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DC_1908:
Yep, Five more years


Well it’s not the end of the world, but it’s just same ol same ol.


So, would he get that from another team with our expectations and cap situation?  I doubt it


Could we have gotten a player that made us harder to play against and a better asset to win Cups for the same price or less? Assuredly


Is this both a movable and/or profitable contract that can be dumped to gain multiple assets?  No way


Why was this didn’t done before the trade deadline?  Assuredly, Keller’s agent bullied GMBetaMale into a deal that secured he and his clients paycheck, and that he wouldn’t need to move

Between Kuzy, Bura, Oshie, Orlov and now Eller, will we have the same team that is already two years behind for 5 or more years?   Damn right. . .

And also, would a better GM, (ie Amerello, The Captain, Holland, Nill, GMGM, Hextall, Shero) have done this in our situation? Highly unlikely


The only way this makes sense is it’s a sign and trade deal that makes the other team the equivalent of Jodi Foster on top of a pinball machine . , ,

4 Caps:
I don’t have a problem with this contract.  Eller is a solid player who is in his prime and we re-signed him for the same salary cap hit as he has now for five more years.  That is a good contract.  Plus there is no restrictions with respect to trading him so if it becomes necessary we can trade him. 

Maacoshark:
I'm on the fence with Eller. He shows signs of of being a very good 2way player but he tends to be streaky. I wish he was a bit more physical. At least we didnt give him a big raise. He is serviceable. I'd prefer if we dealt him in the off season and use Stephenson at 3rd center.

alta:
$3.5 a year is cheap, I'd lock that in for 5 years over 2 or 3 every day of the week, and Eller looks like his game is still improving. Also, at the end of 5 this player at this price is not a big deal if you gotta let him walk.

DC_1908:

--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Saturday February 10, 2018, 02:10:03 PM Eastern ---I don’t have a problem with this contract.  Eller is a solid player who is in his prime and we re-signed him for the same salary cap hit as he has now for five more years.  That is a good contract.  Plus there is no restrictions with respect to trading him so if it becomes necessary we can trade him.

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Do you think we could get a 2nd rounder for Keller and his 5 year contract?  I don’t care about the NMCs etc, what makes a contract tradable is who will give what for it.


A rebuilding team would be unlikely to give a useful return, and any contender more than likely wouldn’t take it for that length, and that will be more so each year

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