hanson493

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Hardcore Boston Sports Fan. Gunna be a tough few decades of losing once brady/bill belichick retire.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:23 am
Thread: Getting little gems
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lenny7</b></div><div>Right now? Someone would probably take a flyer on him for either a late 2nd or a similar prospect who also hasn't got the job done. I just can't imagine being the GM of a team that trades either him or Poolparty for a minimal return, and then either one of them figures it out and suddenly becomes a 50 pt guy.

Not a realistic return given that Ho-Sang could have been grabbed on waivers for nothing, but something along the lines of him (But someone who wasn't waived...) and a mid-round pick (4th?) maybe?

Guess it just depends on what other GM's see in him. 21 years old, good ceiling, clearly needs a change of scenery and some time to develop. I guess we also don't know the underlying issues though. Lots of guys with all the talent in the world that aren't super interested in taking the next step (See: Daniel Sprong).</div></div>

One thing about waivers that no one really seems to understand, is that most teams are close to their limit for contracts. Sure you can pick up a guy up for free but if that puts you at 50 contracts, you now have to move out an asset to make room for someone else. That is why guys fall through waivers more often than not.
Forum: NHL SigningsJan 8 at 10:30
Thread: Boston Bruins signed Charlie Coyle (6 Years / $5,250,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>I dont disagree, but at the same time, as ive mentioned multiple times, krejcis deal ends next year. bergeron the year after. Idk if you are a bruins fan but i know what our center prospects are right now. we have studnicka, beecher, frederic, shen. Studnicka looks good, frederic hasnt looked good when he plays up here. Beecher is a rookie. shen they just brought into the ahl. Im under the assumption krejci will not be back after this contract is up. which would slot coyle in as a 2c. 5.25m for a 2c is not bad. lets studnicka get a real feel for the nhl. at 3c then takes over 1st line duties for bergy when his contract is up, hopefully he comes back at a lesser hit and becomes our 3rd c kinda like what thornton is doing with the sharks. But with Bergys groin history i dont see that as likely. Coyle is very dependable, you know what you are getting. I like the signing, i think its a slight overpay by about 250k but ide rather overpay 250k than overpay millions on a similar player.</div></div>

I am not a bruins fan, but I just don't like the signing.

However, it isn't the dollar figure I dislike as much as the term. Personally, if he wanted $5.5 or $5.75M and signed to 3 or 4 years, I would be more inclined to like the signing even if the AAV was a bit much. To me, the AAV is already not ideal, which is why I don't like the extra term, it didn't bring the price down.

Either way, I don't think Boston's cap situation is going to get bad because of a single signing, this signing isn't that level of bad, I just don't like the bet and I don't like the fit long term.

I think there is a lot of value in flexibility, and when you think about the decisions Boston may face in a couple of years (Krejci is a 35 year old UFA, Bergeron will be 1 year from UFA and 36, Marchand will be 33, and Pastrnak will be two years away from a likely massive raise), I don't like commitments that run well past then to non-essential players.

If this is the worst contract Boston signs in the next 3-5 years, they will be in good shape, this would be a good worst contract, but in a vacuum, it doesn't make me like this contract in terms of it's value.