Washington Offers/Extensions

[CapsGM]

Cancel the arbitration hearing for Evgeni Nabokov as well please.

Also, I exercised Steckel's TO and requested arbitration - guess that should be just exercise the TO. My bad.

[GoJetsGo]

ELCs
Tyrel Seaman #55 in 2012 => $1,000,000
Seth Ambroz #98 in 2011 => $800,000

Joe Finley u60 average; check.
Johansson.. yes.
Panarin.. $800,000 no FA bonus only has wing eligibility.
Ovechkov.. yes.

[CapsGM]

Sure.

[CapsGM]

ELCs
Tyrel Seaman #55 in 2012 => $1,000,000
Seth Ambroz #98 in 2011 => $800,000

Joe Finley u60 average; check.
Johansson.. yes.
Panarin.. $800,000 no FA bonus only has wing eligibility.
Ovechkov.. yes.

Actually, Finley has a TO that went unnoticed (which is the same amount of what he's asking for), just exercise that instead.

[Virtual Jarmo]

Johansson would only take a two-year deal. So I left off the TO. Can fix it to 1 + 1 if you want.

Artemy Panarin does not like your contract suggestion.

Ovechkov would only take 3-yr deal. Same as Johansson. Left off option, can switch to it if need be.

[CapsGM]

Johansson + Ovechkov sure. Keep the TOs off.

What's Panarin butthurt about? Is it the term length or the salary?

[Virtual Jarmo]

I imagine Panarin's problem is the two-way.

[CapsGM]

Mikhail Ovechkov has signed a $900,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Washington Capitals. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Sorry for the delay, Tim. Here you go:

Mark Dekanich
Length: 1 yr + TO
GM Proposal: $1.232M
Agent Proposal: $1.35M

Dekanich had a very nice year in Hershey, teaming with Michal Neuvirth to make one of the best tandems in the AHL. Despite his good season, both arbitrator and GM propose a salary decrease; probably to be expected for a career minor leaguer. Both numbers still keep Dekanich below the AHL max threshold, so I'll split the difference and award him $1.3M for next year.


Michal Neuvirth
Length: 2 yrs + TO
GM Proposal: $1.045M
Agent Proposal: $1.15M

Much like Dekanich, here's a case of a quality AHL backup who had a fine season. Once again, I see no reason to not split the proposals here. I award Neuvirth $1.1M for 2 years.


Jamie Langenbrunner
Length: 1 yr
GM Proposal: $2.55M comps: Lehtinen, Pisani
Agent Proposal: $2.5M comps: Burrows, Koivu, Madden, Fisher

Langenbrunner is a quality veteran, who brings high leadership and a very consistent game to the ice. His play slipped somewhat last year, and he had a mediocre playoffs (1g in 12 games). Since the proposals are nearly identical, and both are likely more than he would likely get on the open market, I award Langenbrunner the higher of the two proposals: $2.55M for 1 year.


Olli Jokinen
Length: 2 yrs
GM Proposal: $5.1M comps: Gagne, Parise, Roy, Weiss
Agent Proposal: $5.5M comps: Parise, Sedins, Gagne, Havlat, Elias

Both sides agree that Jokinen deserves a raise after a fine comeback year. At 34, he's not close to Vopatizing, and with the recent boosts to veterans, his value increases even more. He is somewhat positionally limited by not having elite faceoff ability, but he can hold his own. Given his play last year, and his boosts in LE and CON, I award Jokinen the higher increase, $5.5M for 2 years.


Mike Fisher
Length: 2 yrs + TO
GM Proposal: $3.45M comps: Stoll, Madden, Malhotra, Kobasew
Agent Proposal: $3.5M comps: Malhotra, Madden, Talbot

Another very close case here. Fisher is consistent vet with good leadership, but skill-wise is a 3rd-liner. The proposals are close, and like Langenbrunner are more than he would fetch on the open market. Fisher is willing to take a cut in pay to play on a good team, and he will do so. This time, I award the lower of the two props, $3.45M for 2 years.


Tim, you can accept/decline any of these.

[CapsGM]

Accept Dekanich, Neuvirth, Jokinen, and Fisher.

Will ponder on Langenbrunner.

[CapsGM]

Sign Jimmy Lodge ($1,750,000) and Nick Sorensen ($1,500,000) to default ELCs.

Also, sign boosters Brett Pesce, Avery Peterson, David Kampf, and Wiley Sherman to default ELCs + $250,000.

[CapsGM]

Decline the Langenbrunner award.

[Virtual Jarmo]

Four arbs entered.

[Virtual Jarmo]

What about Panarin?

[Virtual Jarmo]

ELCs offered.

[CapsGM]

Posting in the right thread this time...

Offer David Griger a default ELC.

[Virtual Jarmo]

I saw it. It was offered.

[CapsGM]

Offer Tyrel Seaman a default ELC.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

ELC offered.

[CapsGM]

Offer Seth Ambroz a default ELC.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Ambroz ELC offered.

[CapsGM]

Offer Luke Ripley and Riley Barber default ELCs.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

ELCs offered.

[CapsGM]

Offer Jack Dougherty and Brandon Hickey default ELCs.

Gregory Hofmann - 3 years @ $3,000,000
Vladimir Tarasenko - 7 years @ $3,250,000

Stefan Elliott - 1 year @ TBD
Philippe Hudon - 2 years @ TBD
Pavel Kulikov - 1 year @ TBD
Artemy Panarin - 1 year @ TBD
Edward Wittchow - 2 years @ TBD

Pavel Datsyuk (UFA 1/3) - 5 years @ $6,880,000
David Steckel (UFA 2/3) - 2 years @ $2,700,000
Ben Bishop (UFA 3/3) - 1 year @ arbitration

[CapsGM]

Jack Dougherty - $1,250,000 (booster)
Brandon Hickey - $1,100,000 (booster)

Gregory Hofmann - $3,000,000
Vladimir Tarasenko - $4,250,000

Stefan Elliott - $400,000
Philippe Hudon - $662,500
Pavel Kulikov - $430,000
Artemy Panarin - $400,000
Edward Wittchow - $1,050,000

Pavel Datsyuk - $6,880,000
David Steckel - $2,700,000

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Ben Bishop:
Term: 1 year
GM proposal: $1,850,000; comps: Dubnyk, Stolarz, Allen
Agent proposal: $3,000,000

Arbitrator decision: $2,200,000

Bishop's high con alone is worthy of better compensation than he currently makes. But the arbitrator feels the agent request is a bit high.

Tim, ball's in your court.

[CapsGM]

Give me the weekend to decide.

[CapsGM]

Reject Bishop award.

[CapsGM]

Offer Adrian Kempe a default ELC.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

ELC offered.