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Re: Draisaitl Deal [message #837514 is a reply to message #837513 ]	Sat, 10 August 2024 13:48

Kr55
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Jay wrote on Sat, 10 August 2024 08:40

Kr55 wrote on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:25

Adam wrote on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:10

It doesn't appear that this was as close to done as was reported...

Hopefully we hear something soon. The longer it goes, the more I worry. This should be a relatively easy negotiation if he wants to stay, other than just where the final number falls.

The "others doing the same" piece for a discount is probably tough to work out. Do they think Bouch should be leaving something on the table for his first real big payday? While nurse, McDavid, drai all got a fat contract already? Hope that isn't a point of contention. There isn't really anyone else pending where you could be pushing a meaningful discount.

Best case McDavid and Drain both sign very similar deals like Toews and Kane did back in the day. McDavid with the gentleman's handshake with his old agent for something that will be signed July 1st next year. Bouch has ever right to wait things out. Not hos fault Holland never cared to even explore a long term deal and blew all the cap space to make it impossible.

It's the Nurse contract that's such a killer. Obviously 2 understands how important 97 and 29 are and what their value is. But how do you convince him to sign long term making less than a guy who's basically unplayable in the NHL without a babysitter? The answer is probably that you can't.

I wouldn't expect him to. We are probably gonna get 2 years of 9M+ quality play from Bouch now for 3.9M, and it's just our orgs fault we couldn't even explore signing him long term before because the cap space was never there due to bad management.

Hope no one is honestly expecting him to take a discount when McDavid, Drai and Nurse are all pushing $100M+ of earnings locked in already. McDavid and drai looking at the $150-200M+ level right now.

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Draisaitl Deal	By: Adam on Tue, 30 July 2024 23:06
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: inverno76 on Fri, 02 August 2024 09:25
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Adam on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:10
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:25
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Jay on Sat, 10 August 2024 08:40
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Kr55 on Sat, 10 August 2024 13:48
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: inverno76 on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:47
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Skookum Jim on Sat, 31 August 2024 14:30
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Kr55 on Sat, 31 August 2024 15:49
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Skookum Jim on Sat, 31 August 2024 19:06
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Skookum Jim on Sat, 31 August 2024 19:10
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Skookum Jim on Sun, 01 September 2024 13:15
Re: Draisaitl Deal	By: Skookum Jim on Mon, 02 September 2024 15:15

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