Confirmed Signing with Link: [SJS] Sharks sign Kevin Labanc (1 year, $1M)

[Uncle Scrooge]

I'll be damned if there's not some sort agreement in place for the next deal.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Wow. Big paycut to help the Sharks out.

At the same time . . . only in sports will getting $1 mil be considered getting ripped off.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

His agent needs to get fired.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Labanc is a fool for signing that. A one year 'prove it' deal for 40 and 56 points in successive seasons is at least in the range of 2.5-3M.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Sharks fans better hope they can win a cup this year because that $1 million number should go up by at least 6x’s if he progresses on what he did last year.

 

[Kegsey]

DW are you a wizard??

 

[780il]

1 million? Wtf Doug you f***ing wizard

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I don't understand this at all from the Labanc camp.

 

[Musampa2019]

It looks like they negotiated two contracts. Next will be signed in January.

 

[BrettHullsToe]

f***ing taxes are so unfair, league NEEDS to fix the salary cap for bullshit contracts like this!!!!!

 

[Sparty]

Is he donating salary so they can bring back Thornton and Marleau?

 

[Gunnin54]

1 million? Wtf Doug you ****ing wizard

He has magical tanning lotion

 

[Kegsey]

Sharks fans better hope they can win a cup this year because that $1 million number should go up by at least 6x’s if he progresses on what he did last year.

Wait what? Everyone was saying he was going to sign at least a 5 million dollar offer sheet, but we just got him at 1 million on a prove yourself contract. Sharks fans can't win.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Ngl, really confused as to why Lebanc would accept this. I mean it's one thing to take a team friendly contract, but only 1 million for a top 6 forward?

 

[Juicy Pop]

It looks like they negotiated two contracts. Next will be signed in January.

That would most likely be illegal per the CBA if there was any hard documentation.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

I'll be damned if there's not some sort agreement in place for the next deal.

he's arbitration eligible next year, unlike this year. even if has a down year he still has his prior seasons to use in arbitration.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Is he donating salary so they can bring back Thornton and Marleau?

Maybe? Maybe its team friendly so there is more cap to go around for a cup run?

Only thing I can think of, unless he signs an extension off-season.

 

[saintunspecified]

I think the NHLPA would like a chat with Mr. Labanc.

 

[WSS11]

Doug Wilson is so good lol

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Wait what? Everyone was saying he was going to sign at least a 5 million dollar offer sheet, but we just got him at 1 million on a prove yourself contract. Sharks fans can't win.

I didn’t say that. You did a fine job of putting a whole bunch of words in my mouth.

If you need me to clarify further, the Sharks did win this year with his contact. What I meant was to enjoy it because it’s not happening again.

Easier that time?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Also, they lost Pavelski because they didn't want to spend $7M over 3 years on a 35 year old who had only scored 5 5-on-5 points in his last 35 playoff games; not because they didn't have room due to Karlsson. This deal proves that.

They've currently got $5,382,583 in cap space with 8 defensemen and 11 forwards on the roster. They easily could've traded Brenden Dillon and Aaron Dell for a soft return, or in an absolute worst case scenario, paid minor assets to get rid of those players. That would leave them with $10,552,583 to spend on Pavelski, a backup goaltender, and two bottom line forwards. By matching Pavelski's contract from Dallas and filling the other two spots with Thornton and Marleau at $1M, they would have a 22 man roster with just under $1M in cap space.

This deal doesn't prove that at all. I love how HF posters continually die on the hill with their arguments. LOL.

 

[Kegsey]

I didn’t say that. You did a fine job of putting a whole bunch of words in my mouth.

If you need me to clarify further, the Sharks did win this year with his contact. What I meant was to enjoy it because it’s not happening again.

Easier that time?

"The Sharks better win the cup cause blah blah blah" is so f***ing petty. I never said you said it either, so get off your high horse. You contributed nothing to this thread and then got hostile when called out.

Is that easy for you?

 

[Musampa2019]

That would most likely be illegal per the CBA if there was any hard documentation.

Verbal agreement

 

[Kegsey]

It looks like they negotiated two contracts. Next will be signed in January.

Source?

 

[Juicy Pop]

It's not like he lacked leverage either. The Sharks are certainly not secure enough that they can afford to have a top-6 forward sit out for an undefined chunk of the season.

Verbal agreement

Then Labanc's agent is even dumber than this contract implies.

"But you promised!"