-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Quote ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have re-signed center Lars Eller to a five-year, $17.5 million contract extension, with an average annual value of $3.5 million, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. Eller, 28, has registered 28 points (11g, 17a) in 53 games this season, which ranks sixth on the Capitals. The 6'2", 207-pound center is three points shy of setting a new single-season high, set in the 2012-13 season with the Montreal Canadiens. Eller set a career high four-game goal streak (1/7-1/12) and scored five goals in six games (1-7-1/19) during the stretch. In addition, Eller ranks fourth on the team this season with 99 shots and his 102:33 time on the penalty kill ranks second among Capitals forwards this season. The Capitals acquired Eller from Montreal on June 24, 2016, in exchange for the Capitals' second round NHL draft picks in 2017 and 2018. The Rodovre, Denmark, native has earned 53 points (23g, 30a) in 133 games with Washington. The Capitals are 32-8-3 all-time when Eller records a point. Drafted by St. Louis in the first round, 13th-overall, in the 2007 draft, Eller has recorded 209 points (96g, 113a) in 576 games with St. Louis, Montreal and Washington. Eller has recorded at least 25 points in each of his last five seasons. https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-and-eller-agree-on-five-year-extension/c-295816532 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Good dollars. Maybe a year to long but fair deal for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 This might set a high ceiling comparable for Granny's extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: This might set a high ceiling comparable for Granny's extension. Eller is prob > than Granlund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Granny's a couple inches & 25 lbs south of this..likely slower too. We need more size & speed throughout lineup, so I kept trying to trade MG after his 19 goal yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Canuck Surfer said: Eller is prob > than Granlund? yup thats why i'm thinking its a the top of the compatibles, maybe for Baer too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I remember hoping that we could get Elller and Emelin from the Canadiens when they were out of favour and could have been had for cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 A bit off topic but which bigger young forwards are out there not clicking with there teams? that we should consider trading for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dral Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said: A bit off topic but which bigger young forwards are out there not clicking with there teams? that we should consider trading for? Virtanen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I'd pay that for Baer. Have to imagine his agent asks for slightly more than that cause of taxes and such but still roughly 4 mil for Baer, I'd say he's worth that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hopefully they run out of cap room and Carlson hits the market! Or have to trade RFA Wilson to the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefcakeBo Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Seems like a fairly reasonable contract for him. Should help put a top comparable out there for the canucks so we don't overpay Baer and granlund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 16 hours ago, Provost said: I remember hoping that we could get Elller and Emelin from the Canadiens when they were out of favour and could have been had for cheap. I wish. A line with Eller, Hansen and Burrows would've been a treat to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 9 hours ago, flickyoursedin said: Hopefully they run out of cap room and Carlson hits the market! Or have to trade RFA Wilson to the Canucks Carlson would make our D look a whole lot better by pushing everyone else down to more manageable minutes and opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, Provost said: Carlson would make our D look a whole lot better by pushing everyone else down to more manageable minutes and opposition. The only question is do you want to spend all your money now or save it for the following year where Karlsson, Doughty and OEL are free agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 6 hours ago, flickyoursedin said: The only question is do you want to spend all your money now or save it for the following year where Karlsson, Doughty and OEL are free agents. Provided we can even get one of those players. Personally, I don't think it's wise basing your decisions on possible free agents that may or may not be free agents, let alone be free agents that sign with your team. That sounds more like a recipe for disaster if you ask me. And that can even be applied to free agents at the end of this season. Yet, we're not even talking about at the end of this season with this. This is a year and a half down the road. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, The Lock said: Provided we can even get one of those players. Personally, I don't think it's wise basing your decisions on possible free agents that may or may not be free agents, let alone be free agents that sign with your team. That sounds more like a recipe for disaster if you ask me. Canucks have a lot of money coming off the books and a lot of good young players coming up on entry level contracts. Canucks are gonna have the money to be major players in the ufa market this year or next. It definitely is a recipe for disaster case in point Eriksson. You’ll overpay for anybody you get on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, flickyoursedin said: Canucks have a lot of money coming off the books and a lot of good young players coming up on entry level contracts. Canucks are gonna have the money to be major players in the ufa market this year or next. It definitely is a recipe for disaster case in point Eriksson. You’ll overpay for anybody you get on the market. They're also going to have players like Boeser to sign, and the last thing we want is a free agency contract that hampers those deals down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 8 hours ago, flickyoursedin said: The only question is do you want to spend all your money now or save it for the following year where Karlsson, Doughty and OEL are free agents. I would take Carlson at $7.5 over those guys at $10+ Really though the main point is that we need to start supplementing the roster through the best free agents you can find. You can’t rebuild forever, otherwise you just end up paying or overpaying guys as they come off their ELCs each year and never getting ahead. We now have a good situation where we can legitimately say we will have 1-2 rookies per year coming into the lineup on cheap ELCs for the next 5 years (after this draft). They may not all be top end players, but filling out the middle and bottom end of the roster at a low price, leaving cap space for some high priced help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 If OEL hits the market, I won't object to him getting 8.5m+ for 6 years with us. By then, Juolevi should hopefully be in the lineup and hopefully we're lucky enough to nab Dahlin and our D would look very formidable with Stecher, Gudbranson (maybe) to follow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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