[Weekes] Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour signs a 7x7m AAV with the Seattle Kraken
Roster MovesGood lord that is a huge bag. Happy for Monty, but glad that isn’t a contract on our books.
I think the consensus here is we are all really happy for him getting that bag and will never forget his contributions to the Panthers. It’s so surreal to just be happy for people who leave because we crossed the finish line. The race is over. Yes. We want to run it back and be a juggernaut for a long time but we completed the goal 30 years in the making. The rest is just gravy.
As someone that lives in DC, I don't know a single Caps fan that is bitter about the team's struggles in the past few years. A championship creates an amount of goodwill that lasts years.
Yup. The Marlins still have Goodwill with me since 2003. No matter how bad it is I’m like well at least we won in 2003.
Happy for him to get paid such a huge bag
He’ll be missed but not forgotten, thanks for the cup and the memories Monty!!
Gets demoted in SCF then gets huge bag from Seattle. Gotta love it.
SEA just paid for 22-23 Montour, not 23-24. Happy for him but I think this contract ages poorly
Definitely a thank you for your service, but we aint paying that.
Get that bag, Monty!
Cats legend for life. We’ll miss you.
There's no universe where I would have felt comfortable playing that.
Even with the woes on the backend of the Oilers series aside, thank you for some incredible memories Montour. Will never forget his heroics vs Boston in 2023.
just imagining a timeline where he doesn’t score to tie that game up gives me chills
The net was empty. I'm glad we don't live in that timeline.
I mean.... good for him? Sad to see him go, but not entireley. He didn't perform this year like he did last year. I still can't forget about those SCF blunders he made. Maybe it's to soon, so it makes this sting a little less? Other subs are all saying this will age poorly on day 1.
Probably Not on day 1 but I don’t know how any team could be happy paying him 7.1 mil at age 35,36,37 lmfao
That's a massive bag of cash. Fair fucks. Going to miss the guy
Thank you for your time here.
On one hand, go get that bag son....on the other hand....YEESH.
I'll miss you Monty and I'm glad you got your money, but holy shit, what an overpay.
Happy for him! Well deserved.
He will be missed! I will always remember that effort he gave on game 1 against the Hurricanes last year!
Once again, Zito made the wise decision locking up Forsling. I will miss Monty, but 7 AAV is simply too much for the role he has here.
Damn it I’ll miss this man, he was my favorite D-Man now that title belongs to Forsling, I hope Monty finds more success and I’m just happy he and his family are setup 🤝
There's a few guys that really need to thank Zito, with Monty being one of them. He picked up a bunch of guys like him, Reino, Benny, Forsling, and others that were not in the best situations, and we got the most out of them. Now they're going to get better contracts because of it and their names will forever be on the cup. Win/Win.
So long Brandon… and may the force be with you.
Atta boy Monty, thank you and we’ll miss you. But I’m happy this isn’t our contract lol.
He'll be missed but at 7mil a year? He'll enjoy the liquid sunshine in Washington State.
Very happy for him glad he got his bag
I know we have a tainted view but from the outside looking in Montour was a power play player and top 3 defensemen on the best defense + cup winning team. His conditioning is also incredible and he’s such a great skater. He also should be back closer to his normal self and missed a lot of games this year.
Wow for 7x7 at 30, I don’t blame him. Got your ring and your tan. Enjoy your generational wealth and a few years of great seafood!
Thank you for scoring the tying goal against Boston in game 7 last year and all you've done for us!
Good for him, I'll miss him, but at least he isn't with a big contender we'd play in the cup/ecf.
Watch the Kraken make the cup next year and us not cause I said this
Man we just lost OEL too
Holy bag. I’m glad we didn’t pay that. Good on him
7x7?!?! Oof
Holly shit. That’s huge for him. Congrats Monty. Going to miss your sexy ass
damn he got the bag! get em monty!
We’ll miss you but hell yeah get that paycheck. ♥️
adding a Kraken jersey to my list for next season. Congrats, Monty!!
Love the dude and happy for him but that's so much money and so much term I'm glad we didn't pay it.
Nooooooo. Not Seattle. 🤦🏻♀️
Rather them than any East Coast team... definitely not a division rival like Boston, Toronto, or the likes of Carolina or Tampa!
I was selfishly hoping like Nashville or Carolina or somewhere so I could see him live lol
Raleigh is only 2 hours up the road from me, but I don't know if I could take seeing him or any of this team in a Canes jersey when I make some of the games the Cats are in town.
That is true that would make it hard. I’m not even a canes fan or Nashville really I claim Nashville for my number two but I’m blacked out for all home games
Well, Nashville just got very nasty competitive really quickly... some big signings in smashtown!
I’m a newbie so the only name I recognize is stamkos
Lol. Go get your bag Monty. That's literally all I have to say about that.
You'll be missed.