NewbieCanuckFan Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Coconuts said: You've got to wonder if just the act of a GM trying to poach a player with an offer sheet opens the door to more of this happening going forward. It's been considered taboo for years but there's been more chatter about it the last year in regards to how GM's and teams have to do everything they can to be competitive. As I said before, it’s actually more Machivalian (sp?) than that. Habs didn’t give a huge offer sheet as their (my opinion) main goal is to take out one of their competition by forcing them to match such a heavily front end / bonus laden deal. Other team isn’t a cap floor team but still a team that due to smaller revenues will have a tough time managing budget when they match. Habs win no matter what. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 8 hours ago, WHL rocks said: Fake news I don't care who the source is no freaking way any team offer sheets Aho and they don't know it gets matched. Nonsense from supposed insider. No one who knows hockey believes this nonsense click bait fake news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 8 hours ago, WHL rocks said: Fake news I don't care who the source is no freaking way any team offer sheets Aho and they don't know it gets matched. Nonsense from supposed insider. No one who knows hockey believes this nonsense click bait fake news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Offer sheets are fun, interesting to see this play out. Aho is a very good player and is worth the offer sheet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, inane said: Did CAR anounce they won't match ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 minute ago, WHL rocks said: Did CAR anounce they won't match ? Habs should have offered 12 to Marner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, inane said: Did CAR anounce they won't match? Bergevin was on tv saying these always get matched...he knows car will match. It's thinking ahead. Aho wants to play in MTL. In 5 yrs he'll be UFA at 26 yrs old and sign with habs Edited July 2, 2019 by WHL rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Buzzsaw* Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 This would be the biggest news of Free Agency... bigger than Panerin. If Montreal can acquire Aho, would be huge for the Canadians... he is a real talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KariyaSakicAnderson Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Did CAR anounce they won't match? Bergevin was on tv saying these always get matched...he knows car will match. It's thinking ahead. Aho wants to play in MTL. In 5 yrs he'll be UFA at 26 yrs old and sign with habs Most of these do get signed, Nashville also matched that front loaded offer to Shea Weber by Philadelphia all those years ago. At that time, they were also thought of as a smallish market team that didn't have the money to pay for all of those upfront bonuses. The best part is what you mentioned last, and why many people are wondering why Aho would sign a contract deemed low, he is now 21 in 5 years he will be 26 and Ufa. He knows he will get paid and max his overall income. Smart move by Montreal and smart on Aho to get what he wanted, this is better than 9.5 to 11.5 at 8 yrs for him. Edited July 2, 2019 by KariyaSakicAnderson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspie Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Did CAR anounce they won't match ? I believe they have 7 days to respond and considering MTL is held up by this deal they won’t be able to find another scoring on the market until the know If Carolina resigns Aho or not. I’d imagine they’re not happy about it and they’ve already stated they will match any offer sheet so they may just sit on their decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 3 hours ago, WHL rocks said: Did CAR anounce they won't match ? Car GM eluded that they would match but not right away. They want to screw Montreal from being able to sign any other free agents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noseforthenet Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 If I'm Carolina, I pick up the phone and say "We're matching this, but if you come up with a better trade offer in the next week, we'll consider it." The value of losing Aho for that is not great. Also, not sure I'd want the player playing for my team if he doesn't wanna be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpluto96 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Whether it's done frequently or not, whether it ruins the brotherhood of GM's or not, this is a good play from Montreal. It hits the weak spots for their division rival and sets it up for UFA by 26 of a key player. No way Caronlina would go 5 years if they negotiated the contract with Aho without this offer sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete13 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 12 hours ago, canuck73_3 said: Bergevin dropping bombs He has the guns for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Noseforthenet said: If I'm Carolina, I pick up the phone and say "We're matching this, but if you come up with a better trade offer in the next week, we'll consider it." The value of losing Aho for that is not great. Also, not sure I'd want the player playing for my team if he doesn't wanna be there. If Carolina matches they can't trade him for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 6 hours ago, PistolPete13 said: He has the guns for it. Wow, he is pretty jacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 15 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: As I said before, it’s actually more Machivalian (sp?) than that. Habs didn’t give a huge offer sheet as their (my opinion) main goal is to take out one of their competition by forcing them to match such a heavily front end / bonus laden deal. Other team isn’t a cap floor team but still a team that due to smaller revenues will have a tough time managing budget when they match. Habs win no matter what. Their owner to threw away 250 million like it was nothing and the Habs think he won't match an offer sheet where they have to pay 20m upfront in bonuses... okay, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, peaches5 said: Their owner to threw away 250 million like it was nothing and the Habs think he won't match an offer sheet where they have to pay 20m upfront in bonuses... okay, lol. You talking about the football league he was/ is involved with? Unless I’m mistaken, he never actually invested 250 million but setup lines of credit so he could borrow up to 250 million. I think the amount he ended up kicking in was much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, peaches5 said: Their owner to threw away 250 million like it was nothing and the Habs think he won't match an offer sheet where they have to pay 20m upfront in bonuses... okay, lol. There goes an entire decade of their playoff revenue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 17 hours ago, Horvat is a Boss said: Are you saying you would be fine with the Hurricanes letting Aho go for a 1st, 2nd and a 3rd? I wasn't asked that question. The answer is no I would not be fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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