Thursday, July 26, 2007
Let Penner Go.
Duck fans:
Don't get mad at Kevin Lowe. Take his picks and get a better player than Penner. There are people out there that are under contract in the $4-$5m range that could be had for a 2008 first rounder, a Bryzgalov, and, fine, a 2008 2nd rounder that are better than Penner.
Anyway, I read Duck boards and its like they forgot that they just won the Cup. Most fans would take a Cup win even if it meant their team was relegated to the AHL the next year, never mind keeping a damn good group together.
It would also appear that it's time for the Captain to decide, if he feels any responsibility to the team. If he signs the retirement papers, matching becomes a whole different thing.
Don't get me wrong. Penner is going to get better, and I think, honestly, he's worth more as a Duck than on any other team because he fits. But, good grief--$4.3m?
UPDATE:
In other words: be careful what you ask for, Kevin, you might get it.
Question: TSN.ca reports that the Oilers have tendered an offer sheet to Penner. Everyone is taking that as meaning that Penner has accepted it. Is he required to accept it? If not, has he? This is a subtle but important distinction.
If he has the option of rejecting the offer, the whole situation is different. If he simply has to go with the highest bidder or the match, then it means something else. In other words, if he's signing with another team because he wants to, it makes me want to keep him less if I'm Burke.
UPDATE II:
I still haven't seen anything definitive that says anything other than Lowe tendered the offer. However, section 10.3(a) of the CBA clearly allows RFAs to reject RFA offers. If the clock is ticking on the Ducks, it's because Penner signed with Edmonton.
Let him walk.
UPDATE III:
Contracts with an average value over $4m result in two 1st round picks, a 2nd rounder, and a 3rd rounder. (CBA sec. 10.4.) That was before the salary adjustments.
Let him walk.
UPDATE IV:
ESPN.com is reporting that Penner did in fact sign the sheet. Some players of note, signed through 08-09 for around $4.5m per:
Milan Hejduk, Ales Hemsky, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Brendan Morrison, Mattias Ohlund, Jere Lehtinen, Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov, Shane Doan, Jonathan Cheechoo, Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom, Alexei Zhitnik, Bobby Holik, Eric Staal(!), Jason Arnott, Doug Weight, Glen Murray, Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Phillips (scored a big goal for the Ducks in the final...), Jason Blake, Tomas Kaberle, Brian Gionta, Bill Guerin
Don't get mad at Kevin Lowe. Take his picks and get a better player than Penner. There are people out there that are under contract in the $4-$5m range that could be had for a 2008 first rounder, a Bryzgalov, and, fine, a 2008 2nd rounder that are better than Penner.
Anyway, I read Duck boards and its like they forgot that they just won the Cup. Most fans would take a Cup win even if it meant their team was relegated to the AHL the next year, never mind keeping a damn good group together.
It would also appear that it's time for the Captain to decide, if he feels any responsibility to the team. If he signs the retirement papers, matching becomes a whole different thing.
Don't get me wrong. Penner is going to get better, and I think, honestly, he's worth more as a Duck than on any other team because he fits. But, good grief--$4.3m?
UPDATE:
In other words: be careful what you ask for, Kevin, you might get it.
Question: TSN.ca reports that the Oilers have tendered an offer sheet to Penner. Everyone is taking that as meaning that Penner has accepted it. Is he required to accept it? If not, has he? This is a subtle but important distinction.
If he has the option of rejecting the offer, the whole situation is different. If he simply has to go with the highest bidder or the match, then it means something else. In other words, if he's signing with another team because he wants to, it makes me want to keep him less if I'm Burke.
UPDATE II:
I still haven't seen anything definitive that says anything other than Lowe tendered the offer. However, section 10.3(a) of the CBA clearly allows RFAs to reject RFA offers. If the clock is ticking on the Ducks, it's because Penner signed with Edmonton.
Let him walk.
UPDATE III:
Let him walk.
UPDATE IV:
ESPN.com is reporting that Penner did in fact sign the sheet. Some players of note, signed through 08-09 for around $4.5m per:
Milan Hejduk, Ales Hemsky, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Brendan Morrison, Mattias Ohlund, Jere Lehtinen, Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov, Shane Doan, Jonathan Cheechoo, Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom, Alexei Zhitnik, Bobby Holik, Eric Staal(!), Jason Arnott, Doug Weight, Glen Murray, Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Phillips (scored a big goal for the Ducks in the final...), Jason Blake, Tomas Kaberle, Brian Gionta, Bill Guerin
// posted by Rick @ 4:20 PM 
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