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That's a hell of a contract. Most seemed to assume he was a goner.
That's a hell of a contract. Most seemed to assume he was a goner.
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Bill_Berg said:6.25! Wow, he must like Nashville.
$50M is a tonne of dough and 8 years in a long time. He will be 35 years old at the end of the deal. There is risk on both sides and he got the 8th year he wasn't getting anywhere else. I think it's a fair deal. Although the cap went way up the $CAD has flattened out. Less $ will be made. No guarantee the cap will infinitely grow.Bill_Berg said:6.25! Wow, he must like Nashville.
CarltonTheBear said:This contract makes me slightly more optimistic that we can get Gardiner re-signed at $6mil.
herman said:CarltonTheBear said:This contract makes me slightly more optimistic that we can get Gardiner re-signed at $6mil.
Ellis hasn't crested 50 pts. And he's a unicorn RHD. Playing for a team with minimal state income tax.
CarltonTheBear said:Their scoring numbers prior to this season were very close, and Ellis actually scored at a higher pace this past season too despite not hitting the 50 mark (32 points in 44 games). Add in the fact that he's a righty and he kills penalties, it's pretty easy to make the case that Ellis is the more valuable player.
And while I've talk about how important it was for Gardiner to hit the 50 point mark myself, if I was Dubas I'd point out that he did it in a season where more defenceman than usual did it. 19 defencemen scored 50 or more points last season, usually that number hovers around 10.
herman said:EDIT: Wait, am I thinking of Roman Josi?
Coco-puffs said:herman said:EDIT: Wait, am I thinking of Roman Josi?
Funny, the first thing I thought when I read your post initially was that Josi is more overrated than Ellis.
herman said:Coco-puffs said:herman said:EDIT: Wait, am I thinking of Roman Josi?
Funny, the first thing I thought when I read your post initially was that Josi is more overrated than Ellis.
I poked through some data, and yeah, I was thinking of Josi this whole time.
They're like boy band members: Subban's the famous one, Eckholm is the actually good one, Ellis is the (really) short one, and Josi is the overrated one.
Nashville's defense as a whole does tend to shoot a lot.
Frank E said:61 points, 49 points, and 53 points, the past 3 seasons. 5th, 11th, and 7th in Norris voting those 3 years, and is the team's captain...all while carrying a cap hit of $4m.
How is he overrated?