Mikkola signed, 1 year $1.9 mil

[tfriede2]

Don’t see how another move isn’t coming given this cap hit - they can make it work, but…

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[Davimir Tarablad]

That’s a fair bit more than I figured he’d get

 

[ValHaller]

Can't find anywhere if it's a one-way or two-way contract.

 

[Novacain]

Can't find anywhere as to whether it's a one-way or two-way contract.

It's 1.9 million, that's higher then a 2-way contract is allowed to be if my memory is correct. It's 100% 1-way

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Good for him. That's a nice chunk for him.

Here's to more money in his future!

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

That’s a fair bit more than I figured he’d get

yeah, a tad more and just 1 yr? hmmm

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

This puts us over the cap with a 23 man roster, so Army must have something up his sleeve.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Gotta be honest that number surprised me a bit.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Gotta be honest that number surprised me a bit.

Same. It’s about $500-750K more than I expected him to get.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

This puts us over the cap with a 23 man roster, so Army must have something up his sleeve.

By about 1M it looks like.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

By about 1M it looks like.

It’s only $100k or so. Need to subtract Rosen salary. Or 14th forward, depending on how you are calculating.

 

[Mike Liut]

I like Miko. Hope he keeps playing like he did in the playoffs.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

@ChicagoBlues @Blueston

Messed around on CapFriendly and this is what it’s looking like currently

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

@ChicagoBlues @Blueston

Messed around on CapFriendly and this is what it’s looking like currently

Can get a bit closer if have someone other than neighbours, but would make us weaker. Obviously someone gonna get dealt. Likely Marco or perhaps Krug.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

This is more than I expected Mikkola to get. The 1 year term is interesting and a little surprising.

 

[izzy]

tf, hes brutal

 

[Linkens Mastery]

About 700k-900k too much

 

[Mohko]

I have feeling this is Edmundson like contract without going to arb. A trade pending.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I doubt Mikkola will be on the Blues after the end of this 1y deal, maybe sooner.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I suspect something is up, sooner than later. This is more than I would have wanted to pay Miko, puts us over cap, and walks him to free agency. Seems like only reason to do this deal now was for cost certainty (he is arb eligible) because that was needed for another move.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I suspect something is up, sooner than later. This is more than I would have wanted to pay Miko, puts us over cap, and walks him to free agency. Seems like only reason to do this deal now was for cost certainty (he is arb eligible) because that was needed for another move.

100% agree.

If the Blues make a trade, I think its got to be Krug, Scandella or maybe Tarasenko (in that order).

I'm not sure who Krug would OK a trade to, but Boston has been rumored. I don't know what their situation is enough to know if its plausible.

 

[STL fan in MN]

That’s more than I was expecting. I can only assume the Blues didn’t like their chances in arbitration as with them being that tight up against the Cap, I would’ve expected them to fight more for something in the $1.3-1.5M range.

This will put them slightly over the Cap with a 23-man roster that includes Neighbors so I can only assume a trade will have to come. Will it be a big trade (Tarasenko/Krug) or a smaller one (Scandella, Barbashev…maybe even Mikkola himself as I agree with Moho that this situation seems very similar to the Edmundson situation)?

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

That’s more than I was expecting. I can only assume the Blues didn’t like their chances in arbitration as with them being that tight up against the Cap, I would’ve expected them to fight more for something in the $1.3-1.5M range.

This will put them slightly over the Cap with a 23-man roster that includes Neighbors so I can only assume a trade will have to come. Will it be a big trade (Tarasenko/Krug) or a smaller one (Scandella, Barbashev…maybe even Mikkola himself as I agree with Moho that this situation seems very similar to the Edmundson situation)?

anyone have any idea what the asks were for ARB?

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

anyone have any idea what the asks were for ARB?

Have they been released? Deadline to file is later this afternoon.

 

[BlueDream]

Still much better value than Scandella. It is clear they need to do whatever necessary to move Marco. Moving anyone else weakens us.