If we just stopped messing around he’d likely would’ve resigned earlier. Instead it seems his price is going up or he has Interest elsewhere. Losing Gunetzel, Necas, and Turbo would be pretty hard to take.
“The market changed” after having a deal on the table in principle…seems like bad form
Edit: for those talking about the Canes waiting around too long, the last credible information was that Jake’s camp ask was 8×8 and the Canes met that. Any change in direction beyond that is truly bad form.
XJudgeBootyX
I’m already prepped for the worst. We have to be going for contingency plans now, wonder what they entail.
He would get my more money through taxes in Florida. And living at a millionaire in Vancouver would be dope. Hard to beat that.
flygupp15
He’s the No 1 avail free agent, I’m sure whatever press is released is a distraction to the opposing fan bases.
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet
DrMantisToboggan22
We meet his ask and he still likely moves elsewhere. If that’s the case he never really wanted to be here. Fuck em.
HockeyGuy601
Gearing up to be a pretty terrible offseason because apparently most pending free agents already know where they are signing and we haven’t heard any linked to the Canes.
CasTimber
If we lose him because we waited until the last minute to agree to the 8×8 that he wanted all along, that is truly gonna suck.
p0shbadger
Front office already upped their offer to his camp once. If he’s determined to draw out the process then let him sign elsewhere, good riddance.
Lock down Necas for the year, extend Jarvis, and then plan for next offseason.
Mr_Panther
If Jake wanted to stay it would be done. He’s as good as gone and I’ve accepted that. Now I can be shocked and joyous if that changes
MoonZebra
He gone
Dinker31
We thought Tarasenko was a Hurricane less than a year ago. Don’t trust anything until you see the player in a jersey. None of this matters
PDXMSFT
While this certainly could be posturing, it’s certainly starting to appear that almost all big name free agents each year simply don’t want to come to Carolina via Free Agency. Trade may be our best bet
Alum07
All I have to say is that I’m glad I dropped season tickets going forward.
bigskycaniac
No, I would rather he not leave.
88Caniac88
Should have never gotten to this point. Arguing over a half million or a million for a true top line guy is amazing. But everyone loved the new golden boy GM….
Caniac1017
Prime example of why DW left. If you want the big names, you gotta pay them what they want. For all good Dundon has done, it’s bullshit like this at the last minute that’s ultimately going to doom this cup run. Hardball works with bottom 6 guys. Not elite talent. Now we won’t have him and be stuck with the bread crumbs again come Monday.
SpentGladiator77
Great. Probably why Necas to Columbus fell through too, he must be the backup plan if Guentzel leaves. Because there’s nothing a reportedly unhappy player loves like being the second choice. This is looking bad. I hope I’m wrong but yikes.
Carolina_913
Yeesh. What makes so many free agents get close to signing here and then change face as soon as a deal gets close to being done? If we end up losing in a race to sign guentzel, we need to ask some questions lol
Blueberry_1995
I appreciate what the front office has done these years, but when you have the biggest fish on the market in your hands you have got to be a bit more aggressive with this approach. It will be a huge disappointment if he goes to another team on the East if it’s because we were waiting too long to make a push
Canes12345678
From being really excited yesterday to disappointed today what a turn of events in less than 24 hours lol
wolfsrudel_red
I got downvoted to hell earlier this year for saying the cup window is closed, but it is so joever
Quixlequaxle
Why do I get the feeling that Jake (and/or his agent) are just using the Canes to set the low bar for a high FA offer come Monday?
ghcfc88
He’s a goner
Squat1998
He gone
timbuttons
Come on canes FO, I’m already a Carolina Panthers fan
packpride85
If he gets to UFA status before canes can sign him he is 100% gone. Someone will throw stupid money at him like 7×10 that we won’t match.
FirstChurchOfBrutus
This is absolutely not the point, but I’m trying to re-read this, and I cannot get past [this](https://imgur.com/a/BsolMZw) abomination of a comma.
socialaxolotl
This is why contract leaks are fucking awful
He saw everyone’s reaction to 8 being too low and now he’s going after more
ok guys I have a plan but it involves us first finding out where Jake or his agent lives
Lehigh417
8×8 is too much for a smallish forward who is already 29 years old & won’t be playing next to Crosby level passing. The last 3 years were probably his peak.
fantasyfootballthrow
I see our window closed. Let’s spend the next year or two figuring out who we are and how strong our rookies are, and go from there
QuiGonJinnNJuice
Really had hoped the canes had learned their lesson about playing hardball from Aho’s offer sheet. Ahos new deal and the Svech extension had me hoping this was the case. But 8×8 wasn’t a ridiculous ask for Guentzel. And imo I’d rather have him locked up and handled and just do something to unload KK’s contract or something.
