Confirmed with Link: Jackets sign Sean Monahan 5x5.5

[DarkandStormy]

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[CBJx614]

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[KJ Dangler]

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[DarkandStormy]

The rare triple post

 

[CBJx614]

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[KJ Dangler]

Now we are actually building a serious hockey team .. Monahan, Fantilli and Sillinger down the middle this year

 

[GoJackets1]

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Okay woof. Nevermind, do not like. I was expecting 3x4 or something like that.

That being said, the cap is rising, ultimately we probably can afford this.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Per usual, the term is way too long and the AAV about $1-$1.5m too high.

 

[MissADD]

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Don't hate it. Hate 5 years more than 5.5 per. I was thinking he would want 6+ per year to come here.

 

[Marioesque]

That's a lot of term and money but I guess the hope here is that him and Johnny both have a real bounceback together

 

[Long Live Lyle]

I mean… whatever. Don’t love it, but cap is rising. We’ve done worse before.

 

[CBJx614]

Don't hate it. Hate 5 years more than 5.5 per. I was thinking he would want 6+ per year to come here.

I'm very meh about it. It gives us depth for the kids and HOPEFULLY helps Johnny. I'm not holding my breath that this suddenly kick-starts Gaudreau though.

And we still need to make some moves on D, desperately.

 

[ClevelandJacketFan]

Reuniting Monahan with Johnny and Gud is as good a plan as any, tbh.

Think Jenner will be the wing for Fantilli, which I think is a great idea.

 

[MAHJ71]

Think I’d rather have that Lindholm deal than the Monahan deal.

I've wanted Lindholm since last off season, but maybe the price would have been higher for us.

Don't hate it. Hate 5 years more than 5.5 per. I was thinking he would want 6+ per year to come here.

The years match the end of JG's deal

 

[GoJackets1]

A lot worse than I expected. That being said, cap is rising so it's affordable enough.

I'm going to choose to look at this as glass half full, decent upgrade on Roslovic, for 1.5m more.

 

[CBJx614]

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[Viqsi]

oh of course. Not 5x5, 5x5.5, because it wasn't bad enough already that we were looking that closely at a center whose sole contributing strength is a Well-Known Name.

Now all we have to do is dump Jenner, Laine, and one or more of the RFA kids for picks and trade anything at all for Trouba and my nightmare scenario will be complete.

 

[KJ Dangler]

Massive Pickup… Monahan gives us a formidable center group with Monahan , Fantilli, Sillinger down the middle and a massive third line identity with Voronkov Sillinger Jenner on your 3rd line. Honestly if you couldn’t make this move , you would pivot to trade Gaudreau.. As Waddell said Saturday , you win in this league with Center play , and Defense .. does no good to have a Laine , and a Gaudreau , and play them with Jenner who is a 20ish assist per year player

 

[Indy18]

Gudbranson Tax...a year too long and a mil too high but checks off alot of boxes that we need especially someone who can win face-offs. I can live with it.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

This is what I hear from most people here.

We want experienced players but we don't want to pay for them.

It's not like we gave Stamkos at 34 years old 8 million for 4 years.

 

[tunnelvision]

Can't wait to hear Waddell's reasoning on this. History with JG, faceoff numbers and "veteran presence" alone don't justify that term and AAV.

 

[stevo61]

Its an overpay but not shocking for a small market team thats been horrible for awhile now. We need vets so thats as much a part of it as his offense

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Important thing people are overlooking. Monahan knows how to actually win a faceoff. I know that is foreign to the CBJ.

 

[CBJx614]

Can't wait to hear Waddell's reasoning on this. History with JG, faceoff numbers and "veteran presence" alone don't justify that term and AAV.

Depends on how much he produces. The last few years it's been about $1M for every 10 pts of production, slowly thats going to start changing as the cap continues to rise. If we can get 40-50pts out of him, as long as he's not a complete defensive liability..it should be fine.

 

[Viqsi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807813166560116874

Look very carefully at the history chart in the upper-right. Note how this year in particular stood out. Note how otherwise he's been trash.