There's Something Rotten in the State of Denmark

Ottawa Sun article:

Vanek-like bucks for Regin?
By BRUCE GARRIOCH, Ottawa Sun

Last Updated: June 22, 2010 6:50pm

LOS ANGELES — Peter Regin’s agents are talking tough.

Set to become a restricted free agent on July 1 with the right to file for arbitration, the slick centre, who had a breakthrough season with 29 points in 75 games, is warning he could receive an offer sheet.

Speaking to a Danish TV station, Bjarne Madsen — one of Regin’s European agents — suggested Regin could get an offer sheet similar to the $50- million deal received by Buffalo’s Thomas Vanek in 2007 from the Edmonton Oilers.

Regin, 24, was one of the Sens’ top players in the first- round series against the Penguins with seven points. He made $620,000 last season.

“We’re talking in two different worlds right now,” Madsen told tvsport2.dk. “The club is talking one language and we’re talking another. Peter would like to be in Ottawa and Ottawa would like to keep him, so I wonder if we’ll find common ground soon.”

Anton gone?

The Senators are trying to deal the rights to D Anton Volchenkov so another team can negotiate before July 1. The indications are the Senators would like to get a third-round pick in exchange for Volchenkov, who turned down a five-year, $20-million deal after the Olympic break.

What in the Diddle?

His agent is talking another language. The language of Dung for brains.

1/ He had 4 points, not 7
2/ No one's giving a rookie an offer sheet

Somebody refresh my memory- what happens if this actually happened but we couldn't match the offer sheet?

$50 million?!

Unless we're talking a 25-year deal here, **** off Madsen. And how do you have a breakthrough season in your rookie season?

Big Ev wrote:Somebody refresh my memory- what happens if this actually happened but we couldn't match the offer sheet?

We'd get a buttload of picks. If it's Vanek like dollars it would be like 2 1sts, a 2nd and a 3rd.

asq2 wrote:

$50 million?!

Unless we're talking a 25-year deal here, **** off Madsen. And how do you have a breakthrough season in your rookie season?

And in what universe is 29 points in 75 games worthy of a $50 million contract offer?

So, just for example, if New York would sign Regin to an offer sheet and we didn't match it, we would get their first round pick from this year and then some?

Big Ev wrote:Somebody refresh my memory- what happens if this actually happened but we couldn't match the offer sheet?

If we don't match, the team gets him for the offer sheet amount. Then, depending on the amount, the Sens may receive compensation from the other team.


2010 Compensation

$1,020,348 or below: No compensation.
$1,020,348 to $1,545,981: A third-round draft choice.
$1,545,981 to $3,091,963: A second round draft choice.
$3,091,963 to $4,637,944: A first-round choice and a third-rounder.
$4,637,944 to $6,183,925: A first- a second- and a third-rounder.
$6,183,925 to $7,729,907: Two First-round choices, a second-rounder and a third-rounder.
Over $7,729,907: Four first-rounders.

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:

$50 million?!

Unless we're talking a 25-year deal here, **** off Madsen. And how do you have a breakthrough season in your rookie season?

And in what universe is 29 points in 75 games worthy of a $50 million contract offer?

I don't know, I think it's pretty comparable to Vanek's 43 goal, 84-point season.

SpezDispenser wrote:His agent is talking another language. The language of Dung for brains.

I actually laughed out loud at this. How can Regin trust a guy this out of touch with reality?

All that said, I am a little worried someone gives him like a $2.5-$3 million offersheet on a shorter term. It's too much money right now but a 2nd round pick compensation would definitely not be worth it.

Hopefully the kid's still relatively anonymous around the league.

asq2 wrote:
I actually laughed out loud at this. How can Regin trust a guy this out of touch with reality?

The guy's doing his job, trying to land Peter some big $$$.

Mind you, it sounds like he went to the Mark Gandler School for NHL Agents.

Hum... Vanek was just an example. I don't think he's suggesting the same amount for Regin.
I'd be careful about those translated interviews. We don't even know the context on how that subject came out. May be the Danish reporter asked him: "What are Regin's options". Then the agent just answers "may be he gets an offer sheet".