2023-2024 Carolina Hurricanes Road to the Cup! (Durham, High Point: purchase, amphitheatre)

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by jbny2076

Tarasenko to the Sens? I did not see that coming at all.

Really.
I wonder if $5 million was the best he could do, or if he just got antsy.

And, I wonder what the Canes offered, as they were rumored to be in the chase?

[jbny2076]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

Really.
I wonder if $5 million was the best he could do, or if he just got antsy.

And, I wonder what the Canes offered, as they were rumored to be in the chase?

Yes, I would like to know what the Canes offered as well. I thought he would have went with a multi-year deal as well. Just baffled by this one haha.

[wizard-xyzzy]

All I can figure is that he's confident he will put up big numbers this year and justify a 5-year deal at $7-10M a year from now, when the cap is higher. A front line of Ovechkin, Tarasenko, and Kuznetsov or Strome could be really fun to watch... if you live in DC.

[CDN56T]

Tarasenko was traded to Ottawa.....not D.C..

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by CDN56T

Tarasenko was traded to Ottawa.....not D.C..

It was a "what if." for next year.
Regardless, Tarasenko was signed as an Unrestricted Free Agent, not traded.

And, the market with a flat cap plus his shoulder history made him take a bit of a haircut on salary.
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/vladimir-tarasenko

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

It was a "what if." for next year.
Regardless, Tarasenko was signed as an Unrestricted Free Agent, not traded.

And, the market with a flat cap plus his shoulder history made him take a bit of a haircut on salary.
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/vladimir-tarasenko

It may be Vlad overplayed his hand.
This says that he had a better offer from the Canes than he finally settled on in Ottawa.
https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/caro...fHZJKFJIts1tf8

[HRVT]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

It may be Vlad overplayed his hand.
This says that he had a better offer from the Canes than he finally settled on in Ottawa.
https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/caro...fHZJKFJIts1tf8

It looks like it has been amended and that the Canes offer was lower.

Though at the end of the day, in considering the cap situation and his injury situation, my thinking is that he was most looking for a situation where he can rack up stats a bit better and be right back on the market next year with a much bigger and long-term payday.

[MikeJaquish]

Not 2023-2024, but great news for the future of PNC and the Canes:

"Dundon assumed the rights to develop the almost 80 acres around the arena when he purchased the team, but an authority consultant last year identified more than 17 stakeholders who had to sign off on the development of what is largely state-owned land. Dundon did not want to extend the team’s lease with the authority without that opportunity; the city and county did not want to allocate the renovation funds without a long-term commitment from the Hurricanes.

With the tourism-tax funds budgeted, all of that is now headed for a conclusion at Tuesday’s special authority meeting."

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/...#storylink=cpy

No paywall on WRAL:
https://www.wralsportsfan.com/hurric...week/20994985/

[wizard-xyzzy]

Will be a construction mess for years, but it will be worth it in the long run.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by wizard-xyzzy

Will be a construction mess for years, but it will be worth it in the long run.

Maybe get Raleigh another draft or All-Star game to show it off.