Quoting: MelnykOut
You're clearly not very close to the situation. He'll get at least a 7x7 deal before the draft. He just turned 26. If they rebuild (they're not), then they'll do it around him. No offence meant either, but you couldn't be more wrong about the Stone situation.
The only way I see him not here is if idiot Dorion let's someone offer sheet him but I doubt that happens.
Well I do recall a number of things I saw on TSN, so just plopped Rebuild Melnyk into google and tons of quotes come up.
All I can say is that if STL was in the same situation I’d want my GM to take an offer for Tarasenko if one came in that exceeded his value.
I mean, if you’re going to build a new core, which is essentially what the Senators owner said to season ticket holders very recently, you can either build a weak core by trading your least valuable assets or build a strong one.
I think Stone is worth every drop of 7 mil a year, hell im proposing my team trade for him....but he’s 26 and has never eclipsed more than 26 goals or 64 points. I’d go as far saying he likely has 2-3 all star game appearances in his next 5-7 years...but he isn’t exactly the best RW on the ice every night. He’s excellent, but you got guys under 21 scoring over 40....under 30 and 26 isn’t ... you know?
I honestly think Karlsson gets a 9.5 AAV+ offer and I don’t see a simultaneous 7 AAV + offer for Stone given the ownership situation and history. I think OTT knows they’ll have some really significant ticket sales issues if they let Karlsson go.
So anyway the owner has actually uses the words that describe a rebuild multiple times in very recent history. Because of that teams will call. When they call they’ll ask. When they offer it will be listened to.
I very very strongly believe that an offer will come for Stone that far exceeds his value, and it will be a situation where “no” cannot be said.
And honestly, if he were offer sheeted, based on his perceived compensation, you’d make out like bandits.
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