacKinnon flying down the middle anymore.

 

[benfranklin]

The league probably wouldn’t even allow that

Offseason via UFA it would have to be, but hypothetically, could we re-trade for him this season?

 

[ManofSteel55]

The league probably wouldn’t even allow that

There is no reason for them to stop him. No rules against trading a pending UFA and then re-signing him that summer. We used to call that situation "The Tkachuk", because it happened to Keith so often.

Offseason via UFA it would have to be, but hypothetically, could we re-trade for him this season?

I'm not up on the current CBA, but the rule used to be, that if a team trades for a player who they traded out earlier in the year, that player would be ineligible to play in the playoffs. I imagine it is still an active rule in some capacity, but I won't quote the CBA for sure.

 

[benfranklin]

There is no reason for them to stop him. No rules against trading a pending UFA and then re-signing him that summer. We used to call that situation "The Tkachuk", because it happened to Keith so often.


I'm not up on the current CBA, but the rule used to be, that if a team trades for a player who they traded out earlier in the year, that player would be ineligible to play in the playoffs. I imagine it is still an active rule in some capacity, but I won't quote the CBA for sure.

Probably accurate. Would be funny to see Mikko not click in CAR then COL trades Ritchie and 2nd for him back and obv comes out of it all with Rants, Necas, and Drury.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Probably accurate. Would be funny to see Mikko not click in CAR then COL trades Ritchie and 2nd for him back and obv comes out of it all with Rants, Necas, and Drury.

It would be funny, as Mikko would have to watch the rest of the Aves play for the Cup from the press box.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Guys he's not coming back

 

[Ninjadude]

Risky deal the Cane's made. Not sure it's enough $$ to sign him. Losing him in the off season ...or trading him for less than what they paid to get him would be a huge kick in the arse.

They should have made a trade for Pettersson/Miller instead.

 

[spockBokk]

Risky deal the Cane's made. Not sure it's enough $$ to sign him. Losing him in the off season ...or trading him for less than what they paid to get him would be a huge kick in the arse.

They should have made a trade for Pettersson/Miller instead.

Miller…no thank you.

Pettersson, yeah agree on that one

 

[Foppberg]

Come back to COL please.

Pass

 

[Grub]

To bad Carolina didn't decide to just get Miller instead of the secrecy crap. Would still have Necas for the playoff run and Miller.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Niskinen does look like a great prospect.

By the way if I'm Rantanen I'm not signing the first piece of paper someone throws in front of me. If the Canes are offering $12.5 out of the gate that might just be the starting point. Don't be surprised if/when you do sign him you're in that $13.5/14 mil territory. There could be other things. Some players just don't like certain places or they have a favorite dream team. Maybe they just don't like the way they fit....the coach or his system. But if I'm the Canes GM none of that really matters now. If I'm the Canes GM I got to get this done. Got too much invested in getting this player to fail at signing him especially after last year with Guentzel.

They tried this negotiating with Guentzel, and it bit them in the ass. By the time they came to his price he was already out the door. Maybe Guentzel was never going to sign in Raleigh, but you have to think that'll influence how they negotiate with Rantanen.