-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 News Release: Senators re-sign defenceman Patrick Wiercioch to a three-year contract: OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today that the club has re-signed defenceman Patrick Wiercioch to a three-year contract. Wiercioch, 22, appeared in 42 of Ottawa’s 48 regular-season games in 2012-13, registering a career high with 19 points (five goals, 14 assists), a plus-nine rating and 39 penalty minutes, while leading team defencemen with three power-play markers. His plus-nine rating also led team defenceman and saw him finish the season tied for the overall team lead. He ranked second among National Hockey League rookie defencemen (and ninth among all league rookies) in scoring. A native of Burnaby, B.C., Wiercioch was recalled by the Senators from the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, where he began last season ahead of the abbreviated NHL campaign. He remained with Ottawa for the duration of the season after having recorded 19 points (10 goals, nine assists), a plus-10 rating and 22 penalty minutes in 33 regular-season AHL contests. In 50 career NHL games, Wiercioch has recorded 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) and 43 penalty minutes. A member of the B-Sens team that captured the Calder Cup following the 2010-11 season, he has registered 57 points (18 goals, 39 assists) over 156 career AHL contests, all of which have occurred as a member of the B-Sens. Wiercioch was Ottawa’s second-round selection (42nd overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft. http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678637 (3 years, $2M AAV) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 News 1130 are tweeting he'd be a good comparable to Tanev and what his camp should be looking at when negotiating a deal. Not sure how they got to that, since Weircioch had more than twice the points and twice the hits last year. Tanev's better defensively and probably has a higher hockey IQ but offensive ability is always rewarded with higher contract dollars. Decent signing for the Senators though, where if he can get past any defensive issues then he'll be productive for their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 ya I hope tanev doesnt get this much. A bridge 2 year deal for tanev worth 1.25 next year and 1.75 the following year is what id do. 1.5m cap hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 News 1130 are tweeting he'd be a good comparable to Tanev and what his camp should be looking at when negotiating a deal. Not sure how they got to that, since Weircioch had more than twice the points and twice the hits last year. Tanev's better defensively and probably has a higher hockey IQ but offensive ability is always rewarded with higher contract dollars. Decent signing for the Senators though, where if he can get past any defensive issues then he'll be productive for their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Maybe not what they meant, but he could be used as comparison that if Tanev is looking for a 2m contract, then he's not worth that given Wiercioch's contract. 1.25-1.5m per year should suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocklovich Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I like tanev and dont want to see him leave but 2m is pretty hefty for a decent, albeit, undersized defensive dman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocklovich Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Double post my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 good signing ..nice price if he keeps things going ....35-40 points player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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