[Nichols] Pagnotta yesterday via TSN Radio: 7-year contract ($7m AAV range) for Nazem Kadri with the Isles. They’ll announce that soon…pretty much have that set in, it’s a formality from what I’ve heard. Just paperwork and making sure all the money, the dollars, and cents all fit…
.@TheFourthPeriod yesterday via TSN Radio:
Seven-year contract for Nazem Kadri with the #isles. They'll announce that soon… They pretty much have that set in, it's a formality from what I've heard. Just paperwork and making sure all the money, the dollars, and cents all fit… https://t.co/FgiXIurbuF— James Nichols (@JamesNicholsNYI) August 9, 2022
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We’re about to become the next Wild. Not good enough to make a run in the Playoffs (if even able to make it) but not bad enough to get a high Pick and filled with too many bad contracts to rebuild.
I mean… not the WORST contact in the world? But still more than I would have wanted. This has high potential to age poorly.
Let’s just hope he can do us some good for the first few years. And let’s wait until we hear who we had to ship out to make this happen.
Please NO! NOOOOOOOO!
Was hoping 6.5 for 5 years but, we’re win now, we can worry about the tail end later
I mean it sucks that this contract will be dead weight in three years (hopefully it lasts at least that long) but this is the right move for a team that
has a 1-3 year window like we have. Just gonna be a doozy of a rebuild after this
AAV is good term is fucking awful
For a GM that made a career with building sustainable teams that operate outside of the typical contend/rebuild cycle, I would’ve expected better than to just put all our eggs in the “now” like this and saddle the team. Between guys like Sorokin, Dobson, Romanov, Barzal, Wahlstrom, Raty, Salo, Beauvillier, etc. we have the roster to stay competitive in the future. This is just making this that much harder.
Who do we think is getting moved for this? Really hope it’s not one of our younger guys.
Obviously we dont want a 32 year old for 7 years but this team is a season removed from being a goal away from the finals. They are in win now mode and this is a win now move. This makes us better next season and if they somehow manage to win a cup no ones gna give two craps if hes an islander till hes 50.
FUUUUUUUUUCK
WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT!
Fade me fam
Lou is shit
This shit got me an upset stomach
You guys are like the Mets fans who were going ballistic at the deadline and are now making Vogel memes.
Embarassing
Not a great contract but I bet we’ll love him by November lol so in the short term happy to have him, he’s a ballsy, confident, all-around talented player. I could see him pairing with Brock nicely.
The AAV is a bit of an overpay, but I’m really concerned about the term. Our team is in a precarious position where we’re either due for more runs or we need to retool. Retooling with that contract is going to be that much more difficult, but anyone who didn’t think Lou wasn’t all-in when he gave up our 13th pick wasn’t really paying attention.
I’ll wait until they announce everything on September 1st.
People seem to be forgetting that the cap is gonna be a lot higher be the last few years of this contract.
I doubt if will happen but I would like nothing better than JT seeing Kardi win the cup with the Isles
Praying this isn’t true.
We don’t need him. Need to lock up Barzy and Sorokin.
We got our defensemen.
Dave. Pagnotta. Is. Not. A. Source.
Assuming Dob and Rom are signed to 3 mil AAV that leaves the islanders with 36% of the cap dedicated to our entire defense and goalie tandem. I haven’t checked but it’s hard to imagine this isn’t one of the lowest percentages on teams in the top 10 in defense.
Lou may have over shot with a 7×7 here but he brought in a top 6 player to help us compete and did a great job keeping other contracts low. Not every contract can be a winner.
We all know that Kadri puts us in a better position than last year. If this deal is done than we can’t do anything about it anyways. Let’s hope we are all talking about going to a playoff game by Feb. Enjoy the season!
What happened to all the Tarasenko talk? MUCH rather have him over the rat Kadri.
If it’s true, this had better work out. Kadri’s got to produce (not quite but somewhat close) like he did in Colorado for the Isles to win a Cup. For me, if that happens it’s worth it.
This deal fucking sucks IMO.
I was happy with the team we had and was wanting to just run it back with Romanov.
The scary thing about this signing is Kadri seemed to be in decline for the past few years, which makes sense given his age. Then in his contract season, bam! he has a career year.
Everyone saying this contract could look bad in 3 years might be being optimistic. This contract could look bad next year if Kadri has a 35pt season. Not out of the realm of possibility.
I know this sub has been mostly anti-Kadri this entire off-season, but I actually don’t mind the 7K pricetag. The 7 year term is a bit worrisome, but we knew he was gonna get the max and hopefully by year 5, the cap will go up enough that Kadi will be earning the equivalent of 5M in today’s dollars, which will still be an overpayment if he really drops off, but I’m willing to pay to win now so LET’S FUCKING GO
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That is a solid top six. I just hope that Kadri can continue what he did last year.
There are deals that get done because unlike the fans, who will still be fans in 7 years, the GM of the team will most likely not be the GM of the team in 7 years.
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This is one of those deals.
There’s no way we should have signed him for more than 4-5 years. Last year was his best year in about a half decade. He’s just going to be yet another albatross around our neck by then.
It would be a lot easier to hand-wave the term away if we didn’t already have a couple “fine aav bad term” contracts on the books.
But maybe the cap goes up enough and they can move guys out to make it all work. I do think there’s a good chance he can be an important piece for at least a couple seasons. Very interested to see who gets moved out/how lines are shuffled with regards to centres if it happens.
Kill me now I can’t watch
This will be a horrible contract for the last 5 1/2 years. Great job isles!
Avs fan here. I really want this trade to work out for you all. You’re the team I pull for to come out of the East. I feel like we’re indebted to you for Toews. I know he doesn’t exactly have the best reputation in r/hockey, but Kadri is extremely competitive and was very well-liked in the lockerroom here. He’s developed into a great play maker who can keep his emotions in check. Newhook, our rookie center/winger, said that Kadri worked with him to help develop on PP2 (Kadri is on PP1), and it has showed in Newhook’s game. Kadri’s hat trick during the St. Louis series was one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen. He got death threats and a whole bunch of racist garbage sent his way — to the point he needed police security — and had the game of his life. Watching him work his ass of to come back from the thumb surgery early and score the game winner in OT was awesome. He had two of my favorite moments in the playoffs. I hated the trade we made for at the time, but absolutely love it in hindsight. I honestly don’t think we would’ve won a Cup without him. If he does what he’s capable of, you’ll absolutely love him. I’ll be rooting for him and you all.