Yes. Electing to go to arbitration eliminates the player from the pool of RFA's that can be tendered an offer sheet.
However, the downside is that if the team walks away from the agreement, the player is a UFA.
So with that said, do you think this was the plan all along, to offer protection? How off could this deal have been from the get go? We all had him penciled in at 4 years at 4.5-5.0Million.
I was expecting him to get something similar to what Flash got last year and this is pretty much identical. Good to see Versteeg getting signed without having to go to arbitration.
So with that said, do you think this was the plan all along, to offer protection? How off could this deal have been from the get go? We all had him penciled in at 4 years at 4.5-5.0Million.
No, that's cutting it too close to the wire. And again, if some team sheeted Versteeg then we'd match if the deal were even close to being reasonable.
you and your brother have a vendetta against him. What is it about him that you dislike? He is a good 2nd line center.
I agree. He is a good 2nd line center. I cannot wait for the day when this team doesn't have to throw him into a spot he doesn't belong. There is no reason to pay him more than the 4.25 he makes right now. That was my only point.
I think Weiss' new contract will be in line with his linemates ~ 4.5M per. It won't be less, and shouldn't be appreciably more.
Exactly what I was thinking - right around what his linemates are getting would be fair for Weiss. He's worth more than the 3.1 he's getting now, that much is certain from what free agents have been getting lately.
Exactly what I was thinking - right around what his linemates are getting would be fair for Weiss. He's worth more than the 3.1 he's getting now, that much is certain from what free agents have been getting lately.
I agree. He is a good 2nd line center. I cannot wait for the day when this team doesn't have to throw him into a spot he doesn't belong. There is no reason to pay him more than the 4.25 he makes right now. That was my only point.
I screamed 'YES!!!' when I heard the news earlier this morning and did a fist pump. People in my office probably thought I went insane I thought it was a very fair deal. Not too long or short and so glad that it didn't go to arbitration.
I screamed 'YES!!!' when I heard the news earlier this morning and did a fist pump. People in my office probably thought I went insane I thought it was a very fair deal. Not too long or short and so glad that it didn't go to arbitration.
I thought it was a very fair deal. Not too long or short and so glad that it didn't go to arbitration.
