Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] F Dylan Holloway (2 years, $2.290457M AAV) and D Philip Broberg (2 years, $4.580917M AAV) sign offer sheets with the Blues (not matched)

[Robtom18]

A weird way for Holloway to get that is by actively choosing not to play with the two best players in the game during key RFA years, thereby hurting his point totals and future earning potential.



And now he's stuck on a bottom feeder that lacks starpower. No winning, and no bigger paychecks because he won't be scoring much more than what he is already. That doesn't sound like a perfect decision at all.

Dude shut the front door. Robert thomas jordan kyrou pvel buchnevich jordan binnington colton parayko.

Soon to bolduc dvorsky stenberg lindstein jirkerik then two big d in fisher and ralph.

Love how high and mighty tge one and done edm is. You guys almost lost in tge first round again. Lol

If Edmonton matches the sheets is Thomas Harley next? He'd have made a lot more sense to offersheet if you actually wanted to improve your team.

Well blues need a lhd broberg and why not holloway as well perfe t age gor our core

 

[HockeyScotty]

If Edmonton matches the sheets is Thomas Harley next? He'd have made a lot more sense to offersheet if you actually wanted to improve your team.

Dallas can pretty much easily match anything up to $7 mil this year and with Benn's deal rolling off next year it shouldn't strain them even with Johnston and Oettinger coming up on RFA

 

[ManofSteel55]

If Edmonton matches the sheets is Thomas Harley next? He'd have made a lot more sense to offersheet if you actually wanted to improve your team.

He doesn't really make sense as an offer sheet though, as Dallas would match a 4.5M offer on Harley. They have the cap space that Edmonton doesn't.

You'd better believe that NHL GM's with RFA's are scrambling a bit, in case Edmonton matches and St. Louis is still shopping.

 

[Bank Shot]

Dallas can pretty much easily match anything up to $7 mil this year and with Benn's deal rolling off next year it shouldn't strain them even with Johnston and Oettinger coming up on RFA

That's why the Blues just overpay.

 

[Three On Zero]

A weird way for Holloway to get that is by actively choosing not to play with the two best players in the game during key RFA years, thereby hurting his point totals and future earning potential.



And now he's stuck on a bottom feeder that lacks starpower. No winning, and no bigger paychecks because he won't be scoring much more than what he is already. That doesn't sound like a perfect decision at all.

A McDrai bump will only help him with a future contract in Edmonton, gms know that production isn’t linear. He would be paid on what HE could bring, not paid on his points from playing with offensive players.


Kuzmenko got a huge paycheck for playing in Vancouver, likely more than he would have gotten in Edmonton

 

[vipera1960]

Whoever set up these numbers rolled a Chaotic alignment at birth.

It’s a formula. They started with nice round numbers (way back in 2012), but it goes up by the % increase in avg player salary each year. Then you end up with this.

 

[SoundAndFury]

That's why the Blues just overpay.

And pay multiple first as compensation? Offer sheets are not exactly free.

 

[McJedi]

That's why the Blues just overpay.

The blues offered… exactly to the dollar, enough to make the Oilers pissed that the compensation sucks not to match but your cap hits are as high as they can be to mess up your salary structure if they do.

 

[Canovin]

St. Louis will mess up their cap real soon when their own players want the same deals or more.

 

[bleedblue1223]

St. Louis will mess up their cap real soon when their own players want the same deals or more.

What players though?

 

[Three On Zero]

What players though?

The future players, the ones after these contracts are done. Duh

 

[Nucklehead Supreme]

Omg I had no idea. I don’t follow American football. It’s always a gut punch when a small market team loses their franchise to a big money metropolis. Hopefully the Rams don’t win the SuperBowl soon.

This has to be sarcasm right?

 

[HockeyScotty]

That's why the Blues just overpay.

They would have to compensate a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd draft pick in that case.

 

[PAZ]

Idk if Broberg's value at 4.5 is more than a second. He's an exciting question mark, but it's a steep number for a question mark.

Broberg's value at 4.5 isn't more than a second, but the Blues aren't planning on trading him in the 2 years, and acquiring Broberg as a RFA to get him at a reasonable cap hit would've required an overpay. Essentially I would break it down as:

Option 1: trade a mid-late 1st for Broberg and sign him to a 2 x $2.5 mil contract, maybe more since I doubt Edmonton was looking at dealing him
Option 2: OS Broberg for a 2nd at 2 x $4.5 mil - essentially paying $4 mil to make up the difference in value.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Smart move. Oilers have bad cap situation so they are a good team to attack. These are young players that may thrive with more opportunity. Edmonton will either have to let them go or make cuts elsewhere.

