I mean yeah it would be nice if it was a mil and a year or two less but Hayes could def get more and Duchene should be good for at least 8 per, right? And if we don't get any of those guys we're screwed, with nobody in the pipeline to replace him (this is an issue we have to fix in this draft or the next one). Not to mention that Trotz has been raving about Nelson since day one, so we kinda had to keep him.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYI] Islanders sign Brock Nelson to extension (6 year, $36 million)
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CantLoseWithMatthews
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Weird, I thought this was just how everyone outside of NYI was reacting to the deal. I guess some islanders fans agree
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One good thing about this deal is Nelson has spent most his time in the NHL avoiding physical contact so his body won't break down like other players. lol
He was an RFA. If he keeps up a close to PPG pace he'll be due a lot more in his next contract and we'll be having the same discussion over whether it's too much for a player who will be in his decline.
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That doesn't make this deal any better, it just means someone else would have signed him to an even worse deal.
Its like eating a rotten apple and justifying it to yourself because it hasn't gotten moldy yet. Still not going to feel good going down.
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I am sure Hayes is quite happy now as their numbers are almost identical over the last few years with a slight edge to Hayes.
Islanders are really weak at center so I think this was sort of a must sign. As much as I rather sign Duchene to a 7 year 10M deal I don't see that happening so it was either trade for a center or resign Nelson
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Yeah probably a bit less due to age and Texas being tax free.
5.5-5.75 over 4 or 5 should do the trick.
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Lol at all the uninformed saying this is a bad deal.
Nelson is a competent defensive 2c and we have no one who can replace him
Nelson is a competent defensive 2c and we have no one who can replace him
Should've waited for the UFA interview period, taken a chance to at least talk to Duchene and Co.
They didn't get a bargain on this contract, that's for sure
They didn't get a bargain on this contract, that's for sure
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Don't forget Hayes next contract will start when he is 27, whereas Nelson will be 28.
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I dont think this is a great deal long term but the islanders have so much cap space that it probably wont matter but then again they do have some nice prospects coming. /shrug
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Im not a huge fan of him but seems shockingly lower than i thought he would get... Seeing how contracts are being thrown around nowadays that is
The Islanders fan base is the first to kill their team for bad contracts. The fact that pretty much all of us Islanders fan (who watched this guy play for years with poor coaching and now see how he changed under real coaching) think this is a good deal says a lot more than what a bunch of fans from other fan bases think. All you get with other fan bases is stats, stats, stats, ignoring defense and intangibles. Nelson at 6 per for 6 is a good deal for the Islanders. Very little doubt about it.
