Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYI] Ryan Pulock re-signs with Islanders [2yr, $2M AAV] (MOD #34)

[SI90]

Steal.

 

[seafoam]

Hopefully Trotz can help him develop into our own John Carlson.

 

[780il]

2x2. Steal of a contract. Hopefully we can use this as a comparable with Nurse.

 

[LamorielloAndSon]

IslesD isn’t bad just no top end talent

I think leddy will get back to that with a good defensive system and pulock will be there in 2 years

Sign and trade to Edmonton 1-1 for Nugent-Hopkins

Isles say no

 

[loyaltotheend]

Steal.

Yup, can't go wrong at that price.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Only problem is if he develops properly he is due for a big pay day in two years

 

[blinkman360]

Pulock is the obvious choice for breakout candidate this year for the Isles. For the Islanders to compete this year he's going to have to take the next step(and he's not the only one).

As for the contract - would have preferred longer but that is one cheap dollar amount. It also means that Pulock is betting on himself getting that big payday in 2 years, which is nice If his strategy works out it probably means we've found another top-3 defender.

 

[7even]

Sweet contract in a vacuum but with all the cap space the Island has I wonder if it would've been better to bump the AAV to buy some more years. Moot point if Pulock wanted a bridge tho.

 

[Riseonfire]

Only problem is if he develops properly he is due for a big pay day in two years

Still an RFA so that limits his price by a lot.

 

[MikeyMike01]

Only problem is if he develops properly he is due for a big pay day in two years

Pulock developing into a top pairing guy sounds like the opposite of a problem to me.

 

[Maukkis]

2 million for a young top 4 guy is incredible.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

Only problem is if he develops properly he is due for a big pay day in two years

Not a problem at all. If he is deserving of the "big pay day" then that means the Islanders will have a helluva D man on their blueline. With JT walking, we can basically give (2) long term deals to RFA's should they be worthy of the dollars ....

So that 11M that would've gone to PJ's can be spent in many different ways, whether that means on one player like Karlsson through free agency or signing promising D, perhaps Pulock and Toews or Pulock and Dobson to long term deals with 5.5M AAV's

 

[A91]

Isles say no

Lmao they would have nothing to say no to, the Oilers would never offer that.

 

[MattMartin]

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f***ing howitzers

The Rinne and Anderson ones, they were both squared to him and still couldn't stop it.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

This is almost like Saros-level steal, wow. Lou must've said something about the fact that Pulock probably likes his kneecaps functional.

 

[boredmale]

This is almost like Saros-level steal, wow. Lou must've said something about the fact that Pulock probably likes his kneecaps functional.

I wouldn't say it's a steal. While I think Pulock has a legit chance to get 20+ goals simple fact is he only had 10 goals and 32 points in 68 games last year. What you might be able to do can only take you so far when it comes to negotiations

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

hes turning 24 in October and has 1 season where he played more than 15 games...

deals like this screw the nhl when it comes to arbitration and cost control...

bring on the next lockout

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

Still an RFA so that limits his price by a lot.

have you been paying attention to the idiot contracts being handled out to rfa the past 6-7 years?

if hes willing to sign more than 5 years he will get ufa money

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Dobson and Pulock 2 right handed D men with bombs from the point. Isles have a great 1-2 punch on their back line looming.

 

[Brunomics]

****ing howitzers

The Rinne and Anderson ones, they were both squared to him and still couldn't stop it.

You can basically put him in the Ovechkin one timer spot on the PP and feed him all day long.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Wow that is crazy.. I assumed he would be getting one of those 4+ mill per for 7 years that alot of young dmen get.. Steal!!!.. Also good idea by him signing a deal like this...he has huge potential to have a massive breakout year and may cash in huge next deal

 

[Riseonfire]

have you been paying attention to the idiot contracts being handled out to rfa the past 6-7 years?

if hes willing to sign more than 5 years he will get ufa money

Does't change the fact that his RFA status means he will make less than if he were UFA. This is why the vast majority of Isles fans really like this deal.

Good players get paid regardless, but RFA/UFA is still a massive difference. If he plays like I think he can, his next contract will be north of 5 years, 4-6M per.

 

[MikeyMike01]

You can basically put him in the Ovechkin one timer spot on the PP and feed him all day long.

PP Genius Doug Weight never put him on the first unit.

 

[Brunomics]

Does't change the fact that his RFA status means he will make less than if he were UFA. This is why the vast majority of Isles fans really like this deal.

Good players get paid regardless, but RFA/UFA is still a massive difference. If he plays like I think he can, his next contract will be north of 5 years, 4-6M per.

This, if he hits his ceiling I have zero issues with 8 years, 6 million per or whatnot.

 

[Brunomics]

PP Genius Doug Weight never put him on the first unit.

Doug Weight managed to mess up a lot of players last season. Thank god he's gone.