Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] Milan Lucic (7 years, $6.000M AAV)

[thadd]

The term is a little long but 6M per season? THat's freaking sweet!!!! YES!!!!!!

We will terrorize you guys next year!

 

[Skobel24]

It's a gamble worth taking. Everyone knows there is a risk. They added a guy who knows how to win. He'll be a great fit there.

 

[Rayban*]

Come on be fair guys. If he signed with the Leafs ppl wouldn't be saying all this negative stuff.

I know nobody on HF ever criticizes the Leafs...

 

[iFan]

It's not bad, 6 million, term might be a bit long given his playing style but for the next few years he'll be a big help for them.

 

[SixthSens]

Too much term.

 

[Amadeus]

Essential signing for Edmonton!

I like it.

 

[oobga]

*Insert negatively biased assumption of how Lucic will age here*
*Insert negatively biased assumption of what Larsson will be when he's not getting the hardest zone starts of any regular D in the NHL here*

 

[57special]

McDavid won't have to be looking over shoulder anymore.

 

[Canucks LB]

7 years lolololol hahaha 6m lol

 

[KingWantsCup]

Terrible contract.

Edit: Only tank teams like the Oilers can sign contracts like this and get away with it however. Performance out of McDavid and co. balances out inevitable cap under performance by Lucic-- at least until McDavid and co. get paid. Then they're in trouble.

 

[A91]

One of the toughest guys in the league who has consistently scored 50 points.
I wish the cap was a little less but he is overpaid by MAYBE 0.5 million.
How much did everyone expect him to get.
Ecstatic as an Oiler fan. Milan Lucic is an Oiler.

 

[SnoopDogg]

Awful contract, nice job Edmonton

 

[Del Preston]

Lots of fortune tellers in this thread.

 

[Plub]

Very interested to see who's going to **** with the Oilers youngins on the ice now with Lucic there. No more pot shotting and trying to bully Connor McJesus

No one cared when he was on LA, why would being on EDM change that? No one's scared.

 

[Vipers31]

The term is obviously terrible, but I don't think the cap number is decent even today.

 

[Spawn]

Too much term for sure. Money a little high. Hoping to get 3-4 good years out of him I guess.

 

[sabresfan129103]

The term is long, but the AAV seems fair.

 

[cyris]

The contract will be real bad in a few years but they need to get better now and they do with this deal.

 

[NewSaskOil]

Wow. 7 years of Looch at 6M?

Bad. So bad.

Not really. He is there to protect McDavid. Jealous much

 

[Quinning]

7 years ahahaha

 

[5 14 6 1]

Loooooooch. Term is to long but he will help us immediately big time. Let Katz buy him out in the last two years if he has too.

 

[Jephman]

Tiny bit long with 7 years but it's not everyday you get a guy like Lucic for virtually free.

 

[sjsharks92]

This is almost as bad as the Ladd deal.

 

[Liminality]

Will hopefully be good for his first half of the contract but might be a buyout candidate after those first 4 years.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Gonna be awesome in edmonton bUT not surprising they had to over pay