That term is funnier to me than it should be. That's "four firsts" territory, right?
- buffalofan19

2 1sts a second and third

I see crappy Botterill is as bad as glasses trading picks away for crappy players

Yikes.

That's an expensive year.
- thatsapickle

Got the devils to the cap floor and it's only one year, so not bad

Whats the play here? Tell Carolina to match and make a great trade offer?
- Lilroot9

I don't see how they don't match that

So a first line winger
For
2nd, failing prospect and a cap dump?
- ImThatGuy

Toffoli is more of a 2nd liner winger, put can work here as a first liner due to Eichel and Skinner being his linemates. He is also pending UFA, so he he is just a rental.

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Habs have offer sheeted Sebastian Aho
- Stripes77

Oh did I win a prize ?

There will be 2 more

That term is funnier to me than it should be. That's "four firsts" territory, right?
- buffalofan19

nope...1st, 2nd, 3rd

I don't see how they don't match that
- Stripes77

And that's the real problem with offer sheets. Aho also has to accept.

Whats the play here? Tell Carolina to match and make a great trade offer?
- Lilroot9

That is only a 1st, 2nd and 3rd pick if Carolina does not match. So if the price is too much for them, make a great trade offer.

2 1sts a second and third
- Stripes77

$8.454M is just under that threshold

nope...1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Michael Pachla

We do not have a 3rd for 2020 and 2021. I would be all over offering max AAV in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd range.

Wow that offer sheet is weak the Carolina hurricanes are going to match that easily

Next

I don't see how they don't match that
- Stripes77

They missed out on dutchy. Had to show the fans they're doing something. Plus a modest offer "shows" the NHLPA that the GMs aren't colluding (which they are)

$8.454M is just under that threshold
- Michael Pachla

You're right.

https://www.pensionplanpu...t-rantanen-but-not-marner

That is only a 1st, 2nd and 3rd pick if Carolina does not match. So if the price is too much for them, make a great trade offer.
- Lilroot9

2 1sts a 2nd and 3rd its the lowest point of that

They could have gone up to $10 million and still only had to give up 2 1sts a 2nd and 3rd

I don't see how they don't match that
- Stripes77

for all the muscle bergevin likes to show, he has no real balls...they'll match...

if he really wanted aho he'd have gone to $10+M

Wow

That is only 1 st a 2nd and a 3rd

Too bad the Sabres didn't have a 3rd

But wow

nope...1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Michael Pachla

Pretty sure we heard you on the conference today, right?

2 1sts a 2nd and 3rd its the lowest point of that

They could have gone up to $10 million and still only had to give up 2 1sts a 2nd and 3rd
- Stripes77

$6,341,153 - $8,454,871
1 First Round Pick
1 Second Round Pick
1 Third Round Pick

for all the muscle bergevin likes to show, he has no real balls...they'll match...

if he really wanted aho he'd have gone to $10+M
- Michael Pachla

This is why I roll my eyes at how hard the likes of Jeremy White and Schopp bang the offer sheet drum. If Aho accepts, Montreal simply did Carolina's negotiating for them, nothing more.

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Breakdown of Aho offer sheet: $11.3M SB plus 700k salary in Year 1; $9.87M SB plus 700k salary in Year 2; $6.95 SB plus 750k salary in Year 3; $5.25 SB plus $750k in each of Year 4 and Year 5


Actually I don't know if Carolina matches

The Habs did a good job of front loading in signing bonuses

Cash heavy in the first two years

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Even if Carolina matches Aho walks to UFA at 26

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Breakdown of Aho offer sheet: $11.3M SB plus 700k salary in Year 1; $9.87M SB plus 700k salary in Year 2; $6.95 SB plus 750k salary in Year 3; $5.25 SB plus $750k in each of Year 4 and Year 5


Actually I don't know if Carolina matches

The Habs did a good job of front loading in signing bonuses

Cash heavy in the first two years
- Stripes77

The hurricanes new owner is loaded. He just bought and destroyed a football league

Wow

That is only 1 st a 2nd and a 3rd

Too bad the Sabres didn't have a 3rd

But wow
- Stripes77

they don't have a third again next year which means the only real avenue is 4 first-rounders, which probably won't happen

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Breakdown of Aho offer sheet: $11.3M SB plus 700k salary in Year 1; $9.87M SB plus 700k salary in Year 2; $6.95 SB plus 750k salary in Year 3; $5.25 SB plus $750k in each of Year 4 and Year 5


Actually I don't know if Carolina matches

The Habs did a good job of front loading in signing bonuses

Cash heavy in the first two years
- Stripes77

Given the compensation that they get instead (not much, if you think about it), I think they figure out a way to match.