LeBrun: Juuse Saros to sign 8 year extension worth 7.74 M AAV

[GigaChad]

One meh year and people are against this deal?
.917% regular season save % even after this down year and .911% in the playoffs.
He has never had a under .914% season in the NHL before this year.

Goalies age like wine usually, just ask Rinne & Bob or many others.

 

[dirtydanglez]

Not for 8 years.....

goalies dont age the same way skaters do

The .74 is bugging me.

i know but it's his number

 

[ItWasJustified]

I would do it the other way around. Do the Askarov trade first, then the Saros contract.

 

[Breeze 44]

Then you ditch Saros when Askarov proves himself. Christ, it's not rocket surgery

Rocket surgery...? Don't you mean science...rocket science..

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Rocket surgery...? Don't you mean science...rocket science..

I dunno rocket surgery sounds pretty complicated

 

[Bruce Granville]

I dunno rocket surgery sounds pretty complicated

You need a lot of brain science to understand it.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

That’s a lot of years

Saros is just 29yrs old. Rinne retired at 38, this would take Saros to just 36-37yrs old. I think it feels like Saros has been in the league forever, which he has, since he was 20yrs old to now he's been a regular for 9 seasons.

 

[BB88]

Saros is just 29yrs old. Rinne retired at 38, this would take Saros to just 36-37yrs old. I think it feels like Saros has been in the league forever, which he has, since he was 20yrs old to now he's been a regular for 9 seasons.

& the money definitely isn’t bad

Bob won the Cup making 10M and that contract was signed years ago, Shest will be getting helluva lot more than this on his next deal as well

7 will be average starter money during Saros contract

I just can’t understand Nashvilles way of trying to build a team one bit

 

[Honour Over Glory]

In before Askarov trade request

Why? If anything the Preds would be wise to keep Askarov and lighten the workload for Saros. He's played 60+ games 3 seasons in a row, bringing that down to 50-60 still gets Askarov 20+ games next season and more if he plays better.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

& the money definitely isn’t bad

Bob won the Cup making 10M and that contract was signed years ago, Shest will be getting helluva lot more than this on his next deal as well

7 will be average starter money during Saros contract

I just can’t understand Nashvilles way of trying to build a team one bit

Vaselevskiy won his cups after he signed his for a 9.5m/yr cap hit. His 1st year in that contract was his cup win and then again the next year.

At the end of the deal, he'll have played 1 season more than Rinne and even then, Saros could play a few more years if he wanted and was still competitive.

 

[Hollowmoon]

Good deal for both Saros And Nashville

 

[BB88]

Vaselevskiy won his cups after he signed his for a 9.5m/yr cap hit. His 1st year in that contract was his cup win and then again the next year.

At the end of the deal, he'll have played 1 season more than Rinne and even then, Saros could play a few more years if he wanted and was still competitive.

Yeah there’s going to be plenty of worse contracts given than this within a week

About impossible to sign elite talent for less money than this yet people will have an issue with the cap hit..

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Why? If anything the Preds would be wise to keep Askarov and lighten the workload for Saros. He's played 60+ games 3 seasons in a row, bringing that down to 50-60 still gets Askarov 20+ games next season and more if he plays better.

Wise to keep a player that could and probably will head back to Russia?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Yeah there’s going to be plenty of worse contracts given than this within a week

About impossible to sign elite talent for less money than this yet people will have an issue with the cap hit..

We haven't even seen the potential contract Staios might throw at Ullmark, so yeah things could get real chaotic in in a week or so.

Wise to keep a player that could and probably will head back to Russia?

I guess then it doesn't matter if he stays or if he goes. If he goes and decides to come back after a year, they hold his rights, if he stays, he plays and has 1yr left on his ELC. He's stayed so far.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Seems like Preds fans are happy which is good. This is a Preds retirement contract. No one is going to trade for that in 3-4 years.

 

[Reality Czech]

In before Askarov trade request

Too late

 

[Stealth JD]

8-years for any goalie is brutal

 

[Cinderblox]

Vaselevskiy won his cups after he signed his for a 9.5m/yr cap hit. His 1st year in that contract was his cup win and then again the next year.

At the end of the deal, he'll have played 1 season more than Rinne and even then, Saros could play a few more years if he wanted and was still competitive.

Rinne tho had more size than Saros (about 15cm taller) so he had that advantage when he got slower with age. We'll see that when he ages.

 

[Vitto79]

Too many years ?

Askarov for a late 1st?

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Rocket surgery...? Don't you mean science...rocket science..

You've never heard that expression before? Combines rocket science and brain surgery.

Not a fan of this deal. Term is about 4 years too long. Side note...I still don't think they trade Askorov for several years if at all.

 

[Armourboy]

Seems like Preds fans are happy which is good. This is a Preds retirement contract. No one is going to trade for that in 3-4 years.

No we aren't. There's like 1 maybe 2 people that think it's good.

The problem isn't the cap hit, the problem is we had zero business locking one in for that term. There were lots of options available that didn't require us handing a retirement contract to a goalie.

For all his blustering and yammering Trotz is just Poile's mini me.

 

[Armourboy]

You've never heard that expression before? Combines rocket science and brain surgery.

Not a fan of this deal. Term is about 4 years too long. Side note...I still don't think they trade Askorov for several years if at all.

He won't right now, but will when Askarov gets tired of being the backup or sitting in Milwaukee and threatens to go back to Russia.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

We haven't even seen the potential contract Staios might throw at Ullmark, so yeah things could get real chaotic in in a week or so.


I guess then it doesn't matter if he stays or if he goes. If he goes and decides to come back after a year, they hold his rights, if he stays, he plays and has 1yr left on his ELC. He's stayed so far.

Terrible way to do business. If he worth more as a backup for a few years or more in trade now.

 

[scholl]

Not for 8 years.....

Saros is 29, Bob is 35. After the SCFs nobody is saying that Bob is done. Also this Saros deal isn't very expensive.

 

[vtdevils2k]

Saros is 29, Bob is 35. After the SCFs nobody is saying that Bob is done. Also this Saros deal isn't very expensive.

Spin it whatever way you want, it’s a terrible deal.