Now we know how much money the Blues have left over for Barbashev.
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38 Comments
Love eddy, seems a little steep tho for sometimes the 7th d man. As long as Barby gets signed I'm fine with it tho.
i have no idea what the arbitrator was thinking
Anyone else see his nipples
Good thing next summer won't matter because of the lockout.
I think it’s too much for Eddy. But we had the space so I don’t hate it. Not super sad to seen Maroon go he really didn’t do much this year besides the OT goal vs Dallas. This will be another good year for us. Also next year we only need Petranglo and Schen would be very surprised if we resigned Eddy. LGB
I would have like to have seen 4.5M for 2 years (2.25/year). 3.1 is a bit steep. At least with the 1 year deal, it wont strap the Blues for long. Personally, I'd like to see him traded immediately and then look at signing schenn. Pietrangelo will get signed. Not so sure about the other URFAs.
The cheapshots on Backes in the FInals makes me hate Edmundson.
I think they are going to make some sort of effort to keep Maroon
Eesh. I figured 2.5 max myself. Guess it is what it is.
Is the Flyers preview today or tomorrow?
Bit to high but hopefully they can retain barbashev with remaining cap.
Maybe blues sign maroon to league minimum and include a ton of bonuses
Waaay too much for him
I love Edmondson as a person and he's a good guy in the room. But he's definitely worth a little bit less than that after his showing last year. This is a fair deal but I don't like what leaves us with cap space
Edmundson got way more than I would pay. I think he's trade bait for draft picks very soon. Barbachev is making noise about going to the KHL, if he can't get paid. That would be bad, as I can see him progressing to the top 6 in the future. Blues will definitely need to dump contracts to sign the big guys next year. I see Allen, Edmundson and Bozak(yes that's the controversial one) gone this season. LGB!
Too much for Edmundson. To me, he slipped a bit last year, in the playoffs in particular. There were reasons that had nothing to do with injury why Chief sat him in favor of Bortuzzo. If he wants to stay and command at least this reward next off season, he'd better step it up to pre 2018-19 levels.
blues should trade Edmunson to Edmonton.
Can we just note that Bouwmeester finally got his cup? Dudes been a solid defenseman for years and deserved it. Maybe a history video for him? Took him 17 years for a cup but finally got it to go with his Olympic medals.
It is a bit more then I would have like to see but it's not the worst. Want to see Barbs resigned but it wouldn't be the worst if it doesn't happen. That just means a chance for another young player.
Well worth the cash…..he plays with the attitude a 2nd or 3rd line d-man needs……….always the 1st guy backing a teammate up…….Blues are deep at D………..could see a trade of him or Bortuzzo as the year progresses………..most teams usually need a d-man like Joel………..could bring a nice return………in a pick or prospect………..
Blues fan here, I do think that is too much for Edmundson but if worst comes to worst we could try and trade Jake Allen to free up cap space and bring in a cheaper backup. Also Steen(although played well in the playoffs) could be another guy they could try an unload.
I could see them moving Jake Allen and trying to bring in a veteran backup on the cheap.
Not a fan of the price. Crushes my hopes of resigning Pat
Trade Eddy and sign Maroon. I really want Maroon back
I can see Eddy getting traded.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him traded or more likely let go to free agency next year and playing for another team.
Edmundson took a step back last year. Wasnt pretty at times. I do like him though. He's a tough mean bastard back there.
Did Edmunson have compromising pics of the arbitrator or something? If I were the GM I let him walk at that price.
I really like Maroon, was hoping we'd get him back
Blues gonna be in cap trouble.
Love the jersey Shannon! I think its too high IMO, but i enjoy having Eddy on the ice. Tough as nails and i hope the extra cash in his pocket helps him take his game to a higher level
Apparently he made 3m last year so 3.1 doesn't really seem weird either way.
You can only protect so many players next summer anyway.
Eventually this team will have to retool .
At least you'll have a younger core group with Binner ,Parayko, Dunn and Thomas…..hopefully Kyrou and Kostin can be counted on as well.
Too high. He was atrocious at points during the playoffs. No offensive upside…. good thing it was only one year
I've liked Eddy and Parayko since I saw them in preseason games and camp. I'm surprised he went to arbitration and I'm also surprised it came back at 3.1. I would have liked to see 2.5ish so we had some room for Barbashev and Maroon. Guess Maroon is the odd man out simply due to age and price at this point. I do hope the Blues try and make a move to free some space for Maroon tho. He's a lot better than Sanford.
Too much for what Edmundson brings to table. Dealing Edmundson and trying to keep Maroon would have been a better situation in my book…esp. since Maroon ended up better during end of regular season and playoffs!
I wish they could get somebody to take Jake Allen's contract to make space for Maroon, but that's not going to happen. Nobody is going to pay over 4 million a year for a backup goalie.
He needs to have a good year to stay and get paid. Dunn is on his doorstep.