WEVEGOTMOTTE Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Give his agent credit. Way to get him top dollar. Also leaves the door open for a Pettersson and Rathbone for Jack and Luke Hughes:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, RakuRaku said: LOL... he's done jack shet in the NHL compared to Quinn but he's getting paid more... maybe he's got the face to sell products in New Jersey?? I'm not sure how the current salary cap can be sustaninable when teams just throw $$$ around like that.... while decent veterans who can put up 25-40 pts have to settle for $850k - $2M.... considering you win Cups with veteran teams, this trend is surreal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 The Devils out-Hughesed Benning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I immediately thought of other 1st OA picks that started out decently well and fizzled out as years went by... Nail Yakupov came to mind right away... Googled him and it's almost like he heard about this signing and thought to himself... "WTF?" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Lol. The signing is going to look bad unless Jack turns it up a notch. Plus he's only played 2 games this season cuz he's injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 GM's in this league have been paying players for 'potential' for years, and getting burned because of it - seems like this isn't going to change anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Very few times does locking down your young star players for 8 years come back to bite you, great signing. Too bad our guys didnt want to commit to 8 years, though i can see why now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, Patel Bure said: Jack earning more than Quinn = I can't help but laugh. Biggest joke of the day. This cracked me up too. Hughes deal is looking better and better, Quinn Hughes I mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: Very few times does locking down your young star players for 8 years come back to bite you, great signing. Too bad our guys didnt want to commit to 8 years, though i can see why now. and I can see why the Canucks didn't want to commit to Petey for 8 years at this point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 37 minutes ago, King Heffy said: High risk, high reward. Will either be a bargain or an albatross by the end of the deal. It doesn’t seem like they have left much room for the “high reward” part. Maybe if things go really well he could be worth a little more in the back half of the deal due to inflation. Spending $3-4 million extra a year for the early years doesn’t seem worth saving $1-2 million for the last half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Provost said: It doesn’t seem like they have left much room for the “high reward” part. Maybe if things go really well he could be worth a little more in the back half of the deal due to inflation. Spending $3-4 million extra a year for the early years doesn’t seem worth saving $1-2 million for the last half. I think a good comparable will be Marner for Hughes, so it could be worse. The last three years of this deal will be a huge bargain and if they build their team properly they will have a window to compete in those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Provost said: It doesn’t seem like they have left much room for the “high reward” part. Maybe if things go really well he could be worth a little more in the back half of the deal due to inflation. Spending $3-4 million extra a year for the early years doesn’t seem worth saving $1-2 million for the last half. I agree, that's probably their line of thinking though. I personally wouldn't have signed the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Yikes!!! What happened to the days of kids signing bridge contracts and proving themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 He is not a driver, he is a passenger. he will be a decent complimentary player in his career but never a guy worth THAt for his first big paycheque. RNH light at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: Very few times does locking down your young star players for 8 years come back to bite you, great signing. Too bad our guys didnt want to commit to 8 years, though i can see why now. Salary cap compliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, higgyfan said: Salary cap compliance. Sadly, a lot of fans don't let the facts get in the way of their rant. No matter how many times they are told, a lot of people just will not change. Edited November 30, 2021 by gurn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Penskih said: 31 points last year and now signed 8X8. A little early for that, no? They must really believe in him It’s a gamble that’s for sure. Opportunity to be a value deal but still this kinda money for him seems a little premature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Wow, makes Quinn's contract look so much better. Although I'm disappointed we won't be able to get him in free agency--at least not for a long time--this is too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Makes me wonder if NJ will try to offer lots to get QH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, hammertime said: Yikes!!! What happened to the days of kids signing bridge contracts and proving themselves. You have that choice or you can gamble on them early to try and get more value later I guess. I don’t really like it from an athletes sport psychology perspective though. kids gonna get the most money 1st year of contract and it declines each year. For 8 frickin years his salary declines and each year that money is worth less. I just don’t like it I guess from a motivational / psychological aspect but hey we sign our kids on overly fair bridge deals and they crap the bed ahem brock COUGH PETEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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