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Forum: NHL Signings30 sept. 2023 à 3 h 58
Sujet: Minnesota Wild signed Marcus Foligno (4 Years / $4,000,000 AAV)
Yes, 4m for four years is risky.

However, I think Foligno brings a lot more to the table than just grit. He is a leader and motivator and well respected in the locker room.

With Rossi moving up the depth chart Foligno might end up playing with Ek again. The GREEF line was one of the best defensive lines in the NHL the year before last year. Greenway can easily be replaced by someone else.

Foligno was injured for most of last year and seems fit in training camp. In the worst case he will end up in LTIR towards the end of the contract.

With the salary cap increasing and the penalties coming off the books the overall risk is not as big as people are saying. The Wild will have plenty of prospects on ELC or bridge deals meaning that spending 4m in a role player with grit and offensive upside is affordable.

In a time in which raw skill is as high as it is now in the league players that not only bring physicality will be valued. Just consider how much Tampa gave up for Jaenott.
Forum: NHL Signings29 sept. 2023 à 14 h 12
Sujet: Minnesota Wild signed Mats Zuccarello (2 Years / $4,125,000 AAV)
He will be 37 when the contract kicks in.

It is difficult to come up with comparable contracts, because there aren't that many forwards who sign at that age. There are quite a few forwards who sign contracts somewhere around age 34-35, but it seems like there is a huge difference in risk between a 34 year old and a 37 year old with how likely it would be that a player might decline between the ages of 34-38.

It is similar to what Pavelski got if you combine his previous two 1 year contracts and average out the AAV.

I think it is more likely that the Wild might regret the second year on this contract, but at the same time there is the human element. Zuccarello is a veteran player who over the last few years has played above his cap hit. If he is important to their room, I can see how they might have been motivated to get it done and avoid the implications of booting out a well-liked core veteran.

I don't think he should have gotten 2 years in this scenario, but I can see why they might have done it. Year-to-year is always better for veterans at that age, where they can fall off a cliff at any moment. If he were a few years younger, 2-3 years would be fine.
Forum: NHL Trades6 août 2023 à 11 h 49
Sujet: (PIT/MTL/SJS) - Granlund, Rutta, Petry, DeSmith, Légaré, 2024 1st (PIT), 2025 2nd (PIT) for Pitlick, Hoffman for Karlsson, Hamaliuk, 2026 3rd (SJS)
I cannot understand this trade for the life of me. I get Pittsburgh wants to compete with their window rapidly closing, but this is going to get bad quick. The money San Jose retained on EK65 is the same amount that Pittsburgh retained on Petry, so thats a wash. The Pens really didnt have to give up a whole bunch, but I just cant see EK65 repeating his 22 / 23 season. Pittsburgh obviously wins in the now, but that contract is going to SUCK in a year or two.

Don't get me wrong, I am excited to watch Karlsson with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang based on nostalgia alone, but I dont think this was good for either team. Especially San Jose lol. Somehow the Habs came out really well here, not sure how Hughes managed to pull that one off