Confirmed with Link: Pionk extension 6 years 7 AAV

[jokesondee]

Solid signing. Another guy that would have gotten more on the open market. Chevy is cooking. Keep 'em coming!

 

[CanMerc]

For me a big thing is there are no clauses…or at least none reported yet…

 

[hockeyarena]

oof. i understand this is the going rate with the cap going up so high but u know you need a lockout when neil pionk is making $60 million Canadian.

 

[King Woodballs]

vilardi ehlers and samberg, we have plenty of money for all 3

ther are 23 roster spots that need to be filled. Not everyone can get 8 million plus a year.
There are other contracts that need to be done within a year or two as well.
Either his decision or the jets… but my money is on Ehlers being gone.

 

[gojetsgo]

ther are 23 roster spots that need to be filled. Not everyone can get 8 million plus a year.
There are other contracts that need to be done within a year or two as well.
Either his decision or the jets… but my money is on Ehlers being gone.

why are all 3 getting 8 million?

 

[King Woodballs]

oof. i understand this is the going rate with the cap going up so high but u know you need a lockout when neil pionk is making $60 million Canadian.

What are you talking about? I can’t believe how under rated Pionk is around here.

 

[scelaton]

Not a fan. It's top 4 money, potentially top 2, but he's not the driver on that pairing. Samberg made Pionk a lot of money this season. Get that bag, I guess. Hope he lives up to it.

If you look at multiple offensive and utilization metrics, he is easily in there with the top 60 D across the league. Then look at the predicted AAV of top-30 RHD in the league going forward and you will see we got value.

But the biggest win in this signing is that he will hopefully have the perfect D partner in Samberg to complement his deficiencies. Together he (and they) will be more than the sum of the individual parts.

 

[KingBogo]

Great deal 6 X $7M is fair. No way are we anyway near replacing a legit top 4 RHD internally. Very happy about this.

 

[King Woodballs]

why are all 3 getting 8 million?

Ehlers and Samberg are easily getting that. you think vilardi is only getting 5?

 

[CanMerc]

My issue with re-signing/extending players right now is it might take some of the fire out of them before the playoffs.. they’re locked in now so no need to showcase.

I think Ehlers is gone and Chevy knows it.

 

[Whis]

If it helps Samberg sign a 7 or 8 year deal, I really don't care if people think it's an overpayment.

Vibes are important. Give him and KC an A for next year. Let him and Samberg be a 2nd pair for the next 3-4 years.

 

[gojetsgo]

Ehlers and Samberg are easily getting that. you think vilardi is only getting 5?

samberg doesn't put up the offensive numbers that would get him 8

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

These are my predictions from a couple weeks ago. They would be under the cap by about 300k

Not bad. You are running 12 F, 8 D. I think they want at least 1 spare F. Could waive Heinola to make room.

 

[Weezeric]

Not bad. You are running 12 F, 8 D. I think they want at least 1 spare F. Could waive Heinola to make room.

I have Jarrett Anderson-Dolan in there as the 13th forward. Just wouldn’t fit on the screen. It would leave 33M for the following year for Connor, Lowry and Perfetti as the key free agents.

 

[Scheifele55]

It feels like an overpay to me. I almost would have rather those funds go towards Ehlers who is more difficult to replace than Pionk considering we have Heinola and Salomonsson waiting in the wings.

 

[KingBogo]

I want Samberg for 8 years. I hope this doesn't get in the way of that.

Also just adds to my expectation that Ehlers is gone. Can't get Sammy for 8 years, pay Pionk 7 and still have room for Ehlers.

How would it get in the way of Samberg signing? They are D partners and close friends. If anything it suggests the Jets are very keen on keeping the team together.

 

[raideralex99]

Great signing ... I like how Chevy is spacing out these contracts 3 years ... 6 years ... 8 years.
Who signs tomorrow ... Samberg or Ehlers?
Rumors out there Pionk has Winnipeg on the no trade list.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

I'll be honest I don't love it and I don't think it ages particularly well.

That being said, top 4 RHD who want to play in Winnipeg are very hard to come by, and replacing him would not be easy.

 

[MardyBum]

What are you talking about? I can’t believe how under rated Pionk is around here.

It's fine if we get 6 years of Pionk-with-Samberg level Pionk. But I said that about his last contract and the year leading up to it and he spent a few years injured and "playing through it" to the detriment of the team.

Hopefully his ankle issues are in the past.

Just fine.

 

[CanMerc]

Now we need Samberg and Vilardi signed, then Chevy can focus on bottom line guys and finding a top 6 winger to fill Ehlers spot when he leaves.

 

[JetsUK]

Great deal 6 X $7M is fair. No way are we anyway near replacing a legit top 4 RHD internally. Very happy about this.

I can see Salmo moving past Pionk, but hopefully it's a few years away. Perhaps he's earmarked to replace Schenn on the 3rd pairing.

Neal can be excellent -- with Samberg -- but we've also seen years of chaotic play with a number of other partners, sometimes explained via longish periods of injury. Hope is that the Jets see years of Good Pionk, but not crazy about the term here. Definitely some risk, especially on the downside. They're going to need Samberg to ink longterm.

But we've heard for years that he's part of the core, so a deal was always on the cards.

 

[JetsUK]

It's fine if we get 6 years of Pionk-with-Samberg level Pionk. But I said that about his last contract and the year leading up to it and he spent a few years injured and "playing through it" to the detriment of the team.

Hopefully his ankle issues are in the past.

Just fine.

Absolutely. You said it better than me.

 

[gojetsgo]

 

[Royale With Cheese]

These are my predictions from a couple weeks ago. They would be under the cap by about 300k

Is Tanev an UFA coming up?

I'd personally love to see him sign an extension.

 

[puck stoppa]

What are you talking about? I can’t believe how under rated Pionk is around here.

It’s like you as a poster