Another team would have two seasons to convince him and teams like the Flyers pay.
P.K. Subban
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Another team would have two seasons to convince him and teams like the Flyers pay.
Trading in conference no chance
lecoqsportif
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Yep. Agree.
Two teams creates competitive tension. Three would create an outright bidding war.
Signing him is still the preferred option for now, but a trade cannot be taken off the table.
what shit for brains doesnt realize is we arent the Rangers, Yankees, or any other big team that attracts free agents regardless of how much money you throw at him .
We finally have a legit star wanting to stay and thrives in this city unlike most who fold like a suitcase under pressure and AHOLE goes to arbitration , there is no one like him in this league and we fk it up .
How the hell does dickhead think PK is going to accept around the 7 mil mark when you just gave a soon to be 36 year old in decline and has no future with us 5.75 without blinking an eye
This is utterly pathetic folks.
Habsy
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PK is not innocent in this in the least. He's looking to cash in hard. It can be speculated that the bridge deal forced down his throat is the reason but for whatever the real reason is, he's playing serious hardball with the Habs and MB didn't expect it.
One thing though, PK strikes me as the type of character that can overlook all the negativity in the negotiating process and still sign long-term.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
So you say I'm wrong then say something that I've already said. Interesting.
BTW, speaking of wrong, how is that 11th hour deal doing anyway? PK sign on the courthouse steps? I should probably ask if he signed in the hotel lobby?
hockeylover
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Probably wouldn't have said it in those words exactly, but I agree with your premise entirely. You've got a young star who wants to be in Montreal by all accounts. If you're gonna give a player a bridge contract, you're basically challenging them to prove they're worth a big paycheck with the understanding you'll pay up if the player does. I would've come to the table with a big offer to begin negotiations as a sign of good faith.
Well that's why you'd trade him as soon as you know that you can sign him long term. Every team in the league would kill to have PK for 2 years with the possibility of signing him long term.
Sal_Butera
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U also allow the other team the right to negotiate an extension, that way, u will get a solid return.
hockeylover
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Is this really true? It sounds like his camp is in the ballpark of what we thought he'd ask for and the Habs less.
wiseguy1
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"It is not the sort of strategy that everyone could comfortably employ, but if there’s anyone that can handle this it’s Subban"
Subban is cocky enough to believe he can have another stellar season and up the ante. That's all that is going on here, I wouldn't worry too much.
good point but this is not the guy you piss off . You can play hardball with other players on this team that can be replaced not this once a generational guy that falls on our lap at pick #43
Give him the extra 2 mil who gives a shit , you save on others , but clearing using Price as the example of a deal after a bridge deal blew up in his face cause next year is worse when his qualifier starts at this years number , and if he plays even better and wins another Norris then shit for brains is doomed .
That could backfire... if PK tells said team that he's going to free agency then his value drops.
hockeylover
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I guess I wouldn't tend to call any player who disagrees with the price a GM is offering him "playing hardball" when the price is, IMO, unreasonable. If you still want to call it that though - rightfully so then. He's worth more than low to mid 7s on a long term deal.
The organization both ancien and present regime has screwed up the PK file.
Didn't defend him when rest of league Don Cherry Mike Richards et al crapped on him.
Rammed a bridge deal up his ass when similar players got long term deals in the rest of the league.
Didnt support him when shit on for Olympica.
Benched him for no reason.
No low fives
Even on 24CH he was always shit on by coaches.
Lowballing at arb. Please over a million less than Snarlsson?
It has bitten org in the ass.
Didn't defend him when rest of league Don Cherry Mike Richards et al crapped on him.
Rammed a bridge deal up his ass when similar players got long term deals in the rest of the league.
Didnt support him when shit on for Olympica.
Benched him for no reason.
No low fives
Even on 24CH he was always shit on by coaches.
Lowballing at arb. Please over a million less than Snarlsson?
It has bitten org in the ass.
I'll admit that I was dead wrong. I was willing to bet... and give odds that he'd have signed a 7 or 8 year deal before the hearing... and at worst before the decision. It appears I was wrong in a big way.
I just really could not comprehend the idea that MB would be stupid enough to let this happen. I suppose it's possible that PK was asking for $10+ million... and if that's the case I'll cut MB some slack. I just doubt PK was asking that much. I'm pretty sure 8x$8.5 or even $9m would have got this done. If so, it's unforgivable that the GM allowed this to happen.
I read we only offered 5 years 36 million 6 7 7 8 8. Seems like a crappy offer.
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