Grabner Signs 5 Year Deal
@grabs40 Michael Grabner
I am happy to announce that I will be an Islander for the next five years.new building,new contract and new baby.what a great year!!!!!
KatieStrangNYI Katie Strang
Multiple sources confirm to Newsday that Grabner's 5-year deal is worth $15 million
about 1 year ago
Keith Quinn
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soooo happy!
"If the bell needs to be answered, we've got the guys to answer it." "If they want to start something, that's fine."- Trevor Gillies
WOW!!
5 years! it sounds like another Coup by Snow ala the MacDonald and Frans contracts.
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Sorry all
I already updated above and linked the team site, Strang’s story and his celebratory tweet. Hit refresh.
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Congrats guys and Grabner!
Wonder how much it was for? $2M?
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The Isles don't usually give numbers
They make us have to go to capgeek later. But whoo hoo!
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by Keith Quinn on May 13, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Apparently it's $3M per year.
According to reporter Katie Strang (see posting above).
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on May 13, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Awesome news
Wonder how much per. I’m guessing it increases over the contract from 2ish to 4ish, with the average coming in a little over 3ish.
Yeah I don't think he would sign for 5 years if he wasn't getting a good raise out of it
I’d guess similar to Matty Mo’s deal, maybe even more because he is younger and was a 1st rounder.
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Great News, now lets get KO, Comeau, Bails wrapped up.
ND THAT NEW ARENA!!! Nd I couldn’t be happier
cept if we got playoff hockey next year ;-)
by Meet Me at the Lighthouse on May 13, 2011 10:20 AM EDT reply actions
Bailey
I’d only want Josh wrapped up if it were on the cheaps. I wonder what happens to him if we draft Couturier
I'm just glad it wasnt for 15 years
I’m sure Garth had to down talk Wang to a 5 year deal
by backstop87 on May 13, 2011 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
The deal
Katie Strang
KatieStrangNYI Katie Strang
Multiple sources confirm to Newsday that Grabner’s 5-year deal is worth $15 million
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That's perfect
If he can average 30+ a season over those 5 years that is actually dirt cheap. Good deal for both sides.
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huge gap in my expectations...
I really don’t expect 30+ per year… but…
high side: He comes out of the gate with linemates that are going to support his offensive abilities and he can easily push that number to 40+
downside: he takes an extra month to “get into it”… which pushes nino into his slot with Frans and Kyle… and he stalls with Bailey and Comeau… 15-20?
Realistic: He sees a lot more shadowing 5-on-5, teams always keep a defenseman on their blue line when he’s on the ice… and he becomes teh focus of divisional MAULING… I don’t want to bring up the “I” word either… 20-25 would be great if he plays a good two way and propels Frans and Kyle into the 20-25 goal range as well.
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YES!!!
I haven’t enjoyed being an Islander fan this much in a very long time!!! Great news…..Thanks Grabs, Thanks Garth!!
Proud to root for the Jets, Mets, and Islanders!!!
Awesome!!!
That makes me very happy… maybe I can ride the new coliseum high, and this through the draft…
Now get off your ass and get to the gym!!!
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This is the 2nd best news we could ever hear...
I think we all know what the best news would be???
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by IamJacksSplitSave on May 13, 2011 10:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Be careful...
if you disrupt the things at that point and say… hide him in a closet… the bruins wind up with a better defenseman and maybe the Islanders get skunked three years in a row…
I’ll take the 15 years of utter hell to have the 4 years of bliss in front of it. We’ll get out of the funk eventually… NOBODY will ever do what they did in the dynasty years… nobody… EVER!
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by JPinVA on May 13, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doh!
Fair enough. Logic prevails in the end.
by IamJacksSplitSave on May 13, 2011 1:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Somebody needs to print up...
VOTE FOR THE AREENER t-shirts before 8/1.
Some other suggestions:
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FERGIE… I SEEN HER AT THE AREENER… BEP CONCERT TEE
GET LEANER, JOG AROUND OUR NEW AREENER… Uniondale Jenny Craig
COME SEE THE NEENER AT THE CHARLES WANG AREENER… Nino promotion tee
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by JPinVA on May 13, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Its Grabs night at the new AREENER
After every Grabner goal you get to grab yourself a weener at our new areener
by KO21 on May 13, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lolol
This is why I cannot read these posts while sitting in the mens room stall.
by IamJacksSplitSave on May 13, 2011 3:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
GRAB your WEENER at the AREENER!
We are all Islanders, even if we are in Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on May 13, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Woot!
One less summer signing worry down. I will actually be excited about the start of 2 seasons in a row.
But who the #€££ gives a new baby as a signing bonus?
by IamJacksSplitSave on May 13, 2011 10:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
don't feed him after midnight...
and never, ever, let him get wet…
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Because we DON'T want multiple fast guys?
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on May 13, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Sweet
Solid deal. Even if he ends up being a bust a least he wont have an exorbitant salary. Now who do the resign next and how much?
Patience will prevail, if not...
Hes not gonna be a bust
kids got to many intangibles and speeds just one of em…
Wow, that's a long commitment.
Happy about the extension, but would have preferred 3-4 years.
Of note: a 5 year deal goes through the 2015-2016 season….aka the season after the lease runs out. This is the first deal (other than DiPi and maybe Yashin) that does that.
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I think Yashin's ends in a year or two.
(for what it’s worth)
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on May 13, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
TY, never sure with crazy deals
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Yashins deal would have technically been over already... its only lasting a few years longer because of the buyout.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on May 13, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah yes. Thanks.
I’ve spent years trying to forget that deal ever happened. Apparently, I was partially successful.
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on May 13, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
This news rather rocks
Nice trade of UFA years for security, (although who knows what happens in the next CBA, but I can’t imagine the UFA age being pushed higher).
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Amen.
This is a great way to start the weekend.
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on May 13, 2011 11:09 AM EDT reply actions
Another
piece of the puzzle solved. things looking up for us!
Back....
had to take a Campbell and wipe my Bettman.
Friend's only let friend's vote YES!
Since we all know Grabs is faster than the speed of light...
Garth should make Grabs skate back in time to May 2000 and break both DiPietro’s knees…while he’s there he can kick Mike Milbury in the box!!
The breakdown is kinda interesting
Next year he only makes $1 mil and it steps up another million each year. So Wang is paying out less right now while the team waits for a new arena and to get the fans back and will pay more when revenue is probably higher.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
True, although this is fairly common when signing an RFA into his UFA years
Also, a benefit of deals like this for small-market teams is that later on, if a trade needs to be made, a small market team can swap a high-salary/low-cap hit guy near the end of his contract to a cap-max team that can afford to pay out cash but doesn’t have as much cap room.
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