Didn't think he'd get 7 years (figured it would be 5 or 6 years), but figured he'd get 4.5m. Tough spot for Tampa, but no surprise they signed him. That will be a really interesting team over the next 2 years to see what they do roster wise when it comes to signing JT, Palat and Drouin.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [TBL] Alex Killorn (7 years $4.45M AAV)
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Nucklehead Supreme
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lol at people calling him bottom 6 player, he's top 6 forward.
Killorn-Stamkos-Drouin
Palat-Johnson-Kucherov
2 1st lines for Tampa. Lethal.
Killorn-Stamkos-Drouin
Palat-Johnson-Kucherov
2 1st lines for Tampa. Lethal.
Mickey Marner
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He's a 40 point player who just signed a 30 million dollar contract, no money was left on the table.Agreed. I think him taking less would have been him taking 4m or so. Taking 50k less then the 4.5m or so many figured he'd get is nothing. I highly doubt that a lot of teams would have been lining up to offer him 4.75-5m over 7 years.
BrindamoursNose
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Hell, I'm still giving him **** for not losing Stamkos. That deal scares me a lot more than Killorn's considering it's an extra $4M per AND an extra year for a guy who scores less in the playoffs, isn't as good defensively, and has serious health concerns - not to mention the NMC every season which keeps us from moving him next summer if necessary to resign Drouin, Johnson, and Palat. If a contract screws us over going forward it'll be Stammer's, not Killorn's.
JZCislesHockey
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Possibly, but if not Garrison is an easy sell to clear space. There's always demand for a solid 2/3D with some offensive pop and we'd have to move him next summer anyway so it's not a huge loss if we have to do so a year early. That's assuming Bishop doesn't get traded by next season and Yzerman can't find a taker for Filppula. So we won't have a problem getting Kucherov under the cap this summer; next er is when the real cap crunch hits us.
Yes. Impacts next offseason's free agents (TJ, Palat, Drouin) more than Kuch, Namestnikov and Nesterov.
skyo
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Players that don't have a NTC/NMC and that have some value are Palat and Johnson.
Stralman has a Mntc.
Bishop has a modified nmc, so it'll be interesting to see what move TBL will make to free up cap with all those NMC.
Cap Crunch
Ouch, on this contract. I am not familiar with Tampa Bay players except for the obvious ones..Stamkos, Drouin, etc. But based on the other RFA's and UFA's to be, where do most of the others fit financially as a guess? I am always curious about money management, but wow these salaries are mind boggling.
Ouch, on this contract. I am not familiar with Tampa Bay players except for the obvious ones..Stamkos, Drouin, etc. But based on the other RFA's and UFA's to be, where do most of the others fit financially as a guess? I am always curious about money management, but wow these salaries are mind boggling.
Big McLargehuge
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Yeah, he's a very good player with an alright cap hit...but in no world do I see Killorn as a $5 million player. I don't think the term really bought much of anything off his cap hit for what I think he's worth. I think he's a $4.5 million player for 5 years...I don't think 2 extra years is worth a $50k decrease.
It's an alright contract, but I certainly don't see this as a discounted deal in any way.
KingPuckChoo
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so ya, the reign has definitely tilted towards the East
Washington, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay are stacked
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Anaheim have weakened significantly
pretty much one of WSH PIT TB are likely to win the cup this season, still early but they seem to be heavy favorites in my view
Washington, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay are stacked
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Anaheim have weakened significantly
pretty much one of WSH PIT TB are likely to win the cup this season, still early but they seem to be heavy favorites in my view
Disagree. IMHO 10 pts = 1 million. If you score 35 pts you should be paid about 3.5. If you can get 50 you should get 5 and so on. 4.45 for a 40 point player is decent, as I said maybe .5 overpaid. Playoffs and the chance for him to get an extra 5 points a year make up for that. Now its not a steal or discount like Stammer, but its a net value deal.
And these long contracts are starting to become the norm. I am all for bridge deals, heck I think the NHL should of stuck to their guns and kept the 5 year max but as this summer has shown players want the long term security.
MTL just signed Shaw to a 6 year 3.9 deal. Killorn and Shaw aren't to different that is the going rate for these 40 pt players.
How do you see that effecting the team? I don't watch TB all the time but to me Bishop is one of the best Goalies in the game. His size is incredible when habs played him in the playoffs I felt there would almost be no room to beat him.
I like all the guns you guys have upfront, but I don't know if your team can continue to win without strong goaltending. Hopefully Vas can prove to be elite as well but its a big difference to go from Vezna level goaltending to middle of the pack goaltending.
Volodya Krutov
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In the playoffs Killorn turns into a puck possession freak, he scores at a 0.7Pts per game, which is the new 1ppg nowadays, on top of a terrific two-way game. In short this guy can dominate when it matters. For that alone, he's totally worth his contract.
Overpayment? That is the going rate for a .50 two way forward. A .60 two way player would be a little over 5 million and a .70ish two way player is more around 6 million what Palat will likely get.
This is a good deal for Tampa for an underrated player. Was going to get a Stamkos jersey but now am getting a Killorn one.
feds91
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according to general fanager, they have over 8.5 mil in cap space. It's more next year they should be worried about, having to re-sign Drouin, Palat, Johnson, and possibly Bishop.
