one year 4.5 million for Ryan Lindgren
- jimbro83

Best outcome

Good, then they can cut bait with his crippled ass next year.
- JRR1285

I am sorry what? Crippled ass? Jeez.

Best outcome
- TPC

UFA after the year.

Updating blog now

one year 4.5 million for Ryan Lindgren
- jimbro83

So that means that since there is no arbitration hearing there is no buyout window, correct? So this is likely the team we go into the season with unless getting certainty on Lindgren's cap hit makes Drury more likely to make a trade now.

It looks like we have about $600k in cap space, but I assume some people will be sent down and we'd have a little over a million but I could be wrong about that

So that means that since there is no arbitration hearing there is no buyout window, correct? So this is likely the team we go into the season with unless getting certainty on Lindgren's cap hit makes Drury more likely to make a trade now.

It looks like we have about $600k in cap space, but I assume some people will be sent down and we'd have a little over a million but I could be wrong about that
- SkjeiStadium

no, all they needed was to get an arbitration date and that made them eligible for 2nd buyout window

UFA after the year.
- airjan23

I don’t see that as a bad thing. Huge cap crunch coming next summer and I just don’t think his play warrants over 5 million on a long term deal.

no, all they needed was to get an arbitration date and that made them eligible for 2nd buyout window
- jimbro83

Ah, got it thanks

I don’t see that as a bad thing. Huge cap crunch coming next summer and I just don’t think his play warrants over 5 million on a long term deal.
- TPC

I would have gone $4.5 mil for 3-4 years, as I said in the column

I don’t see that as a bad thing. Huge cap crunch coming next summer and I just don’t think his play warrants over 5 million on a long term deal.
- TPC

I think he's gone next summer. I'm fine with that if we can use that $5M wisely and bring in a good replacement for him

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- BINGO!

I'd pay to you to preform Lasik eye surgery on me with no training than watch 1 second of that.

Credit to Chris Drury, he didn't bite on the years. I'll give him him this one.

Credit to Chris Drury, he didn't bite on the years. I'll give him him this one.
- blacksheep1

Wow, surprised Drury kept that to one year at only 4.5. Big fan of this signing. Would have been okay with another two years, but this is ideal. Pretty big gamble by Lindgren

- TPC

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Like Callahan about ten years ago, Lindgren has outpriced himself here. I expect a trade, maybe packaged with Kakko, any day now before camp begins...say Frankie V and Rocco (with some salary retained).

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- blacksheep1

Your first positive post in weeks, it was needed lol

Wow, surprised Drury kept that to one year at only 4.5. Big fan of this signing. Would have been okay with another two years, but this is ideal. Pretty big gamble by Lindgren
- NYR11

Might as well pair him up with Trouba. Neither will be here this time next year.

Might as well pair him up with Trouba. Neither will be here this time next year.
- mames11

Drury better ace free agency or the trade market, because there is nothing ready defensively in the pipeline., Drew Fortescue and CJ Emery are years away and neither are top-pair options. Emery may be top four with the possibility for growth.

Drury better ace free agency or the trade market, because there is nothing ready defensively in the pipeline., Drew Fortescue and CJ Emery are years away and neither are top-pair options. Emery may be top four with the possibility for growth.
- airjan23

- blacksheep1

Tom, you know what my response will be, don't push it.

Drury better ace free agency or the trade market, because there is nothing ready defensively in the pipeline., Drew Fortescue and CJ Emery are years away and neither are top-pair options. Emery may be top four with the possibility for growth.
- airjan23

To be fair they weren’t going to run the same 6 d men out there for Igor’s whole tenure. Fox, Miller and Schneider seem like the 3 staples. Jones has a chance to earn his spot this season. Then the other 2 could be fun question marks via trade or free agency. Or maybe Lindgren plays great this year and forces their hand. But I like having the flexibility of Lindgren on a one year deal to find out then be stuck

Tom, you know what my response will be, don't push it.
- airjan23

why, you have no power to do anything about it, you've said it a thousand times

why, you have no power to do anything about it, you've said it a thousand times
- jimbro83

Come on man why you do gotta try and suck too