elevated_u2_fan
Blue Crack Supplier
This seems like the year of the trade before the offer sheet.
Of course Pittsburgh already has money tied up in other players. That's why it was probably not a good idea for Toronto to trade with them in the first place. And it's not an $8 million cap hit, because they're eating some of the contract.The only questionable thing is flipping picks for 2nd and 3rd rounders next year. That's stupid.
Otherwise, what kind of return did you expect for a guy with an $8 million cap hit for the next 6 years? They got two top-5 organizational prospects and a conceivably mid-late 1st rounder. And one of the prospects is a defender, but already has the development years put in.
I can't imagine many teams want to be tied to huge contracts like this. It's not a question of his performance. It's a question of him making the most money on the team. His contract is hindering towards future development. It screams "cap trouble." Especially for a team like Pittsburgh, with so much money already tied up between two players. He wasn't going to get a big return. Pittsburgh is all in.
I mean, look at guys who have received such contracts in the past who were/are still good players. Hell, my team has two of them. Roberto Luongo and Brian Campbell. Look what they were acquired for? Next to nothing.
Of course Pittsburgh already has money tied up in other players. That's why it was probably not a good idea for Toronto to trade with them in the first place. And it's not an $8 million cap hit, because they're eating some of the contract.
While long term it might not be a good idea for Pittsburgh to tie so much money in to so few players, that was highway robbery for Kessel. They dropped down a round, got rid of $2 million on the cap, had Toronto eat nearly $2 million of Kessel's cap, and gave up one good prospect. That's it.
That's the price of taking Savard's contract. Smith will look great at times and will just disappear for long stretches, he'll probably frustrate you unless it just all finally clicks with him.And thank you Boston. I like Jimmy Hayes and all, but I'll take yer Reilly Smith any day over him.
That's the price of taking Savard's contract. Smith will look great at times and will just disappear for long stretches, he'll probably frustrate you unless it just all finally clicks with him.
Plus, there's always Google. Makes anyone seem like an expert for a couple of minutes.