Philthy Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Warhippy said: I just cannot see him being in Calgary long term. he just comes across as that plays where he wants to play kind of kid. Possibly St Louis or Arizona like his dad did but just don't see him staying in Calgary. Half decent deal, seems these 3 year QO deals are here to stay. Still not sure how much control teams have over these QOs in their qualifying year if these kids don't live up to them. Like if Meier becomes a 30 point player for the duration of his contract what does he get? I completely agree, he and Gudreau seem like the players with the least amount of loyalty to that franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 37 minutes ago, Monty said: Uh, hate to break it to you, but Brock is NOT the player Tkachuk is. Tkachuk is worth every bit this contract. We'll see... Tkachuk's first 2 full seasons compared to Brock's first 2 full seasons shows that Brock is not far off... I'll give Tkachuk a slight edge due to age and toughness on the ice, but put Brock on a line with Johnny and Sean in their prime, and we'd probably see even a bigger gap offensively from Brock. Anyways, I just don't think Tkachuk is $1M+ per season difference in a bridge contract. Especially with a $9M QO final season on the contract as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Fanuck said: At this rate, is a future work stoppage inevitable due to spiraling salary and contract demands? Not blaming either side here - idiot GM'S/owners are equally to blame as greedy agents/players - but I don't see this as a sustainable trend. If league revenues are also spiraling up then maybe it's sustainable, but expansion money isn't going to last forever. It is just a recognition by the agents that players don't get to cash in when they are in their 30's like they used to. They have to make most of their money in their early to mid twenties. The salary cap isn't changing dramatically, the way it is split up is just changing fast. You can get a 32 year old veteran who still produces for pennies on the dollar now and those used to be the expensive guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Being paid more than Point and has the same QO. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, HKSR said: All I can say is that this deal shows how well GMJB did on the deal for Brock. The best part is Boeser has two RFA years left after his deal expires. He can't just take the high QO, play the year out and walk like Tkachuk will do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 48 minutes ago, drummerboy said: Sucks for the flames. Great for Tkachuk. I love this kid. Big mean POS that can put up the points. Im still pretty sour the flames got this kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Fanuck said: Teams can simply walk away from the QO and inform the league they won't be tendering one. A shrewd GM who knows he made a mistake on a RFA would likely be better off unloading the kid in the final year of the bridge deal - even if it's a lowball return it's better than walking away for nothing imo. Thanks for the heads up. So they do have an out, outside of arbitration of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, Boone Jenner said: I completely agree, he and Gudreau seem like the players with the least amount of loyalty to that franchise. Qu'est-ce que c'est? Gaudreau has been with the team since he was drafted. He didn't sign any offer sheet. He stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 27 minutes ago, D-Money said: Young impact players aren't getting paid less (percentage of cap wise) than they were in years past. They are just becoming impact players younger than ever, and as such expect to get paid for how they play, not preconceived notions of what they deserve because of their age. I didn't mention anything about this player's age. To me it's irrelevant what their age is - I was more commenting on the fact that the average salary in the league is escalating at a rate not comparable to league revenues. GM's/Owners/Agents/Players will not have access to the kind of money that comes along with expansion indefinitely and there's absolutely no guarantee that the next US TV contract will be the Holy Grail of revenue that some think it will be. 17 minutes ago, Provost said: The salary cap isn't changing dramatically, the way it is split up is just changing fast. You can get a 32 year old veteran who still produces for pennies on the dollar now and those used to be the expensive guys. I agree with this. The league is trending towards a have/have not type of roster situation where you will be able to have 4-5 guys on your team earning huge percentages of your team's cap and the rest will be low-end/league minimum earners. If we look at our own team for example - it doesn't take much, the way things are trending, to envision a situation where we can afford to pay EP/BoHo/Brock/Hughes/Goalie and then have a bunch of plugs surrounding them because there's nothing left for the mid-priced players. Can you imagine what things would be like if entry level contracts weren't already written into the CBA - there's a realistic chance we wouldn't have EP or Brock on the team - they'd already be priced out of our budget/salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Thanks for the heads up. So they do have an out, outside of arbitration of course Yes, there are 'outs' built into the system. To my knowledge, GM's can even walk away from arbitration rulings - but the player immediately becomes a UFA is my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dazzle said: Qu'est-ce que c'est? Gaudreau has been with the team since he was drafted. He didn't sign any offer sheet. He stayed. I believe Johnny (like Boeser) was a 10.2.C RFA and was not eligible for offer sheets FWIW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Squamfan said: I’m still hopeful that Olli turns out. But I’ll always hate that we picked him over Tkachuk. Even if Olli turns out great, it’s super doubtful he will be as valuable as Matt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philthy Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, Dazzle said: Qu'est-ce que c'est? Gaudreau has been with the team since he was drafted. He didn't sign any offer sheet. He stayed. I'm aware of that, his desire to play in Philly hasn't changed though. 2.5 years left on that deal.. They'll have him and Tkachuk to resign.by the end of this. 9 mil qualifying for Tkachuk, Gaudreau due for a huge raise and a free agent, pick your poison. https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/the700level/johnny-gaudreau-would-love-play-flyers-career-ends 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, drummerboy said: I’m still hopeful that Olli turns out. But I’ll always hate that we picked him over Tkachuk. Even if Olli turns out great, it’s super doubtful he will be as valuable as Matt. I’m still fine with the Juolevi pick. You can’t foresee injuries, and with the high emphasis on character this management group has I’m not surprised they passed over Tkachuk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 37 minutes ago, drummerboy said: I’m still hopeful that Olli turns out. But I’ll always hate that we picked him over Tkachuk. Even if Olli turns out great, it’s super doubtful he will be as valuable as Matt. How I've come to terms with this is: 1. We haven't seen if Juolevi is gonna turn into that solid Top 4 defenceman yet. There's still hope there. 2. If we took Tkachuk, we may not have finished low enough in the standings to have selected EP40. I'll take Juolevi 10 times out of 10 if it meant we ended up with EP40. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, HKSR said: We'll see... Tkachuk's first 2 full seasons compared to Brock's first 2 full seasons shows that Brock is not far off... I'll give Tkachuk a slight edge due to age and toughness on the ice, but put Brock on a line with Johnny and Sean in their prime, and we'd probably see even a bigger gap offensively from Brock. Anyways, I just don't think Tkachuk is $1M+ per season difference in a bridge contract. Especially with a $9M QO final season on the contract as well. Tkachuk doesnt play with either of those players. He originally started on the 3rd line and worked his way up to the 2nd line. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Benning defining the league meta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, HKSR said: We'll see... Tkachuk's first 2 full seasons compared to Brock's first 2 full seasons shows that Brock is not far off... I'll give Tkachuk a slight edge due to age and toughness on the ice, but put Brock on a line with Johnny and Sean in their prime, and we'd probably see even a bigger gap offensively from Brock. Anyways, I just don't think Tkachuk is $1M+ per season difference in a bridge contract. Especially with a $9M QO final season on the contract as well. If I recall correctly Tkachuk played with Backlund and Frolik. Stick him with Petey and, well. Doesn’t matter now. I don’t think drafting Tkachuk would have meant we don’t get Petey either. But what’s done is done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Bridge contracts are becoming trendy again. Thank Christ. Lol @ Toronto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Canucks Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Tkachuk is trash, just like the lames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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