 | Opinion/Speculation: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 |
 reinjosh writes "Every year since the lockout when Philly GM Bobby Clarke sent an offer sheet to Vancouver's Ryan Kessler there has been speculation on who is going to be signed to an offer sheet, which team is going to be forced to overpay for a restricted free agent.
Two years ago we saw Kevin Lowe attempt to sign vanek to a huge 43.6 million dollar 6 year deal (matched by the sabres and ruff was clearly pissed off) and pulled of the dustin penner signing from anaheim (which brian burke repeatedly got pissed off about to the media). This summer we saw Vancouver strike st. louis with an offer sheet to david backes (st. louis matched it) and then st. louis sent one back for steve bernier but after this there was no other activity.
this summer marks the first real possibility off more than one player getting signed succesfully to an offer sheet from one team to another.
At the end of the season there are 3 teams that are under tight cap restrictions and with the possibilty of the cap either only marginally rising or even falling these three teams could have a hard time keeping there RFA's on their team.
a quick note - this is providing the cap does not move up or down, which many hockey analysts claim is almost guarented to happen. this is also assuming a standard 22 - 23 man team
1. - Tampa Bay - THis summer the new owners forked over loads of money to try and make there team better right away but they may have handicapped themselves in the future.
At the end of the season (barring any trades and any signings of course) the lightning have 43.6 million dollars commited to 14 players. This leaves only 13 million dollars to sign 8 players (providing the cap dosent go up which is very likely), If Lukas Krajicek or Jussi Jokinen get an offer sheet the Lightning might have to let them go if it is any higher than a 3 3 or 4 million.
2. Pittsburgh - WIth the pens signing Malkin, Crosby, Whitney and Fleury to long term extensions as well as having Orpik and Gonchar to multi million dollar deals this team could be hard pressed to keep Staal or Goligolski
The Penguins have 41.3 Million dollars commited to 11 players next season and only have 15.4 million to sign 11 (or 12 ) players. If Staal gets an offer sheet of 4 - 5 million the penguins may be forced to let him go if they want to stay competitive. Sma egoes for goligoski if he gets a 3 or 4 million dollar deal.
3. New York - This team went and overpaid for naslund and redden this summer and may pay for it next summer. The Rangers have Gomez, Drury, Rozisval, Redden and Lundqvist signed to deals worth 4 million or more.
All together the rangers have 40.2 million dollars commited to only 9 players.
This leaves the Rangers only 16.5 million to sign 13 players. Many teams could see this and may attempt to sign Zherdev or Dubinsky of there production stays up to deals worht upwards of 4 or 5 million dollars. THis could speel troublr for the rangers and they would be
forced to let one of them or both of them go.
This summer could be an interesting one for many fans as they may for the first time see the true fear of offer sheets many teams fear.
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by mojo19 on Wednesday, October 29
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Kevin Lowe did it a couple years ago but no one made any big offers last year, i think the biggest was Bernier? Even though everyone was speculating on big names, its probably not gonna happen |
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by offside12 on Wednesday, October 29
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Here's something I've been wondering. I know its a dink move but its still an option. So the leafs have 7 million in cap room left open and if they trade away their bigger name guys they'll have more, right? so what would happen if the leafs went after the rfas on some of the teams with out wiggle room and offered them huge one year deals and then signed them to smaller extensions for a multi year contract after? they could offer staal a 6 million one year deal and then if they get him, try and get him to sign a multi year extension for around 4.. ho would that be? same with any others.. good or bad? |
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by Kramer on Wednesday, October 29
(User Info | Send a Message) | The Leafs listened to me for a change. They drugged Brodeur and then scored 6 goals on him. The Leafs need to have a mickey ready before every game and then slip it into the goalie's water bottle when they head for a pee.
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by Viceroy on Thursday, October 30
(User Info | Send a Message) | Actually there's good chances the cap will be going down next year. The CDN currency has taken a plunge and that means league revenues will take a hit. Some teams with a lot of salary tied up for next year might find it hard to sign their UFA's and RFA's.
The Habs OTOH have plenty of cap space next year and I'd love for them to take a run at Jordan Staal next year. Howsabout a 8yr/40mil contract sound? |
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by Kramer on Thursday, October 30
(User Info | Send a Message) | There's no fights no more. Something needs to be done about this. There should be at least one major bench clearing brawl per week. Now we barely see any fights at all. I'm not happy one bit.
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by hockeyhead (LucicCrew@HubHockey.com) on Thursday, October 30
(User Info | Send a Message) | | boston's phil kessel.
he has shown he can play two ways since the benching in the playoffs last season.
he has seen time on the PK and power play.
he has great speed, moves and shot.
a threat on the penalty shot.
hopfully the bruins sign him but who knows what will happen. |
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by ranger_fan on Thursday, October 30
(User Info | Send a Message) | Honestly I love Zherdev and Dubinsky but they aren't yet worth that much money. I'd gladly take the compensation and let Korpikoski and Anisimov play
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by shine_bulge_twine on Thursday, October 30
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Only question I have for HTR, why Gaborik not Ovechkin?
AO embodies what hockey is all about. |
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by repetitivnegativ on Friday, October 31
(User Info | Send a Message) | All of those draft picks you must give up (depending on the price of the contract) are much too valuable in today's market for most sane GM's to throw around offer sheets to young players who aren't (yet, necessarily) worth the money they are signing for.
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Re: Likely Offer Sheets in 2009 (Score: 1)
by cam7777 on Friday, October 31
(User Info | Send a Message) | So apparently Fletcher and Gainey were the most interested GM's in regards to acquiring Ilya Kovalchuk.
What would Atlanta be looking for that the Leafs would have though?
(I only ignore the Montreal possibility for the fact that they can't do anything this year within the salary cap, unless they are giving up big salaried roster players, which they are unlikely to do )
Would this work?:
To TOR:
Ilya Kovalchuk
To ATL:
Mikhail Grabovski, Jiri Tlusty, Carlo Colaiacovo and a 1st in 2010
I don't know if I even want the Leafs to target Kovalchuk. He's a prolific scorer, but he's not a leader. In fact, in most games I watch with him he gets frustrated by his team rather easily, which is, I would imagine, the opposite of helpful.
Then again, he does play for Atlanta, so perhaps it's justified... |
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