IMO he is going FA, I dont doubt that at all. When you hold out and start making excuses, it becomes pretty obvious. If he was going to sign with the Ducks, he would just come out and say it, there would be no point acting coy. Hell, he would have already signed.
If we really want him I'd simply tell his agent we'll beat whatever they're offering by $300k a year ... which to a 22-year-old college student isn't exactly chump change. Plus the chance to play more minutes here.
That's to say if our scouts like him enough. Go get him in that case. It's unlikely Tambo is going to be able to sign some stud d-man off the UFA market anyway.
Price doesn't matter though as he'd still be bound by entry-level maximum. It's really his choice as I'm sure many will be willing to throw at least the rookie maximum with some combo of incentives. Now wouldn't it be nice if for once someone chose Edmonton!!!
Can't say as I would blame an alberta boy for wanting to come home, between taxes, phonies, crime, pollution, earthquakes, endless traffic jams, (fine if you grew up in it) for me at least I'll take clean air, Big skies, Canada and my family over the aforementioned "charms" of Califonia.
Not to mention the Nuclear plant in Los Angeles that's parked on the San Andreas fault.
After all a guy who plays in the NHL gets to travel north america on a pretty regular basis and almost every one of them has a summer home someplace outside the city they play for.
It boils down in the end to:what role will I play, who do I get to play with, how much will I make and does the team have a chance at the big prize?
Can someone give me the skinny on this guy. My guess is that he was drafted by the Duck but failed to sign and is to old to go back into the draft?
Well he can't go back into the draft. He's too old (21).
Schultz has a couple of options here:
1) He still COULD (and I stress could) end up signing with Anaheim, since they still have his rights. Although time is running low. I believe they have until about June 1 (I'll have to double-check that) to sign him or lose his rights
2) He could go free agency and sign with Edmonton or some other team instead of the Ducks
3) Since he just completed his junior year, he could return to Wisconsin to finish out his collegiate career (this is highly unlikely, but stranger things have happened in college hockey, so nothing would surprise me).
Well he can't go back into the draft. He's too old (21).
Schultz has a couple of options here:
1) He still COULD (and I stress could) end up signing with Anaheim, since they still have his rights. Although time is running low. I believe they have until about June 1 (I'll have to double-check that) to sign him or lose his rights
2) He could go free agency and sign with Edmonton or some other team instead of the Ducks
3) Since he just completed his junior year, he could return to Wisconsin to finish out his collegiate career (this is highly unlikely, but stranger things have happened in college hockey, so nothing would surprise me).
As far as option 3, and you seem extremely plugged into the NCAA, isn't he consider basically TOO good to go back?
Can't say as I would blame an alberta boy for wanting to come home, between taxes, phonies, crime, pollution, earthquakes, endless traffic jams, (fine if you grew up in it) for me at least I'll take clean air, Big skies, Canada and my family over the aforementioned "charms" of Califonia.
Not to mention the Nuclear plant in Los Angeles that's parked on the San Andreas fault.
After all a guy who plays in the NHL gets to travel north america on a pretty regular basis and almost every one of them has a summer home someplace outside the city they play for.
It boils down in the end to:what role will I play, who do I get to play with, how much will I make and does the team have a chance at the big prize?
In that case why not come to a place like Hawaii to spend their summer? The only people that would recognize them would be some Canadian tourists and me.
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Originally Posted by Oilers Chick
Well he can't go back into the draft. He's too old (21).
Schultz has a couple of options here:
1) He still COULD (and I stress could) end up signing with Anaheim, since they still have his rights. Although time is running low. I believe they have until about June 1 (I'll have to double-check that) to sign him or lose his rights
2) He could go free agency and sign with Edmonton or some other team instead of the Ducks
3) Since he just completed his junior year, he could return to Wisconsin to finish out his collegiate career (this is highly unlikely, but stranger things have happened in college hockey, so nothing would surprise me).
Thanks OC, I always found it interesting that with your username you don't post here more Do you still actively keep up with the Oilers? Seeing as much NCAA hockey as you do how would you compare Schultz to Petry as well as McBain from their NCAA days? Thanks!
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I think the NCAA route is in case there's a lockout, or he just doesn't want to leave college yet.
But I'd like to think playing in the AHL > NCAA if there was a lockout situation.
Here's hoping, that would be tough one, I mean, either way, if he signs, he can't go back to the NCAA, so he would be AHL bound for the time being until the lock out ends.
To that end, with the lock out, how good would OKC be?
Eberle, Hall, Petry and maybe Dubnyk would be eligible to be there?
Here's hoping, that would be tough one, I mean, either way, if he signs, he can't go back to the NCAA, so he would be AHL bound for the time being until the lock out ends.
To that end, with the lock out, how good would OKC be?
Eberle, Hall, Petry and maybe Dubnyk would be eligible to be there?
What is the actual end date of the existing CBA? The reason that I ask is that if he gets a 10% signing bonus and then makes another $100K in OKC that'd be close to $200K even if he doesn't step foot on NHL ice. I believe that someone figured out Fedun's salary awhile back including bonuses and it would've been $150K including his signing bonus.
Here's hoping, that would be tough one, I mean, either way, if he signs, he can't go back to the NCAA, so he would be AHL bound for the time being until the lock out ends.
To that end, with the lock out, how good would OKC be?
Eberle, Hall, Petry and maybe Dubnyk would be eligible to be there?
I dunno what makes a player AHL eligible during a lockout. I think it has something to do with age and NHL games played.
For instance, I don't think RNH would be eligible because of age (he's 19 in April), but he would be based on not having played a specific number of games.
Here's hoping, that would be tough one, I mean, either way, if he signs, he can't go back to the NCAA, so he would be AHL bound for the time being until the lock out ends.
To that end, with the lock out, how good would OKC be?
Eberle, Hall, Petry and maybe Dubnyk would be eligible to be there?
Wow, your comment just made me realize that RNH would have to return to junior. I hadn't thought about that, but imagine if he wins the Calder then has to play in Junior the following year. That would be a first. You'd think even the WHL might want to give an exception in that case.
Wasn't Myers the 1st rounder in that deal as well. Man looking back that was a big price.
Yeah if you look a few post down from the one you quoted you'll see the three players that were the consequence of the Penner offersheet. That doesn't even cover the 2nd that we traded away to get our own 3rd back.
Wow, your comment just made me realize that RNH would have to return to junior. I hadn't thought about that, but imagine if he wins the Calder then has to play in Junior the following year. That would be a first. You'd think even the WHL might want to give an exception in that case.
He could also go to Europe couldn't he? I'd imagine Lander could talk him and Timra into some sort of agreement
What are the chances of 2 unrelated guys having the exact same last name?
Of all the people I've ever know with my last name, I was only unrelated to one of them. So I estimate that there is about a 98% chance that two people with the same last name are related.
Of all the people I've ever know with my last name, I was only unrelated to one of them. So I estimate that there is about a 98% chance that two people with the same last name are related.
/math!
Fact. Never bang someone with the last name as you. You never know...
Do you still actively keep up with the Oilers? Seeing as much NCAA hockey as you do how would you compare Schultz to Petry as well as McBain from their NCAA days? Thanks!
