Speculation: Raymond Seider Contract Speculation

[Steve Yzerlland]

8 years

Then it has to be 8.I want his entire career lol. Guy is going to win a Norris one day.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836167803071586487

Why does everyone's deal have to be less than Larkin's? In the open market Seider is clearly more value than him...

 

[lhsgolf19]

Then it has to be 8.I want his entire career lol. Guy is going to win a Norris one day.


Why does everyone's deal have to be less than Larkin's? In the open market Seider is clearly more value than him...

First all we only have 8.7 available (Larkin's deal) so it makes sense... Seider more valuable than Larkin? I dunno man.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

I'd go to 9mil just for the 8 years. It'll be a bargain, I think 6 years would be a mistake.

It's not like you're giving it to a Nurse or a Seth Jones.

 

[Ulysses31]

First all we only have 8.7 available (Larkin's deal) so it makes sense... Seider more valuable than Larkin? I dunno man.

also larkins contract for all ufa yrs vs seider split of rfa/ufa.

larkin better player atm n captain vs seider being a coveted rhd.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836167803071586487

Well shit. Mo will leave us as a free agent. Book it.

I'd go to 9mil just for the 8 years. It'll be a bargain, I think 6 years would be a mistake.

It's not like you're giving it to a Nurse or a Seth Jones.

You know how we could pay Mo 9 and avoided this mess?

Not f***ing signing Fischer or Motte or waiving some scrubs like Husso and Holl.

 

[Ulysses31]

Then it has to be 8.I want his entire career lol. Guy is going to win a Norris one day.


Why does everyone's deal have to be less than Larkin's? In the open market Seider is clearly more value than him...

respectfully i think its a smart way to control the salary cap to have have team leader/best player have highest aav until a clearly better player comes along, could (and almost certainly will) be seider 1 day but hasnt proven it yet IMO

edit: also in a few yrs assumin cap rises obv. team b more flexible. no 1 expecting a player of similar calibur of larkin to take 8x8.7 4 yrs from now

 

[jkutswings]

I'm sure it'll be an outright disaster if Seider gets 7 years instead of 8 to make the cap work.

Really. I'm totally beside myself now. I night need a paper bag to avoid hyperventilating.

Grab the pitchforks because... reasons?

 

[FMichael]

Then it has to be 8.I want his entire career lol. Guy is going to win a Norris one day.


Why does everyone's deal have to be less than Larkin's? In the open market Seider is clearly more value than him...

I guess it would be a matter of opinion…Who’s currently the best player on this team, who has the longest tenure, and who wears the ‘C’.

For what it’s worth - I too feel nobody should make more than Larkin, but I’ve been wrong before so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I would think a part of this has more to do with staggering these deals into different off-seasons.

If Mo is in for 6 years, that puts a five year timer on the plan. You either have gotten good enough that he is signing on July 1 after the 5th year, or you have dealt him at the draft.

I am still hopeful they can get 8, but if you do what you should do between here and the end of these contracts on the big 3 it really shouldn't be that disadvantageous at the end of this. He also likely actually has the lower growth number.

If it is down to paying him 9.1 over 8 and finding a way to get some of the salary off, heck LTIR Husso justifying taking his groin slow then Yzerman should be able to find a way. The Faber contract has hurt them a little here. I thought they would be able to argue some of the circumstances around it like they did with Stutzle and Ottawa but maybe that isn't meant to be.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Will have to see, might be a Claude leak to get Yzerman to up the offer.

I think the not make more than Larkin was valid for Raymond. But he's not Nick Lidstrom where it was like yeah ok, and big right handed defense get paid. Especially the one who holds your defense up for three seasons now.

Eventually someone will get more than Larkin, more so if you actually want to sign a big free agent such as Rantanen

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Honestly, I’d almost rather give them offsetting years for deals, so I’m not having to negotiate multiple huge deals at the same time

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836167803071586487

What am I missing here that shorter term will somehow help get the AAV under Larkin's?

Wouldn't shorter term mean higher AAV?

someone learn me what's what here because I'm at work and only half paying attention.

Also, as if I needed one more f-ing reason to hate Claude Lemieux.

 

[Ulysses31]

Honestly, I’d almost rather give them offsetting years for deals, so I’m not having to negotiate multiple huge deals at the same time

IMO 7 yrs b fine. same as larkin i know but larkin will be old by then. If same as raymond could b problem if they both become big stars, even if they don't.

What am I missing here that shorter term will somehow help get the AAV under Larkin's?

Wouldn't shorter term mean higher AAV?

someone learn me what's what here because I'm at work and only half paying attention.

Also, as if I needed one more f-ing reason to hate Claude Lemieux.

shorter term = lower aav BC buying UFA yrs. makes sense for a player to want less yrs n take less money to hit market quicker when cap will b higher n therefore aavs will b higher.

