Confirmed Signing with Link: [NSH] Calle Jarnkrok (6 years, $2M AAV)

[BonMorrison]

http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=890154

Preds fan here. Um ... interesting term.

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[backburner]

interesting indeed

 

[SprDaVE]

2M per year.

That's an interesting contract.

 

[King Weber]

the money is about what I expected but the term? wow.

 

[CorgisPer60]

That's an awfully long term for such a low AAV. Weird contract.

 

[Curufinwe]

Jarnkrok must not expect to improve much.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

So weird.

 

[donghabs98]

I saw the cap hit and thought it was a typical depth signing and then saw the term. Pretty unusual to see such term on a low cap deal. If he breaks out then Preds have a steal of the deal. I guess Calle went with job security.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Hmm, that's a different way of doing business.

 

[wuf]

This is really weird. I'm curious as to who picked that term?

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

lol, this is a video game contract.

 

[Stephen Gionta]

This contract is so weird hahaha.

 

[Curufinwe]

He'll be 30 going on 31 when he can sign a new deal.

 

[PeterLax]

Well his neighbor just signed a 6 year deal as well, so maybe that played into Filip's negotiations?

Regardless, I like it. If he has any more upside, it'll look like a steal. If not, that's pretty par for what he is.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Strangest contract.

Good for the Preds, though. He's still young enough to add to his game. Played some top-line last year, too.

 

[kingdok]

Jarnkrok seems like a guy would just want to play

 

[kk87]

I don't know if I've ever seen a contract with a cap hit that low carry that kind of term. Interesting.

 

[joe89]

Yeah that's strange. But $12M total is a pretty good guarantee for someone like Jarnkrok. I guess the stability was simply worth it.

 

[BonMorrison]

Maybe Calle is super low maintenance and doesn't care about getting paid more in the future.

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't know if I've ever seen a contract with a cap hit that low carry that kind of term. Interesting.

Clifford is close.

http://www.generalfanager.com/players/961

 

[Shadow Flyer]

Well, that's an interesting term.

Preds fans, what's the take on Jarnkrok? Do you consider him top-9 moving forward? Does he have the ability to move up in the lineup?

Seems like Poile really likes his game, given that term and, if he's right, that's a nice cap hit for the longhaul.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

weird... I could see a 3 year 6 mill deal... but 6 years at 2 mill per???... steal for preds, odd decision by the Jarnkrok camp

 

[mouser]

Huh? Now that's one weird contract.

 

[nomorekids]

That is the most Calle Jarnkrok contract I've ever seen. He's super reserved and understated.

Scored 16 goals this season while being one of our better penalty killers...if he doesn't improve at all, this is still a bargain deal...if he DOES improve, and I think he will, it's terrific.

 

[TheBluePenguin]

LOL I just had to double take that term