Hornqvist extension (5 years, $26.5m. $5.3m AAV)

Postby **iamjs** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:35 pm

Hornqvist extension in PIT is expected to be for five years with an AAV of $5.3M:

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/stat ... 0187212802

expected to be announced tomorrow.

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:37 pm

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:38 pm

My favorite player on my favorite team is staying...and I'm not that happy about it actually...that's a lot of term for him. 2 yrs @ $5.3 mil is fine...hell, even 3 as a thank you...5...? Well, it's nice to have a jersey of a player that still plays for his team...

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:38 pm

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:39 pm

But whatever...if we're all in...we're all in...f the future, let's go for a dynasty...

Postby **blackjack68** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:39 pm

Not sure we'll see him make it to the end of that 5 years, but here's hoping.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:40 pm

He should get Letangs A.

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:40 pm

But whatever...if we're all in...we're all in...f the future, let's go for a dynasty...

He’s also the type of player you can trade at the deadline 4 years from now if we suck

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:41 pm

He should get Letangs A.

He should get Crosby's C. Rosby sounds better anway.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:41 pm

Not sure we'll see him make it to the end of that 5 years, but here's hoping.

That's my thought as well. If he makes it to 37 playing his style than awesome, but he plays a style that could definitely land him on LTIR at the end of his deal.

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:45 pm

Not sure we'll see him make it to the end of that 5 years, but here's hoping.
That's my thought as well. If he makes it to 37 playing his style than awesome, but he plays a style that could definitely land him on LTIR at the end of his deal.

At which point, his cap hit goes away, right?

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:47 pm

Not sure we'll see him make it to the end of that 5 years, but here's hoping.
That's my thought as well. If he makes it to 37 playing his style than awesome, but he plays a style that could definitely land him on LTIR at the end of his deal.

At which point, his cap hit goes away, right?

Yea. LTIR works through magic but does make cap hits essentially disappear.

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:50 pm

Not sure we'll see him make it to the end of that 5 years, but here's hoping.
That's my thought as well. If he makes it to 37 playing his style than awesome, but he plays a style that could definitely land him on LTIR at the end of his deal.

At which point, his cap hit goes away, right?
Yea. LTIR works through magic but does make cap hits essentially disappear.

I think payroll does not equate to cap hit in a lemieux/burkle run team. And it's refreshing.

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:51 pm

The lack of excitement over this is bothersome.

Postby **the wicked child** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:53 pm

Postby **willeyeam** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:05 pm

The lack of excitement over this is bothersome.

This is way more exciting than acquiring Brassard

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:06 pm

I am thrilled. It's pirate fan mentality to say it's too much money. Hornqvist is the most important player on this team not named Sid, Evgeni or Phil. The team is noticeably different without him and the flash in a pan ZAR has shown in the past few games wasn't enough for me to wave goodbye to horny. Just look at how freaking fired up he was on Saturday night. That's the type of guy you want to go to war with

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:16 pm

But whatever...if we're all in...we're all in...f the future, let's go for a dynasty...

Gonna be some rough going watching hockey in my 40s but thankfully I have the good folks at 5af off topic to pass the time until we get the next generational talent.

Postby **shmenguin** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:21 pm

he seems like the type of dude who would allow a team to trade him if they were in a bind - despite any movement clauses.

Postby **Jim** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:44 pm

I am very happy that he is staying. $5.3M isn't bad, but it makes me grimace a little, 5 years makes me grimace a lot. Hornqvist will turn 36 in January of the final year of this deal. Going into his 35 and 36 years of age, I would have liked this to be more of a $4.8M range.

Yes, I am a money guy... $500K can and does make a difference.

Long run though, I had figured that he would be out of here so I give this signing a thumbs up!

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:47 pm

500k ain’t gotta matter Jack **** in 5 years. The cap will probably he over 90 million by then.

Postby **Jim** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:52 pm

500k ain’t gotta matter Jack **** in 5 years. The cap will probably he over 90 million by then.

$500K does matter, but its not enough for me to shoot down this deal. Just like Rutherford said he didn't want to move Reaves, but he wasn't going to let that blow getting Brassard. Not optimal, but not a breaker.

Postby **Silentom** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:43 pm

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:43 pm

He should get Letangs A.
He should get Crosby's C. Rosby sounds better anway.

You remain THE MAN

Postby **columbia** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:45 pm

I don’t know how this adds up cap wise for next year, but I am most certainly excited about it. Dude is a super man among men.