Confirmed Signing with Link: [WPG] Andrew Copp re-signs with Jets (1 year, $3.64M)

[slurpee addict]

except niku is an ahl player and useless and beaulieu can play in the nhl.

Sure he can. Just not very well.

 

[ffh]

Spending $2.5M on a backup would have been silly.

i said up to 2.5. what is silly is having a backup with under 10 nhl games played in his career. silly and reckless.

 

[Keystone]

It seems like a strange number. Why not 3.65?

Only Copps making $10000 in a day are dirty ones! Zing

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Basically 10k per calendar day.

 

[glenbuis]

Nice!

We really couldn't afford to give him more with our salary cap issues.

If we lose him to free agency, then so be it.

We're going for it!

lol . going for it ? at least you won't have to worry about the habs sweeping you again.


just kidding good luck

 

[TT1]

i woulda locked him up for 4-6 years at like 4.5M, he's a good player

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

not to mention the extra 2.5 million could have went to brossoit.

It's been said many times... Brossoit wanted more playing time. We could hypothetically give him more money. We can't give him more opportunity (barring a Helle injury).

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

except niku is an ahl player and useless and beaulieu can play in the nhl.

Beaulieu looked as useless as any player I have ever seen in the NHL last year.
He has had better seasons before then compared to what little we've seen of Niku but that's not saying much.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

i woulda locked him up for 4-6 years at like 4.5M, he's a good player

And who are you trading to make that cap space?

 

[TT1]

And who are you trading to make that cap space?

i'd worry about locking up my quality core players first

 

[snowkiddin]

i'd worry about locking up my quality core players first

The Jets have done this.

 

[snowkiddin]

lol . going for it ? at least you won't have to worry about the habs sweeping you again.


just kidding good luck

Yeah, it’ll be tough for the Habs sweep anyone since they won’t be making the playoffs.

 

[TT1]

The Jets have done this.

1 year =/= locking up

Copp is the 2nd best C on your team, you make room for him

 

[snowkiddin]

1 year =/= locking up

You said core players.

Scheifele, Wheeler, Connor, Ehlers, Morrissey, Pionk, Hellebuyck. All locked up.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

While this does open the door to losing Copp by next season it is better in my mind then just trading him for a downgrade + futures or a futures only package.

The fact that this was agreed to far ahead of the arbitration hearing gives me some hope that both sides are open to re-signing before he turns UFA.

I believe they can sign Copp as early as January for next year.
Stastny's cap hit is off the books next year, likely replaced by Perfetti's ELC contract. That would give the Jets some space to give Copp a fair extension at that point. There was no way, outside of trading another player or Copp giving a big discount to get the longer deal done now.

Hopefully he's motivated to earn a big pay day next year and help us win now.

 

[TT1]

You said core players.

Scheifele, Wheeler, Connor, Ehlers, Morrissey, Pionk, Hellebuyck. All locked up.

Copp isn't a core player?

you don't realize how important players like Copp are until you lose them

 

[gojetsgo]

1 year =/= locking up

he's clearly not talking about copp.... he's talking about helle scheif ehlers connor wheeler pionk jomo lowry dillon schmidt demelo and 2 more years of control on pld with a bunch of elc's coming

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

i'd worry about locking up my quality core players first

Chevy had to get D-men to improve the team. Without that nothing else would really matter. We also don't know what Copp / Overcharge's intentions / demands were. We'll find out.

 

[snowkiddin]

Copp isn't a core player?

Nah, he’s replaceable. He’s not a guy you give whatever he wants to. Glad to have him signed on for another year, but he’s a third liner who looks like he’s priced himself out of Winnipeg.

Lots of good teams lose depth guys like Copp to the cap.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

1 year =/= locking up

Copp is the 2nd best C on your team, you make room for him

Because they have locked up their core pieces they no longer have room to sign Copp for what he is wanting long term. Your number wouldn’t get it done anyways . There is a salary cap you know right? And something had to give at some point. It has been well known that Copp may be the odd man out for a long time now. But he agreed to a team friendly one year deal to make one last go at a cup with the team he grew up with. Then he will ride off into the sunset and cashing in on his pay day well doing it.

 

[snowkiddin]

1 year =/= locking up

Copp is the 2nd best C on your team, you make room for him

Okay, now you’ve lost me. Copp isn’t even a C on the Jets

 

[glenbuis]

The whole team can rest when Helle has the day off. Just take the loss and get ready for the next game.

i know we ( the habs ) got some breaks last year but your additions remind me of bergevins last year . i'd just put a little more stock into the backup goaltender. a few more wins wouldn't hurt , keep helly fresh for the playoffs and have a decent option if he gets hurt

 

[gojetsgo]

Okay, now you’ve lost me. Copp isn’t even a C on the Jets

most likely someone who didn't ever watch the jets and only wants him because he looked at a spreadsheet instead of watching him play

 

[glenbuis]

Yeah, it’ll be tough for the Habs sweep anyone since they won’t be making the playoffs.

time will tell . two more additions and will be in the hunt

 

[Romang67]

i said up to 2.5. what is silly is having a backup with under 10 nhl games played in his career. silly and reckless.

Nah, that's not what you said. And either way, our season won't be determined by our backup. It wasn't two seasons ago when Brossoit put up a .895 over 19 games, and it won't be if/when Comrie or whomever we grab to replace him for vet minimum money puts up a <.900 save percentage this season. Comrie can be buried in the AHL. Brossoit for $2.5M would take up cap, even if we sent him down to the A. We have a Vezina caliber goalie that Maurice will likely play 60+ games.

On topic, signing Copp over Appleton for next season, on the other hand, might actually make a difference this season or in the playoffs.