Confirmed with Link: DeBrincat signs for 4 year, $7.875 per year extension)

[AlwaysSunnyInDetroit]

Well sure they are, they gave up #7OA, #39OA, and a third for a year of Kubalik, Sebrango, a late 1st and a 4th.

Dorion is the guy that buys drinks for the hot girl all night and Yzerman is the guy that swoops in before last call and takes her home.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

This was Yzerman's best trade so far.

 

[Kronwalled55]

Why wouldn't we want more than 4 years? Seems short

Flexibility to move on is never a bad thing.

Scenario 1, he puts up 30-40 goals a year on a contender/playoff team (easy extension opportunity with team success. Cap hit will likely be similar to 8-9 mil again)
Scenario 2, he puts up 30-40 goals a year and the team still stinks (flip him for a decent package year 3 or 4)
Scenario 3, he falls below expectations and you get out of a bad contract while you continue to rebuild.
Most unlikely... Scenario 4, he stinks and the team becomes a consistent playoff team/contender.

Not a lot of negative to committing only 4 years.

 

[acetehubernoob]

I can't be too hard on Ottawa. I think DeBrincat did us a solid here.

No I fully understand that DeBrincat handcuffed Ottawa but my expectation was Berggren and Bos 1st. So this is crazy and I love the contract. Steve knows this is where he wants to play so chances are when that contract is up resigning him shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[jkutswings]

He has until the start of the regular season to retain my trust.

Mission accomplished.

 

[Ricelund]

Flexibility to move on is never a bad thing.

Scenario 1, he puts up 30-40 goals a year on a contender/playoff team (easy extension opportunity with team success. Cap hit will likely be similar to 8-9 mil again)
Scenario 2, he puts up 30-40 goals a year and the team still stinks (flip him for a decent package year 3 or 4)
Scenario 3, he falls below expectations and you get out of a bad contract while you continue to rebuild.
Most unlikely... Scenario 4, he stinks and the team becomes a consistent playoff team/contender.

Not a lot of negative to committing only 4 years.

Especially for a guy who evidently wants to play for the Wings.

 

[acetehubernoob]

The Hockey Guy weighs in.

I love Shannon. His videos make me want to try to make YouTube content again.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Sens shopped for DeBrincat at Bloomingdale's.

Red Wings shop for DeBrincat at Target.

 

[Bench]

I love Shannon. His videos make me want to try to make YouTube content again.

If you do, let us know, man. Always looking to support our boys here.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

"We haven't talked to him"

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Look at this mess we started with...

2019-2020 Roster
(lineup by ice time/games played, dudes were moving all over the lineup that year it was a mess)

Bertuzzi - Larkin - Mantha
Fabbri - Filppula - AA
Helm - Glendenning - Zadina
Abdelkader - Nielsen - Erne

Perlini/Hirose/G. Smith/de la Rose/Gagner

Nemeth - Hronek
Cholowski - Green
Daley - Bowey

DeKeyser/Biega/Ericsson/Lindstrom/McIlrath/Lashoff

Bernier
Howard

Like do a side by side with the current team and ages and holy shit.

Looked it up earlier. 34 of the 38 players rostered that season are no longer affiliated with the organization today.

 

[RabidBadger]

I wonder what number he'll get since he's traditionally #12?

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

So... is SY done?

What else could be up his sleeve?

 

[mikerooooose]

That is straight out of The Office!

 

[tfong]

LFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

 

[ColdToiletSeats]

I wonder what number he'll get since he's traditionally #12?

Sprong is wearing #91

 

[KJoe88]

I have a sneaky suspicion he Kane will be wearing the red and white. Would be kind of hilarious

 

[Bench]

So... is SY done?

What else could be up his sleeve?

There's cap space, both this year and next...

I'm not going to be refreshing like I was for this news, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's more being discussed.

 

[jkutswings]

I'm not going to be refreshing like I was for this news

Still stuck in the denial phase, I see. The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting there's a problem.

If you like, I could sponsor you at next week's Refreshers Anonymous meeting.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

There's cap space, both this year and next...

I'm not going to be refreshing like I was for this news, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's more being discussed.

Hmmm

I'd assume a forward...

I wanted Pesce but after adding holl and ghost I dont see any room so I'd think EK65 would be out

 

[Bench]

I have a sneaky suspicion he Kane will be wearing the red and white. Would be kind of hilarious

I'm not a Kane fan, so this pains me to say, but I think Detroit is one of the better fits for him assuming he wants market value.

Detroit can pay him fair value.
Detroit has one of his best buds now.
Detroit isn't desperate for him to play at the start of the season as he recovers from his surgery rehab.
Detroit can easily move him at the deadline to a contender of his choice with salary retention.

If you're a contender, you can't sign Kane to more than $5 million, clog up your cap, and potentially fall down the standings waiting for him to return.

So...I'm not counting on it, but Detroit is one of those teams uniquely poised to take advantage of a short-term deal on a veteran like Kane.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

HOLY SHIT IT HAPPENED!!!!

the page opened to the old Debrincat thread and then I was like, wait, why is this locked??

 

[BinCookin]

I was a vocal poster, calling for caution on this DeBrincat deal.

I was very Leary of doing a 8-9Mil deal for 7-8 years with a guy who was not on our team, and just came off a 66pt year (his only year without P. Kane).

I must say, I am quite happy with the term and $'s on this deal.

I embrace the trade, and I hope to be proven wrong that Debrincat is only a 60-70 pt guy without Kane. I will now get a chance to get fully on board with this, as my biggest fear was the $ and Term. 4 years is a great term for him to stay hungry and prove his worth here. And By god, I hope he proves to be the greatest trade in a long time for us.

I am also a big fan of Kubalik, and I wish him well in Ottawa. I think he will do really well there and score 55pts.

The board has been down of late.
I like seeing everyone happy here.

Cheers all!

 

[KJoe88]

I’m just super relieved this wasn’t another Suter/Parise let down.

This makes our team immensely better even if we still miss playoffs.

This was Yzerman's best trade so far.

Probably ever.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

This is an outstanding trade, wow. And this is exactly the type of player we needed.