JohnnyHolmes
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Yeah he will. I'd be more concerned with Ryan's desire to stay.
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Yeah he will. I'd be more concerned with Ryan's desire to stay.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Why wouldn't he want 8 years? He's going to be looking at something a step down from Kessel's deal. 7.25 x 8
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
I'd be surprised if he didn't test the market. He hasn't been in Ottawa long enough to develop a love affair with the city, and if they miss the playoffs, he could be tempted to head elsewhere for a more competitive club. On top of that, huge cap increase coming, so a lot of teams could be in the market for a player like Ryan.
hockeylover
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LeafGm
Well-known member
Why wouldn't he? It's not like he has any special ties to the city of Ottawa or loyalty to the Senators organization. And he knows that if the Sens won't give him eight years, he just has to play through until the end of next season and he'll get it from somebody.
Eesh... that was really dirty. Not sure how hard the contact was... but it was dirty nonetheless.
JaysCyYoung
Legend
That's a five to six gamer if there ever was one. Intentional with forethought and malice.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
That absolutely has to be suspendable. He did everything that Sens fans were screaming about Kadri doing to Backstrom...except Cowen had full control and clear intent.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
It won't be a step down. Inflation and higher cap will mean he'll want about the same. The real question is will he want to actually stay in Ottawa for 8 years?
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
And I lose Datsyuk too.
I am a firm believer that suspensions, arising from clear intent to injure, should be the length that the injured player is out plus 1 game. You want to take the cheapshots out of the game? That's how you do it. Knock a guy out for 25 games? See how you like sitting out 26.
I am a firm believer that suspensions, arising from clear intent to injure, should be the length that the injured player is out plus 1 game. You want to take the cheapshots out of the game? That's how you do it. Knock a guy out for 25 games? See how you like sitting out 26.
Volcanologist
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They face the same situation we did with Kessel. If the Leafs didn't turn things around and look like they were going in a positive direction last season, Kessel probably decides to test the market and gets traded instead of committing longterm in Toronto.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Could be a really, really interested free agent period this summer with a ton of cap space opening up and a bunch of big/quality names currently unsigned
Gaborik
Thornton
Ryan
Phaneuf
Marleau
Lundqvist
Boyle
Miller
Iginla
Cammalleri
Vanek
Stastny
Markov
Legwand
Callahan
Steen
Moulson
Vrbata
Gaborik
Thornton
Ryan
Phaneuf
Marleau
Lundqvist
Boyle
Miller
Iginla
Cammalleri
Vanek
Stastny
Markov
Legwand
Callahan
Steen
Moulson
Vrbata
corksens
Legend
corksens
Legend
I think they'll get him signed - he seems to like the city but more importantly, he likes the spotlight.
Hopefully the Sens make a hard pitch come June.
corksens
Legend
He can't get 8 years from anyone else.
Only the team a player is currently on can give 8 year deals. Right?
corksens
Legend
I would say he could get a game or two.
But as Johnny mentioned, Sidenberg did the same thing to Ryan and didn't even get a fine.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Karlsson was a RFA, he took a 6 year deal because it walked him right up to his UFA years. Ryan is an impending UFA, with this being his last big change to cash in on as much guaranteed money as possible, in a market loaded with teams who will be flush with cap space.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
They won't be able to get him signed on a bargain contract. If they do, they'll have to break out the big boy money.