I don’t think DeBrincat will get that much. I think he will get 8.5M.

I don’t thin Zub will get that much. I think he will get 3.5M.

I don’t think Pinto will get 4M. I think he could get 3M.

I don’t think Sanderson will get that much. He could get 3.75M or 4M.

If this happens my lines will be…

Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson
DeBrincat - Stutzle - Giroux
Greig - Pinto - Joseph
Kelly - Kastelic - Boucher

Chabot - Zub
Sanderson - Docker
Oleksiak - Thomson

Forsberg - Meriläinen

I would love for that to be the case. Guess we'll see.

His qualifying offer is $9M, it is quite literally the bare minimum he will get next summer. If they don't give him a qualifying offer by June 25th he automatically becomes a UFA and can sign anywhere he wants. If he is going to accept a lower AAV, it will probably be in free agency and it will most likely be somewhere with lower taxes than OTT.

Let me start by saying I was formerly a flyers fan, now in the Ottawa area and fully converted - but huge fan of Giroux (and before that Richards).

With that being said, If anything, I think that this shows there may be a problem with the Giroux signing. 3 years from now we are meant to be contenders, we want everyone on the roster above, and need the veteran defenseman (whether it's Oleksiak or whomever). Giroux looks AMAZING this year, but that 2nd and 3rd year of the contract may cause issue - especially if his play slightly drops off to the third line, where his production will take a hit.