 

[Memento]

This has to be sarcasm right?

As a Rams fan from St. Louis, I'm glad that the Rams won it all in 2021 (and are in a position to win it all for years to come). I figure that if I stuck with the team through all of the bad times, I can enjoy the good times even more, right?

It's something similar with the Blues (and the St. Louis Cardinals for the past two years, ironically enough). Yes, the Blues aren't playoff contenders at the moment, but they've made a lot of very shrewd moves, they're a team clearly on the rise, and they have a lot of solid prospects and young players that are growing with the team, with a lot of the bad contracts coming off the books in the next two years.

I can be patient with the bad times to let the good times come.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Dude shut the front door. Robert thomas jordan kyrou pvel buchnevich jordan binnington colton parayko.

Soon to bolduc dvorsky stenberg lindstein jirkerik then two big d in fisher and ralph.

Love how high and mighty tge one and done edm is. You guys almost lost in tge first round again. Lol

This is why I don't get this from Holloway.

St.Louis doesn't have the star power EDM does, but they are deep. Buch, Kyrou, Neighbours, Saad, Joseph, Texier; which winger is Holloway knocking out of the top 9? They've also got Toropchenko and Kapanen as other wingers pushing for icetime.

Edmonton at least has the motivation to plan around him as he's a former 1st rounder and they've sunk several years into developing him. In St. Louis? He's a guy they paid a 3rd for and is spare depth.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Shrewd move that imposes an unexpected and unwelcome cost on a conference rival, whatever they decide to do.

Armstrong is a top GM.

 

[Robtom18]

This is why I don't get this from Holloway.

St.Louis doesn't have the star power EDM does, but they are deep. Buch, Kyrou, Neighbours, Saad, Joseph, Texier; which winger is Holloway knocking out of the top 9? They've also got Toropchenko and Kapanen as other wingers pushing for icetime.

Edmonton at least has the motivation to plan around him as he's a former 1st rounder and they've sunk several years into developing him. In St. Louis? He's a guy they paid a 3rd for and is spare depth.

He will be getting big minutes with st louis. Just admit you are upset that he chose whats best for him and his family vs whats best for edm oilers and his mismanagement

 

[Robtom18]

This is why I don't get this from Holloway.

St.Louis doesn't have the star power EDM does, but they are deep. Buch, Kyrou, Neighbours, Saad, Joseph, Texier; which winger is Holloway knocking out of the top 9? They've also got Toropchenko and Kapanen as other wingers pushing for icetime.

Edmonton at least has the motivation to plan around him as he's a former 1st rounder and they've sunk several years into developing him. In St. Louis? He's a guy they paid a 3rd for and is spare depth.

My thought is bolduc goes back to minors. Texier is going to play center and i am sure if thia pans out then army will make moves.

 

[Mike Liut]

My thought is bolduc goes back to minors. Texier is going to play center and i am sure if thia pans out then army will make moves.


Why cause i am at a long stop light. Cute

No reason for Bolduc to go back down. He’s more than ready.

 

[John Garretts KD]

Why cause i am at a long stop light. Cute

Yes. The reason you write nonsensical posts is because you rush them while operating a motor vehicle.

 

[Canovin]

This is why I don't get this from Holloway.

St.Louis doesn't have the star power EDM does, but they are deep. Buch, Kyrou, Neighbours, Saad, Joseph, Texier; which winger is Holloway knocking out of the top 9? They've also got Toropchenko and Kapanen as other wingers pushing for icetime.

Edmonton at least has the motivation to plan around him as he's a former 1st rounder and they've sunk several years into developing him. In St. Louis? He's a guy they paid a 3rd for and is spare depth.

Holloway is the pawn. St. Louis is after Broberg.

 

[Mike Liut]

St. Louis will mess up their cap real soon when their own players want the same deals or more.

Leddy, Saad, Krug and Faulk are all coming off the books soon. They’ll be fine

 

[Linkens Mastery]

St. Louis will mess up their cap real soon when their own players want the same deals or more.

Blues have major players coming off the Books when those players are needing deals. Or they already have ample capspace to sign those players. We aren't in a cap stranglehold and will be able to resign our players easily