Confirmed with Link: Gravel signs for 1 year

[regulate]

Kings basically said you'll get nothing, and you'll like it. Two-way deal too. Avoids arbitration.

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[Martyros]

lets be honest here, 650K is not "nothing". It would take me at least 5 years to make that kind of money in my profession

 

[Basilisk]

lets be honest here, 650K is not "nothing". It would take me at least 5 years to make that kind of money in my profession

You, sir, have yet to discover penny stocks!!!

 

[King'sPawn]

Kings basically said you'll get nothing, and you'll like it. Two-way deal too. Avoids arbitration.

I'm pretty sure Gravel took them to arbitration to impose a legal deadline to come to an agreement. Especially with those terms.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

I am happy with this signing

 

[eleventy]

Aren't players electing arbitration also protected from signing an offer sheet?

 

[Reclamation Project]

Hasn't proven anything and gets the bare minimum. Expected.

 

[Sol]

Good signing.

 

[regulate]

I'm pretty sure Gravel took them to arbitration to impose a legal deadline to come to an agreement. Especially with those terms.

I though more likely he was trying to get a one-way deal, but it may end up being the Kings offered him more money on the AHL side if he is demoted and that was more favorable to Gravel in the end to give him some protection. No information yet on the AHL salary.

 

[rajuabju]

This is a steal! OMG Lombard would have given him 8 years no doubt about it.

 

[TruKingFan]

Good signing. Though Gravel had an up and down season - there's enough in the body of work if he does have a good season coming up, he can expect a lot more. Or he's gone.

 

[damacles1156]

Gravel didn't have very many options.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Gravel didn't have very many options.

Especially with many construction contractors choosing sand and crushed stone nowadays in order to lower costs.

 

[BallPointHammer]

Good signing for both sides. I'm surprised it's two-way but probably shouldn't be. I'm rooting for Gravel to become a good player who will be around for a while.

 

[Reaper45]

Especially with many construction contractors choosing sand and crushed stone nowadays in order to lower costs.

He'll be here all night folks, try the veal!

 

[regulate]

Gravel got a 325K guarantee at the AHL level if he is sent down.

 

[Statto]

Gravel got a 325K guarantee at the AHL level if he is sent down.

That's a fair compromise.