Sturm contract: A gift from Joe
Well, they finally did it. After trading Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau; the B's successfully retain one of the 3 players who was involved in the JT trade. Do this 4/14 millions contract is a good or bad deal? Do it was an hockey move or maybe there's something more then the classic: We needed a goal scorer...
Hockey wise, it makes sense to keep a 20 goals scorer in your backward. Sturm have experience and can be a very positive asset through the years for the B's. But, do a 3.5 per contract for a 20 goals scorer is too much? We all knew that the B's would overpay a bit to retain Sturm but i think the B's overpaid between 500-750k for him. For me there's no question that, at 3.5, Sturm evaluated the risk to go on the market with the kind of season he have. He's been good lately but he didn't have the kind of season who can make you " cash " on the market. When you look at the situation with that angle, the Sturm signing make sense for him. Like a poster said ( Credit to Eddy, here )," how many goal scorer will get 3.5 per? I guess it will be zero. " It might be the case. Tucker just signed a 3 per/4 years contract with the Leafs... Sturm at 3.5 or Tucker at 3???
The Sturm signing can also be viewed as a consequence of the JT trade. With Stuart and Primeau gone, the B's had to do something to avoid the " empty handed " scenario. In this case, you can feel the influence of JJ. Jacobs probably called PC and said something like: We ( I ) made a mistake but i have to save my ego; do something and re-sign Sturm... at any costs??? The fact is that Sturm should take the phone, call JT and thanks him for his new contract. More then anything else, the fear to end with nothing for the JT trade is , probably, the biggest factor in this signing. Do the B's would have paid 3.5 for a 20 goals scorer if they were in another scenario... I doubt about it.
The Sturm signing can also be seen as a lack in the B's system. This team do not produce enough young talents and do not evaluate them properly in order to protect themself against a " do or die " signing . For years, the B's choose the rebuild and chase the playoffs at the same time. It might work or not but this kind of hybrid startegy have his cost. This cost might be some overpaid contracts to veterans who can fill a pressing need.
There's no definitve answer regarding the Sturm contract. We know that the guy have skills, speed and the right attitude. Do he will become more then he is? Do he will be more consistent? Do Sturm will be a big part of the B's success in the future? The answers of those questions might answer the big question: Do the Sturm signing was worthed???
Hockey wise, it makes sense to keep a 20 goals scorer in your backward. Sturm have experience and can be a very positive asset through the years for the B's. But, do a 3.5 per contract for a 20 goals scorer is too much? We all knew that the B's would overpay a bit to retain Sturm but i think the B's overpaid between 500-750k for him. For me there's no question that, at 3.5, Sturm evaluated the risk to go on the market with the kind of season he have. He's been good lately but he didn't have the kind of season who can make you " cash " on the market. When you look at the situation with that angle, the Sturm signing make sense for him. Like a poster said ( Credit to Eddy, here )," how many goal scorer will get 3.5 per? I guess it will be zero. " It might be the case. Tucker just signed a 3 per/4 years contract with the Leafs... Sturm at 3.5 or Tucker at 3???
The Sturm signing can also be viewed as a consequence of the JT trade. With Stuart and Primeau gone, the B's had to do something to avoid the " empty handed " scenario. In this case, you can feel the influence of JJ. Jacobs probably called PC and said something like: We ( I ) made a mistake but i have to save my ego; do something and re-sign Sturm... at any costs??? The fact is that Sturm should take the phone, call JT and thanks him for his new contract. More then anything else, the fear to end with nothing for the JT trade is , probably, the biggest factor in this signing. Do the B's would have paid 3.5 for a 20 goals scorer if they were in another scenario... I doubt about it.
The Sturm signing can also be seen as a lack in the B's system. This team do not produce enough young talents and do not evaluate them properly in order to protect themself against a " do or die " signing . For years, the B's choose the rebuild and chase the playoffs at the same time. It might work or not but this kind of hybrid startegy have his cost. This cost might be some overpaid contracts to veterans who can fill a pressing need.
There's no definitve answer regarding the Sturm contract. We know that the guy have skills, speed and the right attitude. Do he will become more then he is? Do he will be more consistent? Do Sturm will be a big part of the B's success in the future? The answers of those questions might answer the big question: Do the Sturm signing was worthed???
posted by Latrappe at 10:27 AM
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"The fact is that Sturm should take the phone, call JT and thanks him for his new contract."
That's not a fact, it's just your imagination. Facts are real. Your imaginings of what might have happened are not.
"More then anything else, the fear to end with nothing for the JT trade is , probably, the biggest factor in this signing."
Nope. Wrong again. PC explained why he wanted to sign Sturm. Why not take his comments at face value?
Latrappe your English is improving somewhat, but still very difficult to comprehend.
ferrence and kobachew are still part of the thornton trade it will take more then 5 years to really analyse thet trade you still have issues whit youre opinions. imo you opinion is still one sided
you dont consider all the facts in what you are saying, as usual. remove your sun glasses so you can see
First off, he is a 30 goal scorer, he's on pace for 27 with his extremely slow start. He has potential to turn into a 35-40 goal scorer and is proven. Modin got a similar deal of 3.25 per, and he is not as good as Sturm.
First off, he is a 30 goal scorer, he's on pace for 27 with his extremely slow start. He has potential to turn into a 35-40 goal scorer and is proven. Modin got a similar deal of 3.25 per, and he is not as good as Sturm.
Well first off, it was rumoured on the open market this summer he could get up to $4 million a season, so I don't really think he is being overpaid. We'll never know anyway, all I know is $3.5 million is fine for him, because over the last 4 seasons he has been better than this.
"Do it was an hockey move or maybe there's something more then the classic: We needed a goal scorer..."
What are you saying here? We resigned him because he is good and a goal scorer, are you insinuating there is more to it than this? Like maybe he knows some dirty secret of PC's?
Besides, there is more to Sturm than being a 20 goal scorer. Over the past 4 seasons (4.3 to be exact) he has averaged 52 points per.
"The Sturm signing can also be seen as a lack in the B's system. This team do not produce enough young talents and do not evaluate them properly in order to protect themself against a " do or die " signing ."
Again this confuses me; this was not a do or die signing. It was a sign or he is traded signing. PC gave Sturm a deadline of last week for a reason. If he did not sign he would be dealt. PC needed sufficient time to work out a trade with teams.
Also, it is not "Do he will" it is "Will he".
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