Confirmed with Link: Rangers Acquire Rights to RW Barclay Goodrow; Signs Contract (6 Years, $3.642M AAV)

[Raspewtin]

I don't think this is devastatingly bad but god that contract sucks massive balls

way too long, AAV is bad but I could tolerate that on a shorter deal.

 

[TheKing30]

Disgusting. How can these gm’s make the same mistakes year after year

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

It’s not devastating. It’s overpriced for sure though.

 

[Gardner McKay]

I don't think this is devastatingly bad but god that contract sucks massive balls

way too long, AAV is bad but I could tolerate that on a shorter deal.

Agree. 3 years? I could live with that. But at 6 years that number needed to be under 3 mil.

 

[Jersey Girl]

AAV matters but I’m concerned about term as well. Would not go over four years. A six year deal means he’ll be 35 at the end of the contract. Potential for paying him for too much of the downside of his career.

If we get outbid I’d prefer we do what Tampa will do, or is probably already doing. Find/develop our own Goodrow at a cheaper price.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

yikes, 6 years is hard ... this will only be cool, if he's Fast++

I can assume we're handing out a NMC/NTC too, right?

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Every penny below $4MM makes it a better deal. Rock'n'roll. Let's go.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I’m not sure what people expected. He was always going to get 6 years, it was pretty obvious after that number was leaked out immediately after they traded for his rights

I’m just glad it’s not above 4 million AAV

If he sucks in a couple years you pay for Arizona or some other bottom feeder to take him off your hands

 

[LOFIN]

Like I posted in other thread, why on earth would we do a signing like this, a depth signing for a huge contract when we are still trying to figure out what our core is, and what we need to pay them in a few years?

I like him as a player, but man... We already have questionable deals with Trouba and Kreider, so let's add to that. And I wouldn't be surprised if Buchnevich wasn't the only cap casualty we are going to have in the next 3-4 years.

 

[Bob Richards]

This deal stinks but whatever I guess.

Make it count, Goodrow.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Not great but certainly not the nightmare deal that Carp was suggesting.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Every penny below $4MM makes it a better deal. Rock'n'roll. Let's go.

Vince single handedly made this easier to swallow than it should have been.

If you're reading this Vince, I apologize for wanting to kick your nuts off yesterday.

 

[Raspewtin]

in a world where brandon tanev, who never won a thing in his life, got a similar deal I guess we had no real choice.

I'm really disappointed. this isn't a truly horrible contract but this is bad. A very bad deal that has buyout written all over it.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

“in the range” means it could be higher than $3.6mm…

 

[Rangers in 7]

everyone back off the ledge, its not terrible....not discounted at all but ok

 

[Calad]

If they get goodrow to sign the Tanev contract ill be happy.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

This is fine. It's not that much money and he'll be movable towards the end of the term, especially if it's front-loaded.

 

[haohmaru]

Career 52% on draws so there's that. Hey, the guy just won a Cup, fills a need (that many teams would love to fill), competes, etc...

You want good players? You have to pay them market value and this is clearly that. We'd all rather it be lower but it's not unfair.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Lmao. But this GM is different! Give me a break with this.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Not great but certainly not the nightmare deal that Carp was suggesting.

It’s basically the same deal that Carp was saying

it’s a million dollars less but an extra year

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

“in the range” means it could be higher than $3.6mm…

It could also be lower.

 

[East Coast Bias]

6 years for a guy like this for ages 28-34 is historically awful. Hopefully he’s different.

 

[mas0764]

Eh, not horrible. Not cracking the $4m mark is good.

We have the cap space to pay fourth liners for the next couple seasons, and after that I expect the cap to start rising precipitously.

If he can play up and down the line up and stays at a similar play level for most of the deal then it is not terrible. It does seem a tad high for a flat cap covid era though.

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

It’s around 3.6m so it could be higher or lower. It’s not brutal, but it’s not great. We definitely needed a player like Goodrow. Definitely over priced but that’s what happens during FA

 

[MysticLeviathan]

6 years for a guy like this for ages 28-34 is historically awful. Hopefully he’s different.

it’s terrible when the cap hit is $2million asv higher. it’s a tough pill to swallow no doubt, but hopefully he can be easily moved towards the end.