Confirmed with Link: Olivier signs 6 year, 3M AAV extension

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Indy18]

Personally I think this is a great deal especially with the contract being frontloaded. Even if he starts to age out or take a bad punch that ruins him a buyout, especially here in the next few years, will be easily minimal. I know people will complain about 6 but I was expecting 5.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

Probably a very slight overpay on $$, and a moderate over-length on term.

But you know what? I don’t care. This move won’t break us even if it doesn’t age well at all. And Olivier is a great person in the room and does his role currently extremely well. Glad he’s remaining on board.

 

[KJ Dangler]

Great signing .. front loaded to reward him.. He’s a glue guy that carries his team into battle

 

[DarkandStormy]

The classic CBJ overpay.

As long as ownership is willing to spend to the cap in the next 2-3 years it's not a problem in the short term, but this much term to depth players is not prudent, imo.

 

[stevo61]

can finally let a breath out. Pretty happy with that deal because he's not just a face punching goon, he can actually play hockey

 

[MissADD]

The length of the contract to me seems a year or 2 long, but the money isn't horrible. I think most of us expected around 3 million. Given that the cap is expected to do in the next few years, 3 million for a bottom 6 glue guy will become the norm.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

3M is around what I expected.

6 years is a bit too much but he’s important to the team so I’m fine with it:

 

[Doggy]

I expect we are happy with him for at least three years. If I understand the buyout rules correctly, even if they decided in year four they needed to move on from him the worst it could cost is $800K for six seasons.

 

[alphafox]

Great deal with the cap going up, I suspect 3 Million will be below what the average third liner gets very soon.

 

[614 CBJ]

Olivier only played 10 NHL games in the 21-22 season.
He had to wonder if his career was going to flame out in the AHL.

He just signed a 18 million dollar contract. That's a hell of an accomplishment and deserved.

 

[squashmaple]

If six years was what took him to put pen to paper, then I'm fine with it but I don't love it. We can worry about the back end later, and that AAV is low enough that the risk is low.

 

[koteka]

He just turned 28 in Feb. So this contract goes through his 33 year old season. It is longer than I would like but I can easily accept a front loaded contract with a $3 million AAV for Olivier. 10 team no trade is cool, too. I was expecting something more limiting. (My guess was 4 x $3.25 full NMC.)

Ryan Reaves is 38 and making $1.4 million. Reaves’ best season was his 32 year old year season (most points and highes average TOI) and his 2nd best season was when he was 35. So from an age perspective, this contract isn’t scary, if Olivier is a much better version of Reaves and you assume they will follow a similar age progression. (Olivier has more points and higher TOI this season than Reaves ever had.)

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Love it for Mississippi Matt!

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Good for him. Get your money. Get your security.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Fred Glover]

The classic CBJ overpay.

As long as ownership is willing to spend to the cap in the next 2-3 years it's not a problem in the short term, but this much term to depth players is not prudent, imo.

Glad you are feeling better

 

[Xoggz22]

Boom. I'm a little surprised people have already begun to worry about year 6, or 5 for that matter. There will be absolutely no impact to the CAP and if he's unable to be effective by then, you can bury him in the minors and not have to buy him out. the CBJ is not going to carry a $120MM payroll before the end of this contract. Can't believe I'm even writing this.

Great deal for a player that deserves it. He means so much to this team and that's beyond dropping the gloves. He's turned himself into a good hockey player. Love it.

 

[DankoCBJ]

Waddell wanted to keep him so he made him a generous offer. Olivier wanted to stay so he gladly accepted that offer.

Sounds like everyone should be pleased.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[ViD]

Olivier only played 10 NHL games in the 21-22 season.
He had to wonder if his career was going to flame out in the AHL.

He just signed a 18 million dollar contract. That's a hell of an accomplishment and deserved.

He’s at the very least a top 3 fighter in the NHL now, many actually fear messing with CBJ players for that reason

 

[DarkandStormy]

the CBJ is not going to carry a $120MM payroll before the end of this contract. Can't believe I'm even writing this.

If they aren't going to be a capped out team, why didn't they just pay him 4 x ~$4m?

 

[aRussian]

Term in his favor, AAV in ours. Good deal. Glad to have him back.

 

[CBJx614]

If they aren't going to be a capped out team, why didn't they just pay him 4 x ~$4m?

... Because you can't recklessly just spend money? They had an aav they didn't want to go over. The last few years of his deal are nonfactors

 

[CBJx614]