Good for Buch. 3rd round pick. Put in the work. Never bitched or complained. Nice reward for him. Drury you're an ass clown for trading him for nothing.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] F Pavel Buchnevich signs extension with the Blues (6 years, $8M AAV; begins 2025-26)
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Linkens Mastery
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Much rather have this deal than like 90% of the other ones signed this offseason
Doriva
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Good for Buch, will always be a god awful trade for the Rangers and it says a lot that we're still searching for his replacement years later.
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Good for Buch & good for STL, he's become quite the player these past few years
Good for Buch & good for STL, he's become quite the player these past few years
zar
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No, this is not Reinhart/Hedman money. Missouri is not a no state income tax team.
I have a feeling this contract will age like fine milk.
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Compare his deal to the Guentzel deal from yesterday. Guentzel has averaged 86 points per 82 games the last three years (8 points per 82 more) but he isn't in the same league defensively as Buch and will be making $1M per year more. Guentzel is also almost 7 months older.
I would have preferred 5 years instead of 6, but the AAV is absolutely at or below market value for what he would have been offered next July 1. By any reasonable measure, this is a pretty team friendly deal compared to most of the deals that were given out yesterday.
SensFactor
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Good for Buch, he was a guy I wish the Canucks could have gone after if the Blues weren’t going to re-sign him though I don’t think they could have afforded the price.
KingsFan7824
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That's always the question with every 30 year old, and they rarely live up to it. If they do, you're a brilliant GM. If they don't, you're an idiot GM. Which is the same with trades, and draft picks, and whatever else.
The only question a GM has is when will they be fired. You make your moves, hope fate deals you a good hand for a little while, and then whatever mess you leave(and you will leave one) is for the next GM to clean up, who will then begin the exact same path.
The don godfather
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MAny people were up in arms for Elias lindholm contract .
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Bounces R Way
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Seems good. He's a hell of a player. Still underrated in this league.
bleedblue1223
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Doriva
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I'd feel more than comfortable with this contract.
I feel like Buch has that type of game that won't suffer too much with age and he doesn't have that much wear on the tyres considering he spent long stretches of his first 2-3 years on the fourth line thanks to the genius of David Quinn and doesn't have many major injuries to speak of.
Well yeah, this is a better deal than Lindholms
The don godfather
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Averaged 77 points per 82 the last 4 years. Good defensively. Plays in all situations. He’s not quite Reinhart and Guentzel, but a year/two years shorter and 1 mil/.6 mil cheaper probably accounts for the difference.
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zar
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Love the player, price is a tad high (not the issue)…. Term definitely too long. He’ll be 30.5 by the time he plays his first game under this contract.
Slight stats dip last year, looks like shooting % and PDO were down (to be fair, both were very high the previous few seasons).
Regardless - he’s a terrific winger, one of the better all-around wingers in the NHL. Even if he’s more of a 70 point guy than an 85 point guy moving forward, it looks like the value matches the player to me.
Regardless - he’s a terrific winger, one of the better all-around wingers in the NHL. Even if he’s more of a 70 point guy than an 85 point guy moving forward, it looks like the value matches the player to me.
bleedblue1223
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And he had a shit season. That's why the reactions are different. If Buchnevich had a season with 44 points, this would've been a horrific deal, or even Lindholm's 54 point pace while in Calgary last season.
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He's like the Blues' Nichushkin. Making 2 mil more per year but at least he'll be in their lineup haha