EDIT: also at that time he will be UFA so give him a lot more leverage to make more

 

[Euro Twins]

Well shit. Mo will leave us as a free agent. Book it.



You know how we could pay Mo 9 and avoided this mess?

Not f***ing signing Fischer or Motte or waiving some scrubs like Husso and Holl.

Oh good we get to watch you complain for the next 6-7 years that seider is leaving so Steve is a bad gm

 

[jkutswings]

What am I missing here that shorter term will somehow help get the AAV under Larkin's?

Wouldn't shorter term mean higher AAV?

someone learn me what's what here because I'm at work and only half paying attention.

Also, as if I needed one more f-ing reason to hate Claude Lemieux.

It depends on whether you're just operating in years of unrestricted free agency or if you're also buying restricted free agent years. The more RFA years you include (especially in a player's prime) the more expensive it gets to lock them up.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

Honestly, I’d almost rather give them offsetting years for deals, so I’m not having to negotiate multiple huge deals at the same time

Probably smart if anything especially if it's 7 years and you get him for lower than Larkin's numbers which seems to be important for the organisation.

 

[FMichael]

What am I missing here that shorter term will somehow help get the AAV under Larkin's?

Wouldn't shorter term mean higher AAV?

someone learn me what's what here because I'm at work and only half paying attention.

Also, as if I needed one more f-ing reason to hate Claude Lemieux.

I might be way off here thinking this, but might it be a 6, or 7 year deal just to be ‘different’ from RayRay?

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

IMO 7 yrs b fine. same as larkin i know but larkin will be old by then. If same as raymond could b problem if they both become big stars, even if they don't.


shorter term = lower aav BC buying UFA yrs. makes sense for a player to want less yrs n take less money to hit market quicker when cap will b higher n therefore aavs will b higher.

EDIT: also at that time he will be UFA so give him a lot more leverage to make to make more.

Right. Thank you. I was forgetting the RFA/UFA angle of it all.

 

[Euro Twins]

Then it has to be 8.I want his entire career lol. Guy is going to win a Norris one day.


Why does everyone's deal have to be less than Larkin's? In the open market Seider is clearly more value than him...

Because he's the captain. No one makes more than the captain. Honestly if you can make it work it's a very good cap management strategy to employ

 

[jkutswings]

Because he's the captain. No one makes more than the captain. Honestly if you can make it work it's a very good cap management strategy to employ

But since the implementation of the salary cap, when has Yzerman set that precedence? Vasy made a lot more than Stamkos when the Lighting were winning Cups. Shoot, when the Wings last won in 2008, Datsyuk was making more than double what Zetterberg made.

I understand doing whatever you can for cost control. But earning the C and earning the highest salary are two different things.

What works in Yzerman's favor is that Raymond and Seider came up for renewal just before they could argue for already being better than Larkin. (Maybe Seider and/or his agent are pushing for a slightly shorter deal with that in mind, to have Mo as captain by the time his next contract arrives and to set the bar much higher then.)

 

[Euro Twins]

But since the implementation of the salary cap, when has Yzerman set that precedence? Vasy made a lot more than Stamkos when the Lighting were winning Cups. Shoot, when the Wings last won in 2008, Datsyuk was making more than double what Zetterberg made.

I understand doing whatever you can for cost control. But earning the C and earning the highest salary are two different things.

What works in Yzerman's favor is that Raymond and Seider came up for renewal just before they could argue for already being better than Larkin. (Maybe Seider and/or his agent are pushing for a slightly shorter deal with that in mind, to have Mo as captain by the time his next contract arrives and to set the bar much higher then.)

No one was making more than Stamkos while Steve was there. Yzerman has no control over contracts in 08 so that's a weird argument

 

[norrisnick]

No one was making more than Stamkos while Steve was there. Yzerman has no control over contracts in 08 so that's a weird argument

Odd distinction to differentiate between making and signing. If Trotz leaves Nashville during the season, Saros' contract is still his doing even though it doesn't activate until next season. Same thing with Kucherov's deal. Yzerman signed him for $1M more than Stamkos.

 

[EXTRAS]

Does the harley contract have even a bit of influence on the seider contract?

 

[Air Budd Dwyer]

Well shit. Mo will leave us as a free agent. Book it.



You know how we could pay Mo 9 and avoided this mess?

Not f***ing signing Fischer or Motte or waiving some scrubs like Husso and Holl.

I'm sure if Yzerman needs to, he can move some bodies in a trade to free up some space. Even if he needs to attach a draft pick to sweeten the deal.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Well shit. Mo will leave us as a free agent. Book it.

8 year contract = "Red Wing for life!"
7 year contract = "omg he wants to leave as a free agent ASAP"