Feels like we played hardball trying to squeeze every bit of value and it might be coming back to bite us. Not fun
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“The market changed” after having a deal on the table in principle…seems like bad form
Edit: for those talking about the Canes waiting around too long, the last credible information was that Jake’s camp ask was 8×8 and the Canes met that. Any change in direction beyond that is truly bad form.
I’m already prepped for the worst. We have to be going for contingency plans now, wonder what they entail.
He would get my more money through taxes in Florida. And living at a millionaire in Vancouver would be dope. Hard to beat that.
He’s the No 1 avail free agent, I’m sure whatever press is released is a distraction to the opposing fan bases.
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet
We meet his ask and he still likely moves elsewhere. If that’s the case he never really wanted to be here. Fuck em.
Gearing up to be a pretty terrible offseason because apparently most pending free agents already know where they are signing and we haven’t heard any linked to the Canes.
If we lose him because we waited until the last minute to agree to the 8×8 that he wanted all along, that is truly gonna suck.
Front office already upped their offer to his camp once. If he’s determined to draw out the process then let him sign elsewhere, good riddance.
Lock down Necas for the year, extend Jarvis, and then plan for next offseason.
If Jake wanted to stay it would be done. He’s as good as gone and I’ve accepted that. Now I can be shocked and joyous if that changes
He gone
We thought Tarasenko was a Hurricane less than a year ago. Don’t trust anything until you see the player in a jersey. None of this matters
While this certainly could be posturing, it’s certainly starting to appear that almost all big name free agents each year simply don’t want to come to Carolina via Free Agency. Trade may be our best bet
All I have to say is that I’m glad I dropped season tickets going forward.
No, I would rather he not leave.
Should have never gotten to this point. Arguing over a half million or a million for a true top line guy is amazing. But everyone loved the new golden boy GM….
Prime example of why DW left. If you want the big names, you gotta pay them what they want. For all good Dundon has done, it’s bullshit like this at the last minute that’s ultimately going to doom this cup run. Hardball works with bottom 6 guys. Not elite talent. Now we won’t have him and be stuck with the bread crumbs again come Monday.
Great. Probably why Necas to Columbus fell through too, he must be the backup plan if Guentzel leaves. Because there’s nothing a reportedly unhappy player loves like being the second choice. This is looking bad. I hope I’m wrong but yikes.
Yeesh. What makes so many free agents get close to signing here and then change face as soon as a deal gets close to being done? If we end up losing in a race to sign guentzel, we need to ask some questions lol
I appreciate what the front office has done these years, but when you have the biggest fish on the market in your hands you have got to be a bit more aggressive with this approach. It will be a huge disappointment if he goes to another team on the East if it’s because we were waiting too long to make a push
From being really excited yesterday to disappointed today what a turn of events in less than 24 hours lol
I got downvoted to hell earlier this year for saying the cup window is closed, but it is so joever
Why do I get the feeling that Jake (and/or his agent) are just using the Canes to set the low bar for a high FA offer come Monday?
He’s a goner
He gone
Come on canes FO, I’m already a Carolina Panthers fan
If he gets to UFA status before canes can sign him he is 100% gone. Someone will throw stupid money at him like 7×10 that we won’t match.
This is absolutely not the point, but I’m trying to re-read this, and I cannot get past [this](https://imgur.com/a/BsolMZw) abomination of a comma.
This is why contract leaks are fucking awful
He saw everyone’s reaction to 8 being too low and now he’s going after more
Back to square one with this team
[I really hope this isn’t true 😭](https://x.com/HarsunderHunjan/status/1807132683862241319?t=yFnL1-UGgp1cVQtUFGY3cw&s=19)
Fucking Vlad all over again.
ok guys I have a plan but it involves us first finding out where Jake or his agent lives
8×8 is too much for a smallish forward who is already 29 years old & won’t be playing next to Crosby level passing. The last 3 years were probably his peak.
I see our window closed. Let’s spend the next year or two figuring out who we are and how strong our rookies are, and go from there
Really had hoped the canes had learned their lesson about playing hardball from Aho’s offer sheet. Ahos new deal and the Svech extension had me hoping this was the case. But 8×8 wasn’t a ridiculous ask for Guentzel. And imo I’d rather have him locked up and handled and just do something to unload KK’s contract or something.
Feels like we played hardball trying to squeeze every bit of value and it might be coming back to bite us. Not fun
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