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Frank1971
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Halton Hills
Joined: 07.03.2008

Jul 30 @ 9:27 PM ET
Worth every penny.
todd1a
Tampa Bay Lightning
Location: Valrico, FL
Joined: 01.12.2012

Jul 30 @ 9:35 PM ET
5.25 is a low ball offer no clue what Montreal is doing ?
blacksheep1
New York Rangers
Location: Handsome Eddy, IA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jul 30 @ 9:44 PM ET
5.25 is a low ball offer no clue what Montreal is doing ?
- todd1a

It's called arbitration. By electing a 1 year term he's eligible for arbitration gain next year. Meaning he'll get another raise.

AlfieisKing
Ottawa Senators
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 11.05.2007

Jul 30 @ 9:56 PM ET
5.25 is a low ball offer no clue what Montreal is doing ?
- todd1a


low ball would be 6.25.... I was like ... when I heard the #

He should get 7.75M, 8 years
TylerSeguin19
Boston Bruins
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 07.18.2010

Jul 30 @ 10:12 PM ET
Money just getting thrown around like it's nothing in this league nowadays. subban is talented, but 8.5 million for a defenseman who still struggles in his own end is a joke. plus hes a b1tch
Bigern4MVP
Calgary Flames
Location: ON
Joined: 05.08.2014

Jul 30 @ 10:37 PM ET
I like how the pic is of him trying to sell a call
todd1a
Tampa Bay Lightning
Location: Valrico, FL
Joined: 01.12.2012

Jul 31 @ 12:13 AM ET
low ball would be 6.25.... I was like ... when I heard the #

He should get 7.75M, 8 years

- AlfieisKing

you think 7.5 for a 8 year term would solve this mess for montreal i think subban would take it.
Maikan
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Repentigny, QC
Joined: 08.29.2006

Jul 31 @ 12:15 AM ET
I hate PK...Get him out of here..!
Iggysbff
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
Joined: 07.12.2012

Jul 31 @ 12:26 AM ET
I hate PK...Get him out of here..!
- Maikan

racist!
Flyfreaky
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.20.2011

Jul 31 @ 5:51 AM ET
racist!
- Iggysbff

atheist
habfanforever
Montreal Canadiens
Joined: 09.16.2005

Jul 31 @ 7:28 AM ET
Money just getting thrown around like it's nothing in this league nowadays. subban is talented, but 8.5 million for a defenseman who still struggles in his own end is a joke. plus hes a b1tch
- TylerSeguin19

Still sour grapes over how he handled the ruins?
SolidGoldBricks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Robidas Island, MI
Joined: 10.30.2013

Jul 31 @ 7:46 AM ET
he'd be the first defenseman ever to be paid 9 million a year, so how does the market already say he should get it?
- jimbro83


Yes, but Weber makes like $24mil a year right now because of his pre-CBA contract. He'd have the biggest cap hit, but not be the highest paid.
SolidGoldBricks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Robidas Island, MI
Joined: 10.30.2013

Jul 31 @ 7:51 AM ET
hawks fans swear Toews is
- BestRapperAlive


They're not biased though.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Jul 31 @ 9:20 AM ET
atheist
- Flyfreaky

Botanist.
WarriorHockey21
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.09.2012

Jul 31 @ 9:24 AM ET
...in my opinion he's one of the top five defenseman the NHL...



glove_was_stuck
Boston Bruins
Location: *flush*, NH
Joined: 04.27.2011

Jul 31 @ 10:01 AM ET
Botanist.
- eichiefs9


Fascist
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Jul 31 @ 10:13 AM ET
Fascist
- glove_was_stuck

Phlebotomist
KovyFan27
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Cole Harbour, NS
Joined: 01.06.2009

Jul 31 @ 10:13 AM ET
This is painfull to read though... I honestly don't think half the people commenting on here understand how arbitration and negotiating work. Bergiven doesn't believe for one second he is going to sign Subban anywhere near 5 mil, if he offered what he actually thought was fair he would end up waaaaaaay over paying. Pretty sure Nashville offered Weber 4.something a few years ago, that's how it works. In the actual negotiations Bergiven is probably offering 7-8 mil over 8 years and Subban is probably asking 9-10. We will find out by the end of the night when they agree to an amount.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Jul 31 @ 10:19 AM ET
This is painfull to read though... I honestly don't think half the people commenting on here understand how arbitration and negotiating work. Bergiven doesn't believe for one second he is going to sign Subban anywhere near 5 mil, if he offered what he actually thought was fair he would end up waaaaaaay over paying. Pretty sure Nashville offered Weber 4.something a few years ago, that's how it works. In the actual negotiations Bergiven is probably offering 7-8 mil over 8 years and Subban is probably asking 9-10. We will find out by the end of the night when they agree to an amount.
- KovyFan27

Looks to me like Ber-given only about $5M to PK
KovyFan27
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Cole Harbour, NS
Joined: 01.06.2009

Jul 31 @ 10:23 AM ET
Looks to me like Ber-given only about $5M to PK
- eichiefs9


Misspelt another french name, my bad... And he's offering 5.25m for 1 year in arbitration knowing that if it comes down to that Subban will be awarded somewhere in the middle of 5.25 and 8.5. Really not that hard to understand....
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Jul 31 @ 10:25 AM ET
Misspelt another french name, my bad... And he's offering 5.25m for 1 year in arbitration knowing that if it comes down to that Subban will be awarded somewhere in the middle of 5.25 and 8.5. Really not that hard to understand....
- KovyFan27

Generally in contract negotiations the first offer by the team is blindly accepted, so frankly I think PK is just plain rude.
KovyFan27
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Cole Harbour, NS
Joined: 01.06.2009

Jul 31 @ 10:30 AM ET
Generally in contract negotiations the first offer by the team is blindly accepted, so frankly I think PK is just plain rude.
- eichiefs9



I was under the impression that Bergevin was a huge richard for not offering him a fair amount in arbitration lol
glove_was_stuck
Boston Bruins
Location: *flush*, NH
Joined: 04.27.2011

Jul 31 @ 10:31 AM ET
Phlebotomist
- eichiefs9


proctologist
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Jul 31 @ 10:35 AM ET
proctologist
- glove_was_stuck

Not professionally, just as a hobby.

JVR_42_PK81
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 04.20.2014

Jul 31 @ 10:43 AM ET
2 year 8 mil. Walks in free agency.
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