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21 Comments
Shane Pinto is a major core piece and his signing should be job #1 this off season. 5 X 5.25 sounds good IMHO!
If the Sens don't sign him it will be a few years down the road before this team get's act together.
Shane pinto for approx 5 million is an absolute steal. Holy fuck give him 8×5 NOW.
Also, intro is a banger
Pinto has showed that he’s the best Center currently on the Sens, not the highest point producer but the Center that can most help the team win, pay him
Let’s be honest fellas: it became a concern in May. 2023.
I'm surprised the deal isn't done. I'm not really worried right now. I believe Ian Mendes said to be concerned when numbers start becoming public. I won't be worried until a week or so after free agency starts but I would prefer for the Sens to show Pinto that he is a priority.
Pinto is going to the flyers😊.cant wait to see brady pinto and michkov play together next season😊
Staios has no idea what he is doing in my opinion. He should have hired a GM with experience. He takes too long to get things done. People are going to walk. This seems like the old ownership and hiring a coach on the cheap again. I have no faith in Staios.
Negative signs of poor ownership again if they can not just get him signed
I don’t see this being any different than when Brady signed his deal. It won’t be signed till the season starts till then it is a game of chicken, pinto wants as much dollars as possible and the Sens want to pay as little as possible. The leverage Pinto has is just not playing, which is what Brady did.
This is the importance of setting precedence. We clown on the Leafs for having 4 guys take up half their salary cap, but even though it may not be as bad with the Sens, management (Pierre Dorion mainly) has committed way too much way too fast to these players who haven’t done anything. I understand Chabot who was the first player to show a new lead was turning over from the old regime, Tkachuk who is our captain and Stützle and Sanderson are both stars. But Norris? Even Batherson’s contract could’ve just as easily become a Colin White type deal if you just looked at what he had produced when he got it.
Ross mentioned it, Pinto looks around and says “well the rest of the boys got paid so now I should too”. That cannot be how you run a business. Pay the long term contracts to the guys that deserve it. The rest of your team should be EXPECTED to change in the eight year period other guys have committed to. You didn’t need to sign 2 top six centres for 8 years.
Pinto is in a weird spot because, while he had played up, his point production is not that impressive. And despite being hyped up as a great two way centre, he didn’t play as much PK as either Norris or Stützle this season. I’m not saying he’s not a good player. I’m saying this is exactly the situation that Pillzy nailed in saying that this needs to be a bridge contract. $4Mx3y. Make it happen. GSG
Solid!
Bridge is the way to go here. Pinto has still to prove he is worth north of 5. The Norris situation throws it's shade here. That contract is a potential millstone around the management's neck and imo hugely affects the Pinto situation. Staios has no other choice than put a LT deal in the freezer. 3×4,25 is a fair middleground deal. If Pinto shows significant progress as a 2nd line center (2 consecutive 60pt seasons), sign him for 5 more years at Chabot's number.
Pints gonna be holding out for that Neuf money
I won’t be worried about Pinto until August-ish, or late July. They’re focused on the draft right now.
And then maybe they wanna see how much they need to spend in free agency. That could dictate whether Shane gets a smaller bridge or a larger term and price. I’m not saying that’s what they SHOULD do, just it might be part of their process.
anything above $2.5 x 3 years is ridiculous. guy ruined our season last year.
As long as he's signed before camp I'll be happy… need the full squad ready to go, day one of camp to have a good start to the season for once!
Love the new intro!
Holy moly that new intro is banging has a hint of danger flute vibes in the beginning
Maxim Massé plays in the Quebec city of Chicoutimi and that is pronounced like “SHA-COOT-A-ME“ @rosslevitan 😉
Pinto should of gotten signed after the Tarensenko trade. Staios scares me, he has no experience. Andlauer put him where he is because he is a buddy. Please!! Andlauer needs to get reel and get a GM that can make moves. Staios looks absolutely loss, this is geeting increasingly worrisome.