Confirmed with Link: Seider signs (7 x $8.55m)

[lilidk]

Make no mistake about it, he is still very much the prick of old. Just ask turtles.



For what? Not punching him straight in his ugly face.

As much as I disliked him , have lots of respect, guy was playoffs beast, total 4 Stanley cups.

 

[Tetsuo]

Great deal, and also positive that Seider and Ray now won’t hit UFA in the same summer. Adds flexibility

It's a huge deal. Larkin will be making less when his deal is up in all likelihood, which will naturally open room for Seider to get his big pay day should all things be going well. Meanwhile, we stagger the negotiations for Raymond and Seider and won't have to balance them against each other and make roster moves to open up cap space (which is what the Walman deal achieved, ultimately). Our long term cap structure is great, the current UFA sins (Copp, Chiarot, Holl and to a lesser extent Compher) will be long gone and our current crop of young players will be ready to be signed.

 

[ShanahanMan]

Mixed feelings. Like the term, but that’s a lot of money for a player who had a fantastic rookie season but then followed by a two “decent” seasons. Some say it’s because we forced him to play with bad partners, but that’s just an assumption. Hoping he continues to get better and that contract looks great in a few years.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

It's a huge deal. Larkin will be making less when his deal is up in all likelihood, which will naturally open room for Seider to get his big pay day should all things be going well. Meanwhile, we stagger the negotiations for Raymond and Seider and won't have to balance them against each other and make roster moves to open up cap space (which is what the Walman deal achieved, ultimately). Our long term cap structure is great, the current UFA sins (Copp, Chiarot, Holl and to a lesser extent Compher) will be long gone and our current crop of young players will be ready to be signed.

Excellent point. Yzerman is playing 4D chess. We will be a contender very soon I believe.