Dundon will eat the loss. If the Habs upped the offer by another $2 Million then they would have got him. This is a no brainer for the Hurricanes.
I doubt Aho even signs it. Carolina will just offer him the same contract without forcing the issue.
- floater_willy

They said Carolina has 7 days to match which would mean Aho signed it.

Bergevin just negotiated Aho's contract for Carolina.
- gergeswillems

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- Tumbleweed

wait, no , this is bad

Canadiens can't have Aho. The (frank)ing Atlantic is stacked

? maybe it was a bad choice of words.

aho signed it.
- Tumbleweed

I don't think you can trade for a player that signed an offersheet.
Aho knows his salary and contract now - it's just between Montreal and Carolina where he plays next season.

Dundon will eat the loss. If the Habs upped the offer by another $2 Million then they would have got him. This is a no brainer for the Hurricanes.
I doubt Aho even signs it. Carolina will just offer him the same contract without forcing the issue.
- floater_willy

If Carolina's received the offer sheet, it's already signed by AHO, if they match within a week, they get to pay and keep the player and cannot trade him for a year.

wait, no , this is bad

Canadiens can't have Aho. The (frank)ing Atlantic is stacked
- RickJames77

Especially with the Red Wings signing Filppula today.

wait, no , this is bad

Canadiens can't have Aho. The (frank)ing Atlantic is stacked
- RickJames77

yeah. i much prefer aho in carolina playing in front of a reimer/bernier duo.

isn't that the point?

teams aren't going to grossly overpay in cap space and picks.

he can sign the leafs offer or hang out with paul & dreger until he does.
- Tumbleweed

It is - I just don't get why. How is Carolina going to accept a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for a top center even if they need to sign him to bonus laden / front loaded contract? They could've signed him to a higher AAV and traded his ass for more.

I don't think you can trade for a player that signed an offersheet.
Aho knows his salary and contract now - it's just between Montreal and Carolina where he plays next season.
- MaximusAurelius

can't trade the player for 1 calendar year.

Especially with the Red Wings signing Filppula today.
- gergeswillems

yeah. i much prefer aho in carolina playing in front of a reimer/bernier duo.
- Tumbleweed

Wings traded Bernier?

It is - I just don't get why. How is Carolina going to accept a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for a top center even if they need to sign him to bonus laden / front loaded contract? They could've signed him to a higher AAV and traded his ass for more.
- RickJames77

they really were only offering $6M/year?

but it seems like aho's agent is just using bergervin has his female dog for a week.

probably another reason why gm's don't throw around offer sheets very often.

It is - I just don't get why. How is Carolina going to accept a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for a top center even if they need to sign him to bonus laden / front loaded contract? They could've signed him to a higher AAV and traded his ass for more.
- RickJames77

Aho needs to sign that Canes offer as well (your hypothetic higher offer) before they can actually trade him.
Seems Aho wants to play for Canadiens - better for him to sign an offersheet with them than to sign a contract with Canes he knows guarantees a trade to another team (which he has no idea about that team that could be).
Good for him to sign the offersheet.

Wings traded Bernier?
- gergeswillems

seems like a good idea.

can't trade the player for 1 calendar year.
- dmnted

i know - i was referring to the 'in between period' of player having signed, but no outcome yet on team to match yes/no.

WQOW..Habs offersheed AHO...
- Fruitcakenipple

You just knew it would be those dirty bastards.

Draft your own

they really were only offering $6M/year?

but it seems like aho's agent is just using bergervin has his female dog for a week.

probably another reason why gm's don't throw around offer sheets very often.
- Tumbleweed

If you're going to send an offer sheet... Go big or go home. Bergy sent a diet offer sheet. Or a low calorie offer sheet.

21M the first year. Canes should match from a hockey standpoint but that's alot of money to cough up in that first year.
- Scabeh

Easy decision.

I’d even consider going to CAR as Dubas and saying we are going to sign Mitch to 3 years at 8.5.

Let’s make a deal

Especially with the Red Wings signing Filppula today.
- gergeswillems

what a mess

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Waddell on offer sheet: "It's certainly a surprise, it's a surprise it wasn't more. Literally we got the email at 2:40 today so all people are not fully aware yet."

Bergevin lowballer

If Carolina's received the offer sheet, it's already signed by AHO, if they match within a week, they get to pay and keep the player and cannot trade him for a year.
- winsix

Honestly - this was a masterful move by Montreal. Really no downside for them other than the fact that they likely pissed off another team/Gm.

seems like a good idea.
- Tumbleweed

It does indeed.

they really were only offering $6M/year?

but it seems like aho's agent is just using bergervin has his female dog for a week.

probably another reason why gm's don't throw around offer sheets very often.
- Tumbleweed

Totally agree and can't believe they were lowballing him like that. What I don't get is why Bergevin opens himself up to the supposed wrath of offer sheeting a player and the possibility of being black balled like Holmgren in Philly (i think that was the one? or was it the Oilers when they got Penner from Burke?)? He might have something up his sleeve here, otherwise I don't see his angle of pissing off the old boys club to simply facilitate Aho into getting a better contract.

Aho needs to sign that Canes offer as well (your hypothetic higher offer) before they can actually trade him.
Seems Aho wants to play for Canadiens - better for him to sign an offersheet with them than to sign a contract with Canes he knows guarantees a trade to another team (which he has no idea about that team that could be).
Good for him to sign the offersheet.
- MaximusAurelius

I think he signed the offer sheet because Carolina was low balling him and it was his only leverage. Who knows though. If the rumors are true that Carolina was lowballing him at 6 million a year, then obviously he's going to use an offer sheet to squeak out more cash than that.