What Should the Blues do with ROR's next contract?

[parliamentlite]

Gaudreau just became the 4th highest paid winger in the game on a max term deal where he reportedly left money on the table to go East. I'm not sure I view his contract as evidence that the value of top end talent is getting seriously deflated. It is showing that these values are stagnating, but not significantly deflating.

He's only 2.5 years younger than ROR and there are probably more concerns that his style/size is going to age less gracefully than ROR.

My big takeaway from this free agency is that teams are more willing than ever to tack on several throwaway 35+ seasons to bring down the AAV on guys in their 30s. ROR is still a hell of a player that can help any team he is on. If no team has cap space for the $8M+ he'd be worth on a 4 or 5 year deal, it looks like plenty of teams would be content making it a 6 or 7 year deal to fit him in under the flat cap.

And he would have made more in a non-flat cap world. (Edit: Columbus now has to shed cap if they want to resign Laine in arbitration, let alone long term)

Who do you see as being able to offer these contracts to him next year, assuming a $1 million cap increase. Carolina is one, but he may not be their first option. They can sign Staal to a lower contract and let Patches walk and have plenty of money for ROR, while being a cup contending team. I think that matters to ROR. It's why he came here.

Like I said, it only takes one bidder. But who else is that going to be? Rebuilding teams will have that money, but why would he go there?

 

[Ranksu]

He will walk for nothing. 3rd captain who will walk away.

 

[Stealth JD]

ROR to Detroit next year as UFA...he's going to join his buddy Perron after Army low-balls him.

Like Red and Andy, ROR just misses his friend.

 

[WeWentBlues]

ROR to Detroit next year as UFA...he's going to join his buddy Perron after Army low-balls him.

Like Red and Andy, ROR just misses his friend.

Not going to lie, I had this exact same thought earlier.

 

[Mike Liut]

I have a bad feeling that ROR won’t age well on his next contract.

 

[Celtic Note]

I have a bad feeling that ROR won’t age well on his next contract.

Been saying that his skating was on the decline for two years now. I am not convinced his game won’t decline heavily at some point soon if it isn’t happening already. I would have thought next year would have been that year.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

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so good had to post it 5 different threads!

 

[AjaxManifesto]

so good had to post it 5 different threads!

YES!

 

[PJJJP]

Hopefully ROR can pick it up and the rest of the team as well so we can start winning some games. If not I want him to start playing better so we can get a better return at the deadline

 

[Ranksu]

He will walk for nothing

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

punt

 

[LogosBlue]

Armstrong gets a 2nd round pick for him at TD.

 

[Mike Liut]

ROR and Tarasenko will fetch 1sts easily.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

ROR and Tarasenko will fetch 1sts easily.

If RoR keeps playing like a 4th liner it will be pretty hard to pick up anything more than a 2nd.

 

[Mike Liut]

If RoR keeps playing like a 4th liner it will be pretty hard to pick up anything more than a 2nd.

His track record will fetch a 1st for a playoff run

 

[PJJJP]

Honestly if ROR continue to plays like this, it makes our decision in the offseason or at the TDL much easier to make. I don't think he will continue to be this bad but I don't expect him to the player we used to know

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Change the team logo to a lawn Jart hitting the earth. Can we get to the 23-24 season?

Deal Kyrou and a few others and reboot.

 

[Brian39]

His track record will fetch a 1st for a playoff run

There is basically no chance that he will continue playing this poorly. However, if he were to actually continue playing like this, then he's not returning a 1st. At his current pace, he would have 6 goals, 0 assists and be a whopping -73 by the trade deadline. He's below 50% at the faceoff dot as well and his lone goal was on the PP.

Again, he's not going to continue being this bad. He currently isn't playing like an NHL player and I don't say that with an ounce of hyperbole. He may have permanently lost a step (I'm not betting on it yet), but I think there very little chance that he is suddenly not NHL-caliber anymore.

But without significant improvement, his reputation is not enough to turn fetch a 1st.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Idk why you are attacking Tom Stillman. This is nowhere near a DeWitt type thing. Stillman has always shown the want and desire to win cups, and has never given off a hint that hes just in it for the Money. Hell, he even gave Armstrong the OK to pull in a player with a signing bonus.

 

[ScratchCatFever]

the correct proper and right thing to do is rebuild with the draft class coming up .. but we know tommy boy needs his money .. ror should be gone but tommy will try and get that post season revenue and sell you that the team is a contender

Complete garbage take. In what universe is Stillman remotely close to the type of owner you're describing?? The man is known to sit with the fans at games..

His efforts and passion for this franchise brought us our first cup and stabilized an organization teetering on the verge of what we're witnessing in Arizona and what previously happened to the former Winnipeg Jets. The reality is we've been spoiled as fans since he bought the team.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Yeah. Have fun dude. You are crying about things blaming them on the Owner when those responsibilities are the GMs responsibilities.

 

[Spektre]

Stay away

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Pretty glad O’Reilly didn’t have this season the year AFTER the Blues give him a big new contract. I’m torn between hoping they trade him for a nice return, or re-sign him for a bargain contract and watch him rebound to be a significant contributor. The cap space saved could strengthen the team elsewhere.

But if ROR and Tarasenko are both moving on, I’d just as soon go all in for maximizing the draft equity this year.

 

[bicboi64]

What would Blues fans consider a bargain deal for him if he extends?