Confirmed Signing with Link: [SEA/DAL] Kraken select and sign Jamie Oleksiak (5 years, $4.6M AAV)

[sandhu111]

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[Budz]

Oof. I wanted him - but that is insane.

 

[KobeBean143]

Ew

 

[sandhu111]

I wanted him on the Oilers but that's going to look bad after a couple years.

They got Larsson at a better price

 

[amnesiac]

thats a lot of money.....

 

[Gstank]

How does Oleksiak make more than Larsson?

 

[MrHeiskanen]

That's the easiest pass in Dallas Stars history.

 

[Sticktape]

Someone tell me - is Oleksiak actually worth 4.6m?

 

[Mats26]

dang that is too much $$$

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Thats bad

 

[Gurglesons]

I wanted him on the Oilers but that's going to look bad after a couple years.

They got Larsson at a better price

It's going to look bad on G1 of the season.

 

[namttebih]

That's a spicy meatball

 

[SI90]

Really is Oleksiak that good? Isn't his playstyle already similar to Mayfield's, expect Mayfield has better passing while Oleksiak probably a better skater (both being good for big players)

I didn't realize/think Oleksiak is better than Larsson. He basically got a comparable deal to TJ brodie on the leafs who'd say is clearly the better player

Covid cap and all I was thinking something like 4 years 3M per year for Oleksiak. Was way off

Mayfield is grossly underpaid. Oleksiak biggest problem is health. He’s a solid #4 defenseman. The AAV isn’t bad. That’s a very manageable number. You need guys who can play defense.

 

[XX]

Minor overpay? LOL.

Oleksiak is worth like 3 million max.

$1.6m is absolutely nothing to a team that has exactly zero internal options and cannot afford to be forced into a trade for a worse contract or into spending assets on a quality D.

$1.6m for not having to spend assets to go get another player is a f***ing bargain. Getting a quality minute munching physical 2nd pair guy is easily worth that.

 

[GordonGraham]

Not awful but still a pretty bad contract

 

[BLNY]

Too much. Edmundson and Chiarot are comparable players, signed to the team with the highest tax rate, and have vastly better deals in my opinion.

 

[HockeyGuruPitka]

I honestly first thought it was 5 years at 4.6m total and thought that was ablot of term. 4.6m per!!!! Oh my. At least we know Seattle won't find themselves in the finals like vegas

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Someone tell me - is Oleksiak actually worth 4.6m?

Maybe if he gets to play beside a Heiskanen level player every game, beside a more average defender, not even f***ing close.

 

[Duodenum]

The first major blunder signing from the Kraken franchise.

Minimum $1 million per year overpaid, probably more.

 

[hamzarocks]

Mayfield is grossly underpaid. Oleksiak biggest problem is health. He’s a solid #4 defenseman. The AAV isn’t bad. That’s a very manageable number. You need guys who can play defense.

I agree I just didn't know that his reputation and game improved so much since he was dealt by the Pens back to Dallas. Back than he seemed to be a Justin Holl type player with better size. Now he's being looked closer to a TJ brodie which is a big jump.

He's not that old so makes sense why he improved since the trade

 

[Jacob]

Way too much and too long.

 

[abo9]

Eh I thought Oleksiak was a third pairing stay at home dman?
Looking at the stats too... he has not played a single full 82 games season - injuries or benched?

 

[Gurglesons]

$1.6m is absolutely nothing to a team that has exactly zero internal options and cannot afford to be forced into a trade for a worse contract or into spending assets on a quality D.

$1.6m for not having to spend assets to go get another player is a f***ing bargain. Getting a quality minute munching physical 2nd pair guy is easily worth that.

They've drafted like 20 defensemen.

Oleksiak looked really good with Heiskanen. He's been a fringe 3rd pairing guy prior to that.

 

[vanarchy]

That is a crazy AAV for Jamie Oleksiak.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

$8.6 M on two second pairing dmen.....do they need to overpay Oleksiak when there's so many dmen available? Francis is not shrewd imo I expect to see more of this.