Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYI] Ryan Pulock signs extension with the Islanders (8 years, $6.15M AAV)

[crowi]

Lou's still the man. Wish he was the GM of the Ducks instead of Murray.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Some kind management. Isles need a couple guys but man are they stacked in the right places.

 

[Bounces R Way]

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Locking up a top pairing at 12 million in today's NHL? Where both players are in there prime?

Ridiculous! As a pens fan I am not happy one bit.

 

[CREW99AW]

I love that their top pairing ( Pelech & Pulock), are signed to team friendly salaries.
Next up? Mat Barzal.

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

I love that their top pairing ( Pelech & Pulock), are signed to team friendly salaries.
Next up? Mat Barzal.

I do too but I don’t expect there to be anything friendly about Barzal’s next deal!

 

[Beacon Isles]

I do too but I don’t expect there to be anything friendly about Barzal’s next deal!

I think you are very right... two years from now, if they can lock him up for $9M AAV, I think we may call that a steal.

 

[Beacon Isles]

That’s kind of my point. Its a good deal because the Islanders were lucky enough to have a good player committed to staying, not because of some negotiation miracle that Lou pulled off.

It definitely speaks to the character of the players taking less to stay than they could in UFA, but at the same time, if the GM, coach, and team leaders didn't build a culture worth staying in, he wouldn't be leaving $16M or so on the table potentially.

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

With the way the NHL dmen contracts are being handed out, it's clear we got Ryan at a discount.

He's not a McAvoy or Makar but he's not 3.5 less a season than them. Figure he would've gotten 8 or 8.5 a season long-term. 6.15 is great savings.

Well done senile old Lou.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Probably one of the best signings of the last few seasons.

 

[Stuzchuk]

this is what team work should be...

let's all take a discount and try to win as long as we can.

Great job Lou and the players of the NY Islanders

 

[CanadienShark]

Yeah that's a fantastic deal.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I love that their top pairing ( Pelech & Pulock), are signed to team friendly salaries.
Next up? Mat Barzal.

Sorry, Seattle's now in the league. He's definitely heading "home".

 

[Spectra]

Brilliant contract, kudos. NYI will soon become the envy of the league, with a new arena and perhaps a new dynasty in the making.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

LL strikes again.

 

[SI90]

Sorry, Seattle's now in the league. He's definitely heading "home".

He’s the one guy that I think is going to want to get as close to market value as he can. Don’t see him taking too much of a discount.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

He’s the one guy that I think is going to want to get as close to market value as he can. Don’t see him taking too much of a discount.

$11.001 million per year.

 

[SI90]

$11.001 million per year.

If that’s the price, he can captain Seattle after Gio retires

 

[Barnaby]

this is what team work should be...

let's all take a discount and try to win as long as we can.

Great job Lou and the players of the NY Islanders

Easier to say when you aren’t leaving the money on the table... taxes in NY are insane on top of it so a questionable move by him but he gets security. Obviously a really nice deal for NYI. It’ll be interesting to see where he falls in AAV against similar caliber players in a few years. He might be end up being the 7th or 8th highest paid defenseman in just the tri state area in 3-4 years

 

[hamzarocks]

With the way the NHL dmen contracts are being handed out, it's clear we got Ryan at a discount.

He's not a McAvoy or Makar but he's not 3.5 less a season than them. Figure he would've gotten 8 or 8.5 a season long-term. 6.15 is great savings.

Well done senile old Lou.

Pulock is definitely 3.5M worse than Makar, who is a borderline generational defenseman. He's not 3.5M worse than than McAvoy though. Great deal for the isles still.

Makar is the only guy who got the crazy deals who I expect to outperform the contract

 

[CREW99AW]

Sorry, Seattle's now in the league. He's definitely heading "home".

You kid, but a couple of months ago I had Jet fans insisting Pulock's girlfriend wanted him to return home to play in Winnipeg.
I am glad he signed early, so isles fans can avoid the is he leaving, why won't he sign already threads.