Player Discussion David Pastrnak X

[kdog82]

I always said he would sign for 6.75 per. Sweeney got him just under that. Great job by Don and the term is just right imo.

Now go get Duchene!

 

[lopey]

I always said he would sign for 6.75 per. Sweeney got him just under that. Great job by Don and the term is just right imo.

Now go get Duchene![/QU

Unless we shed contracts, can't afford him

 

[ranold26]

Hell of a deal imo. Deals like this help good teams stay good or become great over a long period of time.

 

[Fenian24]

Good job by sweeney. Good cap number, hopefully lockout protection to annoy JJ. Now all Sweeney needs to do is get a 2nd line lw, some tough forwards, a 3rd line center and back up goalie.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Somebody had to cave if its true Barry wanted 8.5 and Sweeney wanted closer to Marchand and Bergeron money. That's a wide gap

I agree. I said all along I'd hold off judgment and ultimately it looks like they came to a reasonable conclusion here.

The other thing is that even with a signed deal we don't know how both sides feel about it right? They say the best deals are ones neither side loves, but sometimes one side really hates it and goes along with it. So maybe we applaud Sweeney today but the residue of this deal means Pasta is gone in 6 years or sooner...who knows?

So you're 100% right. We don't know who caved or who played hard ball or how either side feels. Ultimately we look at the term and I think we all agree this is about as good as we could have hoped for, save for maybe a few more years. I tip my cap to Sweeney here.

I have a feeling that Pasta's side got some incentives to come in below $7m AAV. We will have to wait until the details are published. Also, Pasta will only be 27/28 when deal expires and will get another big payday then.

Both sides should be relatively happy.

 

[bolt thrower]

Wow, that's an awesome deal. Was never ever expecting something under 7.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

There was every reason to be pessimistic about the Bruins dealings with Pastrnak, given their past terrible history of trading away their best young offensive players and getting terrible returns. See Seguin, Taylor.

I'm thankful that things finally got resolved with the bottom line, Pastrnak stays with the Boston Bruins. We can all breath a deep sigh of relief for now!

Well done Don Sweeney! You didn't mess up the biggest deal that needed to be done this offseason. This goes down as a big win for Sweeney.

I disagree about the pessimism part.

The last 3 high pressure situations Seeeney was involved in (before Pasta) were: Vesey, Marchand, and Bjork. He got two of the three done and Vesey was a different animal, not being B's property. Based on DS getting it done with BM63 and Bjork, I had no doubt he would get Pasta inked.

 

[BruinDust]

Yup. Market correction.

I don't see how people can view this deal as "market correction".

It's a 6-year deal, not 8. He got market value for that amount of term. Maybe a little bit below market but not by much.

I don't see how it can be compared to the 8-year deal Draisitl signed. Apples to oranges with the term difference.

 

[Jdavidev]

Little disappointed they couldn't agree on a longer term and more avv

Overall happy it's over with

Actually, I think it's better at 6, that way he comes up younger for his big contract (if he lives up to his talent) and an 8 year would take him to 34, not 36 where he would really fall off

 

[Hali33]

I don't see this as a total cave in by Pastrnak. 27 is an ideal age to be negotiating your 3rd contract.

Great deal for both sides.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I don't see how people can view this deal as "market correction".

It's a 6-year deal, not 8. He got market value for that amount of term. Maybe a little bit below market but not by much.

I don't see how it can be compared to the 8-year deal Draisitl signed. Apples to oranges with the term difference.

Draisaitl was overpayment, regardless of term.

 

[Heisenberg77]

I couldn't have been more wrong about the expected AAV, and I couldn't be happier about it .

 

[mjhfb]

Anyone who thinks that a 21 year old kid getting $40 Million dollars to play a game he loves has been slighted is out of their mind.

 

[BruinDust]

Draisaitl was overpayment, regardless of term.

Yet will still turn out to be a great deal for Edmonton in the long-run.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

I don't see how people can view this deal as "market correction".

It's a 6-year deal, not 8. He got market value for that amount of term. Maybe a little bit below market but not by much.

I don't see how it can be compared to the 8-year deal Draisitl signed. Apples to oranges with the term difference.

It's not a market correction any more than Draisaitl was a market redefinition.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Yet will still turn out to be a great deal for Edmonton in the long-run.

Maybe, maybe not.

I'm not a huge fan of paying players based off of one big season, but that appears to be the trend coming off ELC's.

 

[bbfan419]

This signing really makes my day, glad to have Pasta on board for the next 6 years at a very fair price. If we stay healthy and some the kids reach their potential this season Bjork, deBrusk, Heinen etc. this could be a really fun team to watch.

 

[Gordoff]

I think folks are already eating crow on this.

It's delicious for lunch, I just set BBQ on 375, plucked the ugly bird, removed beak and added a little salt and pepper!
I expected somewhere between $7-$7.25. Not sure about bonuses etc but this keeps DP engaged mentally and happy as he ever was. WIN/WIN!!

I agree. I said all along I'd hold off judgment and ultimately it looks like they came to a reasonable conclusion here.

The other thing is that even with a signed deal we don't know how both sides feel about it right? They say the best deals are ones neither side loves, but sometimes one side really hates it and goes along with it. So maybe we applaud Sweeney today but the residue of this deal means Pasta is gone in 6 years or sooner...who knows?

So you're 100% right. We don't know who caved or who played hard ball or how either side feels. Ultimately we look at the term and I think we all agree this is about as good as we could have hoped for, save for maybe a few more years. I tip my cap to Sweeney here.

Here's one for Donnie Sweeney! Wonderful Job!

I don't see how people can view this deal as "market correction".

It's a 6-year deal, not 8. He got market value for that amount of term. Maybe a little bit below market but not by much.

I don't see how it can be compared to the 8-year deal Draisitl signed. Apples to oranges with the term difference.

THIS^^^^^^^ It's great that this got done. On 98.5 yesterday F&M said that Pasta
"is still in the Czech Republic" if he was he was only a 7 hour plane ride away but they were assuming that he was going to be sitting in a bar drinking beers while his agent screwed up his career in Russia.
It's so nice to see so many wrong!
WELCOME BACK PASTA!

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

 

[burstnbloom]

Im not going to say I told you so. I'm not going to say I told you so. I'm not going to say I told you so.

<dunks>

 

[DKH]

Bruins did great

Was wondering how this would look

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

Kudos to Don Sweeney. he has now made exactly one decent deal as Bruins GM.

 

[riverhawkey91]

Not a bad deal at all. I think the price was pretty much expected after it came out yesterday that Pastrnak's camp was looking for $7.5M. I wish they bumped it up to $7M or more to get it to 8 years, but it'll do.

Definitely interested to see what the salary structure turns out to be.

edit - and there it is; they did go the route of dropping the total salary in the lockout years as protection. That was tough to do with a 6 year deal and have it not be frontloaded to the point of being illegal, so kudos to them for pulling it off.

 

[PB37]

Kudos to Don Sweeney. he has now made exactly one decent deal as Bruins GM.

Not a fan of the Marchand contract?

 

[Mione134]

Good deal. Glad he's signed.