We encountered an issue signing you up. Hal apologizes to fans. It was a move that shocked the hockey world, a day that also included Taylor Hall getting traded to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson, and Steven Stamkos re-signing with the Tampa Bay Lightning after speculation he might head to unrestricted free agency. As first announced by TSN's Darren Dreger, the Flyers have signed Nashville star defenseman Shea Weber to an offer sheet. Weber was sixth among NHL defensemen in scoring, as well, last year.

Report: Shea Weber offer sheet $110M, $80M in 1st 6 seasons. "With Nashville matching our offer, we wish Shea and the Predators all the best.".

Weber is owned $27 million over the next year and $68 million in bonus money over the first six years of the deal under the current CBA.

The owners reportedly want to limit contracts to five years in the latest round of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, "We wanted to take advantage of this CBA because we're not sure what the economic landscape will look like in the next CBA," Bousquet said. However, that contract would have hindered the team on the salary cap long-term, especially provided a team like the Canadiens would not have wanted to take that contract on in the future.

One of Weber’s biggest strengths throughout his entire career was his cannon of a shot.

Weber, 26, is the Predators' captain and played on a $7.5 million arbitrator's award last season.

Weber has played his entire NHL career with Nashville, which picked him in the second round (No. "We are in receipt of the offer sheet signed between the Philadelphia Flyers and Shea Weber," Poile said in the statement. Would the acquisition of Weber been able to put the Flyers over the top the past four seasons? This occurred back in 2010, and the Blackhawks matched the offer sheet, keeping him in The Windy City. Weber is a three-time All-Star who helped Canada win gold in the 2010 Olympics, and is also is the mainstay of the Predators' defensive-minded approach. Travis Sanheim (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports). Any other third party trademarks or copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Facebook Share. 49) of the 2003 NHL Draft. The Philadelphia Flyers have signed star defenseman Shea Weber to an offer sheet, the team confirmed early Thursday.

We all know how the story goes from here.

We're a place that guys are going to want to come and we're solid ownership. Weber would’ve slid in right off the top, playing with a guy like Timonen who he was teammates with when they both were with the Predators. Weber's agent, Jarrett Bousquet of Titan Sports, was reached for comment by The Tennessean. The maximum that Philadelphia could offer is 20% of the salary cap, which works out to… $14.06M this season.

"We had to take a long look at it.

With Weber, they surely make the playoffs, but probably don’t go very far. The 2012-13 Flyers defense consisted of Timonen, Andrej Meszaros, Braydon Coburn, Luke Schenn, Erik Gustafsson, Bruno Gervais, Kurtis Foster, Nicklas Grossmann, Brandon Manning, Oliver Lauridsen, Kent Huskins, and Andreas Lilja. Pronger was at that point a top ten defenseman in the league, and a surefire first ballot Hall of Famer.

He's in a place that's familiar to him and ownership's proven that they're solid and ready to step up.".

© The Hockey Writers 2018. Shea Weber signed to $110M offer sheet The Flyers may be well on their way to landing their biggest prize since Eric Lindros arrived in Philadelphia via trade in 1992. Philadelphia Flyers: The infamous Shea Weber offer sheet Shea Weber’s massive offer sheet still looms to this day.

The average annual value over the course of the contract would be $8M, which is slightly higher than Ryan Suter’s. Poile said from the start the Predators would match -- and they did, even at the steep price. Flyers fans and management alike were hopeful that Pronger’s career could continue with rest, but the reports of his condition were not positive.

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Another element of the Weber offer sheet deals with what Philadelphia would’ve given up for his services. They ended up just missing the postseason in 2012-13, slotting tenth in the Eastern Conference and fourth in what was the Atlantic Division at the time.

Weber averaged 29 minutes, 9 seconds of ice time last season, second on the team to his former partner, Suter, who signed a 13-year, $98 million deal with Minnesota on July 4.
He only suited up for 13 games, tallying one goal and producing 11 assists.

I said it two weeks ago… Paul Holmgren is never done. @TSNBobMcKenzie How about Ivan Provorov sticking in Philly? If you don't see it please check your junk folder.

2012-13: Philadelphia finished six points out of the playoffs in that season.

If the Flyers got Weber, they also would not have been in a position to sell at the trade deadline last year and make the requisite moves to select Travis Konecny.eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'thehockeywriters_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_3',669,'0','0'])); Well, then the Flyers would have had a stud defenseman to anchor their blueline for the past four years. Shea Weber signed to $110M offer sheet. Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams, Women's Hockey Legends Cammi Granato and Meghan Duggan join the show. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site.

Nashville Predators All-Star defenseman Shea Weber has agreed to an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Flyers announced in a Thursday morning press release. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. He was a First-Team All-Star for the second straight season and barely lost the Norris to Ottawa's Erik Karlsson. They needed to do more though, and a potential splash was needed of some sort.eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',664,'0','0'])); Free-agent options dwindled including top defenseman-on-the-market Ryan Suter. Restricted free agents may negotiate with any team, but the team that holds their rights has a chance to match any contract signed to them by a rival club. He eventually had the NHL’s hardest shot during the All-Star Skills Challenge multiple years in a row.
Holmgren addressed the position earlier in June, trading left winger James van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Luke Schenn. New, 1233 comments.