Aerchon
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You do realize draft pedigree means absolutely f*** all this far into careers right? You know we offered AA more than we gave Bear and he said no, so we moved on from him and no one wanted him do to his abysmal defensive play.
You also have to realize that we got Turris for cheap because he was bought out right? Players who are bought out often take smaller contracts to choose where they go, and help the team they are signing with cap wise as they are making money still.
2 x 2 mill for a guy in his FIRST full NHL season played essentially top pairing minutes all season. If 2x2 is a bad contract for Bear than the Phillipe Myers contract must suck too...which you may be the only person in the world to think that.
You do realize that you want to keep your RFAs happy so they are less likely to hold out for more or file for arbitration right?
You do know that Bear is right now a top 4 NHL player and proved it. Jones hasn't.
Jones hasn’t even established himself as an nhl player. Bear played the most minutes of any nhl rookie with almost no PP time. That’s veteran top 4 defensive D man minutes and thrived.
No matter how you spin it, Bear making 1.5M this season and 2.5M next is a steal.
Who cares what his QO would be after 2 seasons. We can walk away from it ala AA if he crashes and burns. He could very well be looking at a 6M+ x 6yr deal if he continues to play ahead of Larsson/Barrie/Bouchard and on par with Nurse.
For Oilers' Ethan Bear, focus remains on winning after signing contract
I like the signing. My point was simply in the current environment he is getting paid well and that is a very good sign the organization is high on him. Which I agree with.
It's a good deal for both but not a steal or bargain in the flat cap world.