Wings Sign Andrew Copp to 5-Year/$28.125m Deal; $5.625m AAV

[Phil]

 

[siddious]

Same price as trochek shorter term. Must have been a style of play choice. 

[Valriera]

Clearly this was about wanting trochek and not the $$. Bold, Drury. 

[Cash or Czech]

I think Detroit are going to be sorely disappointed. Only had an offensive burst when playing with a top-5 winger in the NHL, which Detroit doesn't have. He's not physical, even in the playoffs. A real middle-6 tweener and a nice complimentary player. Thanks for the help this year, good luck to you. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Cash or Czech

[Ozzy]

Cooper went from Gold to Red!  Good luck Copper...Thanks for the ride!  Wish him the best, but he wasn't the answer here in NY

[Sod16]

Interesting that he ends up getting more than Strome.  When he arrived, it was speculated that he might be more attractive than Strome because he would be cheaper.

[Karan]

28 minutes ago, Sod16 said:

Interesting that he ends up getting more than Strome.  When he arrived, it was speculated that he might be more attractive than Strome because he would be cheaper.

 

Key point right there. His performance down the run and in the playoffs probably bought him an extra $0.75-1 million AAV.

[MuddyInTheMiddle]

8 hours ago, Karan said:

 

Key point right there. His performance down the run and in the playoffs probably bought him an extra $0.75-1 million AAV.

This. He owes Drury and Galant a huge thank you note for that contract for trading for him and then for putting him on Panarin's off wing.

[Phil]

11 hours ago, Karan said:

 

Key point right there. His performance down the run and in the playoffs probably bought him an extra $0.75-1 million AAV.

 

Except that he did fuck all in the Tampa series. He had two points, both assists. One in game one, one in game six. He disappeared when it mattered most.

[Cash or Czech]

11 minutes ago, Phil said:

 

Except that he did fuck all in the Tampa series. He had two points, both assists. One in game one, one in game six. He disappeared when it mattered most.

 

Right when Panarin disappeared, because he was a passenger who reaped the rewards of playing with a top-5 LW. 

[Karan]

27 minutes ago, Phil said:

 

Except that he did fuck all in the Tampa series. He had two points, both assists. One in game one, one in game six. He disappeared when it mattered most.

 

For sure, but when you're a middle of the range (i.e. $4-6 million range) free agent going to the market, his overall body of work with the Rangers definitely elevated his expected salary demand and his agent appears to have done his job there.

[Albatrosss]

12 hours ago, Phil said:

 

Except that he did fuck all in the Tampa series. He had two points, both assists. One in game one, one in game six. He disappeared when it mattered most.

But so did most of the team. Not a huge fan of Copp but the whole team did shit after game one. Guess if he produced vs Tampa his price tag would’ve been $7M per and Drury probably would’ve fought hard to keep him

[Phil]

10 hours ago, CCCP said:

But so did most of the team. Not a huge fan of Copp but the whole team did shit after game one. Guess if he produced vs Tampa his price tag would’ve been $7M per and Drury probably would’ve fought hard to keep him

 

Probably, yeah.