Predators match offer for Weber
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Predators match offer for Weber
The Predators matched the Flyers' offer sheet for defenseman Shea Weber. (Associated Press)
The Nashville Predators have matched the Flyers' offer sheet and will retain captain Shea Weber.
The Flyers offered Weber a 14-year, $110 million deal last week. The Predators chose to match, keeping their captain in Nashville.
“In tendering an offer sheet to Shea Weber, we were trying to add a top defenseman entering the prime of his career. With Nashville matching our offer, we wish Shea and the Predators all the best," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement.
More details to come.
Comments (59)
Say what?— fizzbin- Wow. Suprised a bit that Nashville matched but good attemp to by Holmgren. Can't blame the Flyers for not trying. Now Weber is stuck in Nashville for at least 1 full year. And after absorbing almost $30 mil in this first year, why would Nashville want to move him after that? The remaining 13 yrs and $80 mil are a bargain for a dman like him. Looks like they'll have to look elsewhere via trade for more help on defense (Yandle?) or offense (Ryan, Doan).— iggles23
- Very disappointing that my post did not get published. It was a little long but if the sports writers are incapable of explaining why the Predators HAD to match the offer to survive financially, then you should at least have let it be posted here. If anyone on these posts understood corporate debt, Lines of credit, interest rates, debt restructuring, etc, then we all would have known a week ago that the only two possible scenarios were the contract getting matched or a worked out trade. The only thing that threatened the Preds long term solvency would be losing Weber and 20% of the gate for 4 late 1st rd picks. Short story: If they can only come up with 20 of the first 28 million then they can float 8 million on a credit line at 2% interest. It would cost them a whopping 160k a year. — UncleStosh
- bankrupt!— azguz
- wow this sucks. this offseason has been a disaster for the flyers. rangers get much better, penguins pick up a ton of future talent for staal. flyers sign mediocre spare parts..yikes— astroqueen0
- Totally agree! Personally, I would have traded Couturier and Schenn for Weber. Flyers have plenty of offense and are in desperate need for a difference makeer (like Pronger) on defense. Big mistake Holmgren... — Jamey D
- Totally agree! Personally, I would have traded Couturier and Schenn for Weber. Flyers have plenty of offense and are in desperate need for a difference makeer (like Pronger) on defense. Big mistake Holmgren... — Jamey D
- The off season and the post season. Hey, but props to Holmgren for providing entertaining, if unproductive, regular season hockey to the Phaithful.
- (*&^#*(&^$(^#&*() !!!!!!!— uncle meat
Comment removed.- Get B Ryan!— bill the pill
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- Oh well. We were good without him. Time to get Yandle and Ryan.— fman727
- without Weber, this is a soft and undersized flyers team. jvr and jagr were soft, but at least they had great size. this lineup looks small for a stanley cup contender. yikes— astroqueen0
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