GMs can and do botch contract negotiations though. Look at Treliving, Matthew Tkachuk wanted a long-term deal and he bridged him, then lost him. He had an opportunity to sign Gaudreau to an extension a year before he went to UFA and didn’t.
I'm more looking at replacing Giroux with a better player, so take the $4M you allocated to him, and add about another $4M, and see who we could sign. Ehlers would be great IMO, not sure how much it would take to sign him or whether he even wants to play here. Brock Nelson may want to be an Islander forever, but he would be a cheaper version, but still an upgrade over Giroux IMO given Giroux's age.
Could happen but IMO if Giroux wants to stay at an agreeable amount 4m or less the Sens will keep him.
Yeah agreed. Friedman suggested that Colorado moving Rantanen was a signal they will have an internal cap, and that’s a team that has won a cup recently and has regular playoff revenue coming in. It’s gonna be really hard on small market teams.
Offering the contracts so early in their respective careers made it a bit easier, but also a gamble. The jury's still out for example in Norris' case, entirely dependent on whether his shoulder holds up. In Colin White's case it clearly bombed. Brady's contract seems to be just right, not really a bargain. It's mostly a good deal when it comes to Stutzle, and possibly Sanderson, but even then we'll have to wait and see.
They both signed 1 year earlier, than they had to, and definitely got a good deal on them.
Given the poor value of the Canadian dollar, we may not even pay to the Salary Cap ceiling in future years.
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However, if the Senators could obtain a young, developing forward who could become a top 6, I could see the $4M for Giroux being used to acquire that younger better player. I suppose we shall soon see what Staios and Giroux have in mind as contract talks can take place anytime now.
These line items should be added to the spreadsheet as "estimates" to distinguish them from the actual "signed contracts".
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Anybody done an article on this yet? Chris Johnston did his normal "read the first tweets that come out and then write something and pretend that I have a brain even though I'm a fckn potatoe and everybody knows it" . His pal Julian MacfcknCheezeKenzie is the same. I've gone off on a bit of a tangent.
Not necessarily. If Giroux jusr wants to play one more year and sign a 35+ contract, we can absolutely get a stud winger for Jimmy (assuming those are willing to sign).
I’d say we become a team that only spends to the cap when we are contenders.
They aren't blind and deaf....that's the scary part. But how 'bout that 4 nations eh? Pretty exciting eh? RUUUUUN!
For me, Giroux is verging on Brassard's PTO territory for next year (yes, I'm exaggerating slightly). I'd consider him for next year only after having tried everything possible to improve on him. If that means we lose him, so be it.
If you look at what they are doing .. its hard to argue they are not.
