Confirmed Signing with Link: [FLA] Aaron Ekblad re-signs with Panthers (8 years, $7.500M AAV)

[SensBrawler]

Why is everyone ignoring this post?

Murphy is NOT a legit source. He said that expansion would be delayed so that Carolina could move and also has been throwing things at the wall that are untrue lately.

What is he doing is guessing the signing ahead of time because it's a likelihood that the Panthers announce a deal tomorrow.

These are the same terms that Elliotte Friedman suggested earlier.

This thread should probably be closed or switched to "rumour". It is not a confirmed signing.

Ekblad may very well sign an 8 year deal worth 7.5 million per (based on what Friedman said earlier), but he has not signed it yet.

 

[Torso9000]

Now has the 5th highest AAV among all D and just came off his 2nd season.

Great work by Orr.

 

[JoeThorntonsRooster]

Wow that's a lot of dough.

Gaudreau and Monahan are going to get paid . . .

Bro, not every thread is about Gaudreau, lmfao, relax. Ekblad is a high pedigree defenseman who is younger, Gaudreau is an under the radar forward who is older than Ekblad. They're not comparable at all.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

He's already in the conversation for the top 3 dman in the league.

He will live up to that contract, and probably more than that.

That's one wacked out conversation if that's the case. He's not even a top 10 yet.

 

[Hurricane Hugo]

Holy **** that's a lot of money.

 

[vendetta]

Why is everyone ignoring this post?



This thread should probably be closed or switched to "rumour". It is not a confirmed signing.

Ekblad may very well sign an 8 year deal worth 7.5 million per (based on what Friedman said earlier), but he has not signed it yet.

Agreed... technically can't sign til tomorrow at noon est anyway

 

[Mike Hasselhoffman]

That's one wacked out conversation if that's the case. He's not even a top 10 yet.

He might not be top-10 right now, but in a years time, he will be.

Right now, I'd say he's around top-15:

Karlsson
Doughty
Subban
Keith
Hedman
Josi
Weber
OEL
Pietrangelo
Burns
Letang
Carlson
Suter
Ekblad
McDonagh

That's my top-15 list now.

 

[Joe Sakic]

Wow. Surprised the AAV is that high, I was expecting more like 6.5 but good signing none the less. Their #1 defenseman for the next decade. Congrats Panthers

 

[Kcoyote3]

I do just want people to realize that Dion Phaneuf was going to be a perennial Norris trophy candidate after his second season as well.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

I think he'll be worth more than that soon enough. He really is that good.

 

[Mike Hasselhoffman]

I do just want people to realize that Dion Phaneuf was going to be a perennial Norris trophy candidate after his second season as well.

Is Ekblad being traded to Toronto anytime soon?

 

[vendetta]

I do just want people to realize that Dion Phaneuf was going to be a perennial Norris trophy candidate after his second season as well.

Phaneuf doesn't have his poise or iq and never did...completely different players.. phaneuf used physical attributes... ekblad hasn't even developed those yet

 

[Lehkonen4Calder]

Wow Great Deal for Ekblad. Big risk by florida, what happens if Ekblad never improve? I'm not even sure if he's a Number 1 D right now and they gave him that contract. Could work but risky

 

[Classicnamesup]

Wow is that high. 8 years though, I bet he will be earning it within 3

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Phaneuf doesn't have his poise or iq and never did...completely different players.. phaneuf used physical attributes... ekblad hasn't even developed those yet

If he didn't have those he wouldn't be in the league.

 

[CanadienShark]

Holy crap. Higher than I expected but is he worth it? I think so.

 

[tarheelhockey]

At this time, there is not a reputable source for this story. Given the significant questions around whether it's even possible for this to have happened yet, I'm going to downgrade it to a "rumor" and unsticky it.

 

[Ducks in a row]

If this is indeed true surprised to see him getting such a high amount per year after just 2 seasons played.

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Much more legit source

 

[vipera1960]

I don't really understand this. He still has another year left on his elc and this makes him the 5th highest paid d-man in the league. Why not wait until next offseason and get a better idea of whether or not he will reach his potential.

 

[vendetta]

If he didn't have those he wouldn't be in the league.

His skating is still weak and he isn't nearly as powerful as his size would indicate.. he has to get more power in his upper body and legs... he is doing it all by iq positioning and stick right now

 

[vendetta]

I don't really understand this. He still has another year left on his elc and this makes him the 5th highest paid d-man in the league. Why not wait until next offseason and get a better idea of whether or not he will reach his potential.

I agree.. even if he has a big year how much higher can it go?

 

[ZJuice]

Wow. Lucky deal for him

 

[dredeye]

Woah! Huge fan, but that's a lot of $$$ for this early into his career.

very much agree

 

[Lehkonen4Calder]

I agree.. even if he has a big year how much higher can it go?

Not that much higher..... that's why i don't understand the signing.